discuss Are you still finding high quality expiring domains?

[Bros]

It seems to me that the number of high quality (or even good quality) domains expiring / dropping has gone down significantly in the last 6 months or so. I browse the Namejet, Godaddy and Dropcatch lists frequently but very rarely find anything that I'm super excited about (although I don't really trade the 4L / numerics market). I was wondering if this is just me, or have others also noticed a significant drying up of the market?

 

[AndyM]

There are definitely still some kicking around. Maybe not high quality but got end-user potential.

Last week I managed to get BlogJunky and ThemeTune and just tonight I got TexasTemp and EliteRigs. All in .com and all aged 10 years+.

It's soooo addictive looking through expiring list

 

[Ayodeji]

Hugedomains and registrars are not letting much slip through their fingers...I spend more time at GD close out now than at expired list. The quality at closeout is annoying, just slightly better. I do go more Than 2 weeks before seeing something worthy. I recently registered signslondon, fastestbusinessloans, riderbike from the closeout.

 

[Corey]

checkout @NameClerk.com posts Get em While they Last! Available .com's | Page 77 - NamePros

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Corey

 

[wwwweb]

Hugedomains and registrars are not letting much slip through their fingers...I spend more time at GD close out now than at expired list. The quality at closeout is annoying, just slightly better. I do go more Than 2 weeks before seeing something worthy. I recently registered signslondon, fastestbusinessloans, riderbike from the closeout.

Huge domains alreddy catches everything, and sells it for crazy prices, so many of their auctions the past month were restarted as they were not paid for at dropcatch.

Then about 1.5 years ago they entered Godaddy auctions, and I have seen them pay close to $2k for some domains, at one point they jumping onto last minute bids with a $97 proxy.

Subpar name with some potential used to sell for about $102-$107, now you have to go over $200 to win them, as someone upped the floor.

That is just to much to pay, as some names take years, and others never sell. Stupid money is bidding on some names, some don't even make sense in English, and seeing non English speaking countries win them is not uncommon, just shows they have no clue what they are doing.

Other day at Godaddy within a few hours of the auction close, I was presented with a second chance offer as high bidder was disqualified, the next day the domain was redeemed. This could be that the domain owner was manipulating bids, I don't know, but I have never seen a same day disqualification of the high bidder.

That is why I say anytime you support drop catch, namebright you are proving huge names profits to come bid you up. If you like paying more, keep paying them more money, because clearly they are out for it all. They don't want to share with you, they are playing against you with your own money.

 

[Optinom]

Yeah, auctions are driving up the prices. I'm seeing plenty of average names being bid upon & prices driven up .. The same domains will not even sell here on NP for half the price.. I mean, the very same guys who are bidding there will not buy here. People are getting excited about drop auctions & driving up the prices.

 

[Asfas1000]

I mean, the very same guys who are bidding there will not buy here.

Are you sure they are the same guys ? Personally, I don't think so.

 

[Optinom]

May be.. but the point I'm trying to make is, these back-orders & drop auctions are driving ppl nuts! Did you notice the auction of 5111.com?! Crazy!

 

[GeorgeQuang]

So as you complained : Dropped list is not good enough, Auctions always overpaid.
How could we live in this industry now ?

 

[Asfas1000]

So as you complained : Dropped list is not good enough, Auctions always overpaid.
How could we live in this industry now ?

You described it well, right now there exist few opportunities in auctions.

I am finding better opportunities with hand regs, believe it or not.

 

[wwwweb]

You described it well, right now there exist few opportunities in auctions.

I am finding better opportunities with hand regs, believe it or not.

You have to know what your doing when it comes to hand reg. Not much gets overlooked.

You have more upside on hand reg if all the money is being paid up to acquire an aftermarket drop. It really hurts cashflow when you have to put up so much more money, then play the waiting game, as many will be doing.

 

[Asfas1000]

You have to know what your doing when it comes to hand reg. Not much gets overlooked.

You have more upside on hand reg if all the money is being paid up to acquire an aftermarket drop. It really hurts cashflow when you have to put up so much more money, then play the waiting game, as many will be doing.

Sure you have to know what you are doing. The same applies when bidding

 

[wwwweb]

Sure you have to know what you are doing. The same applies when bidding

Well with the dropcatches you can pretty much piggyback off others research, and backorders with public dropcatch auctions.

 

[Asfas1000]

Well with the dropcatches you can pretty much piggyback off others research, and backorders with public dropcatch auctions.

While I don't question the quality of the caught domains, I certainly question the prices.

 

[Want2learn]

If domainers are willing to bid up to $XXX in an expiring domain auction, why aren't they willing to pay the same price for an aftermarket domain listed at Godaddy, SEDO, etc?

To me I hand reg at go daddy! I really don't think about going there to buy after market. From a platform sense, it just seems off. Like it seems lifeless. I am sure that is weird for me to say. If I go to Ebay or Namepros it has a different feel. The energy just feels different. Granted this is coming from an educator that is trying to domain!

 

[Mr. Deleted]

You can guess where the venue is, but I flipped seethroughbras that I paid 25+ renewal and got 150 from the sale.

 

[Mr. Deleted]

I got an sudden sale via afternic just a few days ago
where I'd set the buy now after inquiry to $1188 USD

so I am testing that price now for a while
my $3888 USD or $5888 USD may have been a little uneffecive ..

I just got another inquiry from a domain I was about to drop so I renewed it. I had the name for a decade, but it is a common phrase in the accounting industry. There are even calculators around the phrase.

 

[dwipp31]

It seems to me that the number of high quality (or even good quality) domains expiring / dropping has gone down significantly in the last 6 months or so. I browse the Namejet, Godaddy and Dropcatch lists frequently but very rarely find anything that I'm super excited about (although I don't really trade the 4L / numerics market). I was wondering if this is just me, or have others also noticed a significant drying up of the market?

What's about these available names quality?Anyone can registar it.
RiteFund.com
AccessInstant.com
CareParlor.com
017932.com
09qr.com
07ph.com
I got this names from my old database(2 years old).I have been working for many years to suggest names from dropping list to my domain investor on daily basis.

 

[Cannuck]

To me I hand reg at go daddy! I really don't think about going there to buy after market. From a platform sense, it just seems off. Like it seems lifeless. I am sure that is weird for me to say. If I go to Ebay or Namepros it has a different feel. The energy just feels different. Granted this is coming from an educator that is trying to domain!

I agree completely - those places definitely seem more mechanical; however, the main GD selling platform is a simple, highly effective design. It`s definitely structured that way for a reason - or neglect.

 

[jideofor]

Silence is golden

The only wisest word I have seen in the forum... people talk too much, reveal too much and create too much competition and as such, we are experiencing this bottle neck competition now.

It is true that picking domains that is worth anything has become so much of a herculean task than previously experienced but we have to device various means to still grab what we can.

 

[SpareDomains]

I've bought 26 expired .coms in da last couple of weeks at reg fee. My whole business model since 2003 has been basically reg fee into high xxx-10k. Not saying I never buy from an auction but it's rare as I like starting from $8 as every sale is basically all profit then minus $8 and possible renewal fees. Easier to hold out for the right offer when ya only got an initial $8 into something. Enjoy the challenge as well trying to turn an $8 investment into something.

As far as your "High Quality" filter my filter is basically .com and do I think a end user would pay high xxx+ for the domain if not I pass on it.