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discuss Are you still finding high quality expiring domains?

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It seems to me that the number of high quality (or even good quality) domains expiring / dropping has gone down significantly in the last 6 months or so. I browse the Namejet, Godaddy and Dropcatch lists frequently but very rarely find anything that I'm super excited about (although I don't really trade the 4L / numerics market). I was wondering if this is just me, or have others also noticed a significant drying up of the market?
 
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I think there are still some good names there. But catching them is more difficult nowdays, because big companies come to the game.
 
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Fewer and fewer quality names are expiring. When they do, there is intense competition at the drops. You'll often end up paying end user price. What to do ? Secure good names before they drop. You need to go catch (purchase) 'em where they are.

I am waiting for casino.com.
sex.com has 40 bids at Namejet... why not :xf.smile:
 
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My theory..one variable to the scarcity is that the more people buying "ebooks" etc on making millions on flipping domains overnight..The harder it find good domains (within realistic prices)...Also came across a few free articles that give excellent tips and techniques.

Another personal factor..The premiums that I would have bought five years ago, I sure wouldn't think twice about today..Yeah, I learn from my mistakes especially the ones that cost me money.
 
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I think you still can find an catch decent domains
those are mine from the last 10 days or so
judge yourself

House-Power.com
DressingBaby.com
DoggiShop.com
LaBeautePro.com
Solar-Finanzierung.com ( financing )
SaferPro.com
AboutBeverly.com
SouthernLust.com
Family-Fit.com
BBW-Single.com
ShirtsLA.com
SolarInsite.com
SoftFeets.com
Baby-UK.com
ElevatedBeds.com
 
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If domainers are willing to bid up to $XXX in an expiring domain auction, why aren't they willing to pay the same price for an aftermarket domain listed at Godaddy, SEDO, etc?
 
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If domainers are willing to bid up to $XXX in an expiring domain auction, why aren't they willing to pay the same price for an aftermarket domain listed at Godaddy, SEDO, etc?

LOL. I have the same question, it's confusing me all time.
 
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Honestly, 100% correct. Now i coudn't find good domains on dropped list everynight like it used to.
The more terrible is : people now are so crazy to pay the unprofitable price for domains that listed on NameJet, GD Auctions ( Expired , Close out). I can't believe they could spend those money for normal-qualify names.
And of course, there are always gems on Dropped List, but it's too hard to catch them nowaday.
House-Power.com
DressingBaby.com
DoggiShop.com
LaBeautePro.com
Solar-Finanzierung.com ( financing )
SaferPro.com
AboutBeverly.com
SouthernLust.com
Family-Fit.com
BBW-Single.com
ShirtsLA.com
SolarInsite.com
SoftFeets.com
Baby-UK.com
ElevatedBeds.com
In my opinion, if i were you, i just registered SaferPro.com
Almost of your list are hyphened domains, it's too hard to find end-users to buy this kind of domain names ( except German, Japanese, Russian, French). And for other names, i coudn't find any end-users for them :(
 
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Honestly, 100% correct. Now i coudn't find good domains on dropped list everynight like it used to.
The more terrible is : people now are so crazy to pay the unprofitable price for domains that listed on NameJet, GD Auctions ( Expired , Close out). I can't believe they could spend those money for normal-qualify names.
And of course, there are always gems on Dropped List, but it's too hard to catch them nowaday.

In my opinion, if i were you, i just registered SaferPro.com
Almost of your list are hyphened domains, it's too hard to find end-users to buy this kind of domain names ( except German, Japanese, Russian, French). And for other names, i coudn't find any end-users for them :(

Don't discount hyphenated sales, there is a market for them. They are not fast sellers but the market does exist... check out recent hyphenated sales here and check the frequency and selling prices (these are only the sales that are reported obviously): https://namebio.com/?s==QDOygDN3ETM
 
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I think you still can find an catch decent domains
those are mine from the last 10 days or so
judge yourself

House-Power.com
DressingBaby.com
DoggiShop.com
LaBeautePro.com
Solar-Finanzierung.com ( financing )
SaferPro.com
AboutBeverly.com
SouthernLust.com
Family-Fit.com
BBW-Single.com
ShirtsLA.com
SolarInsite.com
SoftFeets.com
Baby-UK.com
ElevatedBeds.com
Hi Frank
What is your average price and % of domains sold within the first year of registration with that kind of domain ?
 
