NN.com, NNN.com, NNNN.com. Numeric .com domains move on a different economy than English keywords — driven by Chinese end-users, lucky digits, and Chip pricing that Western investors routinely misread.
Mandarin and Cantonese both pronounce digits cleanly and uniformly. A phone number, address, or business code is easy to remember and type. For Chinese consumers, "58.com" or "163.com" reads as a brand the same way "Stripe.com" reads in English.
That created a Chinese investor class (the "Chip" market) that prices short numeric .com differently than the West. NN.com was already a $50K+ asset by 2010. NNN.com normalized at $5K–$50K. NNNN.com runs $500–$10K depending on digit composition.
All .com — TLD matters more here than anywhere.
Single-digit .com. Effectively unique. 7.com, 8.com type assets sell only between corporations.
Floor risen steadily. 88.com, 99.com tier sells multi-million. Worst pairs (involving 4) still clear six figures.
Sweet spot for active investors. Triple-repeat (888.com) far outprices mixed (372.com).
Most active flipping tier. Avoid 4s. Repeats and palindromes premium.
Bulk play only. Liquidity drops sharply. Renewal math gets ugly.
Unless meaningful pattern (date, repeating). Drop, don't acquire.
Same length, very different prices.
"Fa" — wealth, prosperity. Strongest premium. 888 = trifecta. Domains heavy in 8s sell for 2–5× a comparable mixed-digit.
"Liu" — smooth, flowing. Common in business contexts. 666 carries no Western connotation in this market.
"Jiu" — long-lasting, eternal. Imperial association. Premium digit, especially in repeats.
"Si" homophone with death. Domains containing 4 take 30–50% discount. Heavy 4s (4444) trade as scrap.
Lucky in West, neutral in China. Weak signal either way.
No strong cultural valence. Pricing driven by length and pattern rather than digit.
Marketplaces: Sedo and Afternic reach some Chinese buyers via brokers. For direct Chinese demand, eName, 22.cn, and Juming auctions matter more. Most flipping happens broker-to-broker via WeChat — you usually need a Chinese-speaking broker to access top pricing.
Escrow: Escrow.com is the standard. Chinese buyers rarely wire direct without it. Don't accept "I'll pay via Alipay" without escrow — that's the most common scam vector.
Pricing strategy: Anchor BIN at the upper end of the comp range. Chinese buyers often counter once and close at 60–70% of ask. Don't underprice — discount is expected.
Short numeric .com (NN, NNN, NNNN) are blue-chip. Five-digit and longer are speculative. Stick to .com — other TLDs have far less Chinese liquidity.
Digits transcend the language barrier on Chinese keyboards, are easy to memorize, and carry cultural meaning (8 = wealth, 6 = smooth). Functional and brandable for that market.
Use Escrow.com only. Verify the buyer through a known broker. Be skeptical of urgency, off-platform contact, or wire requests outside escrow.
Yes if your buyer pool is Chinese. Domains heavy in 4 take 30–50% discounts. If you're holding a 4-heavy numeric, price aggressively or move on.
CanItFlip prices numeric .com using length, pattern, and digit composition — the same factors Chinese buyers use. Resale, developed, and a hold/sell verdict.
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