Sold GAMBLE.mobi for $ 33,000

webecri · 12-11-2006, 04:08 PM

Hi everybody on NamePros.

I am a newbe on NP, I hung out on several other forums...

I discovered NP is the biggest mobi forum place, so you will find me here more often...

Problem: I sold GAMBLE.mobi! - $ 33,000

Should I be happy with it? I dont know... I am happy with the cash, but on the other hand: did I sell too early? Will GAMBLE.mobi be worth much much more in the future?

Seven days ago I was negotiating on Sedo with a buyer. He started @ about $ 5,000. I returned an offer of $ 33,000 and heard almost nothing, untill this afternoon...

Quote:

Dear Mr. Veeger,

We are pleased to inform you that your offer of 33000 $US for gamble.mobi has been accepted.

You and the seller have now agreed to a legally binding contract for the sale of this domain name.

My first reaction was: F#CK! I lost one of my best domains... I lost it! Damn...

I was willing to sell the domain. But always via an auction. I thought that I could start an auction when the buyer accepted my offer. But it appeared that if I make a counter offer and the buyer accepts it, you can not start an auction.

Is the $ 33,000 (10 bucks more than laptops

) a reasonable price for this moment?

MinionDH · 12-11-2006, 04:12 PM

Congratulations! I would take the money and reinvest into a better name. Possibly wait until mTLD starts auctioning off their premium names.. or just buy one or two keyword .com's

Good luck

Kamloops · 12-11-2006, 04:13 PM

I am no expert but I think good price for now, but if you help on would have been alot more. But hey its a Gamble. 33000.00 is alot of cash! Invest some of it in more names!

Congrats!

runsome · 12-11-2006, 04:14 PM

Good and bad! if you had it up for sale, $33K is a great price for selling now. However, I would think if you held out for the market to peak you could have easily got xxx,xxx or even more.

Just my opinion, congrats and welcome

thinking1 · 12-11-2006, 04:15 PM

Congratulations on your sale.

I think your first reaction was "this is unbelievable", rather than you being upset you lost your domain. I'm sure you are upset that you lost this name, but we can clearly tell you are very excited to have made this sale. You know that is a very reasonable price for the moment. I doubt you really want advice on if you think this is a good sale or not. You are just excited you sold this.

Don't worry. If I owned this name and sold it for this amount I'd be posting my sale on every message board too. Good job.

.....Of course if you waited a year you would have made at least half a million

You own some very good Mobi names. Don't sell any of your other good ones for a while. Wait to see how Mobi pans out. They could be worth soooo much more in a year or two. If Mobi fails your names will still be worth alot because your names are still quality for the extension. The value of Premium Mobi Names will only go up, no matter what happens to Mobi.

vcool · 12-11-2006, 04:19 PM

Well, you took the "gamble" with that. Check out Jeremy's therad below about domain valuation and see for yourself if you got good deal or not:

http://www.namepros.com/dot-mobi/267...-multiple.html

I don't think Sedo can force you to sell, if you don't want to. I think you can still reject the offer, if you want.

Vcool

ATL.tv · 12-11-2006, 04:19 PM

sounds like jeremy's at it again

newton · 12-11-2006, 04:23 PM

Very nice webecri and congratulations

webecri · 12-11-2006, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thinking1

Congratulations on your sale.

I think your first reaction was "this is unbelievable", rather than you being upset you lost your domain.

No really, I was upset! I recieved a lot offers. I rejected last week a $ 25k offer...

I really thought: "With that amount I cannot quit my job at the moment..."

But after a few minutes a really thougt "this is unbelievable"...

thinking1 · 12-11-2006, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by webecri

No really, I was upset! I recieved a lot offers. I rejected last week a $ 25k offer...

I really thought: "With that amount I cannot quit my job at the moment..."

But after a few minutes a really thougt "this is unbelievable"...

Haha. If you rejected a $25k offer last week why did you only sell it for $33k? Did the transaction go through, can you stop it? If you enter this name into the next Traffic auction I think you can get at least $60k for it.

