How often does this happen to you with expiring domains?

[Domain Pro Seller]

How often does this happen to you? You buy a domain, list it for sale, no one buys it, and eventually you let it expire. Then it ends up in the expired domains section of the registrar and someone else grabs it for about the same price you were asking for all that time. How do you feel when that happens? Do you regret not renewing it?

Of course, exposure matters, the platform where the domain sold is obviously much more well-known than any of us individually but still, it’s not just that. I remember someone here once said that many resellers avoid buying domains from user auctions because they see the other resellers as competition. I remember being surprised that many people agreed with him. I find that kind of thinking limiting, even small-minded, to be honest.

 

[Hypersot]

Domainers get excited when they see competition and will pay exorbitant prices just to 'win'. You will eventually get used to it.

And, no, that doesn't mean you had to renew it. No matter how long you kept it, unless you found a way to promote it in a way others will consider it as a sweet deal, most probably no-one would ever buy it.

Roughly once a year, I check what happens with the domains I drop. Of those domains, and on average, around 50-60% are caught and get a for-sale lander straight away (that or just get parked).
Those domains -obviously- never get any kind of interest when I own them.

 

[Domainace]

Happens all the time. Just yesterday I learned a name I recently dropped sold for $1700. Had it for a decade without a single flicker of interest. But you can't know which names (in this price bracket) will sell. If one in 100 names sell like that each year, you are barely breaking even after renewal costs. If I knew which ones would sell, I wouldn't drop them. But you can't know that. People will pay $400 for a name in expiring auctions but you might get $40 for (if you're lucky) if you sell it here.

So forget about them - as long as you are making a profit, the losses don't matter. I suspect a lot of the buyers at expiring auctions end up losing money at the end of the day.

 

[phaethon]

Dry spells and dropping names are not necessarily a bad thing. When you have a relatively big portfolio you can afford to drop / liquidate names till the next sale. You also calibrate and improve the quality of your portfolio.