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Will Flippa close down or be bought out?

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What will happen to Flippa in 2019?

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  • Keep struggling along

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  • Close Down

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    42.1%
  • Bought out

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I'm looking at the highest sales on Flippa for last 90 days and also their traffic since their terrible site redesign in November.
Absolute laughable shambles.
So are they more likely to fold up shop soon or be bought out?
Who might buy them?
 

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Anyone can make a website like Flippa.com and do the Media Releases and SEO and better website than Flippa.com could be made. Its the lazy bankers that want to eat the raw egg do these kind of things. I had been making 1050% Annual ROI doing SEO myself with just few premium templates purchased while in Stock market one gets like 12% to 15% Annual ROI.
And I don't thinks owners are going to sell the company.
 
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I think bought out but I'd prefer shut down.

(I can't vote because of a restricted account)
 
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Flippa was very good when it was sitepoint. It can more likely be bought. But I can't guess when.

Sedo may be interested to buy it. Godaddy will likely to have a bigger budget for it.
Sedo can make it more profitable than Godaddy. Because Sedo already sells websites, despite not many people know. Godaddy doesn't sell websites. There are not too many website+domain marketplaces in the size of Sedo. But it can be bought by a smaller player. It's difficult to guess.

Running a website marketplace is more complicated than a domain marketplace. Website has more disputable details during and after the sale. Domain and website marketplaces must and will eventually use only crypto currency.
 
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Flippa was very good when it was sitepoint. It can more likely be bought. But I can't guess when.

Sedo may be interested to buy it. Godaddy will likely to have a bigger budget for it.
Sedo can make it more profitable than Godaddy. Because Sedo already sells websites, despite not many people know. Godaddy doesn't sell websites. There are not too many website+domain marketplaces in the size of Sedo. But it can be bought by a smaller player. It's difficult to guess.

Running a website marketplace is more complicated than a domain marketplace. Website has more disputable details during and after the sale. Domain and website marketplaces must and will eventually use only crypto currency.

Yes, crypto really is the future for selling domains and website. Meanwhile Flippa only wants to use their Escrow service and sometimes Paypal. The website is way too limited now in payment options and very hard for casual impulse buyer to navigate.

I know that some sales can be hidden but based on search it would appear that Flippa is making 62% less than 2 years ago.
 
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We were actually selling on Flippa last year and here and there saw some type of results and action. Then they go and raise the listing fee on domain names. It seems that had a negative effect and discouraged many people from using them. They have been around a while but I wonder for how much longer? Rather use NameJet.

What other places do you guys use to actively auction off and sell your domains?

- Will
 
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We were actually selling on Flippa last year and here and there saw some type of results and action. Then they go and raise the listing fee on domain names. It seems that had a negative effect and discouraged many people from using them. They have been around a while but I wonder for how much longer? Rather use NameJet.

What other places do you guys use to actively auction off and sell your domains?

- Will

I've done fine buying and selling domains on Sedo over the years. I just expect it to take a long time to sell on there. Flippa used to bring impulse buyers until they starting ruining their website and business model.
A long time ago Flippa used to show how many people were active on the site. I think that helped things. Now it's just cruddy thumbnails next to many overpriced listings.
 
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I have been active on Flippa, buying and selling websites. Personally I like the older version of their website and also pricing. It was my favourite place to flip. I don't like their current layout and increased pricing.

Almost forgot to add the main point: I think they will keep struggling/tweaking.
 
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they got GREEDY and their client were backing out
 
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When I started domain investing in 2015 I regularly used Flippa. After the redesign last year and increasing the listing fee I'm not using them anymore.
 
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When your business is doing worse, don’t try to compensate with higher prices.
 
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They have been around a while but I wonder for how much longer?

If you add sitepoint period, around 15 years in total, maybe longer.

That marketplace was running on sitepoint domain which was one of the webmaster resources with a marketplace. Most websites were being sold at marketplace sections of webmaster forums. Sitepoint marketplace became popular as it was offering more functional searches and watching certain listings/sellers. Normal webmaster forums were not offering those functionalities and they still don't offer.

After their marketplace became popular, they moved the marketplace part to flippa domain and remained the webmaster content on the former domain, sitepoint.
 
