I hate Sedo's fees

[Mr Blockeel]

why are the sedo fees that high?
if they were lower more sales would be generated

ok, i agree that thay may as a prettty good part because it's (a little) thanks to them that you sell your domain
but for domains that just have a worth of let i say 80$, the fees are too high, you need to give more to sedo then you get yourself

i now got an offer of 60$ on a hotpornpics.net but i wil only get 10$ if i pay it via sedo :s
so i wont sell it at that price, if someone made an offer -not at sedo- of 60$ he would get it immidiatly

i think sedo is striking out the small/starting domainers

 

[sibaong]

Listing domains on Sedo is absolutely FREE! There are no membership fees and you don’t have to pay to list your names. You will only have to pay our commission (normally 10%) if you make a successful sale. How much you will be required to pay depends on the TLD and whether your domains are parked with us. If your domains are parked with Sedo, you will have to pay no minimum commission on the majority of TLDs. Commission is set at a flat 10%.

If you domains are not parked with us, our commission is still 10% but for most TLDs, we charge a minimum of 50 $/€/£.

For all prices, you can have a look at our pricelist. This fee includes a range of services including the final transfer of the domains via our escrow service.

 

[Mr Blockeel]

i didn't know that

i parked it there in the first place
but moved it from there because it wasn't making any money, and i was thinking of developing it
so if i just put their nameservers on the domain
i only have to pay 6$ of the 60$ i'm earning?
did i understand it correct?

if so, i'll be a happy person

thnks for the info sibaong
will add rep

 

[Kate]

I think the answer is prettty obvious. Avoid using Sedo for low-value transactions.
Put yourself in their shoes. Example: you sell a .com domain that is parked at Sedo for the minimum bid amount: $60. Sedo's cut is just 10%, that is $6 (you save the $50 fe because the domain is parked with them). Are they making a lot of money here I doubt

 

[Mr Blockeel]

I think the answer is prettty obvious. Avoid using Sedo for low-value transactions.
Put yourself in their shoes. Example: you sell a .com domain that is parked at Sedo for the minimum bid amount: $60. Sedo's cut is just 10%, that is $6 (you save the $50 fe because the domain is parked with them). Are they making a lot of money here I doubt

maybe it is just 6$ but it's axtra cash they can make

and i just cant understand why, the domain sells on sedo for 60 and here not even for 30

 

[VURG]

By filtering out the domains that sell for less than $60, Sedo attracts higher minimum bids and maintains a higher profile. $6 extra cash is not a lot when you factor in time costs/processing fees/costs associated with dishonest buyers or sellers/etc...

Sedo provides better traffic for high paying buyers to reach your name for sale then most other similar services. Lower fees means very little if they come with the probability of a sale significantly reduced. Sedo do a good job. You don't lose money with them as you only pay a commission on a sale.

 

[Mr Blockeel]

yes, i agree

but they don't encourage starting domainers with little cash, that cannot but $xxx domains to start with

 

[faisj]

I think they provide a great escrow service and they run a good business.
Nothing wrong with that IMHO

 

[Mr Blockeel]

I think they provide a great escrow service and they run a good business.
Nothing wrong with that IMHO

i dont say they are a bad thing,
i just remark that their fees are too high for lowpriced domains

 

[rome2ng]

yea, every company just want to earn. this is no exception.

alternatively, you can try to setup a site a ask potential buyer to contact you if you wish.