Sedo Domain Appraisals

chara · 11-18-2004, 08:11 AM

this is my second post here.

I got an appraisal on a domain and I think I really wasted my $39

While some points the appraiser made were pretty good, he didn't take into account other things like PR or incoming links, and the recent sales used were incomplete, IMO. I know there were other sales for much more money, for names in the same industry.

Or maybe I just didn't like the bottom line

Any opinions on Sedo appraisals?

chara

Dave in Carthage · 11-18-2004, 08:24 AM

Unless you absolutely must have a certified appraisal, my opinion is they are a waste of money.

In the end, a domain will find it's own market.. you can get plenty of free appraisals on the Net as a guide in the meantime.

Quote:

Originally Posted by chara

this is my second post here.

I got an appraisal on a domain and I think I really wasted my $39

While some points the appraiser made were pretty good, he didn't take into account other things like PR or incoming links, and the recent sales used were incomplete, IMO. I know there were other sales for much more money, for names in the same industry.

Or maybe I just didn't like the bottom line

Any opinions on Sedo appraisals?

chara

111media · 11-18-2004, 01:21 PM

I have purchased several SEDO appraisals while in the process of making certified offers for domains. I have found their domain appraisals to be detailed, professional and exceptionally well done. I have never been disappointed with an appraisal through SEDO, although, I certainly would understand disappointment with the bottom line. I was always cheering for a low value appraisal so I could acquire my targetted domain, but sometimes they came back higher than I had anticipated. Even so, the price was always strongly supported and researched by SEDO.

Just my two cents.

anthonyjdoe · 11-18-2004, 01:35 PM

I agree, appraisals should be done for a few reasons. Your own personal gradification for whatever reason and the more useful one is for those who wish to purchase a domain and want an appraisal. The fact is a domain name is only worth what the person with the highest offer is willing to pay other than that an appraisal just inflates the value and suckers some people in which is not good business practice. Waste of time and money IMO

katysmith · 11-18-2004, 06:25 PM

Chara, I also purchased appraisal from SEDO before, and I have to agree with you that was a waste of money. They compared my domain to other domain sales which were completely unrelated. They just compared my domain (2 word domain) to other domains just because they had one same word. However these other domains were related to completely different industries and also my 2 word domain has a very important meaning in the telecommunications industry, unlike the other domains they compared it to which had poor relevance to any industries.

I can’t see how it is relevant to compare such a name just because it contains one same word in it as another. Just to give you an example of how bad their comparison was, it was the equivalent of comparing the domain touchdown.com to touchsky.com!!!!

They appraised my domain at £5500, but I have had many offers to buy the name over £25,000 and I haven’t even advertised it for sale.

HabboRadio.us · 11-19-2004, 09:15 PM

Well i may not have much word since im new,
but i i dont like them to well. Yes they are strong and stuff but well i dont like them. Just my op.

1rrr1 · 11-20-2004, 12:48 AM

i don't think it is worth it unless the buyer is asking for it

Shan · 11-20-2004, 09:14 AM

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Chris · 11-20-2004, 09:21 AM

The user HabboRadio.us that joined yesterday as well also seems to be the same user as them 3 aliases. Since the domain is similar to the signature of Question? and the domains he's got listed in there.

Question? · 11-20-2004, 09:37 AM

i aint hostingrocks! for god sake!
====Edit=====
and i dont have a download limit!

Sam · 06-13-2005, 10:12 AM

Found the sedo appraisal to be a waste of money. I mean NO ONE on ebay bidded more then $71 for IOIU.com and the winner didnt even pay

, so it looks like I'll have to relist it. Sedo then says my domain is worth $1,650. Im like... WTF?

linker · 06-13-2005, 10:46 AM

I am not sure they are all they are cracked up to be. I like to get a "feel" for what a domain might generally be worth through the appraisal forum here, but paying for appraisals is a waste of $ IMHO...

Here is a good example, I just had a domain appraised by a "professional". I was told that my domain was worth $5,000.00 I then offered to sell the domain to them for $2,500.00. A pretty good deal, as far as I am concerned seeing as the domain is worth $5,000.00. Would you not jump at the opportunity to buy a domain for half of what it is worth? Well, needless to say they didn't, so that would tell me that their appraisal is really worthless...

Genialnames · 06-13-2005, 01:08 PM

This of the appraisal it seem to me a very controversial question.
What if I ask say 1000 for a D.N and the buyer ask for an appraisal and for example , Sedo they say 500?

How do you would proceed in such case?

Chris · 06-13-2005, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by damitssam

Found the sedo appraisal to be a waste of money. I mean NO ONE on ebay bidded more then $71 for IOIU.com and the winner didnt even pay

, so it looks like I'll have to relist it. Sedo then says my domain is worth $1,650. Im like... WTF?

This thread is going on 7 months old, why bump up an old thread? Did you even read the date?

Genialnames · 06-13-2005, 04:10 PM

In many forum thay say to check the forum before to post, I found a thread that seemed to me the appropriate one to append my question and......

BTW my question figure out exactly the opposite of your quote, may be it is interesting to hear some opinion for a similar case.

