value of सेक्स.com [sex.com transliteration]

[catchnames]

What would be value of this gem. sex.com in Hindi? I had received an offer for mid 4 figure value in past which I declined.
what do you think? Even brickbats are welcome.

Sex सेक्स is interchangeably used in Hindi for word intercourse in day to day Hindi.

[squirrel]

difficult to tell..
there isn't a lot of hindi sales to compare it to.

A few somewhat-similar domains that sold in the past, data from www.idntools.com

سكس.net xn--ygba1c sex genre specific arabic 04-02-2009 875 afternic 14-02-2009
секс.net xn--e1aktc sex genre specific russian 04-02-2009 875 afternic 14-02-2009
سكس.com xn--ygba1c sex genre specific arabic 30-01-2009 875 afternic 14-02-2009
секс.net xn--e1aktc sex genre specific russian 20-06-2009 3,700 idnforums 22-06-2009
секс.su xn--e1aktc sex/sexuality genre specific russian 18-05-2008 15,575 Итоги.su 25-05-2008
エロ.com xn--ickth ero (abbr: erotic) genre specific japanese 03-01-2011 5,000 private 03-01-2011

It's always difficult to put a price tag on gems like that. I guess it has different value to different people.

[blastfromthepast]

Not a big market for this. Drop.

[catchnames]

blastfromthepast you mean I should drop it insead of selling for mid 4 figures,right? That's like a saint!

[blastfromthepast]

Originally Posted by catchnames

blastfromthepast you mean I should drop it insead of selling for mid 4 figures,right? That's like a saint!

You won't have anyone buy it for 3 figures due to the limited market for this sort of thing in India. Drop it and move on.

[catchnames]

Thank you for your kind words! I will certainly drop it for $$$$$ and also would notify the day of drop. Happy?

[blastfromthepast]

Originally Posted by catchnames

Thank you for your kind words! I will certainly drop it for $$$$$ and also would notify the day of drop. Happy?

Sorry, but this one isn't going to sell. Have you even looked at the laws in India?

For example, compare the sale of the domain سكس.com with the Japanese エロ.com . That's a difference of three figures. There's a reason for this.

[catchnames]

I am sure the guy who made mid 4 figure offer was an idiot. And if world is full of such rich idiots one of them may buy it.In my humble opinion. I believe IDNers are optimistic race. I am an IDNer as well.

[squirrel]

Originally Posted by blastfromthepast

Sorry, but this one isn't going to sell. Have you even looked at the laws in India?

For example, compare the sale of the domain سكس.com with the Japanese エロ.com . That's a difference of three figures. There's a reason for this.

publishing is illegal, viewing I don't know. If it's only a matter of hosting porn, you can always do like the guy behind DTIcash, move your stuff abroad.. just saying.

as for سكس.com, it was a steal http://www.idnforums.com/forums/2112...4875-each.html

[idn]

Originally Posted by blastfromthepast

For example, compare the sale of the domain سكس.com with the Japanese エロ.com

Personally, I'd rather own سكس.com.

[blastfromthepast]

There's also the matter of culture. In Japan there is no cultural taboo. In India, there is.

[squirrel]

Originally Posted by blastfromthepast

There's also the matter of culture. In Japan there is no cultural taboo. In India, there is.

sure.. but would you really drop that domain ??

[kartik786]

lol, keep the domain its worth atleast 4 figures and comparable to a mil if idns ever take off.

This is the land of kamasutra you are talking about .. the worst it could do is be ecommerce shop for kamasutra - sex education dvd sales !

[555]

Originally Posted by kartik786

lol, keep the domain its worth atleast 4 figures and comparable to a mil if idns ever take off.

Hello Kartik, i see you are more optimistic then before, why is that? To remind you and others where we were a few years ago

http://www.idnforums.com/forums/5519...i-domains.html

Note Hindu had 19k results in google back then in June 30,2006, now just over one million results

[IdnHost]

Originally Posted by 555

Hello Kartik, i see you are more optimistic then before, why is that? To remind you and others where we were a few years ago

http://www.idnforums.com/forums/5519...i-domains.html

Note Hindu had 19k results in google back then in June 30,2006, now just over one million results

hehehe, better late then never right?

[bwhhisc]

Originally Posted by catchnames

What would be value of this gem. sex.com in Hindi? I had received an offer for mid 4 figure value in past which I declined.
what do you think? Even brickbats are welcome.

Sex सेक्स is interchangeably used in Hindi for word intercourse in day to day Hindi.

Sex Education site of course, or maybe a toy store :p

Should get lots of traffic from the curious....in a population of a billion that could be some interesting numbers....even at a penny a click could earn hundreds a month.

Hard to price, but worth a lot if it gets the natural traffic, if not still a brandable name.

[Rubber Duck]

Sex cannot be that Taboo if there is over a Billion of them.

Taboos only make the internet a more likely source of information.

The question is whether the Transliteration is widely used. Some are, some aren't .

[blastfromthepast]

Originally Posted by Rubber Duck

Sex cannot be that Taboo if there is over a Billion of them.

With a billion taboos, there's a distinct possibility the site will be blocked.

[TrafficDomainer]

I agree with Bill, India has been trying to control its population for a long time, so if the IDN is prime and used to promote sex education , there is good likelihood the government might not ban it and a big plus to use Hindi IDN since many non urban Indians don't actually know much English.

[catchnames]

Thanks for all your valuable comments.