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This thread is a central location to report domain name sales of any dollar amount.

As much information as you can include about the transaction is welcome, but at a bare minimum please include the domain name(s), the sale price, and whether you were the seller.

Good luck with your sales!



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Suggested template (bold details are required):

Domain name:

Sale venue:​
Listing type:​
Listing upgrades:​
Seller:​
Asking price:​
Sale price:​
Purchase venue:​
Purchase price:​
Details:​


Suggested values / explanations:
  • Sale venue: Sold at NamePros, outbound direct, inbound direct, etc.
  • Listing type: Make Offer, Fixed price, Auction, Auction with Buy-It-Now, Reverse auction, etc.
  • Listing upgrades: Premium package, featured listing, etc.
  • Seller: me, a friend, a friend of a friend, a colleague, someone else, unknown, etc.
  • Purchase venue: Where (and the year) the seller purchased the domain name originally.
  • Details: Any additional details about the domain name like how you bought it, how long you had it before it sold, its age, etc.

Examples:

Domain name: ThisDomain.com​
Sale venue: NamePros (2016)​
Listing type: Make offer with Buy-It-Now​
Listing upgrades: Featured listing​
Seller: Me​
Asking price: $950​
Sale price: $830​
Purchase venue: NamePros (2015)​
Purchase price: $25​
Details: Acquired from a reseller. 5 years old domain. Had for 1 year before resold.​

Domain name: ThatDomain.com​
Sale venue: GoDaddy Auctions (2012)​
Listing type: 7-day Public Auction​
Listing upgrades: N/A​
Seller: Someone else​
Asking price: N/A​
Sale price: $60​
Purchase venue: Hand registration (2009)​
Purchase price: $8​
Details: I watched its auction. The auction description said it was hand-registered the same day it dropped (from expiration).​



Important:
  • If you don't want to provide any other information about the sale besides what you've posted, then include "no further details" or "NFD" in your post.
 
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I must commend the way you've been making sales on Afternic. Just two questions please: how many domains did you buy during the promo and do you list all your domains with lower bin?

Hello Thank you, to answer your questions

1. 1500+ purchased during promo majority of my sales were reseller like average 15 per domain at NP or fb whatsapp groups etc only few domains were sold to end user by outbound/inbound. some at afternic and few at brandbucket and sedo. Managing domains in hundreds/thousands is tedious and since this is not full time, i made mistakes to not list my names at different marketplaces like i only did at afternic/sedo and there too not listed all names, sedo i am yet to list 60-70% of my names and afternic about 30-40% i hope to correct this and much more very soon.

2. Initially when i was new i used to be too stupid to let go many good deals/offers. via inbound whenever i got offers in the range of 150-500 for fasthost promo names i used to then quote in 4 fig. This because it had worked for 2 names at the very start and then all other offers were lost by me, when i understood this mistake simultaneously i also realized that as a domainer i need to list my domains at marketplaces so while doing the needful combining with the frustration of me losing many inbound deals i listed many names initially with lower price at afternic. I had thought once to change it but then i am too lazy and listing/editing is the only process i dont enjoy in domaining and as it was working well i didnt interfare. Although as told i have yet to list many names i am changing it now.

Congrats, did you do any outbound or just let them sit and wait for the buyers to find the names?

no outbound, just list. :)
 
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VeteransFund in king

Bought on godaddy auctions 2 months back for $323

Sold on efty
Price: $2500 net
 
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t/e/a/k/f/o/r/s/a/l/e in king..
$3100



$3.99 name registration Nov 16

bodis inbound 500 Jul 17

countered 5000

settled two offers later on price Aug 17


Not a smooth transfer though - Escrow almost blew it up, but fortunately the buyer really wanted the name so he didn't waver after we got sidetracked by their antics. They rejected the Non-US buyer even with the credentials sent to them to verify. Sat there for weeks in limbo. Settled through paypal and then...

The buyer had a slight English language barrier and no knowledge of the push/transfer process so I created an entirely new godaddy account and email account and then transferred in the name for him and then turned over the account . . . and that's how the extended escrow ended up working itself out.
 
