I wonder if expired aged domains with some nice backlinks are of any interest here? If some of them fits your niche, register it instead of setting up a new one and forget about newbie sandbox stuff!
isre2005.net/ (aged and 4 different EDU links)
iowa2010.com/
http://africanamericansforbush.com/
rodney2004.com
http://www.anechoic.org/
http://arabamericansforbush.com/
http://www.arequiredapathy.com/
http://www.axiomdeath.com/
http://www.banthemachine.com/
boozeandcuncha.net
ducttapeforpeace.com
http://educatorsforbush.com/
eforce-george.com
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isre2005.net/ (aged and 4 different EDU links)
iowa2010.com/
http://africanamericansforbush.com/
rodney2004.com
http://www.anechoic.org/
http://arabamericansforbush.com/
http://www.arequiredapathy.com/
http://www.axiomdeath.com/
http://www.banthemachine.com/
boozeandcuncha.net
ducttapeforpeace.com
http://educatorsforbush.com/
eforce-george.com
Want more?