discuss Hand reg for $20,000 in 2 years?

[Arpit131]

Mike Mann claims to have done the deal for the domain name AtTheDropOfAHat.com for $20,000 which he hand registered for $8 on 8/18/13.

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Believable?

 

[Kate]

Call to action to domains and catchy sentences do sell.

 

[Mahogany]

I wanted to post a reply but I'm currently speechless. Too much running through my mind.... Wow.

 

[loredan]

When I've seen this first I checked on my calendar ... thought it's 1st of April

 

[Ted.T]

If it's too good to be true, then it probably is... Don't forget that domaining is a game with a lot of variables and unknown paths... and lies

 

[garptrader]

How many people would have backordered that name if it were in a list of 100 pending deletes? Not me.

But don't think you can register the .XYZ and get $2k for it.

 

[80-20]

In the absence of the proof, we'll have to wait...

Rough statistic says that 50% people are for and 50% against any given proposition.
Thus the name MM has registered still has plenty of appeal... and a probable buyer.

 

[Magicpig2]

To me it looks like someone's gone and promptly put it back up for sale via DomainNameSales.com?

 

[baseballworld]

Its possible I've sold 99 cent hand reg for thousand plus. make even more parking them there off drop lists.

 

[GravityEleven]

Phrases like these do sell well cause they are often used in marketing/advertising campaigns of big corporations, therefore their marketing departments often do have the financial means to meet the demands of sellers like Berkens, Mann etc.. but most popular phrases are already registered in .com long ago.. i tried to dabble in this myself..

 

[BrandingModel.com]

Phrases like these do sell well cause they are often used in marketing/advertising campaigns of big corporations, therefore their marketing departments often do have the financial means to meet the demands of sellers like Berkens, Mann etc.. but most popular phrases are already registered in .com long ago.. i tried to dabble in this myself..

I agree. A domain like that for marketing purposes with a large corporation isn't a huge purchase... They would spend a lot more than that for one page weekly magazine spot or online advertising for a week. Mike Mann would also be well connected which makes it easier for him to sell to corporate companies...

If they were to do a campaign 3-6months it would be a great buy for them... IMO

 

[Kate]

Exactly right, catchy expressions that are memorable are sought after for their advertising (and brandability) potential. This one is arguably not the best though, and could be prone to typos.

 

[googli]

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[Fancy.domains]

Hello,

At first, many of Mike Mann's names might look awful, at least for me being a non-American.

But after some "investigation", you will notice that many of these names have great CPC or search stats. He certainly know what he is doing.

Also, his portfolio is HUGE!

 

[DomainVP]

I don't doubt it. These kinds of names sell for $3k and up. With the negotiation skills of a pro, this could be accurate.

 

[domainerfella]

Check this domain now and where it is showing? You will know the answer.

 

[xynames]

Lol. Still for sale same seller MM lower price.

I’ve sold shorter catchy phrases (.com of course) for mid four figures but this one is just too long to sell for $14.8k, its current offered price.

 

[Kuffy]

The publicity associated with over-priced purchases can be worth more than the cost of the item. Does anyone remember the piece of toast bought on Ebay for £20,000 ( I think that was the price). It was reputed to have the face of Jesus on it, and it was bought by the casino 888.com. He even bought a pope-mobile to drive it around and show it off. The owner reckoned that the publicity surrounding his "stupid" purchase would have cost him getting on for a million.

I tried to get a piece of toast to look like the face of Jesus, but mine just looked like a burnt piece of bread.

 

[boker]

Another marketing campaign.

 

[stewmath]

This domain is crap, i wouldnt even pay regfee for it

 

[howudoin8]

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[xynames]

The publicity associated with over-priced purchases can be worth more than the cost of the item. Does anyone remember the piece of toast bought on Ebay for £20,000 ( I think that was the price). It was reputed to have the face of Jesus on it, and it was bought by the casino 888.com. He even bought a pope-mobile to drive it around and show it off. The owner reckoned that the publicity surrounding his "stupid" purchase would have cost him getting on for a million.

I tried to get a piece of toast to look like the face of Jesus, but mine just looked like a burnt piece of bread.

In case you missed the point of today's posts, the domain was obviously never sold, it remains in MM's portfolio two years later, still for sale, but for a lower price.

So here, there was no "over-priced purchase" there was no purchase at all.

Kuffy as usual you make little to no sense.

 

[domainerfella]

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The sale was announced in facebook couple of years ago.

 

[SpareDomains]

Without digging into this one as getting ready for vacation I'll just say my whole business model for 15 years has been $8 into xxxx-xx,xxx so far. It's basically a game to me how much profit can I generate from an $8 initial or expired purchase and some renewal fees. Been all over the board 1k, 6.5k, 7.5k, 16k etc... Quality combined with No and patience have worked well.

 

[xynames]

SpareDomains that's not really the point. (Have a good vacation, by the way. Cheers!) If I look back 99% of my domains were acquired for reg fee or at most $100. However, they have been held patiently for up to 16 years to get the four to five, sometimes more, figures that they usually bring. Some held one year, two years, some four, some six, etc. etc. all the way to 16.

The point here...is that this name...sucks. And shouldn't sell for $14K or $20K, ever.

"Mike Mann claims to have done the deal for the domain name AtTheDropOfAHat.com for $20,000" - was evidently a straight lie. "Done the deal" means - closed.