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I have been "domaining" on and off since 1997. All of my old sales were simple contacts via the Whois database and some emails/phone calls.

I have listed domains in the past on Sedo, but aside from the truly low ball offers of basically nothing, I never sold a name through them.

In early 2020, i listed a bunch of names reg'd with GoDaddy on their listings page, and one sold for 5 figures. I was shocked, as I didn't intend to ask that much for it, and forgot about it, yet someone actually paid it.

Anyways, this sale got me motivated and i began to park/list all my domains with various places. GoDaddy, DAN, Sedo, etc. However, even though some names are pretty good, I get zero traction or interest.

I see all of these posts with sold domains, and can't seem to figure out what I am doing wrong.

Who do YOU all recommend as being the "go-to-place" to list domains for sale?

Thanks for any/all advice and input!
 
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Hi

since we don't know the names, then not much to say on that

but to me, there is no best place, there are only the best names, from which to choose from.

if you list on platforms with high volume of searchers, then chances of visibility increase, but so does competition in your domains' category.

still, if you listed your domains on the various marketplaces, which ones have you set nameservers to, and are they pointed to sales landers or pay per click pages with ads?

the good thing is, you recently sold a domain for nice sum, so perhaps time to reevaluate portfolio and pricing, if you have any domains with Buy It Now Prices.

Good Luck!

imo....
 
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I have been "domaining" on and off since 1997. All of my old sales were simple contacts via the Whois database and some emails/phone calls.
If your old sales were through whois, what were your domains doing then? Resolving nowhere, or individual landers, developed.. ?
Maybe go back to your groove, if that's what worked then. Names can be successful in different avenues than others.
 
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I think there probably is no one answer to where is best, and it depends on your domain names. For example...
  • If they are brandable in nature, one should at least consider the brandable places
  • If they might be the kind of name that prospective owners might want to pay monthly, listing somewhere that gives that option makes sense
  • If you feel they might be impulsively purchased, I think that a stated BIN price and trustworthy payment system can help.
  • Some types of names probably benefit from an elegant visual lander, while that does not matter, or may be a negative, in others.
  • While in general good names should sell themselves, and no description is needed, research at SH and other places has shown that names with descriptions have a higher sell-through rate. While most permit some sort of description, it is easier to do at some with fewer restrictions.
  • Will a logo make a difference? Some marketplaces allow or require them, some not. Again depends on type of name.
  • etc.
But in general, I would list as many places as any restrictions allow. Some buyers will prefer one over the other.
 
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Thanks everyone. I know it was a really open ended question, but I appreciate the insight.

My old method of just using WHOIS isn't really viable anymore since most domains are 'protected' and the amount of spam/scam emails are huge.

My portfolio is .com only, and some of the names are very good in my opinion. I see the sales thread and scratch my head thinking "this name i have is 10x better", yet it gets no traction.

Does anyone ever pay for additional promotion on their names?
 
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Thanks everyone. I know it was a really open ended question, but I appreciate the insight.

My old method of just using WHOIS isn't really viable anymore since most domains are 'protected' and the amount of spam/scam emails are huge.

My portfolio is .com only, and some of the names are very good in my opinion. I see the sales thread and scratch my head thinking "this name i have is 10x better", yet it gets no traction.

Does anyone ever pay for additional promotion on their names?
Take this with a grain of salt as I have only been back into domaining for under 2 months.

Ive spent this time re-establishing a small portfolio of just 80+ names and listing them on: Afternic (BIN), Sedo, DAN, Epik, Uni, and DomainAgents. Working on Daaz and BIIX

I have no sales yet.

My portfolio is 98% .com as well.

I have tried two things.

1 - Marketplace listing on Sedo for $39 for a Dot TV. No interest yet

2 - Have 2 keyword .com domains that were accepted to the Sedo Keyword auction. This is free but your names have to be 'decent'. You also have to agree to a Reserve of $99. They set the minimum bid to $99 also.

This auction is in abour a week Jan 21 -28 so we'll see.

I cant tell if my names are any good (lol) so I am trying to get feedback or maybe make a sale.

It's been less than 2 months so not a long time and my portfolio is small but cant tell so Im in the same boat as you
 
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Take this with a grain of salt as I have only been back into domaining for under 2 months.

Ive spent this time re-establishing a small portfolio of just 80+ names and listing them on: Afternic (BIN), Sedo, DAN, Epik, Uni, and DomainAgents. Working on Daaz and BIIX

I have no sales yet.

My portfolio is 98% .com as well.

I have tried two things.

1 - Marketplace listing on Sedo for $39 for a Dot TV. No interest yet

2 - Have 2 keyword .com domains that were accepted to the Sedo Keyword auction. This is free but your names have to be 'decent'. You also have to agree to a Reserve of $99. They set the minimum bid to $99 also.

