BrandPa.com Experience (Brandable Domain Marketplace)

[Chris Hydrick]

BrandPa.com has announced their presence on NamePros...

Hi there! I'm sorry your experience with BB wasn't pleasant :/ If you'd like to try our marketplace please don't hesitate to do so We're new in the domaining industry but very eager to learn! Let me know what you think or if you have any questions This is us: https://brandpa.com/ (or if you'd like to read about the sellers' rules visit this page: https://brandpa.com/start-selling)

Look forward to hearing from you!

Granted, the above post is from the BrandBucket experience thread, and will likely be deleted for being off topic / wrong thread, it was the first time I heard of them. The founder, @Jowita Emberton, had introduced herself in an earlier thread:

Hi guys! NamePros is a great website to get invaluable information about the domaining industry. As a reader, I'm here pretty much every day. As a writer, I'm starting today

I'm the founder of Brandpa (brandpa.com), a domain name marketplace similar to BB, BR or Namerific. We use AI and human knowledge to create and judge the names’ value according to how easy to pronounce and catchy they are.

I'm here to learn, get to know you and your recent experiences with other brandable name marketplaces We're still developing the business so any insight on our site (brandpa.com) or anything you're missing from other marketplaces will be very useful

Thanks!

I'm creating this thread to discuss their marketplace, and for those who have experiences with them.

Here's what I know so far:

The founder, @Jowita Emberton, runs two other online businesses according to her LinkedIn page.

Delighten.co.uk - Web / brand design firm.

Weddination.com - Polish wedding services

According to her LinkedIn, she has been operating BrandPa since August 2016. Though, the last cached Archive.org screenshot is a server error on October 4, 2016 HERE

BrandPa.com (2006) is registered to Oliver Emberton, founder and managing director of SilkTide.com.

Currently, there are 562 domains published / listed on BrandPa. It appears most domains listed are handregged by the owners. Not 100% on this; I will run a check when my program is working again.

After reviewing their listings, I found two errors.

The domain regged is MonoRaptor.com, but the text reads ManoRaptor.com

The domain regged is UnknownVenues.com, but the text reads UnknownVenus.com

At first look:

Pros

• No Listing Fee
• FREE Logos
• Domain Owner sets price ($1,000+)
• Forwards all offers for sellers consideration
• Brandpa is a pretty memorable / catchy brandable domain.
• Select 'On-Sale' marketing section

Cons

• Low Alexa Ranking (4,557,819)

• New site. Assuming low organic traffic, and low type-in traffic due to quality and quantity of inventory.
• Piggy-back branding off BrandBucket in site footer see below

• Reviews are all from .co.uk domains, yet BrandPa doesn't sell any .co.uk domains. A quick glance at other domains owned by the reviewers and I wasn't able to verify any brandable .com's with history tracing back to BrandPa.

Personal thoughts: I respect that they "allow the seller to submit more domain names" by not charging a listing fee. To me this shows they are willing to work for your exclusivity. Should they gain popularity, I wonder if they'll sustain this business model and/or if their logo / listing quality will decrease over time when resources are spread across the masses.

@Jowita Emberton = Feel free to comment / fill in any of the blanks.

 

[Uppercredit]

First name accepted after submitting 37 names...
Congratulations to me in advance

Restohealth.com

 

[karmaco]

At least they show sales unlike the huge site

 

[Yusupbabay]

domains listing in brandpa today :

lazado.com $2,895
https://brandpa.com/name/lazado

 

[MitchH]

domains listing in brandpa today :

lazado.com $2,895
https://brandpa.com/name/lazado

Nice!

 

[Yusupbabay]

domains listing in brandpa today :

• Domain name: alegna.com $9,595
• This domain was first registered in February 1997

https://brandpa.com/name/alegna

 

[wackawacka1]

I was hoping to sign up on Brandpa but looks like they aren't accepting new sellers. Anyone know when they stopped accepting new sellers (apologies if this has been answered before in this thread - I didn't see any mention in recent posts). Thanks.

