.tv Is pushing to SEDO really worth it ?

[equity78]

I am talking for .tv only in this thread.

I do not think it is worth it for an average to slightly above average name. There is usually only the one bid and maybe a second bid $10 more.

Now the seller pays a commission and waits for SEDO paying he or she.

The only thing that gets bidders is if you pushed an LL.tv or LLL.tv for $60 I do not see that being good for the registrant too much risk.

So IMO pushing to SEDO not worth it when you can sell here without paying a commission. I would rather go EBAY than SEDO.

What's your opinion ?

 

[Traveler]

I think you are right. Not only does it apply to .tv but other extensions as well.

 

[heroes]

You have made very valid points Ray but taking a domain to Sedo does expose the name to people that may have an interest in .tv but have no idea that this sub forum exists. This is particularly more so as there is a lot more awareness about the extension compared to even 6 months ago, and GoDaddy are even doing .tv specific press releases.

With regard to eBay, the exposure for a domain is even greater. This may be good for non premium names, but for premium names it could be very difficult IMO, as eBay not only attracts the domainer but also first time entrants into the domain industry that have no idea about any forums or Sedo and the rest.

 

[jeffoverman]

I had pushed 3 names to sedo and I wanted more exposure to things. All 3 times I was disappointed on. Had couple bids on the first couple names and then my last one was a huge flop. I was not happy on all 3 final sales prices.

I agree with ray on this one. EBay factor I can't comment on and haven't followed .tv sales in that. But I know Rick was trying unload widgets.com on there and that had some bids and that even flopped for only 130k and didn't make reserve.

Tough to get a read on .tv market place here. I am seeing some nice names and people are not buying. So its the catch 22 I guess. Then I am seeing my rookie 101 mistakes and those can't move. Ok, I accept that one.

I think I would give sedo another shot on a .tv sale but would love to see how keywordtv.com does.

Some good interaction and let's keep it coming.

J

Have a question I forgot to ask

I am hearing uk is promoting things well. Any one to care to share if its worth the extra fee to be listed on countries outside of the united states? I would only pay for this on one of my best names only and take a higher bid then 60 bucks.

 

[DNK.it]

I prefer Sedo to avoid scammers, loose 10% of commission is nothing compared to loose the domain and the money too imho
I've put tv domains on Sedo and your are right there are only 1-2 bidders, but I was lucky to get an offer in £ and another in €, so still not bad.

 

[freedom30]

Regardless of what I feel about the sedo policy of maintaining a "Berlin Wall" against the .tv extension(Moniker professes this as well), I have never experienced anything less than a secure transaction with the company and will use them whenever I have a sale.

And this wall will be torn down in time, as it was in Germany("Tear down the wall, Mr Gorbachav", as President Reagan once encouraged.) :D

 

[equity78]

Thank you everyone and I am not doubting the transaction being secure. I am talking about wanting $200 for a domain but pushing it to SEDO for $60 and getting $60 minus a commission. When maybe you could have lowered the $200 here to $100 and got a sale or even $75 and got the whole sale.

Mark no one is going to push premium domains at $60 or $100 unless it is a premium they are dropping. You made some points and some others seemed like the seller is basically taking one for the team. Push the domain to SEDO for exposure for the extension, but Crimson.tv is not getting bid to $300, $400, $500.

 

[smashfactory]

i see pushing to sedo as having different facets for me- sometimes, a push will do well- when i pushed jack.tv for 800.00- it sold for 2800.00- so that push worked well- other times, it has not-

but i also use a push, or even the featured area, for general promotion. all my names are listed in my description area- and at least 60% of the time when i have a name featured or in auction, i get additional inquiries or bids on a different name.

again, sometimes it works out well, and sometimes it does not.