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Hey Guys, been away for a little over a year, came back and wanted to liquidate some domains, thought to checkout Flippa and wow....terrible.

What are the other marketplaces to list domains, other than Sedo? Has anyone stepped to the plate and taken charge of the marketplace?
Thanks
 
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Right now, it needs to be overhauled. Otherwise, say goodbye.
 
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Keep struggling along..

-They raised their prices

-They now let their "Favored Sellers" be on top of the Reserve Met section of the main page. It used to be in order from highest to lowest (regardless of who the seller was). Now it's "Favored Sellers" on top and the rest below.

-They pick the same sellers (Favored Sellers) over and over for Editor's Choice

When you start taking care of only a select few the rest leave.
 
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The base cost to seller with a successful domain name sell is actually lower with the latest pricing
(Latest pricing: $25 / 10% vs Previous pricing: $9 / 15%).
 
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The base cost to seller with a successful domain name sell is actually lower with the latest pricing
(Latest pricing: $25 / 10% vs Previous pricing: $9 / 15%).

Not at 250 and below. So for little domain sales it's more now.
 
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I think they are focusing on Amazon FBA businesses and websites more than domains now.

I just do not understand why they can't fix their design. Their homepage design is different than the rest of the site and also there are a lot of design flaws that make the website hard to use on mobile especially.

They don't have an app. I was at least able to browse listings and answer my messages on their app until recently. Now it doesn't connect to Flippa at all.

Pricing dropped incredibly for website listings though. The older pricing for premium website listings was $250+15% and now $65+10%

There are tons of domain marketplaces but not a lot of website and business marketplace. Flippa is one of the few good ones.

I sincerely hope nothing bad happens to Flippa. There are a lot of people that make a living and take care of their families by selling there.
 
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Flippa is spamming, all of a sudden. Looks like business is in trouble..

Their mail going to spam. "outlook"
 
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I have made over a Half Million on Flippa.
I used to love their marketplace and the site in general.
But they made way to many changes for the worst.
Ruined their pricing. Acquired unskilled staff.
Conducted and still conduct A/B testing while their platform is "live",
which effects the users/buyers/sellers.
It wasn't broken, but they tried to fix it and keep trying to fix it and broke it and keep breaking it.

Anyone can start a company like Flippa.
To be honest.
It's the perfect time for that. Using flippa as a what to do and what not to do example is where it's at.
All it takes is good SEO, PR, Proper Branding, Influencers ect...
The average end user does not know about "Flippa" until they are looking to buy something. More or so when they decide that they want to become independent, 9-5 Free and work for themselves/from home.
Which is when they decide to "Google" it, and Flippa comes up.
But so will the "new" marketplace when developed and executed properly.
Someone, very soon will launch one. I already know some Buddies of mine/VIPs in the industry that are currently working on a platform already. They have the skills, networks, inventory, connections and more than enough money to make it happen. And they are.
Soon... flippa will have a major competitor and the people working on this now, literally hate flippa and will show no mercy/refuse to collaborate, merge ect...
Again... very easy to be done and a lot of money to be made when doing it.
 
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The ideal buyer is media options

They have done a fantastic job with domain sherpa

Ot would be good too for undev or efty or unregistery

But Flippa should be run by drew or tess

But Flippa should offer completely free auction listings

With auction listings funded by ads

And or free escrow. Com on every sale
 
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Flippa has the perfect website address for an auction website

Flippa could sell houses via automated auction or cars or er anything or cryptocurrency

Flippa Could be the next e bay it only needs an entrepreneur that has a vision for their Idea etc
 
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Flippa has the perfect website address for an auction website

Flippa could sell houses via automated auction or cars or er anything or cryptocurrency

Flippa Could be the next e bay it only needs an entrepreneur that has a vision for their Idea etc

There are thousands of other domains that can top flippa.com
The name itself is annoying to even say.
It does not at alll roll off the tongue.
Money and getting in the game early is what made that brand. Not the name.
It was a very poor choice of a name pick I think. And many others think that as well.
I should not have to repeat the name to clients 5 times in order for them to understand it.
I personally say "Flipper" when I talk to anyone about it.
It's like me asking if you want to come over for "Dinna".
It's more or so a speech impediment.

It's all about branding man.
 
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