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Reece of 4 Letter Noob released his January 2008 LLLL.com price guide today. The data, derived from LLLL.com database TDVR.com, indicate that four-letter .com prices have gone up significantly since December 2007, which doesn’t surprise me at all.
The sale prices of high-quality four-letter domains (containing no “bad” letters), for instance, have gone up by 101%. Since the last price guide, they were sold at an average price of $303, as opposed to the prior average price of just $151.
I’ve written about the rise in value of four-letter domains before. LLLL.com names are still a good investment opportunity, although prices have gone up fast already and they’re at the low end of the market compared to generic domain sales. I think prices will continue to rise steadily, especially since all four-letter .com domains have been registered as of November 2007. If you’re looking for some LLLL.com domains to buy at fair prices, you should take a look at the for sale sections of DNForum.com and NamePros.com or go through the daily drop lists at SnapNames.com.
I bought about 40 LLLL.com at reg fee that were drops expecting to flip ‘em for $30-$40, but I decided some of them are going to be held on to. I feel that by 2009 $80 MIGHT be a possibility for LLLLs. People are buying them like hot cakes… and with a little “higher” investment, people are willing to put sites on them, which will hopefully raise the value.
Great post. Checking out the pricing guide now.
Dominik,
Thank you for informing your readers about my price guide.
Prices still aren’t stable enough to attribute fixed prices to particular types (eg. LLLL.coms with 1/2/3 bad letters), however analyzing based on a percentile basis has certainly provided me with sufficient evidence to conclude that average prices are indeed soaring - especially on triple premiums and quad premiums.
Now is still a great opportunity to get into LLLL.com investing or even LLLL.com arbitrage. I’m making upwards of $1k per week solely from LLLL.com arbitrage.
With prices increasing as fast as they are, the opportunity is ripe for someone with determination to go around giving everyone offers on their LLLL.coms. Sooner or later, you’ll find someone who isn’t aware that prices are up 101% on quad premiums in the last month.
With hindsight, Domisfera took as sample domains auctioned at Sedo which reached the reserve price since January 1, 2007 until today. From 11,504 sales, 858 were for domains 4 letters, of which 437 were. Com. These accounted for 437 $ 789,130, with an average price of $ 1,806 domain
http://www.domisfera.com/dominios-4-letras/
my question is how many of these sales are going to end users? That is a much better judge of the value.
Is the public buying any, or is it just the domain world trading money back and forth?
**ANSWER**
It’s mostly been domain investors buying up LLLL.com domains to add to their portfolios. Although it’s right that the domains would be worth much more if they were bought by end users more frequently, it’s a fact that LLLL.com prices have gone up significantly in the past year. But I wouldn’t be afraid of a “bubble” if that is what you’re getting at, because these domains are indeed scarce, they’re short, some are acronyms and many of them are pronouncable and brandable.
What is LLLL.com arbitrage ????
**ANSWER**
Post on Reece’s blog about LLLL.com arbitrage:
http://4letternoob.wordpress.com/2008/01/06/what-the-hell-is-llllcom-arbitrage/