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I have been tinkering with domaining on the side for about 3 years and have decided to focus on some other projects, but I thought it would be fun to look at my purchases and sales over the last few years and share these with the community.
I have taken a different approach to most people here, with a strong focus on quick flips and only holding a small number of domains at a time. The intention was to provide a steady stream of additional income, with minimum commitment.
All sales were conducted on NamePros, with the exception of one - which I will highlight. I am aware that I could have potentially increased sale prices by exploring other platforms, but the intention was to keep my time commitment at an absolute minimum.
It's worth mentioning that my intention with my domaining was only to generate a little extra cash on the side, hence quick flips. My records also weren't great, so have missed some very small buys and sales off the list, but nothing exciting.
With all that said, let's begin:
Laddr.com
BUY: $2,200
SOLD: $3,100
My first domain was also the biggest purchase price I paid for any domain. Looking back, it was far too much with the intention of doing a quick flip. I sold the domain about a year later, although during that period I did receive lots of offers for around my purchase price, so never felt like I was sitting on a potential loss.
Toppu.com
BUY: $320
SOLD: $70
I have no idea why I bought this domain, even less why I paid so much. I got a bit wrapped up in the auction. In the end I just wanted to get rid of it, hence selling for a significant loss. Was a lesson learnt.
Coinsular.com
BUY: $40
SOLD: $40
Not much to say really. Bought it, regretted it, and sold a few days later for the same price.
Soundly.org
BUY: $15
SOLD: $40
Personally I quite liked this domain, but not many other people seemed to share my views. That said, small profit achieved. Was good for confidence building, and reassuring myself I could sell domains for a profit.
Scouted.net
BUY: $15
SOLD: $20
Decided not to bother with .nets ever again
Hookups.io
BUY: $40
SOLD: $5
Realised after purchasing that io domains can't be used for adult content. Dumped asap.
Coinclap.com
BUY: $15
SOLD: $50
Cryptotrades.org
BUY: $15
SOLD: $75
For a while it dead easy to pick up random crypto domains and sell them for a small profit.
Raised.co.uk
BUY: $45
SOLD: $650
Managed to sell this domain less than 72 hours later on a UK domain platform. The original owner has attempted to sell on the same platform, but had no takers. Goes to show how fickle the domain market can be.
Destress.app
BUY: $20
SOLD: $48
Autoloans.io
BUY: $40
SOLD: $150
Rising.co.uk
BUY: $500
SOLD: $800
This was a risky one, and looking back I was very lucky to make a profit on it. My previous .co.uk sale gave me a little too much false confidence. But got away with it.
Timely.org
BUY: $20
SOLD: $200
PIXP.com
BUY: $310
SOLD: $450
This was a funny domain. I quite liked it. It looked good, but it was a nightmare to pronounce.
DNATesting.io
BUY: $40
SOLD: $40
Pointless!
Fitter.net
BUY: $20
SOLD: $80
Ignored my previous promise to myself and bought another .net. This time turned a small profit.
Cryptoprofits.org
BUY: $15
SOLD: $15
Interest in random crypto domains seemingly dried up.
Bored.io
BUY: $301
SOLD: $250
Was actually planning on using this for one of my own websites, but decided against it. Offloaded at a loss. Could probably have recovered purchase price if I had held on.
BOHX.com
BUY: $1400
SOLD: $750 (but paid in crypto which I later sold for $2500)
Another personal project that never got off the ground. Actually sold at a loss, but was paid in Bitcoin when it was around 18k. So actually did really well out of it! I wouldn't have paid 1.4k as a reseller.
Genetically.me
BUY: $7
SOLD: $35
VAZP.com
BUY: $495
SOLD: $250
Don't buy domains after drinking! I actually misread this as VASP, and posted SOLD seconds after it was posted. Doh. Not actually a bad 4L, but as a reseller wasn't worth 500 bucks.
Founded.org
BUY: $150
SOLD: $400
Really liked this domain. Was surprised how cheap it was.
Xipy.com
BUY: $650
SOLD: $1,100
Great little 4L. If I wasn't leaving domaining, I'd have held onto it for an End User.
Epically.com
BUY: $750
SOLD: $1,500
Shake.io
BUY: $600
SOLD: $1800
My last domain sold! Again, if I wasn't leaving domaining I would have held long-term. Fantastic name, but happy with sale.
Overall I walked away with around $6,000 in profit, so about $2k per year. Which for a small side income was roughly what I was hoping for.
Definitely made some mistakes which ate into profits, but by the end I was pretty good at identifying profitable domains and making a return.
I'm not sure how I feel about the future of my personal adventures in domain buying and selling. As a long-term crypto fan, the last year has been very kind to me and my domain profits have seemed fairly inconsequential. I've also found it harder to get my hands on good domains at a reasonable costs, so we will see.
