offers Offer to purchase my portfolio

[JudgeMind]

This post directly relates to another thread I’ve created recently:

https://www.namepros.com/threads/would-you-sell-your-entire-portfolio-how-much.1118312/#post-7059532

Recently I had another Domain investor approach me who wanted to purchase my entire portfolio. It is a legit offer and I’ve spoke to them on the phone about the deal. My portfolio currently consists of 1433 domain names.

Their offer to purchase the portfolio was $95,000 usd. Typically I sell my common domains for $350-$4000 each. But I have some other domain names I value at $xx,xxx

When I went through my portfolio and looked at what I could reasonably sell each domain for the number at the end was far higher than their offer of $95,000. I keep track of what my acquisition costs and any renewal costs were as well. This number was far less than their offer. So as a whole I stood to profit largely on the deal. After a lot of thought and back and forth I opted not to sell at 95,000.

The deciding factors:

- At $95,000 I’d be selling each domain at just $66. I thought to myself, when do I ever sell any domain that cheap. The answer was NEVER.

- the time and energy and investment I’ve made to curate my portfolio is worth more to me then the profit to be had.

- the time and investment to rebuild my portfolio

- the overall value I see my portfolio at if I could sell each name for the pricing I typically sell at was FAR higher then the offer.

- I took a close look at my sales over the past three years. The gross number for each year was really close to the offer, so I decided their offer would have to cover at least three years of my gross revenue which would put the number above $3xx,xxx

So I did counter their offer and gave detailed explanations why I require the price I’m countering at. The deal isn’t completely dead but it’s in limbo, waiting for their response.

Because the deal isn’t completely dead I’m not going to post here what I’d sell for, but if you read the above you’d be able to determine yourself what my minimum is I’d sell my portfolio for!

 

[JudgeMind]

If you don’t mind answering. What particular niche is your portfolio? Tech, 4L, crypto, vr etc

It covers all sorts of verticals

 

[lock]

It covers all sorts of verticals

You do have a good portfolio but there is a lot of work to sell it.
Just chill and take your time I will tell you your not going to be stuck with a load of names that no one else wants.

 

[JudgeMind]

You do have a good portfolio but there is a lot of work to sell it.
Just chill and take your time I will tell you your not going to be stuck with a load of names that no one else wants.

Thanks, I do quite well. I have no problem selling the names nor am I concerned I own names that nobody wants

 

[lock]

Thanks, I do quite well. I have no problem selling the names nor am I concerned I own names that nobody wants

Ok then more a relaxed approach to OMG someone offered me buckets of money for the lot. I have had it happen and kind of wish I took it up at time as probably dropped 90% of what i was holding at the time. I was a multiple niche buyer at time . Some of the niches i went for faded. The annoying thing is i have had some of the best of the trends holding out watching as inferior names go for money then the niche dies. If you can just pick out your best sentimentals and create a new pile your willing to sell. You might find yourself in a better position to use your new budget and your buyer might just like that list to.

 

[DN_Hunter]

I just noticed this thread. I actually replied to your related thread asking about the choice to sell an entire portfolio.

Coincidentally, our portfolios are about the same number of domain names. And based on my my own figures regarding gross sales vs. expenses, I also chose the option to NOT sell at $100,000

Of course, I believe everything has a price. So if a strong offer came along I would certainly consider it. The Breakdown of my portfolio is in your other thread.

My thought is that a buyer could reasonably recoup $100,000 on just the sale of one or a few names (example 20 names at $5K each).

That would leave about 1,480 remaining names in the portfolio - pure profit and the buyer just has to hold them until expiration and then let them drop (or renew the names they want to keep). Whatever they sell is profit over their original purchase price...

So that is why I would not to sell at $100K...