RE: [WebDNA] How to valuate a domain name?

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texte = We bought ChipIn.com for $10,000. Backstory here: http://www.hawaiibusiness.com/Hawaii-Business/March-2006/Anatomy-of-a-Startu p/ Though like many other startups, ChipIn is now http://www.sproutinc.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Bob Minor [mailto:bob@cybermill.com] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 2:09 PM To: Subject: Re: [WebDNA] How to valuate a domain name? 75k I would say would be a starting point for a name like that. We had an offer for $15k and didn't give it a thought turning it down On Mar 4, 2010, at 16:13, "Will Starck" wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Minor [mailto:bob@cybermill.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 4:04 PM > To: talk@webdna.us > Subject: Re: [WebDNA] How to valuate a domain name? > >> Offer 10% of what you think its worth. Then go up from there. > > Ahh, and there lies the rub my young paduan. I don't have the first > clue > what it's worth > >> 2 words knocks the price down considerably. They would have to be >> pretty > damn good words. > > They're pretty damn good, nice, short and memorable. A close example > would > be something like MicroSoft. > > >> We have bigcircle.com and think its worth 5 figures if that tells you > anything. > > Ahh, but which 5 figures - 10,000 or 99,000? Hence my predicament ;) > > Cheers, > > Will > > On Mar 4, 2010, at 3:50 PM, Will Starck wrote: > >> I have a domain name that I want to purchase. >> >> >> >> All I can say is that is a two word, easy to remember .com, with no > hyphens, >> numbers or funny spellings, and definitely no 'my' in front of it ;p >> >> >> >> The owner wants $16,500. >> >> >> >> From what I read, domain valuation companies can come up with a >> number, > but >> other sources say the number has no relevance because at the end of >> the > day >> it comes down to: >> >> >> >> -what the buyer is willing to pay >> >> -what the seller is willing to take >> >> - how bad the buyer wants it vs. how desperate the seller is to >> unload it >> >> >> >> Anyone have any strategies for getting to legitimate price (it >> could be >> close to the asking price for all I know)? >> >> >> >> PS: FWIW, there are free online estimators, which I figure are damn >> near >> useless, that put the value at about $2000 >> >> --- >> >> Will Starck >> >> NovaDerm Skincare Science >> >> http://www.novaderm.com >> >> 1850 Keller Parkway Suite 102 >> >> Keller, TX 76248 >> >> 817-717-7377 >> >> >> >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ > Bug Reporting: http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=topics&category=288 > > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ > Bug Reporting: http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=topics&category=288 --------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ Bug Reporting: http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=topics&category=288 Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. [BULK] Re: [WebDNA] How to valuate a domain name? (Jym Duane 2010)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] How to valuate a domain name? (Bob Minor 2010)
  3. Re: [WebDNA] How to valuate a domain name? ("Terry Wilson" 2010)
  4. Re: [WebDNA] How to valuate a domain name? (Jym Duane 2010)
  5. RE: [WebDNA] How to valuate a domain name? ("Olin Lagon" 2010)
  6. Re: [WebDNA] How to valuate a domain name? (Bob Minor 2010)
  7. RE: [WebDNA] How to valuate a domain name? ("Will Starck" 2010)
  8. Re: [WebDNA] How to valuate a domain name? (Dan Strong 2010)
  9. RE: [WebDNA] How to valuate a domain name? ("Michael A. DeLorenzo" 2010)
  10. Re: [WebDNA] How to valuate a domain name? (Govinda 2010)
  11. RE: [WebDNA] How to valuate a domain name? ("Will Starck" 2010)
  12. Re: [WebDNA] How to valuate a domain name? (Bob Minor 2010)
We bought ChipIn.com for $10,000. Backstory here: http://www.hawaiibusiness.com/Hawaii-Business/March-2006/Anatomy-of-a-Startu p/ Though like many other startups, ChipIn is now http://www.sproutinc.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Bob Minor [mailto:bob@cybermill.com] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 2:09 PM To: Subject: Re: [WebDNA] How to valuate a domain name? 75k I would say would be a starting point for a name like that. We had an offer for $15k and didn't give it a thought turning it down On Mar 4, 2010, at 16:13, "Will Starck" wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Minor [mailto:bob@cybermill.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 4:04 PM > To: talk@webdna.us > Subject: Re: [WebDNA] How to valuate a domain name? > >> Offer 10% of what you think its worth. Then go up from there. > > Ahh, and there lies the rub my young paduan. I don't have the first > clue > what it's worth > >> 2 words knocks the price down considerably. They would have to be >> pretty > damn good words. > > They're pretty damn good, nice, short and memorable. A close example > would > be something like MicroSoft. > > >> We have bigcircle.com and think its worth 5 figures if that tells you > anything. > > Ahh, but which 5 figures - 10,000 or 99,000? Hence my predicament ;) > > Cheers, > > Will > > On Mar 4, 2010, at 3:50 PM, Will Starck wrote: > >> I have a domain name that I want to purchase. >> >> >> >> All I can say is that is a two word, easy to remember .com, with no > hyphens, >> numbers or funny spellings, and definitely no 'my' in front of it ;p >> >> >> >> The owner wants $16,500. >> >> >> >> From what I read, domain valuation companies can come up with a >> number, > but >> other sources say the number has no relevance because at the end of >> the > day >> it comes down to: >> >> >> >> -what the buyer is willing to pay >> >> -what the seller is willing to take >> >> - how bad the buyer wants it vs. how desperate the seller is to >> unload it >> >> >> >> Anyone have any strategies for getting to legitimate price (it >> could be >> close to the asking price for all I know)? >> >> >> >> PS: FWIW, there are free online estimators, which I figure are damn >> near >> useless, that put the value at about $2000 >> >> --- >> >> Will Starck >> >> NovaDerm Skincare Science >> >> http://www.novaderm.com >> >> 1850 Keller Parkway Suite 102 >> >> Keller, TX 76248 >> >> 817-717-7377 >> >> >> >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ > Bug Reporting: http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=topics&category=288 > > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ > Bug Reporting: http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=topics&category=288 --------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ Bug Reporting: http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=topics&category=288 "Olin Lagon"

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