.com My First Big Sale - From $15 to $1000

DrJacoby said:

Congratulations! When they offered $1,000, what did you counter with?

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JamesCrew said:

Exactly. I think those fellow domainers who do not want to share the domain name do not want their buyer's email full of spammy domains from 'wanna be's' (no offense intended). And we as NPers should respect that.

As far as learning something from the sale, there are other things we can learn. Knowing the actual domain name helps but it is not the only factor to learn. We could learn about the category of the domain and then we can make similar investment plans for our domain portfolio, we could learn about the platform where the domains were sold, we could learn how the deal was negotiated and how the seller responded, and etc.. However, like other members have said, mentioning sold domains always helps a lot.

We as a community expect real sales threads from members here. We should not only respect their information but should also appreciate them for sharing their sales.

Lastly, I do not think such threads are by any means a waste of time. In fact we can all learn something from the details shared by the sellers in such threads. Any tiny detail could help newbies and/or pros. However, it depends on a person-to-person basis as what they are looking to learn and what they are looking to "dig" into (there's a difference). And if someone just wants to know about the sold domain name so that they can send sales email to the buyer with their domains, then I am sorry, that is not what I would consider as a 'learning point', and is not ethical at all.

Sharing useful things with the community is nice, but respecting buyers' profile is also crucial.

Just my two cents.

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LiamShiff said:

Hello everyone,

Just had my first big sale in my domaining journey! Wanted to share it with everyone here on NP

It was a domain I had purchased for $15 when I was waiting at the bar at some birthday party.
The funny part is that it was a typo... and I hadn't realized that until I clicked purchase and checked out on Godaddy. So I told the bartender to make my drink a double since I had just wasted $15 for a bad domain.

But... after further research, it turns out that multiple companies are using the exact same name (very minor variations) so I naturally got excited and listed it on Godaddy as make an offer.

Got my first offer for $20 and thought this is all it could be worth... but I decided to counter with $2000.

A couple of hours later, the $1000 offer comes in

And that's how I made my first $1000!

Thank you to everyone here on NP for the advice and the unlimited well of knowledge. I will keep learning from minds like you and hopefully make more sales $!

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