7 million dollar portfolio sale - Best Generic Portfolio sale in years

changejobs · 12-14-2009, 08:51 AM

for those interested I posted the details of a 7 million dollar portfolio sale that happened earlier in the year. It was an auction that i was in.
here is a link to the last part of the 5 part post which tells the final details.

hhttp://directnavigation.com/2009/12/the-multi-million-domain-auction-that-no-one-knew-about-–-part-5-the-best-generic-domain-portfolio-sale-in-years/

if you want to read from post 1

The Multi-Million Domain Auction That No One Knew About -Part 1 | DirectNavigation.com

maxeaus · 12-14-2009, 09:14 AM

WOW, that's a crazy story.

I was actually surprised to see so few domains in the end, i was expecting a 1000 domain plus portfolio at least, but i understand the quality of the domains in question.

My over riding thought is how little $ would they have sold for barring your participation.

the_poet · 12-14-2009, 10:34 AM

What a list of names! That's actually a steal! Wonder how much they could have got, if those domains had been sold individually!

kev · 12-14-2009, 11:13 AM

Wow...incredible story

He sure got a bargain...many of these names are in the millions by themselves. Wedding.com being the pick of the bunch I think

Jaco · 12-14-2009, 11:46 AM

Most awesome domain related thing I've read in quite some time.
Being at that level is what most of us dream of.
Mucho thanks for sharing that.

(and good god, what a portfolio... I agree that Wedding.com is probably the pick of the litter, although Wholesale.com has potential that boggles the mind. How freaking hard to call that one in a field like Doctors.com, Electronics.com, Annuities.com etc. Just an unreal, unreal portfolio and @ 7mm, possibly the deal of the century... Kind of a disgrace to see them rotting on parking, though)

DomainTalker · 12-14-2009, 03:19 PM

Impeccable list of domains....

I can just imagine those moments you lived through, during the auction process....You knew that the outcome of that auction could be a life-changing event......Totally nerve-wracking....Yet, so totally alive......I envy you the experience.....

Outstanding story, superbly told....The 'series' style of revelation was great, too....Well done.

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cdboard · 12-14-2009, 03:52 PM

reg fee. haha, just kidding.

interesting read.

I can see the subsidiary company was named "domain.com".

but was the domain name "domain.com" included in the sale?

maxeaus · 12-14-2009, 04:59 PM

Can you shed some light on what happened to force a quick sale such as this, are we to assume that even a business with such awesome names went under?

RTM · 12-14-2009, 08:18 PM

Stunning story.

Proof - yet again - that there are still domain bargains to be had (à la late 1990s) today in 2009.

Thanks for sharing.

Rob

the_poet · 12-15-2009, 02:49 AM

Originally Posted by RTM

Stunning story.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/628665-7-million-dollar-portfolio-sale-best.html

Proof - yet again - that there are still domain bargains to be had (à la late 1990s) today in 2009.

Thanks for sharing.

Rob

Yes, you're right! I'm getting tired of domainers always repeating we're no longer in the 90's.

evirtual1 · 12-16-2009, 11:28 PM

you joined in 2004 and have 6 posts ...... can't wait to read your next 6 !!!

(rep added)

Jaco · 12-17-2009, 12:05 AM

Originally Posted by the_poet

Yes, you're right! I'm getting tired of domainers always repeating we're no longer in the 90's.

Yes, but the difference being, this opportunity took millions of dollars to exercise, while in the 1990's, the very same opportunity would've been less than a thousand (if even anything- I'd imagine some of these names predate domains actually costing money to register).
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=628665

There is definitely opportunity out there today, but it's a different type of opportunity; there's no escaping the fact that we AREN'T in the 1990's anymore and those types of ridiculous opportunities- with trivial barriers to entry and immeasurable upside- are gone forever.

wwwweb · 12-17-2009, 12:43 AM

To front 7M cash to purchase these domains is not an easy front for any ordinary person, hence the term it takes money to make money still applies. If the selling company had internal conflict these names sitting in their parking account, and liquidity issues as not being hard assets impossible to borrow large sums at reasonable rates, this must have been the only choice, buyer got a deal, but put it into perspective paid out $7M dollars, not exactly chump change.

labrocca · 12-18-2009, 09:33 AM

I wonder which name Google dropped.

dezinerite · 12-18-2009, 09:47 AM

Some really good domain names there. Wedding.com is very obvious.