Your other names will bring you great wealth so if you sell this name now it won't hurt you.

webecri · 12-11-2006, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vcool

Well, you took the "gamble" with that. Check out Jeremy's therad below about domain valuation and see for yourself if you got good deal or not:

http://www.namepros.com/dot-mobi/267...-multiple.html

I don't think Sedo can force you to sell, if you don't want to. I think you can still reject the offer, if you want.

Vcool

Thanks Vcool. I read it and thats why I registered @ NP...

If I do not sell, its not so good for my reputation. It is now about 8 ours ago that I got the mail. In these ours I decided to sell...

Quote:

Originally Posted by thinking1

Haha. If you rejected a $25k offer last week why did you only sell it for $33k? Did the transaction go through, can you stop it? If you enter this name into the next Traffic auction I think you can get at least $60k for it.

Your other names will bring you great wealth so if you sell this name now it won't hurt you.

I thought that I could start an auction!

rickkumar · 12-11-2006, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by webecri

Thanks Vcool. I read it and thats why I registered @ NP...

If I do not sell, its not so good for my reputation. It is now about 8 ours ago that I got the mail. In these ours I decided to sell...

Thats like a pro. When you make a deal....stick to it no matter what.

dentalpro · 12-11-2006, 04:51 PM

a bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush...just be happy with the $...you can make a good mark in domaining with 33k and you still have some ggod names in your sig.

webecri · 12-11-2006, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rickkumar

Thats like a pro. When you make a deal....stick to it no matter what.

That sounds like you are the buyer!!!

You lucky bastard! LOL

capiche · 12-11-2006, 05:02 PM

That would have been a hard one! 33k is a lot to turn down, but if .mobi keeps up at this pace that name could have gone for SO much more.

I'd have trouble sleeping over it.

Hope that makes you feel better.

j/k

Congrats on the sale, though. It was definitely a good one. You need to hold off on your other names until the next Traffic auction.

-EDIT-

On second thought, I just looked at the Overture. Isn't that much. I figured it was more. Also, all of the other major extensions are owned by individuals it seems and either not developed or are glorified PPC pages.

So I take back the not being able to sleep thing. I'd probably be happy with the sale. It IS a lot of money.

danmanmktng · 12-11-2006, 05:09 PM

It's a fair price

faisj · 12-11-2006, 05:11 PM

I think its a good price for that domain name (IMHO)

rickkumar · 12-11-2006, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by webecri

That sounds like you are the buyer!!!

You lucky bastard! LOL

I wish I was......but I am not.

I did however, buy 8 nice Spanish domains today from NP member 'yoyosean' who got loads of great Spanish domains.

Long live the mobi....we are all having a great fun.

Good luck to you: it is a good deal for both buyer and seller.

Thanks.

jeremyp · 12-11-2006, 05:14 PM

Don't look back.

There is a high probability that the buyer will sell for a profit or achieve some level of cashflow that makes this purchase worthwhile.

In the meantime, congratulate yourself... you've just done something that I doubt Warren Buffett could claim...

YOU TURNED A $100 INVESTMENT INTO $33,000 IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS!!!

Now, if there is any way that you can set some sort of censorship button on your computer that will automatically erase the word GAMBLE, you will never know whether the new buyer turns a profit...!!!

Go buy yourself something tangiable, take a vacation, or do something frivolous... enjoy at least some of the money somehow.

Sincerely,
Jeremy Padawer

Quote:

Originally Posted by webecri

Hi everybody on NamePros.

I am a newbe on NP, I hung out on several other forums...

I discovered NP is the biggest mobi forum place, so you will find me here more often...

Problem: I sold GAMBLE.mobi! - $ 33,000

Should I be happy with it? I dont know... I am happy with the cash, but on the other hand: did I sell too early? Will GAMBLE.mobi be worth much much more in the future?

Seven days ago I was negotiating on Sedo with a buyer. He started @ about $ 5,000. I returned an offer of $ 33,000 and heard almost nothing, untill this afternoon...

My first reaction was: F#CK! I lost one of my best domains... I lost it! Damn...

I was willing to sell the domain. But always via an auction. I thought that I could start an auction when the buyer accepted my offer. But it appeared that if I make a counter offer and the buyer accepts it, you can not start an auction.

Is the $ 33,000 (10 bucks more than laptops

) a reasonable price for this moment?

thebiffenator · 12-11-2006, 05:17 PM

Take the money and run, but plant some new seeds along the way

sld7 · 12-11-2006, 05:23 PM

That is an amazing sale!

