Share Your Domaining Regrets

[Ehugbo]

Just like every other business, as Domainers I believe there are times we have made wrong moves. There are times we wish we had taken a different approach to a situation, there are times we wish we had been a little bit more patient, there are times we wish we had done a little more research before making decisions, there are times we wish we should have put our fears and doubts behind and just do what we were supposed to do. Mistakes happen even to the best of us. I've read stories of people who sold their names for let's say XX and few days or weeks later the new owner gets an offer of XXX or XXXX for the same name. Others see a name available for hand reg but have doubts about it's value and ignore it, next the name is regged by some other person and sold for very nice profit. I have regged names which I felt were gold but then got disappointed after putting those names for sale in the market. Some domainers have been careless or moved too fast in a deal and got scammed along the way. I'm sure a lot of y'all have similar stories. Let's share our experiences here and learn from each other.
But then.. Whatever happens, don't stop believing. Sh*t happens most times, getting back up after a bitter experience will only make you stronger and more successful if you learn from those mistakes and try not to repeat them again. Good luck mates!

 

[BionicMan]

Couple silly ones hand regged in beginning, we all do it.

 

[Nazz]

Discovered domains back in 2010. Never gave it my full attention till 2015 when I discovered namepros which shined the light on the domain industry.

I'd also say investing heavy into the Chinese boom and not selling when it was at its peak.

Greed.

Yep, greed led to a massive loss.

You live and you learn

 

[Haris]

investing in chipshit

following the bandwagon

thinking that one thousand $1 domains are better investment than one $1000 domain

 

[MapleDots]

Had a solid offer on an 8 letter.com @ 75k ten years ago and I decided not to sell and hang on for more. Fast forward 10 years and I still have the domain. No bites since... I was emotionally attached to the domain and have sworn that it would never happen again. To this date I look at all domains as a dollar value period. No emotional attachment whatsoever. It was an expensive lesson, but it set me on the right path in the domaining industry.

 

[RJ]

Back in '04 or '05, I could have bought my NamePros username as a .COM for $12,000. I knew it was a good deal, but wanted it purely for vanity reasons, and money was tight, so I hesitated on making the purchase. Royal Jordanian Airlines got it instead.

 

[Sanwal]

Back in '04 or '05, I could have bought my NamePros username as a .COM for $12,000. I knew it was a good deal, but wanted it purely for vanity reasons, and money was tight, so I hesitated on making the purchase. Royal Jordanian Airlines got it instead.

Namepros RJ Doesn't own RJ? Damn man you're giving NP a bad rep

Btw handles are the next best investment

 

[RJ]

Namepros RJ Doesn't own RJ? Damn man you're giving NP a bad rep

Regret.

 

[imadoer]

Regrets...Following bad advice.
When i was new I was told chinese market wasn't worth investing into. I was told not to invest into .io I had opportunity to buy 5 figure domains for xx to xxx. I watched music.io sell for $500 right here on np. Chip 4l.com sell for 35 to 350 and so many others. I ended up getting into the chinese market later and made some money. But I regret not getting in earlier and not listing to my self.

Lesson learned don't always listen to advice. Sometimes you should take a chance regardless if someone may be more experienced then you. It doesn't mean they are right.

Regret no2. Underselling domains.
I have undersold alot of names in the last year. I mean I left about mid xxxxx on the table of you add a handful of my transactions up.

Lesson learned a fast flip isnt always the best flip.