@Avtar629 .. I think you're allowed to set anything you want as a starting bid? (Not 100%)
But I think a big factor is that most people only look at "Expiring" auctions at GoDaddy.
Then beyond that people look at names with bids.
After that, most people actually looking just randomly for domains with no bids likely filter for $12 names specifically because the system is flooded mediocre domains from other domainers with unrealistic (WHOLESALE) price expectations.
I think in the end it's that ultimately people's time is better invested in searching expiring names where better value can generally be found.
GoDaddy's strength (size/volume) for wholesale buyers, is a weakness for sellers, as your domains simply get lost in the biggest portfolio in the world. Just as many domains go to auction every single day at GD than can be found on just about any of the brandable marketplaces' entire catalogues that they've taken years to grow!
I think the key at GD is to get enough outside attention so that you'll get a couple of bids .. promote them here at NamePros, or pay NameBio or
@Domain Shane, etc to list your domain .. once you get a couple of bids early enough, then AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A QUALITY DOMAIN, then other people will see it and bid on it. (Nothing will help any domain that isn't at least very good)
But about self-promoting on NamePros .. I've said it a few times now .. if you want to be serious about promoting yourself, your business and ultimately your domains, you also need to realise that very few people are ever going to take "Avtar629" seriously .. it's the same as getting an email from
[email protected] .. in that you might actually have something good or relevant in the email, but because of the way it was presented (the email address), almost no one will ever take it seriously. In fact .. most people won't even look. It's nothing person, it's just time management and the statistical probability that it's spam .. or in your case .. that you're probably selling a domain like yoyoheywhats-up546.xyz.
Same thing for your avatar .. I'm 100% fine with people using whatever they want as their avatar .. and my interpretation could be very wrong .. but your current avatar makes you look like you are mocking fat kids, and thus portrays a very immature and very childish image and not somebody anyone you could ever trust or rely on for serious business.
To be clear, you could be the nicest person in the world, and maybe that's a picture of you so you aren't mocking anyone else .. but in the world of business and domains, people unfortunately don't have time to get to know everyone they transact with. Particularly on the internet it's just not realistic to expect people to take 15 minutes to research the background of the person behind every email send to them from emails like
[email protected] .. nor in the world of domains is it reasonable to expect people to take the time to investigate the background of each person for every domain they're considering acquiring. Sure it might be true for $50K+ domains, but if you're talking about $12-$25 domains, then your buyers are likely all about volume and scanning thousands of domains every day .. and as such people simply won't listen to what you have to say because they don't have the time.
I've said this to you a few times before and suggested you take advantage of the fact
@NamePros allows us to change our usernames (and you can change your avatar yourself). Seems you even agreed .. but then ... ??? Maybe consider starting the new decade with a new image?
Again though .. if your domains aren't very good then presentation won't really help at all .. but I just don't get why you deliberately make it harder for yourself to be taken seriously and thus make it harder for people to ever want to do business with you?
Anyhow .. sorry if all that came across as harsh .. I'm just telling you the unfortunate truth of the realities of business. I still wish you nothing but the best and tons of domain sales!
