question I sell much more on Sedo than Afternic

[davidc1]

Hello,

These days I sell more on sedo than afternic.
Before it was around 90% on afternic and 10% on sedo, but now it's maybe 70% on sedo and 30% afternic.

Any idea ?

 

[DotComRealty]

Thank you for sharing this very interesting perspective.
Were the domains listed at Afternic also listed at Sedo throughout those 10 years? And were the prices similar on each marketplace? And where did you have the landers?

Ten years is a long time to wait for a sale on a marketplace....
For myself, I decided to give them a serious try again, now that they are touting those sl1/2 landers. I've only had one sale in one year with them, though. From what you are saying, I'm really having second thoughts about that strategy.

Yeah, happy to share any results good or bad. I had the landers going to Afternic or Uni or Dan - switching them around. So Sedo did not have the benefit of the free incoming leads. Yes, they were the same prices. But to be fair, tons of high end domains sell on Sedo. I just don't know how that is. And, some people get most of their sales from Sedo. I assume due them having the landers. I tried years ago to use Sedo landers but got nothing there in months, switched to Afternic and got a bunch of sales, so didn't want to go back to Sedo.

I didn't even bother listing new names there, but after my recent sale, imported a couple hundred new names and updated pricing. I will see if that helps. I just got a less than 1% of value offer this morning on an unpriced high end name. I do respond to most crap offers, as one out of one hundred are actually serious, but I have chased down great sales from stupid offers.

I would simply try their landers for a few months and see what happens. Good luck.

 

[SamirAz86]

Another sale sedo/namecheap , there is definitely something strange

Do you list your names with Buy it now only or you add best offer option too? Or you list names with best offer option only?

 

[AEProgram]

But to be fair, tons of high end domains sell on Sedo. I just don't know how that is.

sell in their special auctions ?

 

[davidc1]

Do you list your names with Buy it now only or you add best offer option too? Or you list names with best offer option only?

Bin only

 

[Haroon Basha]

Why the Sedo wind is not coming towards me?

 

[biggie]

Bin only

Hi

domains listed with BIN prices "on and in SedoMLS", will show at the TOP of search results on Namecheap.com when querying exact domain with extension.
it even works for cctlds and gtld's

i have sold one domain this year via that process.

so, it may, in part, explain reason for OP's productivity differences

imo...

 

[DotComRealty]

sell in their special auctions ?

Actually, no. I should try those maybe. I have almost everything priced as BIN. Most names are godaddy so put them in their MLS - that is probably a huge boost.

 

[LoveCatchyDomains]

And, some people get most of their sales from Sedo. I assume due them having the landers. I tried years ago to use Sedo landers but got nothing there in months, switched to Afternic and got a bunch of sales, so didn't want to go back to Sedo.

So, at least at one point, when you had switched the landers from Sedo to Afternic, you did get quite a few more sales?
I had briefly tried Afternic landers, the Ns5/Ns6, but didn't see any change, but the trial was a very brief one.

By the end I think, these 2 first sales were made before changind dns to afternic, as after, i saw that when i put price requests on my domains first 10 price requested were made from the part that staid on dan, not on bodis landers.

I dont play powerbal, look to this screenshot of my last sedo sales, you'll see these days, something changed : https://prnt.sc/bTYwnwG83lMV
near to all last sales were with sedo/namecheap

So perhaps the key here is that Namecheap is doing an excellent job with their Sedo connection, at least for you?
Is there anything special that you did with the domain descriptions, that might be helping these sales? Any special categories or master keywords that may have helped folks on the Sedo marketplace find those domains readily?

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[twiki]

After Namecheap moved from Afternic to Sedo, I've seen an immediate sales effect at Sedo and decline at Afternic.

It's pretty clear to me.

 

[LoveCatchyDomains]

After Namecheap moved from Afternic to Sedo, I've seen an immediate sales effect at Sedo and decline at Afternic.

It's pretty clear to me.

So how is Namecheap integrating with Sedo? For Afternic Fast Transfer, Sedo is a full partner. For Sedo, though, neither Namecheap nor GoDaddy has full integration with MLS premium at this point.

