New domainer with already 4 domains to sell

[Jay Ha]

Hello peeps!
I was on twitter early in the day when I found a user badically tagging specific usernames and asking them if they want to buy his domains. Ex: ask 5 users that have a common word to buy a domain that contains that specific word.

Being unemployed with some interest in domains brought me to godaddy.com since I already had a couple personal domains bought from that site.

10 minutes later, I find myself becoming the owner of 4 domain names which are the following (all are COMs):
- Utdrd (as in United Road)
- 3drd (saw similar domain selling for +$10,000 so I thought it could have potential)
- Ehbed (something related to the furniture industry)
- Uxale (thought it could be brandable)

I just want to know if these domains have potential and what/how to target in order to sell them. Also, I don't really know which platform I can use so that buyers would find my domains. I am now on godaddy auctions but I plan to find some alternative medium to find buyers.

 

[NYJimbo]

- Utdrd - no value, nobody would guess this acronym
- 3drd - less than $100 unless someone can find a meaning
- Ehbed - if bed related, "Eh" sounds like indifference, not sure if company would want
- Uxale - does not pronounce well.

Welcome to domaining. For now, stop registering names and spend 2 weeks reall reading this forum for discussions. DO NOT pay attention to the sales offers, they are not a good guidline of the value of domains.

 

[frank-germany]

1) you are not a domainer ( for now )

2) your domains are as bad as they could be based on your knowledge
set them all to non-renew

2) list them at afternic buy now at $288 USD

3) do yourself a favor and don't register domains
before you have spend 10 hours reading here


topic:
"general domain discussion"
and
"completed domain sales"

 

[Jay Ha]

Thanks all for recommending not registering new domains. Seems that you care about the wellbeing of fellow domainers which is something admirable to be honest.

As for the domains that I had already bought, there have been mixed opinions on most while all agreed that utdrd is bad. However, I looked up some of the domain names with other TLDs and found a Chinese website using the org TLD for one. I'm thinking of doing an outbound sale for that one.

Meanwhile, I'm going to keep on visiting this website for more info.

 

[gilescoley]

Dont forget a lot of company names are trademarked..be careful who you email

 

[atinc]

Hello peeps!
I was on twitter early in the day when I found a user badically tagging specific usernames and asking them if they want to buy his domains. Ex: ask 5 users that have a common word to buy a domain that contains that specific word.

Being unemployed with some interest in domains brought me to godaddy.com since I already had a couple personal domains bought from that site.

10 minutes later, I find myself becoming the owner of 4 domain names which are the following (all are COMs):
- Utdrd (as in United Road)
- 3drd (saw similar domain selling for +$10,000 so I thought it could have potential)
- Ehbed (something related to the furniture industry)
- Uxale (thought it could be brandable)

I just want to know if these domains have potential and what/how to target in order to sell them. Also, I don't really know which platform I can use so that buyers would find my domains. I am now on godaddy auctions but I plan to find some alternative medium to find buyers.

I would rename the thread as " New domainer with already 4 domains to drop ". That is the fact of domain investing. Domainning is so addicting that you can't stop yourself reg.ing domains when you first start out. People will tell you to stop reg.ing and read and learn, cause they want you to succeed but talent comes with mistakes. Do not be afraid to reg. names. Only make sure that you are not spending more than you are willing to lose. It might take hundreds of drops to achieve a better domain portfolio.

Another important fact, a lot of people becoming domainer in order to make million dollar sales but it is almost impossible to do that by hand. reg.ing domains todays. So know how to price your domains.

Quick question what is your highest price expectation for the names you shared?

 

[Kate]

The first question to ask yourself is, if these names are any good why were they unregistered in the first place, and what are the odds you will be able to resell them for a profit ?

 

[Bob Hawkes]

I would for any prospective name make a list of what it might be applied to, and also look at what similar names are available to help answer how unique the name is. While NameBio is useful to look at past sales, with brandable type names not normally very helpful. Welcome to NPs, and best of luck in your domain investing!

 

[likeslikes]

As others have said I'd put them on Afternic (for like $100 each) and let them sit while turning off auto-renewal.

I bought over 550 useless domain names years ago when I first started out and maybe 1-2 of them had any value at all and certainly couldn't pay for the others. I spend over 5k and didn't auto renew a single domain from the bunch. It's one of my biggest regrets in domaining. Just take some time to learn the ropes.

I do not want to come off as being rude, but I think your evaluation of the sales prices for these names is very high.

This could be a good reference tool to give you an idea of what 5L's are selling for:
https://shortnames.com/5l

 

[Satyajit Adhikary]

Ehbed & uxale have a lil potential as 5L pronounciable are consistently on the rise.

They may become liquid with a minimum floor price within 5-6 years.

The rest 2 r worthless.

You should stop buying any more names and start reading NP thoroughly

 

[Bob Hawkes]

Agree with @vravis9 and others that encourage to go slow (I know hard to do, I suspect at least 75% on NPs regd. too many in first months )!

My list of 46 pieces of advice to those new in domain investing starts with #1 Start Slowly... (#2 is be realistic, #3 is quality over quantity and #4 is join NPs!).

Bob

 

[frostify]

Sometimes it may be worth it to spend a little more than a hand reg for a better chance at an end user. I purchased a $40 here on NamePros that was related to the book/publishing industry and I flipped it on GoDaddy to an end user for $1200.