This auction is in abour a week Jan 21 -28 so we'll see.

I cant tell if my names are any good (lol) so I am trying to get feedback or maybe make a sale.

It's been less than 2 months so not a long time and my portfolio is small but cant tell so Im in the same boat as you
Did you got any success with great domains auction. I submitted my application for them for 1 domain
 
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No, so far my biggest success was selling 2 domains (if I recall) last year on Epik's NameLiqudate platform.

I just put about 15 more up for sale there this week. No sales yet.

2022 has been dead for me...
 
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No, so far my biggest success was selling 2 domains (if I recall) last year on Epik's NameLiqudate platform.

I just put about 15 more up for sale there this week. No sales yet.

2022 has been dead for me...
Its hard sometimes. Domain sales are so random..
 
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Yes, it is a waiting game, especially if you don't have a huge portfolio!
 
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Take this with a grain of salt as I have only been back into domaining for under 2 months.

Ive spent this time re-establishing a small portfolio of just 80+ names and listing them on: Afternic (BIN), Sedo, DAN, Epik, Uni, and DomainAgents. Working on Daaz and BIIX

I have no sales yet.

My portfolio is 98% .com as well.

I have tried two things.

1 - Marketplace listing on Sedo for $39 for a Dot TV. No interest yet

2 - Have 2 keyword .com domains that were accepted to the Sedo Keyword auction. This is free but your names have to be 'decent'. You also have to agree to a Reserve of $99. They set the minimum bid to $99 also.

This auction is in abour a week Jan 21 -28 so we'll see.

I cant tell if my names are any good (lol) so I am trying to get feedback or maybe make a sale.

It's been less than 2 months so not a long time and my portfolio is small but cant tell so Im in the same boat as you


Hello ,
sedo is no longer free , now they require 59€
is it correct or am I doing something wrong ?
Best regards
 
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No, so far my biggest success was selling 2 domains (if I recall) last year on Epik's NameLiqudate platform.

FWIW, I have been buying names off NameLiquidate like crazy as of late. It used to be all shit listed there, but lately there's actually been some good names coming through. For example, I picked up dressage ( dot ) org for just under $1k there yesterday - holy shit.

I have tried listed a few expiring names there and only one sold, so I don't bother listing expiring names there anymore. But as a buyer I'm starting to love that goofy website, even if I don't like Epik at all.

To answer the OP: I list at Afternic and Sedo, plus I have about 65 domains listed at SquadHelp. Afternic is responsible for at least 90% of my sales.

I was about to bail on SquadHelp, but they sold another domain for me this week so I'll try them just a little longer. I like buying names from their wholesale marketplace, which is the main reason I haven't closed my account with them yet. I bought an extremely valuable 1 word, 4 char .xyz there for $2500 last week - still can't believe it.
 
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Hello ,
sedo is no longer free , now they require 59€
is it correct or am I doing something wrong ?
Best regards
Sedo is free to add domains to your portfolio. To create FEATURED listings costs money
 
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FWIW, I have been buying names off NameLiquidate like crazy as of late. It used to be all shit listed there, but lately there's actually been some good names coming through. For example, I picked up dressage ( dot ) org for just under $1k there yesterday - holy shit.

I have tried listed a few expiring names there and only one sold, so I don't bother listing expiring names there anymore. But as a buyer I'm starting to love that goofy website, even if I don't like Epik at all.

To answer the OP: I list at Afternic and Sedo, plus I have about 65 domains listed at SquadHelp. Afternic is responsible for at least 90% of my sales.

I was about to bail on SquadHelp, but they sold another domain for me this week so I'll try them just a little longer. I like buying names from their wholesale marketplace, which is the main reason I haven't closed my account with them yet. I bought an extremely valuable 1 word, 4 char .xyz there for $2500 last week - still can't believe it.
Thank you for this! It's funny because I am kind of surprised not one of my current names sold there. BUT I also started looking around and some of the listed names do appear decent.....
 
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Thank you for this! It's funny because I am kind of surprised not one of my current names sold there. BUT I also started looking around and some of the listed names do appear decent.....

I was very surprised that mine didn't sell either. I thought they were worth at least $9. :ROFL:

I think the pool of buyers on NameLiquidate are just very cheap / looking for an unrealistic deal right now. As better names start to sell buyers with deeper pockets may be attracted. To be honest though I'm fine with it - in that tiny pond I feel like a big fish!

Domains are just so hard to liquidate at any reasonable price. I think we're all looking for the magic bullet to unload our valuable names at a decent price, but its just not there. I think that's just the nature of the beast when it comes to selling one-off products like domains.
 