Jaco · 12-18-2009, 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by wwwweb

To front 7M cash to purchase these domains is not an easy front for any ordinary person, hence the term it takes money to make money still applies. If the selling company had internal conflict these names sitting in their parking account, and liquidity issues as not being hard assets impossible to borrow large sums at reasonable rates, this must have been the only choice, buyer got a deal, but put it into perspective paid out $7M dollars, not exactly chump change.

Also consider that these names DO have a cost to carry if you're the one outlaying the money.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=628665
Figure 8% on $7mm annually- those names have an annual nut of $560,000k just to beat the lost revenue that the cash would've earned with modest investments.

DomainTalker · 12-18-2009, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by Dongsman

Also consider that these names DO have a cost to carry if you're the one outlaying the money.
Figure 8% on $7mm annually - those names have an annual nut of $560,000k just to beat the lost revenue that the cash would've earned with modest investments.

Good point - and, often overlooked, Dong......and, these days, parking rev won't come to a fraction of that, good tho the names are.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=628665

As always with any investment, you have to speculate in order to accumulate.....but, the new owner either has a plan to recoup at least his (real) holding costs by utilizing the names - or, he's so wealthy he doesn't care.

....Rich people don't get rich by letting money/assets lie around lazily...

He'll have a plan to make those names go to work for him.

.

mainhoondon · 12-20-2009, 06:54 AM

Great names..
The best I think is technology.com

lincolndsp · 12-20-2009, 03:01 PM

congrats to the buyer

GreenGambler · 12-20-2009, 08:59 PM

wow, this was a nice deal, that much alone could be made from wedding.com pretty quickly I would think.

Samui · 12-21-2009, 05:22 AM

jeebus I think several of those domains are worth the purchase price by themselves. lots of plurals for domains i'd much prefer the singular for but whatever.

technology.com, wedding.com, investments.com wowza

italiandragon · 12-21-2009, 08:41 AM

guys guys!!!

WHY do you have to argue and ruin one of the most beautiful threads that this year had to offer?

Now, I would not blame Mr Fischer from writing only 6 posts since 2004 if the result is having a fight over where you get the higher ROI for a cash deposit.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=628665

This thread is about his great experience and I thank him for sharing it.

But I also would like to ask 1 thing: did you ever fear the possibility of shill bidding? You could not see the other bidders till almost the end of the auction. We just had the scandal with Snapnames over shill bidding so what could have stopped the seller to do anything like that or how did you know that it was not the case?

Thank you

bgmv · 12-26-2009, 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by amenzl

Opportunity cost was a subject of the conversation.

Actually the topic was carrying cost (the cost of holding onto the domains) opportunity cost would be the expenditure of one opportunity for another, foregoing one choice and ultimately sacrificing the potential benefits of that decision (the potential gain lost is the opportunity cost)

donrich · 12-26-2009, 12:40 PM

This is the best deal ever done under the sun, i think the buyer has fool the sellar here bcos money answered all thing.

Domain biz no more for any how people but for the big shots right.

Here is where the rich get richer bcos rich is for riches!

12-14-2009, 08:51 AM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
changejobs New Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6	7 million dollar portfolio sale - Best Generic Portfolio sale in years for those interested I posted the details of a 7 million dollar portfolio sale that happened earlier in the year. It was an auction that i was in. here is a link to the last part of the 5 part post which tells the final details. hhttp://directnavigation.com/2009/12/the-multi-million-domain-auction-that-no-one-knew-about-–-part-5-the-best-generic-domain-portfolio-sale-in-years/ if you want to read from post 1 The Multi-Million Domain Auction That No One Knew About -Part 1 \| DirectNavigation.com __________________ Best Regards, Larry Fischer http://www.DirectNavigation.com for Domain news

12-14-2009, 09:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
maxeaus Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 1,815	WOW, that's a crazy story. I was actually surprised to see so few domains in the end, i was expecting a 1000 domain plus portfolio at least, but i understand the quality of the domains in question. My over riding thought is how little $ would they have sold for barring your participation. __________________ Drez Media

