Value of a 3 letter .net, any clues?

[RedBar]

I've been offered a 3 letter .net however I haven't a clue as to its value!

I like .net, old schoo;, the .com has been for sale for a silly price for 16 years.

It is easily and instantly pronounceable in many languages but, realistically has a translation in only one language however it could also be considered a shortened form of another word plus it does have a significance to my family yet I do not need the name but it could be a very smart investment for the future in various ways.

Bearing in mind the value of 3 letter .coms and that a net will rank just as as easily, has anyone a clue as to what its value may possibly be?

Is there a value list anywhere of recently sold names like this?

[robzilla]

Current Observed Minimum Wholesale Price (regardless of letter combo) as of April 1, 2017:

3-Letter .com - $17800
3-Letter .net - $1100
3-Letter .org - $375
3-Letter .info - $10
3-Letter .biz - $15
3-Letter .us - Reg Fee

Western World Criteria: The quality of the letter composition can play a significant role in determining 3-letter valuations. General concensus states that the letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T are considered premium letters. Other lesser high quality letters include: J, K, U, V, W. Lower quality letters include: Q, X, Y, Z. Domains selling for less than the above figures would represent a strong buy in today's market. Premium letter only domains tend to fetch a 500% to 600% premium (or more) over the Minimum Wholesale Price. Mixed letter quality domains have valuations somewhere in the middle of these two extremes.

[3character.com...]

This report [strategicrevenue.com] includes LLL.net names sold for anywhere between $1,200 en $24,000. Doesn't always correspond to the criteria above, there's more to it obviously, but mostly it does.

[JorgeV]

Hello,

what its value may possibly be?

Between $6 and $10, at least this is the price to register / renew a .net, and this is what the seller is actually paying.

That being said, the price it can be negotiated, depends of the value the buyer sees in this domain name, how many people are interested in this domain name, and how much it can help your business.

So, without knowing how much you can make our of this domain name, personally, I wouldn't pay more than $1000.

[engine]

I cleared out my domains a long time back and I did have, what i thought, were quite reasonable domains. Clearly, nobody else thought so and most went without even an offer, and were let lapse. Some of the best were re-registered, but remain up for sale.

It's only worth what someone will pay.

Make an offer, you never know.

[Webwork]

.Net domains are a dicey evaluation, especially 3 letter non-word and unclear meaning domains.

I would NOT peg its value to the .com, in any way, unless it was a generic short word with a high commercial value.

You might try the evaluation "bots", as in Esti... and GoD's valuation bots. At least that MAY be an interesting starting point, especially if the appraisal points to "similar domains" in the extension. (The problem often being "similarity" . . :-/ )

Once you drop from .Com to .Net you . . theoretically . . enter the realm of "other gTLDs" . . since .Net fell into disfavor as an alternative TLD once keywords in domains were devalued for SEO purposes. I'd keep an open mind about other extensions: their availability, their prices, etc. IF every other (interesting) alt-gTLD is registered you may have something new to think about. (Lots of thinking going on here. :-/ )

With ^that^ in mind make what you consider a reasoned offer (20-30% shy of your max) and then walk away PRN. If the seller comes back it may be with an "Okay . . " OR a "I'm willing to take X+... " and if that's in your already chosen range . . well . .

[RedBar]

since .Net fell into disfavor as an alternative TLD once keywords in domains were devalued for SEO

That's an interesting point yet net/org still rank well alongside .com, IMHO.

The more I look at this name the more I like it and the more I can do with it, it does have a multitude of busiiness and family purposes.

I wouldn't pay more than $1000.

Precisely the maximum amount I was thinking with my fingers crossed for $500.

@robzilla - Thanks, very useful.

I cleared out my domains a long time back

Me too other than I bought 1 x 4L for a specific purpose at completely the right price.

[phranque]

a meaningful three letter .net for family use - even just for email addresses - would be worth $500-1000 to me.

[lock]

Can it be used as an abbreviation? If you can find your audience to resell make a profit but selling names is like selling anything it requires effort.