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Originally Posted by RummyBoy
You'd be betting the wrong way. Sex.com is a completely different kettle of fish.
Capital values aside, give me the choice (without knowing the amount of commerce happening at either URL) and I would surmise that sex.com receives VASTLY higher traffic of the type known as "type-in traffic" because its a single word and descriptive of an entire industry. Such traffic converts incredibly well to sales because the owner knows what the people typing in the URL are looking for and can serve the relevant product.
Z.com is a fantastic URL but it's much clear as to what visitors (if any) would be looking for.
Sex.com would have to be valued based on the capital value plus a multi-year calculation of the revenue generated by URL.
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I'm no expert but agree with him.. Z.com gives no clue about content so there would be no reason anyone would ever type that in besides sheer curiosity. Sex.com, Porn.com, etc make money straight off the bat. Z.com Could be a great marketing opportunity for a huge company that starts with Z.. there is a big clothing retailer called Zara, for example. Or a new car make that starts with Z etc. It sounds mysterious so could market it in anticipation of some big unveiling.. I am suprised some rich arab sheik didn't buy it since many arabic names and company names start with Z and they are a sucker for classy looking shit.. web addresses, sequential phone numbers, etc.