How much is e-how.org worth?

by ayush
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I am a complete amateur at buying/selling domains.

I found this domain available while searching for some good names.
It has been registered for about 8-9 months now and have still not
done anything with it.

Would like to sell it at a good price. Anybody here has an
idea of what it will be worth. Frankly, am completely clueless.

Again the domain is:
e-how.org


AYUSH

PS: Absolutely any feedback is appreciated...
#domain #domain appraisal #ehoworg #worth
  • Profile picture of the author Mark Sandquist
    ... my instinct would tell me it's worth the price of registration... I.E. $10

    However, this is not my expertise but, I do know that hyphens "-" reduce the value of a domain name, as does ".org" when compared to ".com"...

    I've received pretty reliable appraisals from this site, when I'm not sure what to charge: (not an affiliate link): Park, Buy & Sell Domain Names*-*Sedo.com
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  • Profile picture of the author TheRealDomainer
    My Dear Ayush,

    e-how.org as a domain name is what four figure when you sell it.
    Hmmm. Hmmm....
    But, you cannot sell that domain. And I will give you the reasons:
    1. ehow.com is a domain name that already exists.
    2. Check if ehow.com is a brand
    3. If it is, then selling that domain or registering it a all amounts to cybersquarring and its a strong domain registration offence
    4. You are perceived and intending or knowingly acting in deception, by making people believe that the domain is also owned by ehow.com.

    And so, no professional domain buyer will buy it from you, even for dash.

    And when a dispute comes, you will either hand the domain name over to ehow.com for free or delete it or stop using it as that is cybersquatting.

    Good Luck
    Henry
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  • Profile picture of the author valerieSONORA
    Doesn't seem e-how.org and ehow.com have anything to do with each other. One is e-how and the other is ehow. Then the dot.com and dot.org.

    I'd like to help ya out, but I have no clue about domain worth.

    Since it's short it seems it might get a good price. Depends on what the market is willing to pay.

    You might list it on one of those domain selling sites to see what you can get for it.
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    • Profile picture of the author TheRealDomainer
      Originally Posted by annoyedgirl View Post

      Doesn't seem e-how.org and ehow.com have anything to do with each other. One is e-how and the other is ehow. Then the dot.com and dot.org.
      I'd like to help ya out, but I have no clue about domain worth.
      Annoygirl,

      ebay.com, e-bay.com, ebay.org, e-bay.org
      pay-pal.com, paypal.com, pay-pal.org all amounts to cybersquatting.
      Pure and Simple. He cannot use that domain. Do not give him wrong advise.
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    • Profile picture of the author Dixiebelle
      From what I understand, .org domains are supposed to be reserved for organizations and non profits, and you can't sell at a profit with them. Someone correct me if I am wrong.

      Dixie
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      • Profile picture of the author TheRealDomainer
        Originally Posted by Dixiebelle View Post

        From what I understand, .org domains are supposed to be reserved for organizations and non profits, and you can't sell at a profit with them. Someone correct me if I am wrong.
        Dixie
        Dixiebelle,

        you can register and sell any domain including .org which is for ngo's. But it must not carry cybersquatting qualities..
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        • Profile picture of the author Dixiebelle
          Originally Posted by TheRealDomainer View Post

          Dixiebelle,

          you can register and sell any domain including .org which is for ngo's. But it must not carry cybersquatting qualities..
          ************************************************** *****

          Sorry I didn't make myself clear. What I meant was you can't use a .org site as a commercial site, selling items at a profit on it. From my understanding, the only money that can pass to a .org is donations.

          You can buy and sell any domain to anyone who wants to buy it, but I can't imagine who would want that name, unless it would serve as a name for an organization.

          Dixie
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  • Profile picture of the author valerieSONORA
    It was simply a guess as I stated I haven't a clue about domain worth. So if I was wrong I stand corrected.
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  • Profile picture of the author J Bold
    Is this domain getting traffic? If so, you can test what's it's worth at websiteoutlook.com

    Ok, I just checked and it says it's worth $146.

    Also, about cyber squatting, my lawyer friend is an expert in this area and from our conversations, I think what you are doing could be taken as cyber squatting. However, he says that it is not a simple thing to prosecute as some of you here are making it out to be. He has handled cases for clients where someone was squatting their domain and instead of taking them to court, they did the easier thing and paid up. The squatter wanted $9000 but settled for $3000 as a last resort. They would rather pay squatters before having to go to court which could have ended up more expensive for the client.

    In this case, I doubt they will care much about a page getting 65 views a day and worth $146. So, just sell it as this is not an straight-forward area of the law.
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    • Profile picture of the author TheRealDomainer
      Originally Posted by redicelander View Post

      Also, about cyber squatting, my lawyer friend is an expert in this area and from our conversations, I think what you are doing could be taken as cyber squatting. However, he says that it is not a simple thing to prosecute as some of you here are making it out to be. He has handled cases for clients where someone was squatting their domain and instead of taking them to court, they did the easier thing and paid up. The squatter wanted $9000 but settled for $3000 as a last resort. They would rather pay squatters before having to go to court which could have ended up more expensive for the client.

