Am I the only one?

[wot]

I have a fairly good (my opinion) and diversified portfolio of domain names.

The last two years 05/06 were great and I made a substantial amount from sales and had a continuous flow of offers - direct and via online brokers - Sedo etc.

This year, I have a made a few thousand but nothing in comparison to the previous years and offers have all but dried up, usual "I like your name" spam garbage but very few concerete approaches- hell , my second best sale was a tm that we agreed on a compromise price, lower $x,xxx.

Is it just me or is the market in the doldrums?

 

[AdoptableDomains]

I'm having my best year ever. However, that's partially because my portfolio is highly .info/.us and those didn't fare as well the last couple years. Last year I primarily made it on sales of LLL.us and LLL.info which I'd accumulated a lot of and pretty much sold off. This year, I'm seeing more offers on what I consider developable names. I also see more offers as my portfolio grows. People looking for one name might find two or three, or one they hadn't thought of.

 

[Spade]

I'm having my best year ever. However, that's partially because my portfolio is highly .info/.us and those didn't fare as well the last couple years. Last year I primarily made it on sales of LLL.us and LLL.info which I'd accumulated a lot of and pretty much sold off. This year, I'm seeing more offers on what I consider developable names. I also see more offers as my portfolio grows. People looking for one name might find two or three, or one they hadn't thought of.

Mark, im in the process of trying to bulk up my portfolio, with what I consider quality domain names. How large is your portfolio currently, and do you have a target size?

 

[AdoptableDomains]

Mark, im in the process of trying to bulk up my portfolio, with what I consider quality domain names. How large is your portfolio currently, and do you have a target size?

My portfolio is about 3000. That's up about 250-300 from the first of the year. I don't intend to go much above that because I don't think I have time to manage any more on a part time basis. It's grown about 10% a year for the last 3-4 years. My big jump was the first time .info's dropped in 2003. that year I went from about 300 domains to about 1600. I got a lot of those domains for anywhere from $9.00 to $50 in the heyday of Namewinner. After holding them for about 4 years, I now sell them from about $300 to $800. It's not like selling a single .com for 6 figures, but it was worth the investment. I have to chalk it up to patience (or is that stubbornness?). For a few years I rolled everything I got in sales to new domains since this isn't my real profession. Basically investing in a growing portfolio while leaving enough to pay renewal fees. My cash flow from sales is now good enough I can walk away from lowball offers without having to regret it or think twice.

 

[godolphin]

Nice strategy AdoptableDomains Goodluck!

 

[Krossat]

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I've started domaining 2 months ago and already getting discouraged. No Sales till now, my portfolio is up to 28.
Maybe its too early, but the doubt of whether i'm targetting the right kinds of domains keeps lurking.
With no experience and a tight budget, its difficult to ascertain if my domains are the right kinds.
guess time will tell. :td:

 

[DJ-Sound]

The market is better than ever sale volume wise, but pair that with massive saturation of domainers and its no longer easy to make a profit unless you put in alot of legwork.

2 years ago was a different story naturally, this "niche" is no longer a niche, just another crowded industry.

 

[VURG]

I'm still learning.