Sometimes a slightly bigger investment leads to a much larger payoff

 

[anantj]

Hello peeps!
I was on twitter early in the day when I found a user badically tagging specific usernames and asking them if they want to buy his domains. Ex: ask 5 users that have a common word to buy a domain that contains that specific word.

Being unemployed with some interest in domains brought me to godaddy.com since I already had a couple personal domains bought from that site.

10 minutes later, I find myself becoming the owner of 4 domain names which are the following (all are COMs):
- Utdrd (as in United Road)
- 3drd (saw similar domain selling for +$10,000 so I thought it could have potential)
- Ehbed (something related to the furniture industry)
- Uxale (thought it could be brandable)

I just want to know if these domains have potential and what/how to target in order to sell them. Also, I don't really know which platform I can use so that buyers would find my domains. I am now on godaddy auctions but I plan to find some alternative medium to find buyers.

Really bad domains. Not sure if GD offer it, but recover some of your money by requesting for a grace delete (If GD does offer grace delete). If you're unemployed, I'm assuming you'd prefer to not waste your funds. Don't register new names until you learn more about what makes a good domain name

 

[xynames]

Not one of them is worth anything.

If you have to get into that long of an explanation of what they mean or why they’re good it’s a sign that they’re stretches of the imagination.

 

[gilescoley]

Since they are all recently expired I thought there WAS actual interest in them.

Usually this is the opposite, if its expiring its because there is no interest in the names.

 

[Bob Hawkes]

I agree @anantj , I was just trying to suggest one slight possibility in case a medical device company, private cancer clinic, or someone developing informational site might possibly consider it, but odds are low. If as reference site price would be low $$$ only probably.

I would not encourage holding past current registration if no inquiries. Overall I agree with @frank-germany advice above to offer at BIN about $288 and set not to renew.

 

[vravis9]

Hi @Jay Ha ...

Welcome to NamePros..
( You won't regret it...)

I was (still) in your place...
We assume by seeing other sales...thats not a problem...

We will learn by doing mistakes...or should I say take decisions that are not so worthy for our future self!!

That is okay if you did it in starting and in less volume...

I see you came to NamePros for suggestions...and I think that step is good for your future self...

All you need now is to spend time here...and read a lot...

Note down the resources mentioned in these threads here...

And after a month try to come up with a domain name and use all the resources and knowledge you gathered for last one month to check (estimate) the potential of the domain name you are thinking of registering..

If you think it's worth to register...go on and do it..but only one name for now..and try to get opinion again here...

This makes you wise in deciding what to register...but still the selling part can not be guessed all times...and it takes time...and usually it's in buyers hand...

Good luck...

 

[Recons.Com]

3DRD could also mean 3D Research & Development.

While it is meaningful and short, remember that having a digit in the mix reduces the chance of sale considerably.

Also a furniture company wouldn't probably name itself Eh Bed, but could happen. Maybe even won't be a furniture company. But again if the odds of selling a good 5L in any given year is 1% to 3%, the odds of selling this is 5-10 times less.

 

[vravis9]

@Jay Ha hey I did the same thing and wasted money... I think with little knowledge and more assumption...we end up in overconfident decisions...and these decisions reveal themselves as regrets afterwards...

I am not saying you did like this...but I did this and still I am sure i will do that mistake...
Still learning...

All I want to say to you is take it slow...

 

[frank-germany]

Search whether the domain names are trademarked or not. This is to avoid any potential TM problems http://www.wipo.int/branddb/en/

better search here

https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks-application-process/search-trademark-database

https://register.dpma.de/DPMAregister/marke/einsteiger

 

[xynames]

<<3DRD could also mean 3D Research & Development.>>

That's the best use for it, but it's a stretch that such a domain would be picked up.

<<Also a furniture company wouldn't probably name itself Eh Bed>>

Perhaps a Canadian one?

 

[Recons.Com]

here are some potential end users to try to sell for $xxx- low $xxxx fast (replace slash with dot)

3drdcrafts/com
3drdesign/org
3drdparts/com

 

[domain hacks]

I will throw a couple of quotes here:

1. Rule No.1- Never Lose money
2. In order to make money you have to spend money (spending $10 and expecting $$$$$ is far-fetched)
3. Rule No.3 - Never forget rule No.1

...and you make of it whatever you want.

 

[robert widener]

i wouldnt waste my time just wait for them to expire & dont renew

 

[Bob Hawkes]

I agree with others that the most important thing is to not register more until you have more fully learned about what sells by using NameBio a lot and the ins and outs of marketplace options, etc.

Most importantly have a clear list of prospective users before acquiring a domain name. That said, almost all of us here have early on registered too many domains without that clear.

In case you have not considered this possibility for 3DRD it is (normally with hyphen but no I am not suggesting you hand register that too) the standard abbreviation for a cancer radiation treatment 3 dimensional radiobiologic dosimetry - e.g. in this NIH paper.

 

[anantj]

In case you have not considered this possibility for 3DRD it is (normally with hyphen but no I am not suggesting you hand register that too) the standard abbreviation for a cancer radiation treatment 3 dimensional radiobiologic dosimetry - e.g. in this NIH paper.

Sure this is a possibility. But from a domain perspective (especially commercial usage and not an informational site), is the domain really useful? Given that the treatment is relatively niche and not widely available, the domain is still not worth holding on to or keeping up hopes on!