poll SEDO, AFTERNIC, GD, EPIK, DAN, OTHER??

[artstar]

WHATS YOUR CHOICE?

SEDO

GD

AFTERNIC

EPIK

DAN

OTHER?

 

[Blitzpotz]

I din't know about DOFO!

Same here

when you have a name that is Dofo-listed and for sale when you hover over the Buy Now if it is available at more than one place it will show up in a list showing the prices, if given, at different venues.

My pricing with BINs on Afternic and Sedo is mainly differing which is no smart move.

Does anybody know if there is a DOFO-like sync tool for your pricing on several marketplaces?

 

[kalkar]

Same here

My pricing with BINs on Afternic and Sedo is mainly differing which is no smart move.

Does anybody know if there is a DOFO-like sync tool for your pricing on several marketplaces?

 

[kalkar]

I think you can find what you're searching for at whmcs in the domain reseller section...

 

[Bob Hawkes]

Same here

My pricing with BINs on Afternic and Sedo is mainly differing which is no smart move.

Does anybody know if there is a DOFO-like sync tool for your pricing on several marketplaces?

I have not used this but it might do that (and many other things)
https://www.namepros.com/threads/your-own-marketplace.1113102/

Bob

 

[Blitzpotz]

Thanks @kalkar and @Bob Hawkes
Wasn´t aware of both solutions and will check them out.

I fear that time and skills (if you are no IT geek) are limiting factors for professional systems like these.
I already feel rather busy in the moment, besides the other facettes of life.
I should also open and keep up-to-date accounts with Linked-in and Twitter reading that many domainers find buyers there.

Dreaming of a work-sharing Name Collective ... with the best geek caring for the tech environment, the best writer caring for Social Media, the best salesman doing negotiations while me opening a bottle of Bavarian beer, satisfied.

 

[Stoff_es]

I will try Sedo and Dan soon.

 

[Josytal]

I have not used this but it might do that (and many other things)
https://www.namepros.com/threads/your-own-marketplace.1113102/

Thanks @Bob Hawkes

That link goes to DNHat's product page on NP with description about what and how .
Ironically, at the early stage, you were one of the few here on NP I asked to test and review DNHat. I even offered you a free lifetime copy. Unfortunately you didn't honor my request. So, you're right (though not rightly) to say you've not used DNHat before.

Nevertheless, thanks for your reference to DNHat.
Appreciated.

 

[loredan]

It is usually a good idea to have your domains listed in as many places as you can, you never know where the right end user might find your name.

1. Afternic - Afternic is a must for anyone, one of the oldest (1999) and the best domain marketplaces out there. The great number of partner registrars (GD included) makes your domain visible in so many places across all the continents (if Fast Transfer is enabled). You don't have to forward your names to their rather crappy landing pages, just list and forget. Always add a BIN so you can get into the fast transfer program.

2. DAN - I'm amazed of how fast DAN managed to establish themselves as one of the best players in the industry. I guess hard work, innovation and great customer service eventually pays off. Beautiful landing pages, fast payments and the ability to easily setup monthly installments. Dan worked pretty well for me, I even had a couple of sales where the names been parked somewhere else so there is definitely traffic on their platform, not just direct type in. If they'll manage to launch their registrar side of the business, this will be a game changer.

3. Uniregistry - Great platform, very cool design. You'll have to park there if you're hoping to make any sales. They have brokers and you can obviously assign a lead to a broker if you think he might do better than you in closing a deal.

4. Sedo - Good old Sedo, frozen in time since 2001. Not much to say about them really. No sales if you don't point your names to their landers or spend some cash promoting an auction. However once you get a sale they are pretty good at sorting things out, you know german style.

5. GD Auctions - The place is probably 95% full of other domainers rather than end users so if you're looking to let your names go at reseller prices, be my guest.

6. Epik - Epik's landers are pretty much the best in the industry so far, you get lots of (SEO friendly) customization options. I don't know about the sale process since I haven't sold anything on Epik yet. Just recently I sold a name at Afternic which was Epik parked so it seems the buyer preferred to pay a bit extra at Afnic rather than clicking the BIN buton at Epik. However it seems that Epik is really fast when processing the deals and the support is great.