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Purchase Price $534 and that was about 20 days ago.
 
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Just got confirmation on a sale of my own:

Domain Name: Clear/The/Rack[dot]com
Sale Venue: Afternic (via GoDaddy broker)
Sale Type: Inbound offer
Asking price: $2495
Sale Price: $2000
Purchase Price: $10 (hand reg)
Hold time: About 2 months
Net profit: $1590 (minus purchase price and Afternic fees)

I bought this one on a whim, knowing that it only had one or two ideal end users (there's one big department store that I was targeting), although I did like the commercial appeal of the term.

I emailed two or three marketing execs from this department store about 5 or 6 weeks ago, but never got a response. So I was pleasantly surprised when I received an email from a GoDaddy broker last week saying they had an interested buyer, but that they may not pay my asking price. I said there was a little room to move, they came back the next day with the $2000 offer and I accepted. Payment took a bit longer than it should have (9 days or so) due to some internal error.

This was my first experience with a GoDaddy broker; needless to say I was very pleased with the results, and the speed of the negotiation and transaction. I'll be very curious to see if the buyer is the company I was targeting.
 
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Sold: m//a//n//w//i//p//e in king
Acquired a few weeks back at closeout/drop
Outbound: Did some research, owner had a few domains so it was easy to pitch
Sale price: $500

Might have been able to get more, but sold it real quick. Smooth transaction.
 
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Domain name: InjuryAttorney.org
Sale venue: Afternic
Listing type: GoDaddy premium network listing
Seller: Kazzia LTD
Asking price: $9750
Sale price: $9750
Purchase venue: GoDaddy expired domain auction
Purchase price: $155 (two years ago)
Details: I wrote up a really good (I think) email with good information, and did some outbounding. I stated that this price was firm and that it would go to the first one who takes the buy it now. I got several replies and two strong bites. Then I get an email from Afternic that I got an offer for $9000. Clearly this was one of my leads. I said no, the price is firm. The sale and transfer went hours later.
 
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Domain name: InjuryAttorney.org
Sale venue: Afternic
Listing type: GoDaddy premium network listing
Seller: Kazzia LTD
Asking price: $9750
Sale price: $9750
Purchase venue: GoDaddy expired domain auction
Purchase price: $155 (two years ago)
Details: I wrote up a really good (I think) email with good information, and did some outbounding. I stated that this price was firm and that it would go to the first one who takes the buy it now. I got several replies and two strong bites. Then I get an email from Afternic that I got an offer for $9000. Clearly this was one of my leads. I said no, the price is firm. The sale and transfer went hours later.

Congrats. Risky move in the end just for $750. If the offer is so close to the asking price one should accept it, imo.
 
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Well, if I have the right end-user on the line, and several more work with, and stated up front that my price was firm and pushing the urgency of being first to get it, I felt comfortable with it. If I had no other interest, and they came in low, and we went back and forth for awhile, then that would make sense to not squeeze every penny. In this case I thought I could work the rest of my leads and always go back to them later if it didnt work out. And..it was my lead, and they went through Afternic which cost me $2k. So, I was not too excited about giving up another $1k. Ha ha. All is well that ends well!!
 
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Domain name: InjuryAttorney.org
Sale venue: Afternic
Listing type: GoDaddy premium network listing
Seller: Kazzia LTD
Asking price: $9750
Sale price: $9750
Purchase venue: GoDaddy expired domain auction
Purchase price: $155 (two years ago)
Details: I wrote up a really good (I think) email with good information, and did some outbounding. I stated that this price was firm and that it would go to the first one who takes the buy it now. I got several replies and two strong bites. Then I get an email from Afternic that I got an offer for $9000. Clearly this was one of my leads. I said no, the price is firm. The sale and transfer went hours later.

Oh, to be more clear, I have an Efty marketplace where they can do the buy it now.
 
