discuss Flipping Domains Is Probably Damaging To Everyone

[blue crystal]

Buying reg fee good domain names to sell for very low prices is probably damaging for people who are making a living from domain names selling.

It exhausts the few good and average domain names available, which is bad to everyone including the flip-domainers, themselves.
This is almost equivalent to overfishing. It vastly decreases the chances of getting fish in the next trials.

 

[werty]

I believe it's exactly the opposite. The tighter the supply overall, the better for the aftermarket. You don't want end users being able to reg domains instead of purchasing from domainers...

 

[blue crystal]

I believe it's exactly the opposite. The tighter the supply overall, the better for the aftermarket. You don't want end users being able to reg domains instead of purchasing from domainers...

Hi werty.
Selling domain names cheaply actually represents an easy supply, not a tighter one. And what do you mean by "aftermarket" ? As far I know domains do not have "spare parts".
Clients won't use reg domains because there are almost no good domain names left ( at least those with .com extensions ).

 

[werty]

In my opinion, those ideas are a little flawed. First, you are not considering that each domain is unique; it's not like cars which you have identical ones all around. Second, you are assuming that the same person who purchased X outbound domain was or is going to purchase another domain inbound; not necessarily. Third, they probably already had a domain which is probably how they got contacted in the first place.

Inbound sales are always better but both have their purpose from a business standpoint.

 

[branding]

It exhausts the few good and average domain names available.

So... you want to leave them available to end-users or domainers that gonna hold them long-term?

That's just money left there to pick up by anybody business savvy.

 

[xynames]

It depends. For example in the stock market if traders are panicky and dump on every little upward movement the stock goes down or put another way / is held from going up. But over all it’s traders who move a commodity’s price up - without completed buy sells there is no completed transaction to report. Completed transactions are what move the price of something up or down not mere offers that do not close.

 

[branding]

It depends. For example in the stock market if traders are panicky and dump on every little upward movement the stock goes down or put another way / is held from going up. But over all it’s traders who move a commodity’s price up - without completed buy sells there is no completed transaction to report. Completed transactions are what move the price of something up or down not mere offers that do not close.

Actually, that's a spot on comparison when you look at liquid domains. Couldn't have worded it any better.

 

[Jv1999]

Hi werty.
Selling domain names cheaply actually represents an easy supply, not a tighter one. And what do you mean by "aftermarket" ? As far I know domains do not have "spare parts".
Clients won't use reg domains because there are almost no good domain names left ( at least those with .com extensions ).

Only ppl who don't yet understand how to find domains and have the DomainEye will say that there are no good ,com left...

There are very good domains expiring or dropping every single day. Because domains that ppl sold are not being renewed eventually. Also, domainers themselves like to haircut their portfolio (also accidentally)

So no. You can flip or you can long-term hodl. It doesn't matter anyway because you won't have enough funds for more than a few hundred ,coms or maybe a couple of thousand. Which means, you'll find good .com to buy or catch, but after meeting your quota, it's not like good ,coms wkll stop dropping ... everyday th eres a fresh stream.