 

[MitchH]

I was hoping to sign up on Brandpa but looks like they aren't accepting new sellers. Anyone know when they stopped accepting new sellers (apologies if this has been answered before in this thread - I didn't see any mention in recent posts). Thanks.

I wasn't aware they stopped accepting sellers. What exactly is happening when you try to signup? Screenshot?

 

[wackawacka1]

I wasn't aware they stopped accepting sellers. What exactly is happening when you try to signup? Screenshot?

 

[MitchH]

Interesting. They are still accepting new submissions for approval though, so not everything is shut down. Hopefully they re-open new registration for you soon.

 

[Primary Names]

Part of work-load management.
They should have some type of notification mechanism in place though.

 

[nitg16]

Just saw a $90 domain on BP. Looks like some error because I think they don't list low priced domains.

Edit: Just sorted domains from low price to high and there are quite a handful of them.

 

[DotKing]

https://brandpa.com/search#/sort/lowestPrice/

they started survival mode?

 

[AuctionBio]

Wonderful domain, best of luck with its sale

Mine first one is online on brandpa, second one is on they way, total 16 submitted and 2 accepted. I was nearly 100% sure that one of my names toytrolley.com will also be selected but it is rejected, but i am ok with this.

MetroService.com now listed on brandpa @ 35,600 USD

@Josh R
Yes I was the person, I also got 3 times offer with in couple of days, but politely rejected than....

 

[Embrand]

Just saw a $90 domain on BP. Looks like some error because I think they don't list low priced domains.

Edit: Just sorted domains from low price to high and there are quite a handful of them.

That's not a good sign I think. If you want to be considered a serious brandable marketplace, you should not have $90 names. How will you justify selling other, quite similar names, for thousands?

 

[BrandCougar]

Agree - prefer they retain their branding position as a premium market and retain their price points as such.

 

[nitg16]

How pricing on BP works? Users are free to set their own price or BP team decides right pricing?

 

[karmaco]

Someone is clearing out their portfolio there and likely asked to lower prices. I noticed this a few weeks back. Doesn’t bother me in the least. Those names will sell or drop off the site. Doesn’t affect my names. There are domainers who buy there just like at all brandable sites.

 

[nitg16]

Someone is clearing out their portfolio there and likely asked to lower prices. I noticed this a few weeks back. Doesn’t bother me in the least. Those names will sell or drop off the site. Doesn’t affect my names. There are domainers who buy there just like at all brandable sites.

But why dilute value of all other domains? If someone wants to liquidate and BP team agrees, then they could ask them to delist and remove 30 day requirement.

This is from their knowledge base:

"We almost never accept domains that we think might sell for under $2,000, as our business model doesn’t make sense below that (we make our living from commission, and that has to cover the cost of listing)."

 

[Embrand]

Someone is clearing out their portfolio there and likely asked to lower prices. I noticed this a few weeks back. Doesn’t bother me in the least. Those names will sell or drop off the site. Doesn’t affect my names. There are domainers who buy there just like at all brandable sites.

If they happily sell $90 names to domainers on their website, then I wonder why they don't allow us to sell names publicly at NamePros.

 

[nitg16]

If they happily sell $90 names to domainers on their website, then I wonder why they don't allow us to sell names publicly at NamePros.

I agree. Some domains are listed for as low as $30.

Does anyone here know anyone from BP team? Please tag them.

 

[anantj]

Does anyone here know anyone from BP team? Please tag them.

@Jowita Emberton is from BP
Edit: She's the founder of BP

 

[NameWell]

At least they show sales unlike the huge site

Where can you see the sales?

 

[Keith DeBoer]

At the bottom of the home page
and on this page too https://brandpa.com/testimonials

 

[NameWell]

At the bottom of the home page
and on this page too https://brandpa.com/testimonials
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Thank you!

 

[karmaco]

If they happily sell $90 names to domainers on their website, then I wonder why they don't allow us to sell names publicly at NamePros.

Why don’t you ask them Aren’t you a Brandbucket devotee?

If you guys have issues contact them about it as obviously no one here knows the actual facts about those handful of names.