GoDaddy vs Estibot domain valuations...

The difference has got to do with algorithms/formulas they use to produce results and plus the fact that they really aren't very good at what they do anyway.

I suggest you take automatic appraisals with a pinch of salt, they don't have near the complexity and reasoning that human experts have.

As a general rule they can't handle pure brandables .eg 'estibot.com' which scores a $0 when searched on estibot.

Even end-users don't see value in valuable names.
Here is what you need to have valuable name:
1)Only .com
2)Only 1 max 2 word domain or 1 sort brandable "word" (See brandbucket)
3)LLL.com (now they are cheap, grab as much you can)
4)Never follow trends (gtlds, LLLL.com and similar shet).
That's all.

Thanks guys.

Domain-Reseller said:

Here is what you need to have valuable name:
1)Only .com

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I disagree. Some cctlds can be quite lucrative.

LLL now cheap huh? Guess it is all relative. I wish I had the cash to pick up several LLL names

I imagine estibot.com is by now under strong pressure from the 2018 newly updated and free godaddy appraisal tool popularity cutting into their sales. I like both services and more often than you would expect both values appear to be somewhat accurate imo, except on some names in misc categories like good acronyms and others. I believe the GD valuations seem to be better overall and free!

Both are a joke but I trust GoDaddy more for a baseline as they sell a lot of domains. Estibot is old school and undervalues almost everything.

Coldtrigger said:

I disagree. Some cctlds can be quite lucrative.

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I saw one go for over $25k!

I like that GoDaddy's tool provides you with some previous similar sales. However, that can also be dangerous because it could be a sale 10 years ago when prices were much lower.

I did a valuation recently and GoDaddy told me that a similar name - zen.com - had once sold for $1,500. That almost made me cry

Buying based on automated evaluations is just dumb. Filtering from high to low to find the better names makes sense. I see names all the time where the evaluations are way too high or way too low. A computerized evaluation cannot tell you what an end-user is willing to pay out of pocket for domain it can just make a guess

You wait for the price you want, or sale between the appraisal you trust most! In the end it depends on who's willing to buy for your price.

Here's a small sample of GD appraisals from a week or so ago. There are plenty more.

Why would I list domains anywhere that also makes a tool available that could potentially sabotage my sales with nonsense like this?

f.org - $13,792
457.com - $17,661
100.com more than $25,000

Im a bit thrown off - for morningstiffness.com estibot appraised $2900, but godaddy appraised $567. Which report is more reliable? I want to say godaddy but I am looking for a second opinion.