To turn $100 into $33,000 has to be some type of world record!

Congratulations!

Job well done!

tophatter · 12-11-2006, 05:38 PM

Never Look back at a sale of a domain name , stock or anything else.
You put this name on Sedo to sell it, asked for a price and got it.
That's GREAT. There's an expression on wall street you might have heard.
Bulls make money, Bears make money and Hogs get slaughterd.

NEVER LOOK BACK.. GO FOWARD NICE SALE

nrmillions · 12-11-2006, 05:44 PM

It will only be $29,700 after sedo commission and then only be like 20k after you pay the taxes on it. I think this was a really good domain name. 20k is not going to change your life. I would NOT have sold for less than 200k. The good thing though is that the money probably covers a lot of the money you have spent on mobi up till now so now you have eliminated your risk in mobi.

sf2010 · 12-11-2006, 05:45 PM

i personally think $33k is an excellent price for something that is not yet proven. yes, mobi has plenty of potential, but that is exactly what it is, a potential.

i wonder if you would be feeling the same way if the counter-offer came back at $10k (at which point, i would assume you would have asked for something less than 33k).

again, congratulations on your small "lottery" winning; and as jp said, enjoy some of that money on your family and friends. and don't forget to set aside a large chunk for the tax-man!

good luck!

jeremyp · 12-11-2006, 05:46 PM

tophatter,

cool, my dad used to say that to me when i was younger... :-) :-)

Jeremy

Quote:

Originally Posted by tophatter

Never Look back at a sale of a domain name , stock or anything else.
You put this name on Sedo to sell it, asked for a price and got it.
That's GREAT. There's an expression on wall street you might have heard.
Bulls make money, Bears make money and Hogs get slaughterd.

NEVER LOOK BACK.. GO FOWARD NICE SALE

12-11-2006, 04:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kamloops NamePros Regular Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 493 400.00 NP$ (Donate)	I am no expert but I think good price for now, but if you help on would have been alot more. But hey its a Gamble. 33000.00 is alot of cash! Invest some of it in more names! Congrats! __________________ Check out my domaining blog Nameopoly.com What did it sell for? Need cheap reliable hosting? PM me for a fantastic deal! Use Sedo? Want to make more? SEDOPRO is what you need - PM me for an Invite. Last edited by Kamloops; 12-11-2006 at 04:18 PM.

12-11-2006, 04:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
runsome NamePros Regular Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 262 160.00 NP$ (Donate)	Good and bad! if you had it up for sale, $33K is a great price for selling now. However, I would think if you held out for the market to peak you could have easily got xxx,xxx or even more. Just my opinion, congrats and welcome __________________ LoadFavs.com - LoadFavs.mobi - P-O-K-E-R.mobi

12-11-2006, 04:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
thinking1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,081 0.00 NP$ (Donate)	Congratulations on your sale. I think your first reaction was "this is unbelievable", rather than you being upset you lost your domain. I'm sure you are upset that you lost this name, but we can clearly tell you are very excited to have made this sale. You know that is a very reasonable price for the moment. I doubt you really want advice on if you think this is a good sale or not. You are just excited you sold this. Don't worry. If I owned this name and sold it for this amount I'd be posting my sale on every message board too. Good job. .....Of course if you waited a year you would have made at least half a million You own some very good Mobi names. Don't sell any of your other good ones for a while. Wait to see how Mobi pans out. They could be worth soooo much more in a year or two. If Mobi fails your names will still be worth alot because your names are still quality for the extension. The value of Premium Mobi Names will only go up, no matter what happens to Mobi. Last edited by thinking1; 12-11-2006 at 04:21 PM.

