Comments on: Using Estibot.com, what are the best and worst buys of the Live TRAFFIC auction http://www.thedomains.com/2008/05/11/using-estibotcom-what-are-the-best-and-worst-buys-of-the-live-traffic-auction/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:38:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: webmaster http://www.thedomains.com/2008/05/11/using-estibotcom-what-are-the-best-and-worst-buys-of-the-live-traffic-auction/comment-page-1/#comment-93806 webmaster Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:17:52 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=536#comment-93806 Garbage! Garbage!

]]> By: victor http://www.thedomains.com/2008/05/11/using-estibotcom-what-are-the-best-and-worst-buys-of-the-live-traffic-auction/comment-page-1/#comment-20974 victor Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:25:52 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=536#comment-20974 The person who said America.com was appraised by estibot for $350,000 was wrong. It appraised for $900,000. The person who said America.com was appraised by estibot for $350,000 was wrong. It appraised for $900,000.

]]> By: Mark http://www.thedomains.com/2008/05/11/using-estibotcom-what-are-the-best-and-worst-buys-of-the-live-traffic-auction/comment-page-1/#comment-4035 Mark Fri, 16 May 2008 08:39:43 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=536#comment-4035 "Do a search for the word on Google and multiply the number of results by .075." Well that would certainly make the two single-word dot coms from the first top-ten list above a terrific buy: scraper.com $478,500 rabid.com $546,000 I agree about the branding and would not fault the free bot for leaving out that factor. Off the top of my head I cannot think of any brands which use these words. Scraper.com sounds like a search engine to me (or an infomercial product, the Incredible Scraper!). I did read they might be making a movie from that novel Rabid. I wonder what Paramount/Sony/MGM/Miramax etc. would pay for that. I guess that unlike Da Vinci Code it's a single English word, so they'd have to negotiate. If there's a major motion picture, the bot wouldn't know to factor that in. Ultimately the value is what the buyer and seller agree on, but I'm curious to know what dat the .075 rule was based on, and if there's a similar trend for multi-word phrases. “Do a search for the word on Google and multiply the number of results by .075.”

Well that would certainly make the two single-word dot coms from the first top-ten list above a terrific buy:

scraper.com $478,500

rabid.com $546,000

I agree about the branding and would not fault the free bot for leaving out that factor. Off the top of my head I cannot think of any brands which use these words.

Scraper.com sounds like a search engine to me (or an infomercial product, the Incredible Scraper!).

I did read they might be making a movie from that novel Rabid. I wonder what Paramount/Sony/MGM/Miramax etc. would pay for that. I guess that unlike Da Vinci Code it’s a single English word, so they’d have to negotiate. If there’s a major motion picture, the bot wouldn’t know to factor that in.

Ultimately the value is what the buyer and seller agree on, but I’m curious to know what dat the .075 rule was based on, and if there’s a similar trend for multi-word phrases.

]]> By: scott http://www.thedomains.com/2008/05/11/using-estibotcom-what-are-the-best-and-worst-buys-of-the-live-traffic-auction/comment-page-1/#comment-3938 scott Mon, 12 May 2008 19:00:13 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=536#comment-3938 Plain and simple, just the buyer/seller of any domain name should be placing a value on the digital asset period. Additionally in my opinion people should be placing values on names over a prolong period of time, not one year, two years, three years, but rather ten plus years. Folks don't waste your money on appraisals, they are worthless and give absolutely no true value of a digital asset. Just use good business sense and instincts, that's all. Plain and simple, just the buyer/seller of any domain name should be placing a value on the digital asset period. Additionally in my opinion people should be placing values on names over a prolong period of time, not one year, two years, three years, but rather ten plus years.

Folks don’t waste your money on appraisals, they are worthless and give absolutely no true value of a digital asset. Just use good business sense and instincts, that’s all.