7. Domain Agents - Worth a try listing your names on their platform. Serious people, they just get in touch when your name has an offer, probably lowball you a bit first but they sell names. Why not.

8. Flippa - Not exactly what it used to be but still a platform with lots of web developers and potential end users that will buy if they see your name there.

9. Namejet - Used to be cool, now just dull imo. I guess all the problems they had in the last couple of years hit them a bit. Still a good place to offload some names, just make sure you understand that you'll get paid the following month.

10. Namepros Auctions - Good, friendly environment, probably the fastest way to liquidate your names.

11. NameLiquidate - The new startup from Epik, looks really good, nice and clean design with a sort of dutch-style auction system. I like it but I don't like the fact that names go down to $1. I personally believe that seller should be able to choose the bottom price from $1 to $9. This platform has a great potential if promoted right imo...

12. Dynadot / Namesilo / Namecheap marketplaces - These are all registrar-side marketplaces. I never used any of them so really have no idea how they work. Worth a try ...

13. Twitter & Linkedin - Yup, they do work if used right. Make sure you don't spam.

Probably the best setup imo:

1. Pick a landing page. Epik or Dan are the best choices. If you value your name under $5k just list a BIN otherwise go for make offer. Usually add a higher BIN as most likely end users will try to get your name for a lower amount. For example if you want to get $2,500 for a name just list it at $3,500 so you'll have a bit of room to negociate.

2. Once you picked your landing page, go list the name with Afternic and Sedo. Make sure your Afternic (and Sedo) BIN is higher than the landing page since their commission is higher. You can also choose any other platform from the list above if you think they'll work.

Hope this helps a bit

 

[golan]

Afternic as the life-saver with regular sales if your pricing is moderate, e.g. matches Godaddy valuations. However, the listing process is complicated and really dangerous (possible data loss).

Can you please elaborate?

Namejet - Used to be cool, now just dull imo. I guess all the problems they had in the last couple of years hit them a bit. Still a good place to offload some names, just make sure you understand that you'll get paid the following month.

For real? My last listing email has been unreplied for already three months.

 

[Blitzpotz]

Can you please elaborate?

Of course I can.
Would you mind to share your experiences, too?

 

[Ostrados]

It is usually a good idea to have your domains listed in as many places as you can, you never know where the right end user might find your name.

1. Afternic - Afternic is a must for anyone, one of the oldest (1999) and the best domain marketplaces out there. The great number of partner registrars (GD included) makes your domain visible in so many places across all the continents (if Fast Transfer is enabled). You don't have to forward your names to their rather crappy landing pages, just list and forget. Always add a BIN so you can get into the fast transfer program.

2. DAN - I'm amazed of how fast DAN managed to establish themselves as one of the best players in the industry. I guess hard work, innovation and great customer service eventually pays off. Beautiful landing pages, fast payments and the ability to easily setup monthly installments. Dan worked pretty well for me, I even had a couple of sales where the names been parked somewhere else so there is definitely traffic on their platform, not just direct type in. If they'll manage to launch their registrar side of the business, this will be a game changer.

3. Uniregistry - Great platform, very cool design. You'll have to park there if you're hoping to make any sales. They have brokers and you can obviously assign a lead to a broker if you think he might do better than you in closing a deal.

4. Sedo - Good old Sedo, frozen in time since 2001. Not much to say about them really. No sales if you don't point your names to their landers or spend some cash promoting an auction. However once you get a sale they are pretty good at sorting things out, you know german style.

5. GD Auctions - The place is probably 95% full of other domainers rather than end users so if you're looking to let your names go at reseller prices, be my guest.

6. Epik - Epik's landers are pretty much the best in the industry so far, you get lots of (SEO friendly) customization options. I don't know about the sale process since I haven't sold anything on Epik yet. Just recently I sold a name at Afternic which was Epik parked so it seems the buyer preferred to pay a bit extra at Afnic rather than clicking the BIN buton at Epik. However it seems that Epik is really fast when processing the deals and the support is great.

7. Domain Agents - Worth a try listing your names on their platform. Serious people, they just get in touch when your name has an offer, probably lowball you a bit first but they sell names. Why not.

8. Flippa - Not exactly what it used to be but still a platform with lots of web developers and potential end users that will buy if they see your name there.

