Comments on: Sale of Iran.com highlights value of “hot topic” domains with uncertain sustainability http://domainbinge.com/archives/strategies/sale-of-irancom-highlights-value-of-hot-topic-domains-with-uncertain-sustainability/ A beginner's guide to the domain industry Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:47:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Matt http://domainbinge.com/archives/strategies/sale-of-irancom-highlights-value-of-hot-topic-domains-with-uncertain-sustainability/#comment-10 Matt Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:53:16 +0000 http://domainbinge.com/archives/strategies/sale-of-irancom-highlights-value-of-hot-topic-domains-with-uncertain-sustainability/#comment-10 I agree on the valuation. The growing consensus is that iran.com was sold at a tremendous discount. As a country name, it will always have significant value as you suggest. I think the "hot topic" bumps it to the next level. The increase due to "hot topic" status is the amount with uncertain sustainability. If all of a sudden Iran is deemed friendly and disappears from the focus of the collective mind, the value of the domain likely drops back to just that associated with it being a plain old country name. Regardless...you're right...it sold for a song. I agree on the valuation. The growing consensus is that iran.com was sold at a tremendous discount.

As a country name, it will always have significant value as you suggest. I think the “hot topic” bumps it to the next level. The increase due to “hot topic” status is the amount with uncertain sustainability. If all of a sudden Iran is deemed friendly and disappears from the focus of the collective mind, the value of the domain likely drops back to just that associated with it being a plain old country name.

Regardless…you’re right…it sold for a song.

]]> By: uzma http://domainbinge.com/archives/strategies/sale-of-irancom-highlights-value-of-hot-topic-domains-with-uncertain-sustainability/#comment-7 uzma Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:54:18 +0000 http://domainbinge.com/archives/strategies/sale-of-irancom-highlights-value-of-hot-topic-domains-with-uncertain-sustainability/#comment-7 Iran is a country name, hot or not. And it an important oil-producing country with long well-known history as opposed to say, ivory coast. In my opinion it sold for very little. someone just passed a 3 mill offer on scotland (assuming everythign is reported accurately and honestly). I wouldn't sell iran for less than 1 mill. Iran is a country name, hot or not. And it an important oil-producing country with long well-known history as opposed to say, ivory coast. In my opinion it sold for very little. someone just passed a 3 mill offer on scotland (assuming everythign is reported accurately and honestly). I wouldn’t sell iran for less than 1 mill.

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