That's more than I'd pay....hyphenated domains aren't (in the vast majority of cases - including this one) worth anywhere near what the OP's asking
Hyphenated domains are the second best alternative to non-hyphenated domains. And considering CO.IN is not an available domain name since it's reserved by India as a domain extension, you can't have a domain shorter than the hyphenated one.
I agree with you that, when domains are worthless or next to that, their hyphenated counterparts don't have any value, but clearly this is not the case.
Yes but lets face it. With the nature of the domain having only 2 letters before the actual TLD; It is going to be awkward to type the domain out. In essence, the fact it is a "two letter domain" with a hyphen separating the two letters makes it worse than a normal hyphenated domain.
Not to mention there is a HUGE difference between CO.IN and C-O.IN, and CO.IN could be priced in the $x,xxx on this forum.
Coin-Base.com is a lot easier to type and remember with the hyphen than C-O.IN (Atleast in my opinion for the average person).
If a domain name like CO.IN was available, it could be easily worth in the 5 figures (if not 6). Just like BitcoinWallet.com was sold for $250,000 and Bitcoin.com is worth 7 figures. I understand this isn't a forum of domain investors and so people can't tell the exact value of a domain asset, but these are the real prices.
If interested, I also have a nice brandable for sale: TheBitcoinz.com