12-14-2009, 10:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
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12-14-2009, 11:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
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12-14-2009, 11:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jaco Account Closed Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 1,442	Most awesome domain related thing I've read in quite some time. Being at that level is what most of us dream of. Mucho thanks for sharing that. (and good god, what a portfolio... I agree that Wedding.com is probably the pick of the litter, although Wholesale.com has potential that boggles the mind. How freaking hard to call that one in a field like Doctors.com, Electronics.com, Annuities.com etc. Just an unreal, unreal portfolio and @ 7mm, possibly the deal of the century... Kind of a disgrace to see them rotting on parking, though) Last edited by Jaco; 12-14-2009 at 11:52 AM.

12-14-2009, 03:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
DomainTalker Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: http://ISSUES.COM Posts: 1,126	Impeccable list of domains.... I can just imagine those moments you lived through, during the auction process....You knew that the outcome of that auction could be a life-changing event......Totally nerve-wracking....Yet, so totally alive......I envy you the experience..... Outstanding story, superbly told....The 'series' style of revelation was great, too....Well done. . __________________ NewMediaFrontiers.com® - ChatBox.com - Movie.info - Phone.me M.biz - Hypnotherapist.com - AJ.net - YT.net - iFlyDrive.com - iSofa.com

12-14-2009, 03:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
cdboard NamePros Regular Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 632	reg fee. haha, just kidding. interesting read. I can see the subsidiary company was named "domain.com". but was the domain name "domain.com" included in the sale?

12-14-2009, 04:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
maxeaus Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 1,815	Can you shed some light on what happened to force a quick sale such as this, are we to assume that even a business with such awesome names went under? __________________ Drez Media

12-14-2009, 08:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
RTM Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: www.adsenseworld.com Posts: 1,606 Follow @adsense_world	Stunning story. Proof - yet again - that there are still domain bargains to be had (à la late 1990s) today in 2009. Thanks for sharing. Rob __________________ See my recent posts for great BIN pricing on aged, generic domains!

12-16-2009, 11:28 PM	#11 (permalink)
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12-17-2009, 12:43 AM	#13 (permalink)
wwwweb NamePros Regular Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 955	To front 7M cash to purchase these domains is not an easy front for any ordinary person, hence the term it takes money to make money still applies. If the selling company had internal conflict these names sitting in their parking account, and liquidity issues as not being hard assets impossible to borrow large sums at reasonable rates, this must have been the only choice, buyer got a deal, but put it into perspective paid out $7M dollars, not exactly chump change.

12-18-2009, 09:33 AM	#14 (permalink)
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12-18-2009, 09:47 AM	#15 (permalink)
dezinerite www.bpdir.com Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,051 Follow @bpdir	Some really good domain names there. Wedding.com is very obvious. __________________ Premium DoFollow Directory \| Seychelles Triathlon Federation \| Free Directory Since 2007!

12-20-2009, 06:54 AM	#18 (permalink)
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12-20-2009, 03:01 PM	#19 (permalink)
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12-20-2009, 08:59 PM	#20 (permalink)
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12-21-2009, 05:22 AM	#21 (permalink)
Samui Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 18	jeebus I think several of those domains are worth the purchase price by themselves. lots of plurals for domains i'd much prefer the singular for but whatever. technology.com, wedding.com, investments.com wowza Last edited by Mark; 12-21-2009 at 09:33 AM. Reason: quoting rudeness by others

12-21-2009, 08:41 AM	#22 (permalink)
italiandragon NamePros Expert Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: AUSTRALIA Posts: 6,438	guys guys!!! WHY do you have to argue and ruin one of the most beautiful threads that this year had to offer? Now, I would not blame Mr Fischer from writing only 6 posts since 2004 if the result is having a fight over where you get the higher ROI for a cash deposit. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=628665 This thread is about his great experience and I thank him for sharing it. But I also would like to ask 1 thing: did you ever fear the possibility of shill bidding? You could not see the other bidders till almost the end of the auction. We just had the scandal with Snapnames over shill bidding so what could have stopped the seller to do anything like that or how did you know that it was not the case? Thank you __________________ www.MMCP.com www.decretoingiuntivo.net www.ipotecalegale.info www.swishersweetslittlecigars.com

12-26-2009, 12:40 PM	#24 (permalink)
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