Thanks for all of the activity on the domain name v8.com.au. We have received over 16 offers to sell the domain name. The offer we rejected this week was for $82.5k. We are still accepting expressions of interest to purchase, lease or own equity in the domain name v8.com.au and will do so until September 1, 2010.
Pacific Octane recently acquired the domain name illawarra.com.au for $5,000.00AUD and then converting the AUD into USD we can gauge quite closely that it was purchased for $4,550.00USD as listed on DNJournal.com
Within a period of less than 72 hours, illawarra.com was sold for $1,500.00USD by BuyDomains.com, a division of Name Media. Now to make this EVEN STRANGER, if you try to acquire the domain name illawarra.net, it is listed for sale at a $8,000.00USD asking price.
My question is this: Is the .com always going to be more valuable than any ccTLD domain name or will the evolution of the Google algorhythms slowly push value on a geographical basis to the ccTLD?
I will actually for the first time on my blog be allowing comments, but they will be solicited comments from people that I admire and respect in the domain name industry.
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Pacific Octane Pty Ltd has acquired a true monster of a domain name in v8.com.au. V8 during the month of October 2009 was searched locally here in Australia 1,500,000 times and 5,000,000 globally. Pacific Octane Pty Ltd is currently seeking expressions of interest from industry related companies looking to partner with us on the development of this monster domain name. Please contact James on 0401 725 885 if you would like to be considered in a participating role of V8.com.au that is set to launch in mid 2010.