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Hi Frank
What is your average price and % of domains sold within the first year of registration with that kind of domain ?

I can't tell you
as I am aquiring new domains and dropping domains
on a daily basis for years
so statistics are always incorrenct

I get frequent sales inquiries, but sales are random
as I focus on getting at least 4 figures usd or more

a year ago I was thinking differently
and focussing on 5 and 6 letter brandables .com
I sold a few of them meanwhile.
Some of them actually had decent parking income ( surprise )

Mostly it takes a few years for a sale.
 
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Honestly, 100% correct. Now i coudn't find good domains on dropped list everynight like it used to.
The more terrible is : people now are so crazy to pay the unprofitable price for domains that listed on NameJet, GD Auctions ( Expired , Close out). I can't believe they could spend those money for normal-qualify names.
And of course, there are always gems on Dropped List, but it's too hard to catch them nowaday.

In my opinion, if i were you, i just registered SaferPro.com
Almost of your list are hyphened domains, it's too hard to find end-users to buy this kind of domain names ( except German, Japanese, Russian, French). And for other names, i coudn't find any end-users for them :(

I happen to be german
so a hyphen doens't look terrible to me at all

House-Power.com - 2 strong keywords related to electrical installation / solar
DressingBaby.com - baby is always a good market
DoggiShop.com - if you can't get a decent domain for your budget to sell dog related stuff - here you go
LaBeautePro.com - LA beauty shop - La Beaute - french for beauty
Solar-Finanzierung.com ( financing ) - yes huge market solor energy german way of writing
SaferPro.com - yes of course a great domain for a lot of uses
AboutBeverly.com - if you are beverly and want to position yourself online : get this one
SouthernLust.com - ;) just a beautiful name
Family-Fit.com - Fitness and Family how well do do want it to be?
BBW-Single.com - ;) no comment
ShirtsLA.com - TShirt is a huge market - why not in LA?
SolarInsite.com - yes solar is a no brainer
SoftFeets.com - softfeet.com is for sale at 100.00 with a very successful broker
Baby-UK.com - - another no brainer to me
ElevatedBeds.com - elderly care
 
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Thanks Frank for these informations, have you tried playing with price to see at which price you have the best ROI ?
 
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Thanks Frank for these informations, have you tried playing with price to see at which price you have the best ROI ?

I got an sudden sale via afternic just a few days ago
where I'd set the buy now after inquiry to $1188 USD

so I am testing that price now for a while
my $3888 USD or $5888 USD may have been a little uneffecive ..
 
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I got an sudden sale via afternic just a few days ago
where I'd set the buy now after inquiry to $1188 USD

so I am testing that price now for a while
my $3888 USD or $5888 USD may have been a little uneffecive ..
Have you tested much less ? $100 , $200, $500 ?
 
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Have you tested much less ? $100 , $200, $500 ?

I sold 1 at flippa 288 usd after inquiry
flippa is always low $-
I sold 2 at $488 BuyNow at my own platform
- most probably left money on the table-

the lower amount didn't lead to significantly more sales
 
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I often have offers at $100 (maybe 2-3 per day), but a counter offer at $500 will be accepted maybe once every 10 offers. A counter at $2000 will be accepted maybe once every 50 offers.
 
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I often have offers at $100 (maybe 2-3 per day), but a counter offer at $500 will be accepted maybe once every 10 offers. A counter at $2000 will be accepted maybe once every 50 offers.

if I calculate that right
you earn more using the 2K usd offer
 
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