Comments on: $350 Million Acquisition – CreditCards.com and NetQuote

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:15:21 +0000

I’m surprised CreditCards.com only sold for $145 million. It’s a gold mine… probably has little overhead and an incredible amount of backlinks.

By: Domain Appraiser

Domain Appraiser — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:19:03 +0000

Originally the domain was:

CreditCards.com – Sold for $2,750,000 in July 2004

The value of the domain CreditCards.com estimated value today is $9-$20 million USD. Based on comparables:

Fund.com – $9,999,950 – Sold in 2008

By: Catlin Beadles

Catlin Beadles — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 02:40:37 +0000

I wish there was a way to break-down the sale so we know the value of just the credit card domain. Is that kind of information disclosed in the required SEC disclosures.

By: bmr

bmr — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 12:47:51 +0000

yes, we see that netquote sold for more than credit cards. with all this stuff, creditcards sale seems like a steal, not netquotes.
unlike netquotes, creditcards can generate income till the time credit cards are never used

By: roddy

roddy — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 07:07:57 +0000

up there with the very best names ever regged and worth mega dollars for a very long time indeed

By: Sherry

Sherry — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:02:09 +0000

You guys seem to know what you are talking about .. I need advice from someone knowledgable in this field.

I would like to list my domain for sale .. but have no idea what to list it for. Any suggestions? Domain is http://www.homeloanassociates.com

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:00:57 +0000

Ah ha — Well said Stephen .. Well said

By: Stephen Sildon

Stephen Sildon — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:59:32 +0000

No offense, but many of you domainers really have no clue about the true value of some of these websites. These are real businesses with real revenue. CreditCards.com generates tens of millions of dollars in card application revenue annually. Any business whether it’s a parked domain or an actual website generating revenue over and above PPC advertising is based largely upon a multiple of it’s income stream and it’s growth rate. CreditCardGuide.com sold for $35 million in the fall of 2008. The site was generating $10 million+ in card application revenue alone at the time of sale. CreditCards.com was easily generating $30 – $40 million in card application revenue annually. Believe it or not, at $145 million that was a steal for Bankrate.

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:03:50 +0000

David,

I’m not a hardcore domainer so watching sales reported on DNJournal.com or even learning about the sale of these names really means very little to me when wanting to value a domain.

As I said, I understand why some people do but not me – ironic as that is I guess. However that irony is based on the assumption I am someone who JUST buys and sells domains which is far from the truth.

By: Fahad

Fahad — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:00:03 +0000

Yes, Sure Development will make more than a parked

- Anyway I have Premium Domain Names with High-Traffic , I look forward to develop.