What I am referring to are domain names in TLDs that form a English-language word, such as .it, .to, .at, .us, etc.
This is a particular niche, with some unique characteristics that are different than most other TLDs. So it strikes me that there might be brokers and services that specialize in these types of domain names.
For example, they aren't likely to get good type-in traffic. On the other hand, they "read" much better than other TLDs when placed in text. This makes them different, and so I would expect marketing them to be different as well.
I know that there was a company that promoted a free service where one could have a path off of one of the domain names that they owned redirected to a web site. However, they have discontinued that service. They continue to hold those domain names, but use them within their own business.
Does anyone know of other companies that still do this? Perhaps there are one or more of them that will manage such domains, paying a percentage of their revenues?
As far as outright sale of such domain names goes, would there be a particular broker(s) or auction/listing site(s) that seem to specialize in these types of domain names?
If you are looking for brokers you should first post them for appraisal at the above mentioned forums. If the appraisals are weak then brokers would have no interest.
Well qualified brokers will only be interested in high value domains, high 5 figures and up. These are brokers that are proactive: they have industry contacts.
Other brokers, who market proactively, often seek a high percentage of any sale. They are very selective.
The run of the mill websites, which promote themselves as brokers, are seldom more than sites that allow you to list domains.
I know of no "specialty brokers" fitting your domain model. Prove their worth to the domaining commmunity by posting them elsewhere and a broker might emerge.
Hope that helps.