9. Namejet - Used to be cool, now just dull imo. I guess all the problems they had in the last couple of years hit them a bit. Still a good place to offload some names, just make sure you understand that you'll get paid the following month.

10. Namepros Auctions - Good, friendly environment, probably the fastest way to liquidate your names.

11. NameLiquidate - The new startup from Epik, looks really good, nice and clean design with a sort of dutch-style auction system. I like it but I don't like the fact that names go down to $1. I personally believe that seller should be able to choose the bottom price from $1 to $9. This platform has a great potential if promoted right imo...

12. Dynadot / Namesilo / Namecheap marketplaces - These are all registrar-side marketplaces. I never used any of them so really have no idea how they work. Worth a try ...

13. Twitter & Linkedin - Yup, they do work if used right. Make sure you don't spam.

Probably the best setup imo:

1. Pick a landing page. Epik or Dan are the best choices. If you value your name under $5k just list a BIN otherwise go for make offer. Usually add a higher BIN as most likely end users will try to get your name for a lower amount. For example if you want to get $2,500 for a name just list it at $3,500 so you'll have a bit of room to negociate.

2. Once you picked your landing page, go list the name with Afternic and Sedo. Make sure your Afternic (and Sedo) BIN is higher than the landing page since their commission is higher. You can also choose any other platform from the list above if you think they'll work.

Hope this helps a bit

Great well written post that sums up the topic very nicely! I was going to reply to the thread but your post covered everything I wanted to say and more.

 

[golan]

Of course I can.
Would you mind to share your experiences, too?

Sure i can. I mean, i could if i only had such experience. However i have never experienced a data loss while listing at Afternic, or i have but i'm unaware of it, so i ask you ))

 

[Blitzpotz]

Sure i can. I mean, i could if i only had such experience. However i have never experienced a data loss while listing at Afternic, or i have but i'm unaware of it, so i ask you ))

This thread is about any experience, but it´s up to you to share or not.

 

[Bob Hawkes]

It is usually a good idea to have your domains listed in as many places as you can, you never know where the right end user might find your name.

I agree with this advice, and everyone please read @loredan full post as it is a really clear and comprehensive look at all the choices. He includes some that I had never considered. Thank you for a fantastic post.

Read @loredan full post here.

Bob

 

[Kemal G]

Also, Dofo makes it easy for end-users to find our domains from a single place, no matter where we have them. I just noticed today (maybe it has always been there?) that when you have a name that is Dofo-listed and for sale when you hover over the Buy Now if it is available at more than one place it will show up in a list showing the prices, if given, at different venues. An easy way to check where your name is listed (or if someone else has it listed). One of my names I noticed shows up as listed at SnapNames at the same price as my Afternic listing. I never listed it there. Do they just grab the information from the Afternic premium network?

Thank you, Bob, actually it was not always there.
We added it about ten days ago. We always add new features like this one and any suggestions would be appreciated.

I just checked a couple of domain names randomly from our database, and it seems that they are probably getting data from Afternic.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

@Blitzpotz
@tonyk2000
Uni escalated my ticket regarding SendGrid issues... so probably - they will fix it soon...

 

[tonyk2000]

Uni escalated my ticket regarding SendGrid issues... so probably - they will fix it soon...

First time I complained about it was in 2014. They always made proper notices and promised to take care of their mails being showed as spam issue asap.

 

[tonyk2000]

First time I complained about it was in 2014. They always made proper notices and promised to take care of their mails being showed as spam issue asap.

Just checked old email headers of 2014. No sendgrid at that time. So it must be their destiny - constantly fight with various systems marking them as spammers, with little or no success. Not a big surprise. Indeed, they also "followup" completed sales (!) with various suggestions and questions like "Do you need more domains? Or maybe your friends or colleagues?". The customers respond back - "go away". It does not work, uni bot still sends them a lot. I saw this myself in completed leads...

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

I have tried many SMTP providers...
And the most reliable I have recommended to Uni as well (in my ticket)...
I don't want to post it here... They don't tolerate the mass outbound (spam).

 

[Igor Mironyuk]

Sedo, DomainAgents
as other marketplaces: Dan, Uniregistry Market,
In Afternic I don't like that I must go to their site via VPN or browser Opera because Access denied for ukrainians.
And, of course NamePros.