Is Loan.me better than Insure.me?

The coming .me domains public auction will feature several "premium" domains. Among those featured are dot me domains like ask.me, date.me and loan.me. The last one mentioned is one of the most sought after primarily because of its "internet" value.

The word "loan" pertains to a very huge market and is big business almost anywhere just like the previously sold insure.me. In fact, in the current economic conditions, it might very well be a more valuable domain in terms of marketing potential. Every company will naturally try to get each and every edge it can over its competition. That is is why simple keyword domains like loan.com and insure.com are highly desirable and are valued in several thousands of dollars, $160,000 and $45,000 respectively. Interestingly enough, the recently conlcuded online .me domains auction proved that insure.me is perceived to be more valuable than insure.com(at least to the auction winner). Insure.me sold for $68,005 while insure.com is crudely valued at $45,000 in a simple domain appraisal tool.

So will loan.me be perceived to be more valuable? Will this unproven .me domain beat an old trusted .com domain? The first live .me domain auction on September 25 shall provide the answer.