{"id":4906,"date":"2015-11-16T18:18:17","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T23:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=4906"},"modified":"2015-11-16T18:20:04","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T23:20:04","slug":"had-any-llll-com-domains-prepare-to-be-spammed-for-a-long-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/had-any-llll-com-domains-prepare-to-be-spammed-for-a-long-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Had any LLLL .com domains? Prepare to be spammed for a long time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The good news:<\/strong> Long term holders of LLLL .com domains are seeing their investments appreciate, as throngs of &#8211; <em>allegedly<\/em> &#8211; Chinese domain investors are snapping up these assets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The bad news:<\/strong> Someone ran a WHOIS of all LLLL .com permutations, and has been sharing the database.<\/p>\n<p>What this means: Even if you sell, or if you plan to sell your domains now &#8211; <em>it&#8217;s a sellers&#8217; market<\/em> &#8211; be prepared to continue being <strong>spammed<\/strong> for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>The spammers that are currently sending email &#8220;inquiries&#8221; with lowball offers to every LLLL .com owner under the sun, aren&#8217;t querying the domains in real time.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, they are using a database created at some point; due to the amount of activity in recent weeks and months, the WHOIS data is apparently <strong>stale<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Just like the offers these <strong>spamming morons<\/strong> provide.<\/p>\n<p>What are the best marketplaces to maximize the ROI of your LLLL .com domains?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Domain forums.<\/strong> As I am <a href=\"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/addressing-the-elephant-in-the-room\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>no longer an active member of DNForum<\/strong><\/a>, I recommend <a href=\"http:\/\/namepros.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>NamePros<\/strong><\/a> and their &#8220;liquid domains&#8221; segment. There are some very decent offers being made there.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Private investors.<\/strong> If you are familiar with the buying patterns of large portfolio holders, you can reach out to them &#8211; if you&#8217;re prepared to sell domains in bulk.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Domain brokers<\/strong> stacking up on inventory. You might be pleasantly surprised by the prices they&#8217;re willing to pay.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Auction venues:<\/strong> Sedo, Flippa, GoDaddy, Afternic. Each one has its own dedicated followship. Check the current auction results before committing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Whether this <strong>short domain madness<\/strong> continues long term, remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>If you acquired your LLLL .com domains for between reg fee to a couple of hundred, expect to get a great return on your investment, particularly for domains that contain no vowels or the letter &#8220;V&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Personally, I&#8217;m liquidating my &#8220;Chinese premium letters&#8221; keeping the &#8220;poor&#8221; letter quartets for the companies of the Western hemisphere, that have always paid four to five figures, regardless of the <strong>Chinese market shenanigans.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The good news: Long term holders of LLLL .com domains are seeing their investments appreciate, as throngs of &#8211; allegedly &#8211; Chinese domain investors are snapping up these assets. 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