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Domain: BackWin in King
Venue: Sedo
Type: Make Offer
Sale Price: $700
Cost: $2 promo at Dotster

I was planning to renew this one but received an offer 2 weeks before expiry :)
 
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Domain name: keto.xyz
Sale venue: Afternic BIN
Seller: Me
Sale price: $499
Purchase Price - $1 (27 Nov 2016)
 
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Hello Thank you, to answer your questions

1. 1500+ purchased during promo majority of my sales were reseller like average 15 per domain at NP or fb whatsapp groups etc only few domains were sold to end user by outbound/inbound. some at afternic and few at brandbucket and sedo. Managing domains in hundreds/thousands is tedious and since this is not full time, i made mistakes to not list my names at different marketplaces like i only did at afternic/sedo and there too not listed all names, sedo i am yet to list 60-70% of my names and afternic about 30-40% i hope to correct this and much more very soon.

2. Initially when i was new i used to be too stupid to let go many good deals/offers. via inbound whenever i got offers in the range of 150-500 for fasthost promo names i used to then quote in 4 fig. This because it had worked for 2 names at the very start and then all other offers were lost by me, when i understood this mistake simultaneously i also realized that as a domainer i need to list my domains at marketplaces so while doing the needful combining with the frustration of me losing many inbound deals i listed many names initially with lower price at afternic. I had thought once to change it but then i am too lazy and listing/editing is the only process i dont enjoy in domaining and as it was working well i didnt interfare. Although as told i have yet to list many names i am changing it now.



no outbound, just list. :)

Did you you point the landing page to Afternic parking page for your domains reged at FH and sold at Afternic?
 
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Did you you point the landing page to Afternic parking page for your domains reged at FH and sold at Afternic?
no without parking, at afternic i only make sure to list all domains in fast transfer premium listing and never parked. I believe fast transfer listing is very effective.
 
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WJW/co
Paid under $400 - had it for 3 years
Sold $2,500
GD Premium Auctions
 
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Not sure about the future of this business now, however in the meantime there is still time for some fun with these smaller sales, I may have posted some of these before, apologies for that.

Date >> Platform >>>>domain >>>>>>> Gross >>> broker fee >>> Net

31-Aug brandbucket chef // mode.com 2635 1075 1,560.00
06-Sep brandbucket bop // sy.com 2250 1035 1,215.00
21-Jul undeveloped.com buy // oils.com 299 44.85 254.15
04-Sep undeveloped.com super // sofas.com 650 97.5 552.50
07-Sep undeveloped.com game // casa.com 888 133.2 754.80
31-Aug namejet.com game // soar.com 69 10.35 58.65
31-Jul namejet.com crazy // trader.com 69 10.35 58.65
15-Sep Godaddy free // ra.com 3250 650 2600
13-Sep Godaddy dream // hug.com 888 177.6 710.4
13-Sep Godaddy insurance // shops.com 299 59.8 239.2
12-Sep Godaddy company // machine.com 299 59.8 239.2
08-Sep Godaddy chatter // city.com 299 59.8 239.2
05-Sep Godaddy reach // machine.com 888 177.6 710.4
02-Sep Godaddy trucks // hub.com 299 59.8 239.2
02-Sep Godaddy dvd // stream.com 299 59.8 239.2
29-Aug Godaddy hack // central.com 888 177.6 710.4
23-Aug Godaddy x // rates.org 299 59.8 239.2
17-Aug Godaddy plu // sl.com 299 59.8 239.2
14-Aug Godaddy top // shades.com 299 59.8 239.2
10-Aug Godaddy easy // bikes.com 299 59.8 239.2
28-Jul Godaddy halal // pro.com 888 177.6 710.4
28-Jul Godaddy designer // dream.com 299 59.8 239.2
22-Jul Godaddy hot // carz.com 299 59.8 239.2
20-Jul Godaddy baseball // dealer.com 299 59.8 239.2
19-Jul Godaddy epic // tap.com 2222 444.4 1777.6
14-Jul Godaddy best // desks.com 299 59.8 239.2
13-Jul Godaddy groove // wolf.com 299 59.8 239.2
12-Jul Godaddy coin // feast.com 299 59.8 239.2
12-Jul Godaddy bon // club.com 299 59.8 239.2
11-Jul Godaddy better // interviewing.com 299 59.8 239.2
24-Jun Godaddy credit // lend.com 299 59.8 239.2
 
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d/o/m/e/h/o/m/e/n/e/t

$333


$2 Dotster reg
July 16


Slow motion sale over a few months initial offer $150 inbound Bodis inquiry March 17, inched up to $333 after a couple of follow up contacts.
 