 

[DNK.it]

but i also use a push, or even the featured area, for general promotion. all my names are listed in my description area- and at least 60% of the time when i have a name featured or in auction, i get additional inquiries or bids on a different name.

nice tactic, I need to try this :tu:

 

[Abdulla]

I once got a $100 offer on a .tv, pushed it into auction and it went up to $1050. Coincidentally, my plans were to not renew the name. For those wondering what the name is, it was bday.tv. bday as in Birthday. A US marketing company bought that domain. You might say that this was a separate incident, but I would say you never know what might just happen.

 

[Steven]

I think it's worth it in certain cases.
When I looked at some of the names that got one bid for the duration of the auction, those names were already near that current market value (reseller).
Some names with initial bid of $600, $700 (just making an example), I thought they were worth a bit less or a bit more at the most.

I think pushing it into sedo definitely gives exposure to more potential buyers (outside the realm of .tv marketplace).

You never know if one, two or more people looks at your name in sedo auction, gets really interested in it (for development?) and start a bidding war.

Sedo is just another place to sell the names.
For some, it may be worth it.
For others, it may not be worth it.

Some ways to sell:
1) .TV marketplace/other forums
2) Sedo
3) Afternic
4) TDNAM
5) Contact end user
6) Wait for offers

 

[localexperts]

I had pushed 3 names to sedo and I wanted more exposure to things. All 3 times I was disappointed on. Had couple bids on the first couple names and then my last one was a huge flop. I was not happy on all 3 final sales prices.

If the 3rd one was Pests.TV, I wouldn't take this example as an indication of the market. Pest Control is a very narrow niche.

That is the problem, most end users (Servicemaster, Orkin, etc) don't know about Sedo or Afternic.

 

[heroes]

If the 3rd one was Pests.TV, I wouldn't take this example as an indication of the market. Pest Control is a very narrow niche.

That is the problem, most end users (Servicemaster, Orkin, etc) don't know about Sedo or Afternic.

True.

 

[jeffoverman]

george, mark, if you wish to pm me feel free and discuss this via pm ..thanks...

 

[.tv]

I won't push a name to Sedo auction for $60 unless the name is below average.

Pushed several names to auction for the minimum bids, but most of them went for $100 to $150.

 

[james0306]

I won't push a name to Sedo auction for $60 unless the name is below average.

Pushed several names to auction for the minimum bids, but most of them went for $100 to $150.

Can we setup a reserve price on Sedo to prevent this happen ?

 

[DnEbook]

no ....... it's a buyers market at the moment , no one makes you accept any offers or send it to auction , i hate this i'll send it to sedo stuff , to me you buy it or you dont , just my thoughts

 

[.tv]

Can we setup a reserve price on Sedo to prevent this happen ?

Most of the time, Sedo rejects reasonable requests made by sellers for brokerage (reserve price) auctions. I have submitted a few .TV names including NSW.TV, but they simply rejected them and responded with the regular (copy+paste) response.

Dear <Name>,
Thanks for your email. Domains up for the Premium Auctions have to go through stringent verification and quality controls. Premium Auctions are reserved for domains which fulfil the following criteria:

- The domain is short, a real word and is easy to remember.
- It is a generic domain, e.g. like car.com, creditcard.com or books.com
- The domain is easy to spell and not prone to typographical errors.
- The domain is product-related and therefore has a high commercial value
- The domain doesn’t violate any third party rights (e.g. trademark rights)
- The TLD geographically matches the language of the domain name.

The marketplace auctions may be another option for you and can only be started once you have received an offer on your domain, you will then be presented with the option to start an auction. The original buyer’s offer will be used as your reserve price, and should no higher bids be received, the domain will be sold for that amount. However, as auctions raise the level of competition for domain names, you may very well receive higher bids.

For more information about the auction system, please see www.sedo.com/auctions. The fact that these auctions, at the moment, are running parallel may be causing some confusion but this will soon be rectified.

I hope this helps explain.

Kind regards,
<Staff Name>

At the same time, to my surprise, Geo names like Glastunbury, are getting listed in brokerage assisted auctions with a reserve price. :lol:

http://209.85.175.104/search?q=cache:X9EWXUNwW7cJ:www.sedo.us/auction/index.php?auction_id=24845