      In this case, I doubt they will care much about a page getting 65 views a day and worth $146. So, just sell it as this is not an straight-forward area of the law.
      Redicelander,

      I like your expressed opinion. But you do not do what is wrong because you want to sell a domain. This is a business and you must consider what the future has. Beside, No supposed owner of a domain, I mean ehow.com this time will pay a cybersquatter $3000 as settlement. With my years of experience as a domainer, I will emphatically state here that it wount happen. Now I speak with experience. below is a mail from ebay who owns paypal to me on cybersquatting...

      Letter from ebay to me on registration of openvirtualdebitcard4paypal.com::

      We are writing concerning your registration of the domain name
      openvirtualdebitcard4paypal.com which contains the PayPal trademark.

      As you know, PayPal is the leading provider of online payment services. PayPal
      adopted the name and trademark "PayPal" in October 1999 and since that time, PayPal
      has actively used the PayPal name and trademark in connection with its online
      payment and related services, including maintaining the web site www.PayPal.com.

      PayPal has devoted substantial resources to promote its services under the PayPal
      mark and logo, and those trademarks embody the substantial goodwill that PayPal has
      earned as a result of providing high quality services. In addition to its own
      promotional efforts, PayPal has been the subject of numerous unsolicited articles in
      the media, including national and international print, radio and television media
      highlighting PayPal's pioneering and successful efforts in online payments.

      As a
      result of PayPal's promotional efforts and the high quality services that PayPal
      provides, the PayPal trademark is famous, well known, and viewed favorably by the
      general public. PayPal is a wholy-owned subsidiary of eBay Inc. Accordingly, eBay
      owns exclusive trademark rights to the PayPal name and trademark in the United
      States and internationally, including related common law rights.

      We are concerned that your registration of openvirtualdebitcard4paypal.com will
      cause confusion as to whether you or your company's activities are authorized,
      endorsed or sponsored by PayPal or eBay. As we hope you can understand, protection
      of its trademarks is very important to eBay.

      We understand that you may have registered openvirtualdebitcard4paypal.com without
      full knowledge of the law in this area. Your registration of the above domain name
      violates the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.), because it infringes and dilutes
      the PayPal trademark. Infringement occurs when a third party's use of another's
      trademark (or a confusingly similar variation thereof) is likely to confuse
      consumers as to the affiliation, sponsorship or endorsement of the third party's
      services.

      Trademark dilution occurs when a third party's use of a variation of
      another's trademark is likely to lessen the distinctiveness of that famous
      trademark. Additionally, the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act
      (http://www.submerged-ideas.com/litig...cybersquat.htm) provides for serious
      penalties (up to $100,000 per domain name) against persons who use, sell, or offer
      for sale a domain name that infringes or dilutes another's trademark.

      While eBay respects your right of expression and your desire to conduct business on
      the Internet, eBay must enforce its own rights in order to protect its valuable
      trademarks. For these reasons, and to avoid consumer confusion, eBay must insist
      that you not make any future use of the domain name. You should not sell, offer to
      sell, or transfer the domain name to a third party and should let the domain
      registration expire. You should also not register any other domain names that
      infringe the famous PayPal or eBay trademarks.

      Please respond to this email and confirm that you will agree to resolve this matter
      as requested. If we do not receive confirmation from you that you will comply with
      our request, we will have no choice but to pursue all available remedies against
      you.

      Sincerely,

      eBay Legal Department
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      • Profile picture of the author J Bold
        Originally Posted by TheRealDomainer View Post

        Redicelander,

        Beside, No supposed owner of a domain, I mean ehow.com this time will pay a cybersquatter $3000 as settlement.
        Except it has happened, as I stated. That happened just a few months ago. You obviously have more experience, and I guess it's rare. However, you should qualify your statement. If it's an experience e-business, ya probably not. In the case I cited, it was not an e-business just the domain of an offline business. But they did pay the squatter, as that was seen as the easiest thing to do at the time for them, and they wanted it resolved fast.

        And annoyedgirl is right, if he's in India and the other company is not, quite complicated to prosecute.
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  • Profile picture of the author valerieSONORA
    This brings up interesting issues. Are there "internet laws" that the entire world goes by? Because what may be illegal in one country will be legal in the next. Is cyber squatting illegal on the entire planet or just certain countries? It would cost a lot in legal fees for an American company to try to sue an individual in India not to mention take forever to actually get to a court. I'm not condoning anything, just stating this brings up interesting internet law issues which can be sticky.
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    • Profile picture of the author ayush
      Wow what a shocker...

      1. Domain can be woth $XXXX (4-figures)
      2. I can't sell it...

      I really didn't expect this.
      Let me see what I can do now...


      Any suggestions on what I can do now?


      AYUSH

      PS: Henry and everyone else, thanks a lot for the
      feedback by the way
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  • Profile picture of the author edpudol1973
    I've been in buy and sell website domain for 4 years and I guess this domain don't get much value you're lucky if you sell it for $20.

    Domain buyer and website buyer this days are more wiser than before. If the site or domain don't have any traffic or earnings then they will not buy it more than the price of the domain.

    Unless the site have already unique content, unique concepts, and search engine traffics
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