tricknguyen
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Hello everyone,
I’m still learning domain investing, and I wanted to share another GoDaddy Closeout research exercise I did.
A bit of context: I'm 14 years old and not actively buying yet, this is purely a research and learning exercise for now.
The list showed:
- domain name
- auction price
- GoDaddy estimated value
- ending time
At first glance, some names looked attractive because the numbers were high, but I tried not to treat GoDaddy valuation as buy signals.
My goal was to filter the list using a stricter process:
- Is the name natural?
- Is there a clear commercial use case?
- Is there a real buyer pool?
- Can I outbound it?
- Is the closeout/live price still real?
- Is the domain actually available, or did it move to broker/premium/taken?
- Does the total cost still make sense after renewal/taxes?
One lesson from this batch: closeout timing matters a lot.
The list had end times around May 26-27 AZ, but I checked it later. By then, many names were no longer true closeout buys.
Some examples:
NewLandlords.com - good idea for new landlords / educational content, but live check showed taken / broker service.
TruckersDock.com - possible logistics angle, but also taken / broker-only.
ApplianceCoupon.com - clear commercial use case, but taken / broker-only.
StemTracks.com - interesting at the source price, but live check showed taken / broker service.
SocialPanic.com - live price was too high for this experiment.
TeamFinder.org - useful phrase, but .org likely needs much more work and the buyer pool may be price-sensitive.
The one name I ended up testing was:
DigTrails.com
At first it looked like a $5 buy-now, but the real checkout cost was:
$5 expired auction fee
+ $22.99 .com renewal
+ taxes/fees
= about $30.45 total
So the real lesson is: closeout price is not the full cost. Always check the cart.
I bought DigTrails.com as a small outbound experiment, not as a passive hold.
A more experienced investor gave me useful advice:
Do not buy the whole list. Pick the best one, research leads, outbound it, and if it sells, use the money to buy the next name.
That changed how I think about closeout domains.
My current pattern is now:
Filter hard.
Pick only the best one.
Confirm live total cost.
Prove there are possible leads.
Buy only if cheap enough.
List it immediately.
Outbound quickly.
Do not build a pile of maybe names.
Thanks. I’m still learning, so any feedback is appreciated.
I’m still learning domain investing, and I wanted to share another GoDaddy Closeout research exercise I did.
A bit of context: I'm 14 years old and not actively buying yet, this is purely a research and learning exercise for now.
The list showed:
- domain name
- auction price
- GoDaddy estimated value
- ending time
At first glance, some names looked attractive because the numbers were high, but I tried not to treat GoDaddy valuation as buy signals.
My goal was to filter the list using a stricter process:
- Is the name natural?
- Is there a clear commercial use case?
- Is there a real buyer pool?
- Can I outbound it?
- Is the closeout/live price still real?
- Is the domain actually available, or did it move to broker/premium/taken?
- Does the total cost still make sense after renewal/taxes?
One lesson from this batch: closeout timing matters a lot.
The list had end times around May 26-27 AZ, but I checked it later. By then, many names were no longer true closeout buys.
Some examples:
NewLandlords.com - good idea for new landlords / educational content, but live check showed taken / broker service.
TruckersDock.com - possible logistics angle, but also taken / broker-only.
ApplianceCoupon.com - clear commercial use case, but taken / broker-only.
StemTracks.com - interesting at the source price, but live check showed taken / broker service.
SocialPanic.com - live price was too high for this experiment.
TeamFinder.org - useful phrase, but .org likely needs much more work and the buyer pool may be price-sensitive.
The one name I ended up testing was:
DigTrails.com
At first it looked like a $5 buy-now, but the real checkout cost was:
$5 expired auction fee
+ $22.99 .com renewal
+ taxes/fees
= about $30.45 total
So the real lesson is: closeout price is not the full cost. Always check the cart.
I bought DigTrails.com as a small outbound experiment, not as a passive hold.
A more experienced investor gave me useful advice:
Do not buy the whole list. Pick the best one, research leads, outbound it, and if it sells, use the money to buy the next name.
That changed how I think about closeout domains.
My current pattern is now:
Filter hard.
Pick only the best one.
Confirm live total cost.
Prove there are possible leads.
Buy only if cheap enough.
List it immediately.
Outbound quickly.
Do not build a pile of maybe names.
Thanks. I’m still learning, so any feedback is appreciated.