]]> By: admin http://www.thedomains.com/2008/05/11/using-estibotcom-what-are-the-best-and-worst-buys-of-the-live-traffic-auction/comment-page-1/#comment-3934 admin Mon, 12 May 2008 18:08:50 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=536#comment-3934 David I think this is what they are trying to do. Pull all stats like Google, overture, Word tracker, etc, assign a value to each, and come up with a number, as well as that can be done with a real human being looking at it David

I think this is what they are trying to do.

Pull all stats like Google, overture, Word tracker, etc, assign a value to each, and come up with a number, as well as that can be done with a real human being looking at it

]]> By: admin http://www.thedomains.com/2008/05/11/using-estibotcom-what-are-the-best-and-worst-buys-of-the-live-traffic-auction/comment-page-1/#comment-3919 admin Mon, 12 May 2008 15:14:18 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=536#comment-3919 Yaron Newyork.com is not the same as iphone.com or ireport.com. NewYork.com should get a realistic valuation on the tool. Yaron

Newyork.com is not the same as iphone.com or ireport.com.

NewYork.com should get a realistic valuation on the tool.

]]> By: Yaron http://www.thedomains.com/2008/05/11/using-estibotcom-what-are-the-best-and-worst-buys-of-the-live-traffic-auction/comment-page-1/#comment-3917 Yaron Mon, 12 May 2008 14:53:03 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=536#comment-3917 "No software will pick up on the value of a branded domain such as iphone.com or ireport.com If there was no service or products behind either of these domains, and they just sat as parking pages, they would not get a high value in anyone’s book" if Estibot cant pick up on the value of these domains, what is it good for ? if it cant value domains like NewYork.com, why would anyone use it??? “No software will pick up on the value of a branded domain such as iphone.com or ireport.com
If there was no service or products behind either of these domains, and they just sat as parking pages, they would not get a high value in anyone’s book”

if Estibot cant pick up on the value of these domains, what is it good for ?
if it cant value domains like NewYork.com, why would anyone use it???

]]> By: David J Castello http://www.thedomains.com/2008/05/11/using-estibotcom-what-are-the-best-and-worst-buys-of-the-live-traffic-auction/comment-page-1/#comment-3915 David J Castello Mon, 12 May 2008 13:33:59 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=536#comment-3915 There is a simple methodology that my brother and I will sometimes use for single word dotcom domains to get a ballpark figure. Do a search for the word on Google and multiply the number of results by .075. It would put the following prices on these single word dotcom domains at the TRAFFIC auction: yachts.com $1,237,500 portfolios.com $2,167,500 koran.com $975,000 jackpot.com $1,567,500 There is a simple methodology that my brother and I will sometimes use for single word dotcom domains to get a ballpark figure.

Do a search for the word on Google and multiply the number of results by .075.

It would put the following prices on these single word dotcom domains at the TRAFFIC auction:

yachts.com $1,237,500
portfolios.com $2,167,500
koran.com $975,000
jackpot.com $1,567,500

]]> By: scott http://www.thedomains.com/2008/05/11/using-estibotcom-what-are-the-best-and-worst-buys-of-the-live-traffic-auction/comment-page-1/#comment-3914 scott Mon, 12 May 2008 13:04:32 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=536#comment-3914 In my humble opinion, appraisals are for the most part useless in evaluating a domain name. In my humble opinion, appraisals are for the most part useless in evaluating a domain name.

]]> By: admin http://www.thedomains.com/2008/05/11/using-estibotcom-what-are-the-best-and-worst-buys-of-the-live-traffic-auction/comment-page-1/#comment-3898 admin Mon, 12 May 2008 02:34:44 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=536#comment-3898 Kelly You definately cannot use this or any automated service to get values of domains that have been branded. That is simply not fair to it. No software will pick up on the value of a branded domain such as iphone.com or ireport.com If there was no service or products behind either of these domains, and they just sat as parking pages, they would not get a high value in anyone's book Kelly

You definately cannot use this or any automated service to get values of domains that have been branded.

That is simply not fair to it.

No software will pick up on the value of a branded domain such as iphone.com or ireport.com

If there was no service or products behind either of these domains, and they just sat as parking pages, they would not get a high value in anyone’s book

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