And So the .CO Aftermarket Begins, Already Over 100 Domains on Sale
Well just a few hours after the registrations for the .CO extension opened up there are already over 100 .co domains for sale on the aftermarket
Over at Godaddy.com there are around 100 .co domains for sale.
The prices range from Feline.co which has a “buy it now” price of $250 all the way up to Thegambing.co which has a buy it now of $50K.
Of course as you would expect there are some three letter .co and three number .co for sale along with some trademark terms.
The one that sums it up best I think is Wishing.co on sale for $1,900, but that just an “offer” domain not a buy it now price.
Over at eBay.com there are around 30 .co domains on sale with the the highest price domain on sale is London-2012.co for a mere $1,521,200, or best offer. I have a pretty good feeling they would accept just the $1,521,000 and you can save yourself the $200.
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I agree that http://www.OceanfrontDomains.Com is not very aethetically pleasing, but that had to be the funniest domain-related video I have ever seen in my life! I actually snorted root beer out my nose while watching it!
This is my favorite domain website and video. I am sure many people have seen it before.
http://www.domainnamedollarstore.com/
Brad
Actually we have a new one on eBay: GlobalBank.co at 6mil
lol
Not:
At least it doesn’t have a hyphen in it
Some other eBay gems -
Portal.co – $999K
Donzi.co – $350K
Sext.co – $100K
ChromeRims.com – $50K
Clearly they will not last long at these prices.
Brad
Brad
Chromerims.com or .co?
Your probably buying all the good ones on eBay
You know I have made the same typo several times. I also put Portal.com before I corrected it. I have seen several others do the same thing as well.
I guess that just shows the potential traffic loss to .COM out of instinct typing that.
Brad
Has anyone seen this pitch for .CO by “European Domain Centre”?
http://www.europeandomaincentre.com/pages/news/newsletters/will_co_domains_be_big
“There´s a story behind. Back in 1995 .co was a serious candidate to be the prime top level domain. As we all know .com was launched instead.”
Where did they pull that BS from?
Brad
“Christopher
Joe, that’s one of the ugliest, most unfriendly websites I’ve seen in awhile.”
Unfriendly? Heh well it is called a Google search engine, just something I set up to not have to use a parking page. You can call it a home made parking page. Everyone knows parking pages never get indexed, so I have a better chance on my own server then on Parked.com. I may make a better site later. But who really cares, as long as it works?
Bealsestreet.co one of my grabs. Suggestions?Aprraisal?
Joe…no offense intended. I couldn’t code anything better. I just looked at it and my eyes exploded
http://appraise.epik.com/Bealsestreet.co Appraisal: Same as the amount of this check I got from Yahoo a few month ago.
(Image of the check)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs325.ash1/28433_10150218337505297_505995296_12992088_8100140_n.jpg
Christopher to be clear, I could make something better, but this was a quick set up, and FYI I used similar pages in the past with success to get clicks on domain names that got traffic that I did not want to park at a regular parking place.
Oceanfrontdomains.Com, eh? Very funny. I get it. Even funnier video too. Thanks for the smile. it’s been a while.
that was a funny video
i went to http://www.OceanfrontDomains.Com and couldn’t find the funny video of which you spoke. Where should i look?
Oh, duh…never mind. i thought that was an ad. you are right. very very funny and appropriate for the .co launch. rolf. literally! domain humor, ugh.
I managed to get the name Danske.co after the name of Danske Bank. Got it 24hrs after the .co mayhem ended. Now to get in touch with me SEO friend and get to the name to the top of BING and Google then I’m sure Danske will come a knocking … is that bad? They had 24 hrs after .co went live.
Sim, I’d love to know how that works out for you.
Sim,
“I managed to get the name Danske.co after the name of Danske Bank.”
You have already shown bad faith with that statement. You admitted registering a domain based on a famous TM.
“They had 24 hrs after .co went live.”
That is not how it works. Just because they did not register their domain does not give you the right to cybersquat on it. Since you already admitted the reason you registered it you can’t really argue you got it for a generic use.
Brad
CapitolHill.co
I have reserved CapitolHill.co as a defensive (typo) domain when I move the site from PPC to a production site in 3 months just before the mid term elections.
