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-eg-
04-30-2002, 05:56 AM
Hi,

How much 2 character domain name (.net) cost? $100? $1000? $10000?



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infinite
04-30-2002, 07:19 AM
I didn't think you can but a two character .net domain name?

What makes you think you can register one?

-eg-
04-30-2002, 07:29 AM
Actually I'm talking about purchasing domain from someone. I suppose it's too late to think about REGISTERING of a two character domain :)


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GordonH
04-30-2002, 10:14 AM
Plenty of 2 character domains left in .vg .ms .tc etc

whtpost
04-30-2002, 11:59 AM
A two character domain name, like any other domain name, is generally worth what the prospective buyer is willing to pay for it.

Having said that, a two character domain that ends in .net is worth a LOT less than the same one that ends in .com

Acroplex
04-30-2002, 04:02 PM
When you say 2 char name, do you count its total length?

I've seen ads for X-Y.com as 2 char, but that's 3 char actually.

A domain like X1.com can fetch $20,000 or more
A domain like X1.net can fetch $10k or more
A domain like X1.org can fetch $1k or more.

whtpost
04-30-2002, 06:09 PM
Do you really think a .com domain is worth only twice as much as its .net counterpart?

Incognito
04-30-2002, 10:32 PM
The appraisals I have seen and performed based on information from people I trust in the industry place .com on the average at 5 times the value of .net. The exceptions to this are a web hosting or access or other "network" type site where the .com version is used for a totally different kind of business. The, and only then, does the factor change to 2.5. So typically .net = 20% value .com and in those rare cases .net = 40% .com

Acroplex
04-30-2002, 10:34 PM
Agreed; my estimates are for these rare, short, 2char domains.