.com How I sold TopOffers.com for $10,000.

[xaster]

Back in January, this year, I completed the sale of TopOffers.com for $10,000.

I originally bought the domain in late 2015 for around $550 off eBay. Watch my interview with Michael Cyger on @DomainSherpa and listen to my story on how I sold this domain and some acquisition and sales tips thrown in.

Watch the Interview here: http://www.domainsherpa.com/david-kelly-topoffers-flip/

Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions.

Thanks

David Kelly

 

[TERADOMAIN]

Congratulation dear friend.

It requires 3 things for this kind of deal.

1. Hard Work
2. Smart Work
3. Luck

Best of luck for many more similar or better deals in future.

Thanks

 

[xaster]

Great to see you make another decent sale, congratulations! Just few questions hopefully you can shed some light on.
1- Do you suggest putting higher price on landing page (I am using efty) than aftermarket? If yes, what would be the reason behind this pricing strategy?
2- You pointed out you are shifting your focus from generic keywords to brandables, would you share some of your recent acquisitions that reflect this shift?
3-What techniques do you use for your outbounds? Do you track emails, put in a price for first email and length of the email specifically.
Once again, congratulations on a great sale and another good interview, cheers mate! Keep them coming

Thanks for your kind words and great questions.

1. Yes. I would research comparable sales and delve into whether the value is current or in the future. I would price my names according to my assessment of value at that time and if that changes in the future, so does the price. I price slightly higher on my assessed value in order to give myself negotiation room, if there is any interest.

2. No problem. If you go to my site, oydomains.com and scroll to the bottom, you will find some recently added names. In particular, I have been looking at Smart/ Tech/ Data names.

3. I don't do as much outbound as I used to. But, if you take a look at my previous Domain Sherpa interview - http://www.domainsherpa.com/david-kelly-contacts/ - It shares some of the techniques I use for outbound marketing. The emails are tracked using the HubSpot Sales app (free). When doing outbound, I don't mention the price in the first email, but when I get asked, I tell them my asking price. The length of the email is usually 2-3 short and to the point paragraphs. My previous interview should be really useful for you.

Hope this helps and please feel free to reach out with any questions.

Thanks

David

 

[UmerK]

Great to see you make another decent sale, congratulations! Just few questions hopefully you can shed some light on.
1- Do you suggest putting higher price on landing page (I am using efty) than aftermarket? If yes, what would be the reason behind this pricing strategy?
2- You pointed out you are shifting your focus from generic keywords to brandables, would you share some of your recent acquisitions that reflect this shift?
3-What techniques do you use for your outbounds? Do you track emails, put in a price for first email and length of the email specifically.
Once again, congratulations on a great sale and another good interview, cheers mate! Keep them coming

 

[ivey]

Congrats!

I have a similar sale last year from an ebay purchase too

 

[xaster]

Congrats! Nice deal. I respect that you are happy with the price and don't regret, although you could sit on this domain for a few more years and get much better sale. Who knows. But you are happy, and isn't it what we humans ultimately ever want - to be happy! ))

Thanks for your kind words. Making money is not my primary KPI.
I want to bring positivity and value to others. Don't get me wrong, I have an understanding of value and I use data to assess my pricing. But ultimately, if I can achieve a sale that I'm happy with, bring value to the buyer and others (through doing interviews like this), then I believe that I can have a positive effect in this space.

 

[xaster]

Thank you! Yes, i already watched your first interview and did put somewhat into practice. Thank you for the detailed answer, Just reiterating on my first question i meant should our own landing page usually have a higher price than one in market in a situation where you are listing it as buy now in aftermarket as well, cheers!

I would suggest that your pricing should be consistent across all platforms. This is important because it is easier to manage, no confusion and you don't lose out on any money. As standard have your pricing slightly above your assessment so that you have some negotiation room. Thanks

 

[xaster]

I may well have done. But, I valued and priced the domain based upon a number of data points. I don't have any regrets. I achieved a good return and I am happy with the sale.

 

[TopOffers.com]

I strongly believe you left tons of $$$$$ on the table ...
Such GREAT domain is worth lot more.
Just my personal opinion

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BrandClub.com - thank you for your valuable feedback. TopOffers.com definitely great domain to buy.


David,

It was really nice to cooperate with you concerning TopOffers.com domain purchasing.
Serious seller, great domains, cooperation highly recommended.

Thank you.
Have a great day!

 

[TopOffers.com]

Thanks for your kind words. Making money is not my primary KPI.
I want to bring positivity and value to others. Don't get me wrong, I have an understanding of value and I use data to assess my pricing. But ultimately, if I can achieve a sale that I'm happy with, bring value to the buyer and others (through doing interviews like this), then I believe that I can have a positive effect in this space.

It definitely was great deal for both of our companies.

 

[Adam Benhalid]

You're a very lucky man. Hope I would be lucky too in the near future. Wish you more success!

 

[xaster]

@Mister Funsky @Evija Thank you. Stay positive and continue to make informed decisions and the sales long term will come. A little patience goes a long way.

 

[goffee]

Congrats @xaster .

 

[xaster]

Thank you for the kind words

 

[Sulabh Sharma]

Congrats!

 

[1Darko]

congrats - very nice sales!

 

[xaster]

Thank you all.

 

[deebong]

@xaster - Congratulations on your sale and I hope that you get more successful sales!

Thanks for sharing your story!

 

[AIS01]

Congrats for this nice sale...

 

[UmerK]

Thanks for your kind words and great questions.

1. Yes. I would research comparable sales and delve into whether the value is current or in the future. I would price my names according to my assessment of value at that time and if that changes in the future, so does the price. I price slightly higher on my assessed value in order to give myself negotiation room, if there is any interest.

2. No problem. If you go to my site, oydomains.com and scroll to the bottom, you will find some recently added names. In particular, I have been looking at Smart/ Tech/ Data names.

3. I don't do as much outbound as I used to. But, if you take a look at my previous Domain Sherpa interview - http://www.domainsherpa.com/david-kelly-contacts/ - It shares some of the techniques I use for outbound marketing. The emails are tracked using the HubSpot Sales app (free). When doing outbound, I don't mention the price in the first email, but when I get asked, I tell them my asking price. The length of the email is usually 2-3 short and to the point paragraphs. My previous interview should be really useful for you.

Hope this helps and please feel free to reach out with any questions.

Thanks

David

Thank you! Yes, i already watched your first interview and did put somewhat into practice. Thank you for the detailed answer, Just reiterating on my first question i meant should our own landing page usually have a higher price than one in market in a situation where you are listing it as buy now in aftermarket as well, cheers!

 

[ilesanmion]

Congratulations. Your strategies are encouraging. More success to you in the offing. Thank you for sharing your valuable systems. Interestingly, I have offerbx.com on Flippa auction without reserve price now. I hope it is not sold so I can strategize like you. Thanks once again.

 

[xaster]

Thank you all. I agree the Buyer got a great deal too.

 

[BrandClub.com]

I strongly believe you left tons of $$$$$ on the table ...
Such GREAT domain is worth lot more.
Just my personal opinion

 

[Mister Funsky]

I achieved a good return and I am happy with the sale.

Words to live by! I have never looked at any site relating to any domain I have sold...if I get what I want that is all that matters...never worry if other person got a better deal than I did or not. Congrats on the sale and may we all have one today (or at least this month!).

 

[tldboss]

Congrats @xaster, hard work pays off, well done