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Upvoted because that's the situation with me and my 4 letter domain name. I was able to buy it for ~$250 in 1999. Anyone know how much they go for these days?


The valuation might vary wildly depending on what particular 4 letters we're talking about and what order they're in.


I don't see how the order they're in could possibly matter.


pets.com

ptse.com


As far as I've seen, pretty much all "premium 4 letter domain names!!!" are held by people like you.

If no one has offered you a lot of money in the last 10 years, it's likely worthless IMHO

You might get really lucky and be able to sell it to another domain speculator, or someone that really really needs it.

What's the last big website to use a 4 letter .com name?


What's the last big website to use a 4 letter .com name?

There's digg and hulu at least. I can't think of anything more recent. (there's also xkcd.com but it's not exactly big)


eBay is the most obvious, but Hulu and digg are good calls too. There's also Vevo, Toys.com and Dice.com to name a few.

Short URLs are great, but given the 4 char domains left you're probably better off with a longer and more memorable one.


ning?


>> ...people like you

Hey, I take offense to being lumped in with domain squatters, because I have the domain name for purely personal reasons and I would never sell it. I was just curious about how much they go for, that's all.

(My first name is Idoh and I own idoh.com)


I would never sell it.

Even if it ended up being worth a fortune? I guess I would be hard pressed to sell my name domains too. But for enough money maybe.


Sure, I can envision some scenarios where I'd sell. I haven't gotten even one offer yet, so I don't think anyone will ever make an offer that is in the ballpark of what I'd consider.


heh sorry... In that case, it depends on how many people called Idoh you can find most probably who want to own the .com


At this point I only know of one other Idoh, and he's about 3 years old.


so your email is idoh@idoh.com?


Yup.




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