12-11-2006, 04:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
ATL.tv atl.tv Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 571 48.01 NP$ (Donate)	sounds like jeremy's at it again __________________ Internet Marketing at it's finest - SerpLeaders.com

12-11-2006, 04:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
newton Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,309 100.00 NP$ (Donate)	Very nice webecri and congratulations __________________ creates.me . casts.me . films.me . cells.me . debts.me . describes.me . delivers.me . installs.me . learns.me . shemales.me . socal.me . unions.me

12-11-2006, 04:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
MinionDH NamePros Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 563 5.00 NP$ (Donate)	Congratulations! I would take the money and reinvest into a better name. Possibly wait until mTLD starts auctioning off their premium names.. or just buy one or two keyword .com's Good luck

12-11-2006, 04:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
vcool NamePros Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Jose,CA Posts: 469 469.10 NP$ (Donate)	Well, you took the "gamble" with that. Check out Jeremy's therad below about domain valuation and see for yourself if you got good deal or not: http://www.namepros.com/dot-mobi/267...-multiple.html I don't think Sedo can force you to sell, if you don't want to. I think you can still reject the offer, if you want. Vcool

12-11-2006, 04:51 PM	#13 (permalink)
dentalpro Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Near Chicago Posts: 2,217 69.20 NP$ (Donate)	a bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush...just be happy with the $...you can make a good mark in domaining with 33k and you still have some ggod names in your sig. __________________ ChicagoMeetup.org

12-11-2006, 05:02 PM	#15 (permalink)
capiche NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 815 227.00 NP$ (Donate)	That would have been a hard one! 33k is a lot to turn down, but if .mobi keeps up at this pace that name could have gone for SO much more. I'd have trouble sleeping over it. Hope that makes you feel better. j/k Congrats on the sale, though. It was definitely a good one. You need to hold off on your other names until the next Traffic auction. -EDIT- On second thought, I just looked at the Overture. Isn't that much. I figured it was more. Also, all of the other major extensions are owned by individuals it seems and either not developed or are glorified PPC pages. So I take back the not being able to sleep thing. I'd probably be happy with the sale. It IS a lot of money. Last edited by capiche; 12-11-2006 at 05:13 PM.

12-11-2006, 05:09 PM	#16 (permalink)
danmanmktng NamePros Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 160 0.00 NP$ (Donate)	It's a fair price __________________ 400+ Mobis for Sale -- Considering Offers AIM: danmanmktng e-mail: danmanmktng@yahoo.com

12-11-2006, 05:11 PM	#17 (permalink)
faisj Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,198 60.18 NP$ (Donate)	I think its a good price for that domain name (IMHO) __________________ The PPC Parking Guide.com ~how much do you want to earn today?

12-11-2006, 05:17 PM	#20 (permalink)
thebiffenator NamePros Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 824 25.00 NP$ (Donate)	Take the money and run, but plant some new seeds along the way __________________ mobiz.mobi USA's Mobile Locator Try it out! PHANS.MOBI Join Phans.mobi Phillies AreThe MLB Champs!!! Support the best team in Baseball.

12-11-2006, 05:23 PM	#21 (permalink)
sld7 NamePros Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 62 0.00 NP$ (Donate)	That is an amazing sale! To turn $100 into $33,000 has to be some type of world record! Congratulations! Job well done!

12-11-2006, 05:38 PM	#22 (permalink)
tophatter NamePros Regular Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 556 0.00 NP$ (Donate)	Don't look back Never Look back at a sale of a domain name , stock or anything else. You put this name on Sedo to sell it, asked for a price and got it. That's GREAT. There's an expression on wall street you might have heard. Bulls make money, Bears make money and Hogs get slaughterd. NEVER LOOK BACK.. GO FOWARD NICE SALE

12-11-2006, 05:44 PM	#23 (permalink)
nrmillions Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,752 4.00 NP$ (Donate)	It will only be $29,700 after sedo commission and then only be like 20k after you pay the taxes on it. I think this was a really good domain name. 20k is not going to change your life. I would NOT have sold for less than 200k. The good thing though is that the money probably covers a lot of the money you have spent on mobi up till now so now you have eliminated your risk in mobi.

12-11-2006, 05:45 PM	#24 (permalink)
sf2010 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,039 3,075.00 NP$ (Donate)	i personally think $33k is an excellent price for something that is not yet proven. yes, mobi has plenty of potential, but that is exactly what it is, a potential. i wonder if you would be feeling the same way if the counter-offer came back at $10k (at which point, i would assume you would have asked for something less than 33k). again, congratulations on your small "lottery" winning; and as jp said, enjoy some of that money on your family and friends. and don't forget to set aside a large chunk for the tax-man! good luck!

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