Is Flippa's basic listing of $9 enough to get some decent views

Raghav Nehra · Nov 16, 2017

Hello NP's
I just wanted to inquire if the $9 basic listing is enough to attract some buyers on Flippa, because the next upgrade is of $59 which is very expensive especially for people whose country currency is very weak compared to the dollar ($).

D Haynes · Nov 16, 2017

I have used Flippa the most in the past when it was good but now I dont really use auctions. I dont get enough time to be proactive with domaining anymore and only wait for inbound/passive sales. Flippa were giving away credits a little while ago so I used them on a basic auction listing 3 weeks ago. 15 day listing and 15 views I think. Sold the name for 50 bucks which was ok by me but showed that the user base isnt there anymore. If I was forced to use an auction provider Id probably use namejet to target other investors or sedo for endusers but only if forced to choose. At the end of the day it all comes down to the quality of the names being auctioned. Top names usualy get top prices wherever you sell them.

Raghav Nehra said:
which aftermarket auctions do you prefer then...if not flippa?

sellbourne · Nov 16, 2017

You dont know until you try!
Give a try first

Flippa is exclusive marketplace with price and other sort of offers they give imo.

DNWon · Nov 17, 2017

I received 7 views and one lowball offer for my $9 listing fee. Total waste of one domain renewal!

Hootsifer · Nov 17, 2017

$9, 8 views, no bids, no sale after one week -- floppa.com

creataweb · Nov 17, 2017

sellbourne said:
You dont know until you try!
Give a try first
Flippa is exclusive marketplace with price and other sort of offers they give imo.

Maybe you should pay his $9 listing fee lol.

sellbourne · Nov 17, 2017

I never paid except the auction fee but i am saying give a try first!

domaintrades · Nov 17, 2017

I'm not keen on upfront fees. Prefer to pay a commission if/when sold.

Haroon Basha · Nov 18, 2017

$ 9 listing fee is high, because the exposure is limited. Flippa should consider reducing the listing fee so that more clients can list their domain names. More domain names, more exposure. A fee of $ 3 is what we want them to accept for a domain name.

Haroon Basha · Nov 18, 2017

The staff in Flippa are exceptionally great. They are promptly responding to the issue and moreover, they are highly unbiased in their decisions. That is one of the plus point with Flippa, I like most.

Josytal · Nov 18, 2017

Don't waste your time and money. Learn from my experience.
GoDaddy, Afternic give far better result even with free listing as compared to Flippa's paid listing.

I you're new to the marketplaces, first understand how the auctions work - Buy It Now (BIN), Offer/Counter Offer, Push to Auction, etc.

Good luck

Josytal · Nov 18, 2017

Haroon Basha said:
The staff in Flippa are exceptionally great.

Fine, but certainly not enough to be rated as a productive marketplace.

Joseph Eleyinte · Nov 18, 2017

Absolutely not a guarantee of sale. I just complete a listing of one my domain name; iaaf.io and it did not gather more than 50 views and no bids for a period of 30 days.

Jv1999 · Nov 19, 2017

talking.domains said:
Little advice: for 9$ you can list your domain for as long as possible, get watchers, and if domain is not sold Flippa gives you one more try for free. So you have more time and previous watchers from the round before.
Upgrade of 59$ is not worth at all.

9 is not "for as long as possible;" it's 30 days

stewmath · Nov 19, 2017

Ive had a couple of good sales on flippa before but nowadays its useless, $9 for barely 10 views

DotKing · Nov 19, 2017

Jv1999 said:
9 is not "for as long as possible;" it's 30 days

9$ is price
"for as long as possible" is 30 days, max auction time
Sorry I didn't mention that

Casey L · Nov 20, 2017

Avoid the $59 listing at all costs, equivalent of throwing your money in the trash

omelet · Nov 21, 2017

haha

a few years ago, I spent money $59, or even $239 (not remember exactly) the services. But never got sold.

From the sad experiences, I concluded:

1), any domainers who spent money on flippa don't really understand domaining market and businesses

2), Flippa doesn't understand domaining market. They business model/ price strategy is short-sighted and for short success/ cash flow only. In the long run, they don't understand buyer and seller psychological movement very much.

sellbourne · Nov 21, 2017

I disagree with you.I sold mostly my Domains at Flippa.
They are best for me.Every domainer use different market plan,different platform and so on...
In conclusion,every marketplace giving different opportunity to the customers.
Like Sedo and flippa!
Auction in Sedo 59 euro in Flippa 9$
Many examples can be given...

omelet · Nov 21, 2017

sellbourne said:
I disagree with you.I sold mostly my Domains at Flippa.
They are best for me.Every domainer use different market plan,different platform and so on...
In conclusion,every marketplace giving different opportunity to the customers.
Like Sedo and flippa!
Auction in Sedo 59 euro in Flippa 9$
Many examples can be given...

Maybe you are the 3% lucky

Keep selling at flippa

creataweb · Nov 21, 2017

sellbourne said:
I disagree with you.I sold mostly my Domains at Flippa.
They are best for me.Every domainer use different market plan,different platform and so on...
In conclusion,every marketplace giving different opportunity to the customers.
Like Sedo and flippa!
Auction in Sedo 59 euro in Flippa 9$
Many examples can be given...

If someone makes an offer on your name at Sedo you can push to auction for free... so still better than Flippa in a few ways.

sellbourne · Nov 21, 2017

Yes it s true anyway

Is Flippa's basic listing of $9 enough to get some decent views

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