Is Sedo DONE?

[DanBingham]

Ok, so let's face it - Sedo has been around for a while, it's platform could do with a complete overhaul, and they've made it much more difficult in listing names.

Is now about time Sedo closed it's doors?
What do YOU think?

 

[Sedo]

Hi

unless you know the 90% of potential end-users personally, then how can you validate that?

if you only look at sedo sales since inception and viewed every single name they sold, to see if it was end-used, then you'd have a clearer picture of what end-users know about sedo.
you also have to consider all the domain names that are parked there, which means millions of visitors from all over the world will either see a sedo lander or a sedo ppc page.

in the end though, it's not about who bought and what they did with it, it's how many sales and how much per sale, that matters to sellers.

been a sedo user since 2004 and have $$$,$$$.00 in total domain sales there.

still, i'd like to see better parking pages, with keyword related images something similar to templates at voodoo.


imo...

Hi Biggie,

Thanks for your comment and its great to read about your positive experience with Sedo since 2004. I will put your suggestions about the parking page and keyword related images to our development team for consideration.

I wish you continued success with selling your domains with us!

Chris

 

[Sedo]

Hi, I submitted a name for the igaming auction a week ago but not had a reply yet. In the meantime it's showing as not for sale. Does no reply indicate it has been accepted ?

Hi,

Thanks for your message, can you provide me with the name of the domain so I can look into it for you. Alternatively email [email protected] and one of our team will look into it and get back to you privately via email with whats going on.

Cheers
Chris

 

[biggie]

If you are using our new Sales Lander then you may experience an increase in views, this is because the traffic via the new sales lander is not filtered as strictly as parking views. Therefore, the number of views can be significantly higher than views received by our traditional parking templates that are filtered. Please be assured that our parking team are working on a solution for this.

Hi

Thanks for that explanation, as that was a concern for a couple of reasons

one,
I thought domains using new sales landers with BIN pricing was getting some extra exposure, which was accounting for increased uniques.
and secondly,
if those views are inflated or non filtered in comparison to those domains using ppc pages, then wouldn't that be misleading statistics, to those who search domains according to highest traffic stats?

perhaps that situation should be escalated to "high priority".

imo....

 

[Laguna]

Hi,

Thanks for your message, can you provide me with the name of the domain so I can look into it for you. Alternatively email [email protected] and one of our team will look into it and get back to you privately via email with whats going on.

Cheers
Chris

Hi, the one I'm referring to in the igaming auction is iGamingTokens.com

 

[frank-germany]

Hi Biggie,

Thanks for your comment and its great to read about your positive experience with Sedo since 2004. I will put your suggestions about the parking page and keyword related images to our development team for consideration.

I wish you continued success with selling your domains with us!

Chris

Hi Chris

I have experience with Sedo since 2001

never ever had anyone at sedo
considered any of my suggestions seriously


You want to fix the VAT issue
with high priority


I am talking about this to sedo for nearly a decade
never had anybody tried to find a solution


DAN did fast
and successfully


I had a simple solution concept offered to sedo years ago

DAN understood and acted fast

SEDO didn't bother


when a buyer is from Germany I need MwSt ( VAT ) added to the price in the system
do not add to any other buyer

rule is:
buyer from the same country as the seller
add country related VAT to the price ( on top of )

now if you have issues to define those variables
let the seller define them


country to add VAT to: INPUT
percentage of VAT : INPUT


now that was easy, right?

 

[Sedo]

I think, Categorization should be removed completely from Sedo panel...
It has no any effect/gain when this directory contains millions of domains.

Hi Jurgen,

Thanks for your suggestion, I have forwarded it one to our developments team.

All the best.

Chris

 

[Sedo]

Same here.

Hi Josytal,

Thanks for your message, can you provide me with the name of the domain so I can look into it for you. Alternatively email [email protected] and one of our team will look into it and get back to you privately via email with whats going on.

Thanks
Chris

 

[frank-germany]

Next issue that should be easily fixable:

I need to be able to add google analytics
as our stats .. what's the word

s**ck

 

[Soofi]

Is now about time Sedo closed it's doors?
What do YOU think?

Sedo is still WAYYY BETTER than some underdeveloped new platforms around.

They have a massive domain sales data, list of endusers and high-paying buyers, plus massive part of the domain investors using their platform, which you and I cannot undermine at any given point in time.

Just because they aren't Web 3.0, doesn't mean they have lost ground!

 

[Sedo]

Thank you very much for the detailed reply on many different aspects of your operations @Sedo. If I recall correctly when the minimum commissions were dropped, it was (I think, possibly I am wrong) for a trial period. Is the plan to continue with no minimum commissions?
Thanks,
Bob

Hi Bob,

Thanks for you message, you are quite right, it is a promotion which is setup to run until 31st December 2019. I will look into this and find out what we are doing about it, as soon as I know I will get back with an update.