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Take this with a grain of salt as I have only been back into domaining for under 2 months.

Ive spent this time re-establishing a small portfolio of just 80+ names and listing them on: Afternic (BIN), Sedo, DAN, Epik, Uni, and DomainAgents. Working on Daaz and BIIX

I have no sales yet.

My portfolio is 98% .com as well.

I have tried two things.

1 - Marketplace listing on Sedo for $39 for a Dot TV. No interest yet

2 - Have 2 keyword .com domains that were accepted to the Sedo Keyword auction. This is free but your names have to be 'decent'. You also have to agree to a Reserve of $99. They set the minimum bid to $99 also.

This auction is in abour a week Jan 21 -28 so we'll see.

I cant tell if my names are any good (lol) so I am trying to get feedback or maybe make a sale.

It's been less than 2 months so not a long time and my portfolio is small but cant tell so Im in the same boat as you
Replying to my own post....

My opinion has slightly changed on this topic: I think listing on Afternic, DAN and Sedo may be sufficient.

My thoughts are this covers 98% of the Market, so I am not sure the extra time spent on listing/managing additional marketplaces is worth it.

My opion now is:
Epik (having money issues)
 
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...Epik (money issues)
DAAZ (low activity, maybe good for IN)
Uniregistry (not sure - any opinios?)
Efty (not sure - any opinions?)
BIIX (I experienced lots of tech issues there - havent tried since last year)

Please share your thoughts!
 
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My opinion has slightly changed on this topic: I think listing on Afternic, DAN and Sedo may be sufficient.

I think it is. I used to also list with Uniregistry but they haven't sold anything for me in years. I don't bother with DAN.

Afternic / Sedo syndicate everywhere that matters so its really not needed to list anywhere else.

SquadHelp does a better SEO job than anyone else, and they claim that the majority of their domains sell via buyers coming from search engines. That makes sense, but I still think Afternic is a stronger sales platform than SH anyway even if their landers don't rank in Google.
 
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Sedo is free to add domains to your portfolio. To create FEATURED listings costs money
Hello ,
Thanks for your answer , I was reacting to this :

2 - Have 2 keyword .com domains that were accepted to the Sedo Keyword auction. This is free but your names have to be 'decent'. You also have to agree to a Reserve of $99. They set the minimum bid to $99 also.

I tried to search for Sedo Keyword auction now they ask for 59€ to list as auction correct me if I'm wrong
 
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Hello ,
Thanks for your answer , I was reacting to this :

2 - Have 2 keyword .com domains that were accepted to the Sedo Keyword auction. This is free but your names have to be 'decent'. You also have to agree to a Reserve of $99. They set the minimum bid to $99 also.

I tried to search for Sedo Keyword auction now they ask for 59€ to list as auction correct me if I'm wrong
I believe that is correct. To directly auction your names you have to pay them. It's free to list names for sale, but direct auctions cost money
 
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Hello ,
Thanks for your answer , I was reacting to this :

2 - Have 2 keyword .com domains that were accepted to the Sedo Keyword auction. This is free but your names have to be 'decent'. You also have to agree to a Reserve of $99. They set the minimum bid to $99 also.

I tried to search for Sedo Keyword auction now they ask for 59€ to list as auction correct me if I'm wrong
Ok. I see the confusion. Quarterly ( roughly cedo will have an auction centering around certain types of names. These can be quad letters, these can be keyword.com Etc. When these quarterly featured auctions come up, if you have names you think meet the criteria of the auction, you can submit these names to Seto for evaluation. If they think your names are worthy of being included in the auction, this is free of charge, but you have to have a minimum reserve price of $99. Hopefully that clears up your confusion
 
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Ok. I see the confusion. Quarterly ( roughly cedo will have an auction centering around certain types of names. These can be quad letters, these can be keyword.com Etc. When these quarterly featured auctions come up, if you have names you think meet the criteria of the auction, you can submit these names to Seto for evaluation. If they think your names are worthy of being included in the auction, this is free of charge, but you have to have a minimum reserve price of $99. Hopefully that clears up your confusion
ah ok thank you for the clarification, they will send an email when the featured auction begin ? I mean how to be aware ?
thanks
 
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ah ok thank you for the clarification, they will send an email when the featured auction begin ? I mean how to be aware ?
thanks
I think they tell you the date...
 
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spent this time re-establishing a small portfolio of just 80+ names and listing them on: Afternic (BIN), Sedo, DAN, Epik, Uni, and DomainAgents. Working on Daaz and BIIX
I try to list my domains in DomainAgents but my name do not appear in the marketplace, in my dashboard they appear listed and also link of every domain also work good, but when I search in marketplace by keyword can't find them!
Thnks(:
 
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