My expectations are 1 stray for every 1,000 – contrary to what some seem to be preaching on this thread.
I will advise mike berkens with my results – others might want to do the same with their .co’s
I think you make a good point there about the TM, Brad. When registering .co, the same rules apply as for .com. Why people are buying TMs or typos for .co is beyond me. That is for a quick buck and will only decrease the value of a .co. I really like .co but I think some people need some education in marketing. As far as i can see, right now there are only valuable .co names in the following:
1 EXTREMELY Generic English Dictionary Words that are Tangible Products, Services, not Abstract- 1 mil global searches per month, at least.
2 EXTREMELY Generic Spanish Words including Spanish IDNs
3 Well-known brands but only to be used by actual brand owners
4 NNN.co and LLL.co that have super high letter or number quality and a known meaning or acronym..
5. A name that you really want, probably will develop, and don’t want to sell at any time soon.
All the rest, at this point, are reg. fee or for very “specific” buyers and might have some value in a year or two. I have read many .co purchase lists and am dumbfounded by what people are buying.
portal.co for 1 Mill.?!?! LOL LOL LOL Portal.com may sell for $50-70000 so i would estimate that portal.co may be worth $500-700 on the market, if someone really wants it. Plus its somewhat of an abstract term. I thought o.co at $350000 was a good market starter since i think if o.com were available, it would sell for around $15000000.
It may be too late now, but a lot of people buying .co, in hopes of getting a good term., could have done some research in .com history, sales, legal issues and pricing , seo etc. before they bought their .co.
Francois from domaining.com is putting up a flipping.co site and I venture to guess he will have his own criteria for pricing and that will be interesting to see.
Brad,
By the way, the 1995 story about .co is true, I was around when all the news stories were being bandied about. .co was the more desirable extension at the time because of it’s shortness and recognition, but was inaccessible, though they tried really hard to get it. Yes, it is only history, but this is why you are seeing its immediate popularity. i thought the article you pointed out was quite insightful.
Em John,
No it isn’t. I was on the internet in 1995 and .COM was already widely in use. It was launched in 1985, not 1995. The facts are not correct at all.
Brad
Brad,
In 1995, .com had no where near the popularity it has now nor the public recognition. It was still in its infancy and was vulnerable to competition. I’m not disputing that in 1985 .com was introduced, all I’m saying is that .co was a well liked abbreviation in 1995 and that a lot people wanted it, but due to circumstance, it was unavailable.
The problem I have is the facts are just incorrect and being used to mislead about a key point.
Of course .COM didn’t have nearly the same popularity in 1995 as it did today, as the entire internet was much smaller. There were still 120K+ .COM registered by 1995 though.
Brad
Brad,
Yes and now there are 85 Mil. .coms. 120,000 is still “in its infancy” and would not have been such a hard egg to crack, in terms of market competition. I don’t dispute any of your numbers, this was just a happening in 1995. My argument was that people wanted it 15 years ago for a specific reason – short and recognizable. At that time, it was thought that .co could hold its own in the market as opposed to .fzz or something like that, that’s all.
over 275,000 .co domains have been registered already. Just tossing that out there as a random piece of information. If you consider that its only a few days old, that is a lot of registrations. There will be a lot of parking going on, but probably no more then what we find with PREMIUM .com domains.
Food for thought, There is a chance that some Premium domains will make it to development now. You will never get that with .com.
And now that Google has come out and stated that they will treat the .co extension as a TLD and not just a ccTLD will probably improve matters somewhat for the .co crowed.
I just wish I had picked up one or two (just in case).
Slate, that’s big news! here’s the link for anyone who cares http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/359704/google-approves-co-domain-for-international-use
haters and sour grapes look away
I bought up thephoto.co and thunk.co. I wish I had the money to buy a few more. Can’t decide whether I want to try to sell them or develop them. I do wedding photography so the one is a no brainer.
Brad,
In 1995, .com had no where near the popularity it has now nor the public recognition. It was still in its infancy and was vulnerable to competition. I’m not disputing that in 1985 .com was introduced, all I’m saying is that .co was a well liked abbreviation in 1995 and that a lot people wanted it, but due to circumstance, it was unavailable.