TBR Drop - Jun 5, 2024 (1.Viewing)

I am sorry I didn't have the time to go through the entire list properly, but will mention some domains that were standing out - literally.
Also noticed that it was a reviews week.


acheevamarketingmentors.ca
turquoisecoloredstrawberry.ca
simcoetraumarecoveryclinic.ca
southeastfalsecreekrealestate.ca
carpetcleaningtorontoreviews.ca
sexualhealtheducatortoronto.ca
cosmeticsurgerytorontoreviews.ca
ductcleaningcontractorreviews.ca
agencedesoinsdesantesophiainc.ca
airconditioningcontractorreviews.ca
inharmonymusictherapyservices.ca
canadianwalkingsoccerassociation.ca
lesnettoyeursdegouttiere-montreal.ca
elmerfuddswabbithuntingserwices.ca
ontariosocietyofadlerianpsychology.ca
remotehalifaxchamberofcommerce.ca
airconditioningcontractorreviewstoronto.ca
airconditioningcontractortorontoreviews.ca
barker-appliance-repairs-and-maintenance-services.ca


Looking at it, I can see the need for descriptive domains.

Another week with quite a few last name/surname domains on the TBR and as I've said before, with Canada's demographics shifting almost entirely away from a European culture, this standard type of "Canadian last name" domain is certain to experience dwindling demand and thus a decrease in resale prices. It's certainly no surprise they're popping up regularly on the TBR.

One example almost caught me last week. I was away most of the weekend visiting relatives and was way behind on my TBR research so I kinda winged it on Monday and Tuesday determining which ones I'd lay down real money on, as opposed to min-bids. As expected, once I had completed my research, I made a couple of mistakes and one really stood out.

My deep dive had discovered that one particular 'last name' domain had been sitting for sale on GoDaddy/Afternic (and continues to sit there today) for a few years with a measly $1K BIN and zero traffic. Whoa, talk about a danger signal as I no longer buy domains that I don't think will sell for at least $5,000. I often discover bad news like this afterward (to my eternal regret as they just lay there) and now try to be more proactive with any potential $$$ purchase.

This domain is currently at TBR auction right now and I'm very interested in what kind of price it'll bring in. Maybe over $1k?

DomainRecap said:

This domain is currently at TBR auction right now and I'm very interested in what kind of price it'll bring in. Maybe over $1k?

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Are you referring to the one starting with D or M? I don't think it will fetch $1K, may be $200 - $300. Don't want to eat into WHC's ROI but that's my gut feeling.

Eby said:

Are you referring to the one starting with D or M?

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If you were half the detective you claim to be you'd already know.

The surnames I've sold tend to show not a lot of trends that are useful to work from. they're fine to pick up really cheap, but the higher the price goes during bidding the more likely you'll have trouble making a reasonable profit. In fact I've never even sold a truly popular surname, only very mediocre ones. So I'd say that spending good $$ in TBR building a portfolio of the most popular surnames is a good way to go broke. And immigrant sounding surnames, even if they are wildly popular are also dead ends - at least for me. I've bought them just based on popularity, but don't even get inquiries. I think that's because the enterprising immigrants know their names aren't necessarily easy to spell or remember, so they're even less likely to spend good money on them. They'd rather spend that money on a brandable/word domain that is easy to spell and memorable. That's just based on my experiences... There are some people here with some pretty difficult surnames (at least from an english language perspective) that would be hard to remember and spell, I can't even spell one person's surname here that I've known for 20 years, haha! He wisely goes by his initials instead !!

DomainRecap said:

with Canada's demographics shifting almost entirely away from a European culture, this standard type of "Canadian last name" domain is certain to experience dwindling demand

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My dads first name was JoAchim, when he came to Canada he went by John.

A lot of immigrants change their names, or adopt, a more local sounding name so I don't think the value of common first names is going to dwindle, in fact the better ones will probably appreciate.