Anybody get on .nz?

[jamesau]

Just curious if anybody jumped on the .nz general registrations? I envisaged there would be more discussion. Obviously it's a small market but it seems like there were some good opportunities to be had.

I wonder whether now is the best time to pitch end users while it's still fresh?

 

[eBranding.com.au]

I don't see it as a good opportunity personally, but rather a waste of money.
As you say, it's a small market. I haven't seen .co.nz domains hitting good prices in the past, even tier 1 terms seem to go pretty cheap.
There's still so much available for reg fee in .co.nz, so I highly doubt that .nz will be a gold mine for investors. Not a great extension for investment imo.

 

[zhenjie]

I picked a handful of .nz that weren't reserved and quite happy with them. More for developing rather than holding on to resell as the market isn't that strong.

My best domain sale as still been a .nz though

 

[Data Glasses]

No interest for me, perhaps Bondi would be a good one

 

[johno69]

I grabbed a couple. Only because one is my next big thing and the other was banknotes.nz to go with my banknotes.co.nz.
I'm not much of a domain trader as such, so won't be buying for that purpose.

 

[findtim]

population in 2013, 4.4 mil
divide by major cities, lets say ? 5 but maybe another 10 subs really restricts potential for a KEYWORD domain name IMO
the great ones like realestate, cars etc will be all held/gone.
a waste of money, instead of buying some .nz's buy a GOOD .com IMO
if making money is your interest and if you can't afford a good .com then read the other post about the .au potential.
tim

 

[Data Glasses]

Got an email from crazydomains ........ get your .Nz today .. $89 ! (I expect the whole south island for that much a year)

 

[xwdomains]

Have held a few .co.nz names not worth much without development IMHO

 

[elbranch]

Claimed some through .co.nz

 

[Sim]

I only registered a couple of .nz where I already had the .co.nz and wanted to protect my brand.
Not really interested in them from a trading point of view - I think the market is too small.

 

[Rhythm]

No .nz

 

[Data Glasses]

No .nz

is that a statement or a domain?

 

[Rhythm]

Statement. If that.

 

[snoopy]

Just curious if anybody jumped on the .nz general registrations? I envisaged there would be more discussion. Obviously it's a small market but it seems like there were some good opportunities to be had.

I wonder whether now is the best time to pitch end users while it's still fresh?

A lot of new tlds do best at the start so I'd say now is definitely a good time to be trying to get sales, especially from the matching .co.nz owners.