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Was debating whether to report this as I mostly prefer to keep my sales quiet but it's going to be reported by Uniregistry anyway in due course:

Forexrobot com - $50,000
Purchase price - mid 4 figures
Broker commission - $10k. Partner payment - undisclosed.

Long story but this lead came from domaintools and looked for a long time like it wasn't going to get anywhere near our expectations. This was not just a domain (which I acquired a year or so ago for mid 4 figures) but I also partnered with someone in this niche and we built it out to a big site with lots of content, charts etc. and it was ranking well for some big keywords and was making money. There's no way of knowing how much of a factor the site had in this sale but we had no interest in selling unless it was close to our expectations (also had to factor in my partners % in any agreed sale).

In the end the buyer suddenly became very motivated to buy and this was a level we felt was reasonable to all parties. If you are able to build out your quality domains into sites earning money you have a higher chance of selling either the domain and/or the content for more than just a plain domain. In the end this was purely a domain sale without content.

N.B. I'm not a domainer by trade, we often build our domains out into sites just to be transparent on that.

Thrilled with the sale!
 
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Was debating whether to report this as I mostly prefer to keep my sales quiet but it's going to be reported by Uniregistry anyway in due course:

Forexrobot com - $50,000
Purchase price - mid 4 figures
Broker commission - $10k. Partner payment - undisclosed.

Long story but this lead came from domaintools and looked for a long time like it wasn't going to get anywhere near our expectations. This was not just a domain (which I acquired a year or so ago for mid 4 figures) but I also partnered with someone in this niche and we built it out to a big site with lots of content, charts etc. and it was ranking well for some big keywords and was making money. There's no way of knowing how much of a factor the site had in this sale but we had no interest in selling unless it was close to our expectations (also had to factor in my partners % in any agreed sale).

In the end the buyer suddenly became very motivated to buy and this was a level we felt was reasonable to all parties. If you are able to build out your quality domains into sites earning money you have a higher chance of selling either the domain and/or the content for more than just a plain domain. In the end this was purely a domain sale without content.

N.B. I'm not a domainer by trade, we often build our domains out into sites just to be transparent on that.

Thrilled with the sale!
Thats a huge one...congrats
 
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Was debating whether to report this as I mostly prefer to keep my sales quiet but it's going to be reported by Uniregistry anyway in due course:

Forexrobot com - $50,000
Purchase price - mid 4 figures
Broker commission - $10k. Partner payment - undisclosed.

Long story but this lead came from domaintools and looked for a long time like it wasn't going to get anywhere near our expectations. This was not just a domain (which I acquired a year or so ago for mid 4 figures) but I also partnered with someone in this niche and we built it out to a big site with lots of content, charts etc. and it was ranking well for some big keywords and was making money. There's no way of knowing how much of a factor the site had in this sale but we had no interest in selling unless it was close to our expectations (also had to factor in my partners % in any agreed sale).

In the end the buyer suddenly became very motivated to buy and this was a level we felt was reasonable to all parties. If you are able to build out your quality domains into sites earning money you have a higher chance of selling either the domain and/or the content for more than just a plain domain. In the end this was purely a domain sale without content.

N.B. I'm not a domainer by trade, we often build our domains out into sites just to be transparent on that.

Thrilled with the sale!
its goods to develop a few names to sell big.nice one there
 
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Wakix.com $900

Sold BIN via Afternic

Hand reffed on drop Feb 2017
 
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PrimpMyPet $449 in .com through GD Premium Listing
Hand reg'd last February
 
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