[OT] How much is a domain worth?

[Hewitt Tech]

So Jeff, if it works out well, send us a postcard from whatever small island
you retire to... ;^)

-Alex

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth E. Lussier" <ken.lussier at zuken.com>
To: "Jeff Macdonald" <jeff.macdonald at virtualbuilder.com>
Cc: "GNHLUG List" <discuss at gnhlug.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: [OT] How much is a domain worth?


> On Wed, 2002-10-16 at 14:11, Jeff Macdonald wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Someone sent me an email offering money for my domain. They at first
> > offered $200, now they say 'name your price'.
> >
> > What's a reasonable price for a domain name? This is just my personal
> > site, so it isn't critical. But at the same time I've had this domain
> > for years....
>
> Reasonable price is determined by a couple of factors:
>
> 1) What is the value of the domain to you? Does/Will it make any money
> for you?
>
> 2) What is the value of the domain to the potential buyer?
>
> 3) How much are they willing to pay for it? ;-)
>
> This is really a matter of personal choice. Domain names aren't really
> worth all that much in reality. It is all perceived value rather than
> any actual monetary worth. After all, it costs roughly $15 to register a
> domain for a year, and it costs the registrar about $0.02 to administer.
> So, the only real value that you could put on it is the perception of it
> someday being some sort of revenue stream.
>
> C-Ya,
> Kenny
>
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