Booming Aftermarket in Adult Themed TLDs

What is happening in the TLD buying / selling space of Handshake
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Booming Aftermarket in Adult Themed TLDs

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Seems like the Handshake aftermarket is following in the footsteps of the legacy web, with the recent sale of XX/ (which I’m assuming is going to have something to do with adult content).

If we map this back to the history of legacy DNS domains, Sex.com held the record for years of the highest reported cash domain sale of all time.

As an aside, for those new to the world of domaining, Voice.com broke the cash record about a year ago selling for around $30 Million USD to a Crypto.com based in Hong Kong. And according to SEC filings, the highest non-cash domain sale was Cars.com for $872 Million USD.

Back to the Adult world and Sex.com, there is even a book about the whole Sex.com scuttlebutt investigating the strange happenings and broken partnerships/agreements and intrigue that has followed that domain over the years.

For those interested, the book is available on Amazon (don't worry no affiliate links here): Sex.com: One Domain, Two Men, Twelve Years and the Brutal Battle for the Jewel in the Internet's Crown

Twitter was sprinkled with chatter of the XX/ sale first I saw was this post on twitter from TLD_Apotheosis.

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A bit later, after encountering the tweet above, I came across a post from the lucky HNS TLD slinger that made the sale, a Namer that goes by the twitter handle HNS Broker. Bravo and congrats.

Screenshot of the original tweet below and a link to the original tweet here for anyone that wants to verify the sources of my unrefined ramblings.

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Prior to the recent sale of the XX/ TLD the second highest sale to date was CUM/with MILFS/ taking a pop in the highest rankings too at that point in time.

Below is an image from a post by Namebase showing the highest aftermarket sales, that was until the recent XX/ knocking them all out of the park:

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Not to worry with these so far - record breaking - aftermarket sales, you haven't missed the boat... yet. But it is leaving the harbor.

If Handshake is to fulfill its promise of a truly decentralized DNS system and becomes easy to use for the the average internet user, meaning no need for people to adjust their system's DNS settings to access, then these what seem today high transactions will be looked at as bargains of a lifetime.

Hoping to get in on it. Well. The market is still young and obvious deals are lingering on Namebase for anyone with an aptitude for a perverse browse.

A few examples I've found while perversing around on Namebase:
  • Butthole, seems it could be a worthy investment depending on your leanings, you can get wind up with funky SLDs like trump.butthole, or biden.butthole | Moving on you with more direct content with gay.butthole or fat.butthole or clean.butthole etc.
  • Rectum, like the Butthole above but with a different nuance, no need to go into examples.
  • Transvestites Again an obvious TLD for anyone who would have an insight into that world of porn where these things have value, personally I have no idea on what business models would work here.
  • DrenchMyPussy an escort service or something, some of these names crack me up.
  • FUKT a 4L avail whose .com is a porn site
  • Greeneyes a counter intuitive one until you go visit the .com
  • DILB the flip side of the better known MILF, stands for "Dad I'd Like to Bang"
  • NSFW NSFW, not safe for work, originally sold in auction for 13,619 HNS, current asking price in after market is a whopping 500,000 HNS
There are people specializing in the adult HNS themes:

Like HNS_After_Dark on twitter whose bio states:

"We know what kind of $HNS TLDs you like: premium, generic, and filthy. Sex/porn terms, adult emoji sequences, and more. All listings through @NamebaseHQ.". (Screenshot for posterity below)

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And, I forget the twitter account this was linked from but, a Namer has used Namebase's dLink function to advertise their +18 Adult Domains for Sale, you can see it here.

For a name not on the aftermarket yet, but will be worth watching is the 3L TLD Ass/ which recently completed it's auction with a high lockup of 42,000 HNS. The winner will wind up paying, 30,000 once the reveal period is over. I'm sure whoever won this one will make a profit if they go to sell in the aftermarket.

And auctions to watch closing soon at a Bob Wallet or Namebase near you:
  • Fuck the worlds most versatile curse word that means sex. Highest Lockup as of this writing is 150,000 HNS Last block to send bid 01/20/21 · Block # 51194. This one will be interesting to watch if it becomes available in the aftermarket
  • Pussy What Trump calls Mike Pence according to recent news reports. A cat. And you know what else. Highest lockup as of this writing is a steal at 30,000 HNS, my bet is it goes for more. Last block to send bid 01/20/21 · Block # 51194
Keep up with the days top sales by following the nb_shoutout twitter account:

The twitter handle nb_shoutout is "a simple bot that gives a shoutout to the top three domains bought over the last 24 hours in the namebase marketplace"

The bot, of course, tweeted the XX/ sale the day it happened:

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Wrapping Up: Booming Aftermarket in Adult Themed TLDs

As committed Handshake investors and builders, if the legacy DNS system can tell us something about the future of HNS TLDs, we seem to be following a similar pattern of sales: sex before all else, in this case represented by XX/ and CUM/. History doesn't echo but it rhymes, and those of us making a bet on Handshake hope that rhyme is fortuitous for us all.

Interesting times ahead.

What other Adult sales have you seen in the aftermarket? What still remains for good prices? Has anyone seen any development on these sites or know what the plans are for the buyers making these transactions in the aftermarket? Let's keep an eye on this category, share any thoughts in the comments below or via a DM. Thanks.
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nice writeup, xx/ is also a limited 2L - just wrote up 2L analysis here - viewtopic.php?f=7&p=128&sid=23c714fa59a ... 1dbe3#p128

xx/ went for 21,071 HNS in the auctions with the high bid of 43,500 HNS back in the "early" day of mid July 2020.

https://www.namebase.io/domains/xx

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Welcome Herd/ checking out your 2L write up in a sec
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Main point is xx/ is a combination of 2L (which is rather scarce with only 11 on the Namebase marketplace) and the adult industry.

I am curious if XX/ had a buy now price in the Namebase marketplace or it was negotiated with a "make an offer"
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Hi guys. this is my first post on Mercenary. When i placed my bid on .xx/ i had indeed the adult industry in mind.
I had this domain listed for 420K HNS.
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@HNSBroker, good to have you here. Just to clarify, so XX/ was listed at 420,000 and you received an offer on Namebase for 190,000 and accepted? Or did the offer come through via another channel, like your twitter for example, and if so do you have any idea of the buyers plans with the TLD. Thank you.
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thanks for signing up - and sharing these valuable insights with the community!

Congrats again on the record breaking sale - looking forward to breaking more records asap! (actually skyinclude owns asap/ ha! :lol: :lol: )
HNSBroker wrote: Mon Jan 18, 2021 7:31 pm Hi guys. this is my first post on Mercenary. When i placed my bid on .xx/ i had indeed the adult industry in mind.
I had this domain listed for 420K HNS.
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I've got broker envy with that XX/ sale.
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WTFman wrote: Tue Jan 19, 2021 1:12 am @HNSBroker, good to have you here. Just to clarify, so XX/ was listed at 420,000 and you received an offer on Namebase for 190,000 and accepted? Or did the offer come through via another channel, like your twitter for example, and if so do you have any idea of the buyers plans with the TLD. Thank you.
Hi WTFman, the offer just came in on Namebase.io. i did no promotion for this domain and no mention of it on social media. Because this was one of the domains i wanted to keep for myself.
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handshakegod wrote: Tue Jan 19, 2021 8:34 am I've got broker envy with that XX/ sale.
Don't worry, you'll make a higher sale soon. The domains increase in value everyday. Success.
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