My domain value was $1185 now it's decreased value

[trainshopping.com]

I bought a domain well expired domain it was valued on leapfish @ $1185 now
the value has decreased to $37 its parked at sedo and is a adult domain.


help please how did this happen , my other domain value are increasing
help me wise ones pretty please .

Thank you all in advance

 

[Ronald Regging]

the solution is to just stop using Leapfish, because it's not something you should base the value of your domains on anyway.

 

[-REECE-]

I bought a domain well expired domain it was valued on leapfish @ $1185 now
the value has decreased to $37 its parked at sedo and is a adult domain.


help please how did this happen , my other domain value are increasing
help me wise ones pretty please .

Thank you all in advance

Leapfish isn't all that accurate. Estibot is much more accurate and even more accurate are some of the knowledgeable domainers here.

 

[nrmillions]

What is the domain. Dont ever follow anything that leapfish says. Your name might have only been worth regfee to begin with or it might be worth a lot. If you check leapfish for prices before you acquire the names then you will probably end up getting ripped off a lot.

 

[-REECE-]

What is the domain. Dont ever follow anything that leapfish says. Your name might have only been worth regfee to begin with or it might be worth a lot. If you check leapfish for prices before you acquire the names then you will probably end up getting ripped off a lot.

Leapfish has appraised names I've bought for >$1000 for as little as $12. On the converse, some names which I know to be worth reg fee are appraised for tens of thousands by Leapfish. Neil's advice should be adhered to.

 

[Devil_Dog]

Automated appraisals should be avoided.

 

[user-7256]

Automated appraisals should be avoided.

On the contrary, they should be utilized.

 

[gazzip]

Automated appraisals should be avoided.

without a doubt they are all sh** - I really hope you did'nt buy it based on the price Leapfish (or others) said it was worth.

I think these automated appraisals do more harm than good, especially if a newbie pays a crazy price assuming they are buying a bargain because Leapfish says so ! :td:


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[Spade]

First, welcome to NamePros.

Second, as pointed out above, out of the auto-appraisal services, youve managed to find the worst. LeapFish is as accurate as throwing a dart on the board. And often times, leapfish gives you a sense of value that doesnt exist.

As pointed out, Estibot is the newest of the auto-appraisals, and isnt bad at all. However, the best way to get an accurate appraisal would be to ask members of the forum in the appraisal sections. Many of them have quite a bit of experience and are more than happy to offer suggestions and advice. They will be able to give you a better market appraisal of your domain name.

Good luck, and welcome.

Justin

 

[Devil_Dog]

On the contrary, they should be utilized.

Disagree wholeheartedly.

 

[user-7256]

Disagree wholeheartedly.

As I do likewise.

Wow, what a substantial argument full of supporting facts and evidences!

I've already posted a post here to prove that automated appraisals are useful and necessary. I just need to find it... but I'm celebrating the holiday with my folks this week... can't find it right now.

 

[Kate]

One of the top rules of domaining is that domain appraisal is not an exact science.

It's not that automated appraisals are totally useless but they should complement human analysis rather than replace it.
Yes Gazzip you are right, they do more harm than good because only the newbies will believe them :td:

It's more difficult to appraise a domain than a house because there are too many variables...
What an automated tool can possibly do: perform consonant/vowel analysis, character count, split keywords, search OVT, check link popularity, possibly (if it's sophisticated) match with previous sales for similar domains etc. But software is unable to accurately appreciate the domain as a whole.

Automated appraisals are used a lot by companies such as godaddy to trick the fools into buying crap domains (it's a pump & dump scheme). At least they should justify their findings.

If you are serious about domains forget these tools.
We may argue about how much a domain may be worth, however it's usually not hard to tell if a domain is crap or not, just from experience... we don't need automated tools for that.

PS: honestly would you sell your house based on that kind of tool :lol: :sold:

 

[Domainate.com]

It's not that automated appraisals are totally useless but they should complement human analysis rather than replace it.

Correctamundo. In real estate, most appraisals are still done by human beings because lenders realize that automated appraisals are still hit and miss, and domain valuation is even LESS an exact science than real estate valuation. Just like not all .com domains with other exts, with good OVT for the phrase, or with lots of Google results are valuable, not all domains valued highly by automated methods are valuable, and if you come to rely on automated appraisals, you'll find out the hard way that they're really not accurate...almost ever.

Fab just did automatic valuations of my names regged there for something I needed from them, and the one they valued the most, CaribbeanRoyal.com, was valued over what they put for OTY.com...ouch!

 

[Tippy]

I like having fun with these automatic appraisal sites like by entering made-up names which I've sold in the past for 4 figures and having them tell me they're worth $35

How can anyone put any value in them after that...

 

[trainshopping.com]

Thank you

Thanks everyone it's just that the domain was expired so I bought it for £ 4.50 . All my other domain names are increasing like trainshopping.com
which was an expired domain .

I know that leapfish isn't the best , But it gives an aim for you to get your new domain to that value.

looks like i've found my new home on the net , may my knowledge increase so I can pass my knowledge on to newbies like myself..

But when I make my money drinks are on me so stay in touch people

Cheers
trainshopping.com