Does The Amount of Years You Own a Domain Make Any Difference in Selling It & If So Why

[Planet9]

Does the amount of time you've held a Domain make any difference to prosepective buyers? IF so, should I advertise that in say Ebay (yes I know Ebay is not a place to sell domains but it doesn't cost either unless you make a sale)? For instance I've owned
VRCAS.com for 9 years and this domain can't get arrested and there's even someone who owns VRCAS.org with a website on it, who isn't interested, lol.

If years owned makes a difference, what is the default point? 5 Years? 10 Years? More? Thanks for your input.

 

[DomainRecap]

Nope.

Domain sales are the most random thing in the universe and there is not way to predict exactly when it will sell or how many years you will need to wait before it sells.

 

[Planet9]

Nope.

Domain sales are the most random thing in the universe and there is not way to predict exactly when it will sell or how many years you will need to wait before it sells.

What for yourself should be the maximum amount of years one holds onto a domain before letting it expire assuming you paid $12 for it? What about $75? Thanks.

 

[DomainRecap]

With zero offers or interest, and low traffic, I'd say 5 years is a good number.

 

[Igwe11]

Good question. And think is just like others business based on your lock

 

[Bravo Mod Team]

It can help in certain cases, such as showing that you had the domain before the prospect's company existed; that can ease tensions during negotations or help you win a legal complaint.

Also, good domains tend to increase in value over time, so the longer you've owned it, the more valuable it may've become, which helps indirectly.

 

[Kyle Tully]

In the grand scheme of things how long you've owned a name doesn't matter.

It could be a positive in that you've owned it longer than they have existed. Or a negative in that you've owned it all that time and no one was interested.

If you are registering evergreen names then unless something changes in the market why would you drop a name just because X time has passed? If we say that any given name has a 1% chance to sell each year then you should hold names for 100 years.

 

[pb]

If we say that any given name has a 1% chance to sell each year then you should hold names for 100 years.

No, we're saying if you own 100 domains, at least one a year should sell, otherwise you're doing something wrong. It allows for a much faster validation than holding one name for 100 years to see if it sells.

 

[Kyle Tully]

No, we're saying if you own 100 domains, at least one a year should sell, otherwise you're doing something wrong. It allows for a much faster validation than holding one name for 100 years to see if it sells.

Sure but if you math the math the other way it stands to reason that you should hold good domains for many years if you expect them to sell.

 

[Future Sensors]

Does the amount of time you've held a domain matter? To the right buyer, hell yes. But here's the thing: time alone doesn't make a bad domain good. You can hold a terrible domain for 20 years and it's still terrible.

Age is leverage when the name already has intrinsic value, most often meaning it's short, memorable, brandable, and in demand. Then the years say: "This name's been off the market for nearly a decade. If you want it, you're going to have to pay to pry it loose". That's when age becomes part of the story, part of the negotiation.

But advertising "9 years old" on eBay? Waste of breath. The right buyer isn't hunting for premium domains on eBay, and the wrong buyer doesn't care if it's 9 years or 90.

Default point? There's no magic number. Five years, ten years, it's about perception. If the buyer already wants the name, age can be the cherry on top. If they don't want it, age is just a number.

Bottom line: Own quality. Hold quality. Let time work for you, not as your only selling point. Age is seasoning, but you still need a steak worth serving.

 

[Planet9]

It can help in certain cases, such as showing that you had the domain before the prospect's company existed; that can ease tensions during negotations or help you win a legal complaint.

Also, good domains tend to increase in value over time, so the longer you've owned it, the more valuable it may've become, which helps indirectly.

So if your trying to sell it using Ebay or Twitter, you should put years owned in Headline and/or text?

 

[Future Sensors]

So if your trying to sell it using Ebay or Twitter, you should put years owned in Headline and/or text?

Have you reviewed the previous comments in this thread regarding this?

 

[pb]

Positive things that *could* be derived by the buyer from the years you held the domain for:
- after all these years it's finally on the market, I'll better buy it before others see it
- if they renewed for all these years, they will probably keep renewing, so my only option is to buy
- they say all good domains are long taken, so it's probably a good domain
- maybe it has some relevant history and backlinks?

Negative things that *could* be derived by the buyer from the years you held the domain for:
- if it didn't sell for all these years, it's probably overpriced
- if I wait a a bit longer, they will probably lower the price
- they couldn't sell it for such a long time, maybe it's not a good domain?
- who knows how it was used by them, maybe it has bad history?

cast a die and choose one or two

 

[Planet9]

Sure but if you math the math the other way it stands to reason that you should hold good domains for many years if you expect them to

I'm laughing with you. It's one lousy patadox. It's like,a woman dumping you who you were madly in love with for the wrong reasons and you want to tell her off but if you tell her off it just justifies to her why she dumped you!