 

[twiki]

I don't know exactly what it is, doubt it is related to MLS or Fast transfer. Rather, when you purchase a name on Namecheap it will be sold by Sedo not by Afternic.\

Namecheap has steep discount strategies sometimes. I've seen my names sold for less than BIN on namecheap, guess that's where they clashed with Afternic.

 

[kor]

So how is Namecheap integrating with Sedo? For Afternic Fast Transfer, Sedo is a full partner. For Sedo, though, neither Namecheap nor GoDaddy has full integration with MLS premium at this point.

Namecheap and Godaddy are registrars.

Sedo and Afternic are aftermarkets and different companies.

Godaddy owns Afternic.

Namecheap has API connection with Sedo.

 

[LoveCatchyDomains]

Namecheap and Godaddy are registrars.

Sedo and Afternic are aftermarkets and different companies.

Godaddy owns Afternic.

Namecheap has API connection with Sedo.

Sorry for the confusion. I meant to say that Namecheap fully integrates with Afternic Fast Transfer, but does not do so with Sedo for the MLS premium services. That's why I'm curious about the Namecheap/Sedo power connection.

So this API you think is what makes them a powerful combo now? It's a shame Namecheap can't add the Sedo MLS premium fully, to really soar then to new heights potentially?

 

[lock]

I just moved a couple of my casino domains over to Sedo parking as probably better exposure as almost impossible to visit many casinos from Australia and already hard enough to search without using vpns hard enough to promote without contacts and Sedo has great keyword history.

 

[DotComRealty]

So, at least at one point, when you had switched the landers from Sedo to Afternic, you did get quite a few more sales?
I had briefly tried Afternic landers, the Ns5/Ns6, but didn't see any change, but the trial was a very brief one.


So perhaps the key here is that Namecheap is doing an excellent job with their Sedo connection, at least for you?
Is there anything special that you did with the domain descriptions, that might be helping these sales? Any special categories or master keywords that may have helped folks on the Sedo marketplace find those domains readily?

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That question has been bouncing around in my head as well. Is it worth it to put in categories? I wouldn't want to go through hundreds of names to do that, but maybe with my top names - especially if they are specific and highly searched like blockchain or tech specialty.

Anyone have a comment on putting in categories so that they might be easier to find. Seems to me that landers would account for most sales. And high end names, LLL, single word .coms would be easily found. But, otherwise might get lost in a sea of names. Do many end users find potential names by going on and doing searches within categories?

Has anyone gone from no categories listed, to adding categories and then having a noticeable effect?

 

[davidc1]

That question has been bouncing around in my head as well. Is it worth it to put in categories? I wouldn't want to go through hundreds of names to do that, but maybe with my top names - especially if they are specific and highly searched like blockchain or tech specialty.

Anyone have a comment on putting in categories so that they might be easier to find. Seems to me that landers would account for most sales. And high end names, LLL, single word .coms would be easily found. But, otherwise might get lost in a sea of names. Do many end users find potential names by going on and doing searches within categories?

Has anyone gone from no categories listed, to adding categories and then having a noticeable effect?

using categories for selling domains is like using yahoo directory or dmoz for searching something

 

[DotComRealty]

using categories for selling domains is like using yahoo directory or dmoz for searching something

So....useless in today's market?

 

[biggie]

Hi

@ sedo, you can bulk edit/add category settings in 'domain management' and select 'category settings' from drop down box.

if using ppc, then best to add relevant keyword/category

imo...

 

[LoveCatchyDomains]

Hi

@ sedo, you can bulk edit/add category settings in 'domain management' and select 'category settings' from drop down box.

if using ppc, then best to add relevant keyword/category

imo...

So the keywords really aren't relevant and helpful if you are not doing PPC and only doing the landers for sale only?

 

[DotComRealty]

So the keywords really aren't relevant and helpful if you are not doing PPC and only doing the landers for sale only?

No ppc (It's not 2004 anymore). And not even the ugly landers (as they insist on using the 1998 designs, and refuse to get into the 21st century). Maybe some people search within a category - that was my thought/question. But, really, mostly people just type in the keyword they want.