11-18-2004, 08:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
chara New Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2 2.00 NP$ (Donate)	Sedo Domain Appraisals this is my second post here. I got an appraisal on a domain and I think I really wasted my $39 While some points the appraiser made were pretty good, he didn't take into account other things like PR or incoming links, and the recent sales used were incomplete, IMO. I know there were other sales for much more money, for names in the same industry. Or maybe I just didn't like the bottom line Any opinions on Sedo appraisals? chara

11-18-2004, 01:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
111media Domain Wrangler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 491 2,041.55 NP$ (Donate)	Sedo I have purchased several SEDO appraisals while in the process of making certified offers for domains. I have found their domain appraisals to be detailed, professional and exceptionally well done. I have never been disappointed with an appraisal through SEDO, although, I certainly would understand disappointment with the bottom line. I was always cheering for a low value appraisal so I could acquire my targetted domain, but sometimes they came back higher than I had anticipated. Even so, the price was always strongly supported and researched by SEDO. Just my two cents. __________________ 111media.com

11-18-2004, 01:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
anthonyjdoe NamePros Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 407 0.00 NP$ (Donate)	I agree, appraisals should be done for a few reasons. Your own personal gradification for whatever reason and the more useful one is for those who wish to purchase a domain and want an appraisal. The fact is a domain name is only worth what the person with the highest offer is willing to pay other than that an appraisal just inflates the value and suckers some people in which is not good business practice. Waste of time and money IMO __________________ HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE

11-20-2004, 12:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
1rrr1 NamePros Expert Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 5,608 211.80 NP$ (Donate)	i don't think it is worth it unless the buyer is asking for it __________________ For Sale: Programs.tw, Coding.tv and many .co.in/.in names!

11-20-2004, 09:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
Chris Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: United States Posts: 2,284 221.40 NP$ (Donate)	The user HabboRadio.us that joined yesterday as well also seems to be the same user as them 3 aliases. Since the domain is similar to the signature of Question? and the domains he's got listed in there. __________________ "You're on the road to success when you realize that failure is only a detour." ~Anonymous Last edited by ChrisVirtue; 11-20-2004 at 01:50 PM. Reason: Spelling Mistake

11-18-2004, 06:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
katysmith New Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 7 14.95 NP$ (Donate)	Chara, I also purchased appraisal from SEDO before, and I have to agree with you that was a waste of money. They compared my domain to other domain sales which were completely unrelated. They just compared my domain (2 word domain) to other domains just because they had one same word. However these other domains were related to completely different industries and also my 2 word domain has a very important meaning in the telecommunications industry, unlike the other domains they compared it to which had poor relevance to any industries. I can’t see how it is relevant to compare such a name just because it contains one same word in it as another. Just to give you an example of how bad their comparison was, it was the equivalent of comparing the domain touchdown.com to touchsky.com!!!! They appraised my domain at £5500, but I have had many offers to buy the name over £25,000 and I haven’t even advertised it for sale.

11-19-2004, 09:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
HabboRadio.us Account Closed Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 114 129.41 NP$ (Donate)	Well i may not have much word since im new, but i i dont like them to well. Yes they are strong and stuff but well i dont like them. Just my op.

11-20-2004, 09:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
Question? Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 59 160.00 NP$ (Donate)	i aint hostingrocks! for god sake! ====Edit===== and i dont have a download limit!

06-13-2005, 10:12 AM	#11 (permalink)
Sam Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,252 320.00 NP$ (Donate)	Found the sedo appraisal to be a waste of money. I mean NO ONE on ebay bidded more then $71 for IOIU.com and the winner didnt even pay , so it looks like I'll have to relist it. Sedo then says my domain is worth $1,650. Im like... WTF?

06-13-2005, 10:46 AM	#12 (permalink)
linker NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 786 24.65 NP$ (Donate)	Appraisals in general... I am not sure they are all they are cracked up to be. I like to get a "feel" for what a domain might generally be worth through the appraisal forum here, but paying for appraisals is a waste of $ IMHO... Here is a good example, I just had a domain appraised by a "professional". I was told that my domain was worth $5,000.00 I then offered to sell the domain to them for $2,500.00. A pretty good deal, as far as I am concerned seeing as the domain is worth $5,000.00. Would you not jump at the opportunity to buy a domain for half of what it is worth? Well, needless to say they didn't, so that would tell me that their appraisal is really worthless... __________________ Music Lyrics Central \| CelebSign.com <- Celebrity Birthdays & Horoscopes

06-13-2005, 01:08 PM	#13 (permalink)
Genialnames NamePros Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Italy Posts: 794 364.05 NP$ (Donate)	This of the appraisal it seem to me a very controversial question. What if I ask say 1000 for a D.N and the buyer ask for an appraisal and for example , Sedo they say 500? How do you would proceed in such case? __________________ www.genialnames.com Mostly developable Domain Names...because the name says it all! Olympionic.com it's mine, it could be your!

06-13-2005, 04:10 PM	#15 (permalink)
Genialnames NamePros Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Italy Posts: 794 364.05 NP$ (Donate)	In many forum thay say to check the forum before to post, I found a thread that seemed to me the appropriate one to append my question and...... BTW my question figure out exactly the opposite of your quote, may be it is interesting to hear some opinion for a similar case. __________________ www.genialnames.com Mostly developable Domain Names...because the name says it all! Olympionic.com it's mine, it could be your! Last edited by Genialnames; 06-13-2005 at 04:13 PM. Reason: adding a line

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