All the best
Chris

 

[Sedo]

Hi, the one I'm referring to in the igaming auction is iGamingTokens.com

Thanks for the reply.

I have forwarded a reminder on to the broker who is organising the event, I know they are inundated with requests for this auction at the moment and it is taking a little longer than usual to respond.

I can confirm that they will review your application shortly and get back to you directly by email.

All the best
Chris

 

[ET76]

I think seller's original country is not important to be shown just like DAN, Afternic an Uniregistry. Some buyers are happy to push when they know where the seller come from.
Final sale related to Final fees ..... IMO

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Seller's country (including Order page) is unnecessary at all, just his VAT status is enough (YES/NO).

 

[frank-germany]

Seller's country (including Order page) is unnecessary at all, just his VAT status is enough (YES/NO).

seller country is the most important information to me
because sedo doesn't treat VAT automated

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

If seller's country is so mandatory - then it should be displayed only for VAT countries.
All countries outside VAT - don't need this leak of privacy at all.

 

[mr-x]

1) Your landing pages still don't work with SSL.

2) Your parking pages don't work with ad blockers. How hard is it to add a <noscript> This Domain Is For SALE</noscript> ??

3) Sedo sales are way down and your customer service is a shadow of what it was.

Hi DefinitelyDomains

Thank you for your engaging post.

The answer to your question is no, Sedo is most certainly not done. In fact since new management took control over Sedo, not only has our domain sales increased but the percentage of successful transfers has increased and with it customer satisfaction has also improved. This can be reflected in our trust pilot scoring, which has increased to ‘Excellent’.

We have a domain ownership verification process to increase the integrity of our marketplace and as a process to fight against ‘seller not owner’ sales. If you are finding this process difficult then please explain in more detail where exactly you are having difficulty and I will do my best to assist you.

As you mentioned, Sedo has been around for a while and we intend to be around for a lot longer, we want to remain the number 1 marketplace for you to buy and sell your domains. You mention our platform could do with an overhaul, I can assure you that our Tech Team are innovating and working on improving our marketplace as I write this email. With the intention of creating a better user experience when managing your domains.

We are constantly listening to feedback from our customers, some of the best feedback of which has come from this very forum. Our customers have asked and we have delivered:

· Price cap was lifted for sellers listing domains for more than 50000.

· We implemented 13 new sales landers to increase the chances of selling for those of you who looking to prioritise the sale of domains over earning money with our parking program.

· We dropped the minimum commission fee of 60 USD/ Euro, meaning on lower sales a seller can earn twice as much profit.

· We lowered the minimum offer to 20 Euro from 90 Euro for our sellers who wanted to sell lower valued domains quickly attracting more buyers.

· We have provided engaging auctions for our customers including the latest IGaming and Gambling auctions which are free to apply for.

· We updated our Search Algorithm, to display more direct matches to the keyword.

· We reduced the Payout time for transfers sales if buyer doesn’t confirm ownership.

· We have improved our MLS service to increase the chances of a domain selling.

· Sedos marketplace and our Sales brokers are STILL achieving some of the highest sales in the industry.

These are just some of the improvements we made in the last few months which were suggestions from domainers like yourself. Plus we have made many other changes, we have been taking all our customers feedback to our business development team and are trying to implement customers wishes to improve the overall experience at Sedo.

Just watch out, we still aim to improve and be the best we can for you and 2020 is a new year coming soon!

We wish you every success in your domain affairs!

All the best Chris

 

[frank-germany]

If seller's country is so mandatory - then it should be displayed only for VAT countries.
All countries outside VAT - don't need this leak of privacy at all.

that might be too complex for sedo

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

I use V3 Blank lander.
And I don't see any sense in Sedo monetization, it is traditionally the worst among competitors.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

that might be too complex for sedo

https://sedo-us1.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4094/
Sedo is obliged to follow only EU directive.
Why they show all other countries - I don't understand.

 

[Larion]

Dear Larion,

We have received a lot of positive feedback about our sales landers, after releasing version 1 we listened to what you guys had to say about it and with your feedback and requests we produced 12 alternative versions, so there was one for everyone. What exactly do you mean by ‘ugly’, could you please explain what you think we got wrong with the design?

it would take me a couple of hours to explain this all to you.
And I already posted a few design-mockups and suggestions previously.
Anyway, the "old" landing pages look better in design and colors than your new landing pages.
The "new" landing pages do not look professional and have some design-bugs.


I am also surprised that the "new" landing pages are only used when someone is using your "Parking Program".
However, I am glad that I am not using your parking-program and therefore also not have to use your "new" landing-page.