You all know I regularly comment about how incredibly cheap and totally out-of-touch with the domain market Canadian buyers are, but I had an "interaction" yesterday that clearly illustrates this long-standing disconnect:
A (cough) "potential buyer" made a $1K offer on a Latin 1-word .CA of mine, and in trying to initiate a quick sale to salvage the cold month of February, I quoted him a very reasonable price in the $3K-$4K range, to which he replied (and I am shortening it to present the core message):
Come on, do you think you're selling "nike.com"? I wish you good luck on my behalf.
While obviously being a jerk looking to lowball, he also clearly thinks that a Greek God/Goddess .COM like Nike.com would cost under $4K to buy today on the open market, otherwise he wouldn't have said it - as it makes him look like a clueless idiot.
Even without the shoe company propping up the price, the brand itself would be a low 7-figure domain, especially as it's also an LLLL. Acknowledging the shoe company exists cranks the price even higher, as Nike bought Jordan.com for millions. Sub-$4K price indeed.