Anyway, I hope the above is of interest to people, and thanks to all those I've interacted with over the last few years.
I have taken a different approach to most people here, with a strong focus on quick flips and only holding a small number of domains at a time. The intention was to provide a steady stream of additional income, with minimum commitment.
All sales were conducted on NamePros, with the exception of one - which I will highlight. I am aware that I could have potentially increased sale prices by exploring other platforms, but the intention was to keep my time commitment at an absolute minimum.
It's worth mentioning that my intention with my domaining was only to generate a little extra cash on the side, hence quick flips. My records also weren't great, so have missed some very small buys and sales off the list, but nothing exciting.
With all that said, let's begin:
Laddr.com
BUY: $2,200
SOLD: $3,100
My first domain was also the biggest purchase price I paid for any domain. Looking back, it was far too much with the intention of doing a quick flip. I sold the domain about a year later, although during that period I did receive lots of offers for around my purchase price, so never felt like I was sitting on a potential loss.
Toppu.com
BUY: $320
SOLD: $70
I have no idea why I bought this domain, even less why I paid so much. I got a bit wrapped up in the auction. In the end I just wanted to get rid of it, hence selling for a significant loss. Was a lesson learnt.
Coinsular.com
BUY: $40
SOLD: $40
Not much to say really. Bought it, regretted it, and sold a few days later for the same price.
Soundly.org
BUY: $15
SOLD: $40
Personally I quite liked this domain, but not many other people seemed to share my views. That said, small profit achieved. Was good for confidence building, and reassuring myself I could sell domains for a profit.
Scouted.net
BUY: $15
SOLD: $20
Decided not to bother with .nets ever again
Hookups.io
BUY: $40
SOLD: $5
Realised after purchasing that io domains can't be used for adult content. Dumped asap.
Coinclap.com
BUY: $15
SOLD: $50
Cryptotrades.org
BUY: $15
SOLD: $75
For a while it dead easy to pick up random crypto domains and sell them for a small profit.
Raised.co.uk
BUY: $45
SOLD: $650
Managed to sell this domain less than 72 hours later on a UK domain platform. The original owner has attempted to sell on the same platform, but had no takers. Goes to show how fickle the domain market can be.
Destress.app
BUY: $20
SOLD: $48
Autoloans.io
BUY: $40
SOLD: $150
Rising.co.uk
BUY: $500
SOLD: $800
This was a risky one, and looking back I was very lucky to make a profit on it. My previous .co.uk sale gave me a little too much false confidence. But got away with it.
Timely.org
BUY: $20
SOLD: $200
PIXP.com
BUY: $310
SOLD: $450
This was a funny domain. I quite liked it. It looked good, but it was a nightmare to pronounce.
DNATesting.io
BUY: $40
SOLD: $40
Pointless!
Fitter.net
BUY: $20
SOLD: $80
Ignored my previous promise to myself and bought another .net. This time turned a small profit.
Cryptoprofits.org
BUY: $15
SOLD: $15
Interest in random crypto domains seemingly dried up.
Bored.io
BUY: $301
SOLD: $250
Was actually planning on using this for one of my own websites, but decided against it. Offloaded at a loss. Could probably have recovered purchase price if I had held on.
BOHX.com
BUY: $1400
SOLD: $750 (but paid in crypto which I later sold for $2500)
Another personal project that never got off the ground. Actually sold at a loss, but was paid in Bitcoin when it was around 18k. So actually did really well out of it! I wouldn't have paid 1.4k as a reseller.
Genetically.me
BUY: $7
SOLD: $35
VAZP.com
BUY: $495
SOLD: $250
Don't buy domains after drinking! I actually misread this as VASP, and posted SOLD seconds after it was posted. Doh. Not actually a bad 4L, but as a reseller wasn't worth 500 bucks.
Founded.org
BUY: $150
SOLD: $400
Really liked this domain. Was surprised how cheap it was.
Xipy.com
BUY: $650
SOLD: $1,100
Great little 4L. If I wasn't leaving domaining, I'd have held onto it for an End User.
Epically.com
BUY: $750
SOLD: $1,500
Shake.io
BUY: $600
SOLD: $1800
My last domain sold! Again, if I wasn't leaving domaining I would have held long-term. Fantastic name, but happy with sale.
Overall I walked away with around $6,000 in profit, so about $2k per year. Which for a small side income was roughly what I was hoping for.
Definitely made some mistakes which ate into profits, but by the end I was pretty good at identifying profitable domains and making a return.
I'm not sure how I feel about the future of my personal adventures in domain buying and selling. As a long-term crypto fan, the last year has been very kind to me and my domain profits have seemed fairly inconsequential. I've also found it harder to get my hands on good domains at a reasonable costs, so we will see.
Anyway, I hope the above is of interest to people, and thanks to all those I've interacted with over the last few years.
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