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question Does a domain sell for more if it’s expiring?

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It’s a question I’ve had many times and I don’t think anyone has put together the data (or even could) to answer it. Would the same domain name sell for more in an expired domain auction vs a regular domain auction? My thinking is, yes – expired domains sell for more.
As investors, we have to all buy at wholesale otherwise if you really need liquidity later on down the road you’ll find yourself selling at a loss. Still, going back to the psychology of expired domain auctions – I’m not sure if it’s just me that feels like there is a greater opportunity in expired auctions or if that’s something other people feel as well. I know that my buying activity has been pretty laser-focused on expired domains for years and it’s pretty rare for me to look at public domain auctions from other investors…I’ve kinda written those off...
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I agree with DeBoer's comment on the article, to me this sums up why the expired seem to sell for more:

There is a feeding frenzy on the GoDaddy expired auctions and so prices are artificially high. There is a buzz for expired auctions and the public auctions are not publicized and are not sexy.

It would be interesting, although impossible, to see a comparison between an expired name auction on GD and an auction for the same name here on NP, where it would be the same "eyes" (in this case domainers) bidding on it.
 
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