discuss So... What SELLS on NamePros?

[WebInceptions]

Over the past few months I've tried selling very old .com's, highly searched .info's, and several other variations of aged, generic domain names at a fraction of the prices I normally charge, and no luck here.

What is going on, are there just no buyers here? The only thing I see selling are the "chips", just another of the latest fads that will go away as the Chinese economy continues to fade, and just like the .mobi and .cc craze from years past.

 

[Manik]

I have had luck selling liquid domains and brandables. As far as keywords go, I hold a lot of them but they aren't selling anywhere not just on Namepros.

 

[namerav]

The flow is good for 4L, but for Keywords need to be patient.

 

[WebInceptions]

I have had luck selling liquid domains and brandables. As far as keywords go, I hold a lot of them but they aren't selling anywhere not just on Namepros.

I respectfully disagree with this - generic keywords continue to be big sellers on all of the broker platforms and from my own website for me... and as you can also see from the DNJournal reports. They just don't seem to sell HERE.

 

[inforg]

Do you have some examples and prices you were asking? Maybe you are just priced too high for a buyers market like this.

Plenty of stuff moving in the X-XX range but tougher for anything above that. When I buy in forums, I am looking for names I can get 50-100x for or something that I'd like to develop I might go low XXX.

You just can't flip keyword stuff fast enough to tie up too much capital and there are bargains everywhere to be found.

 

[hxp]

I feel like the Namepros marketplace is something of a pawn shop. If you're distressed, and looking to get some quick cash, you'll find a buyer here. Not really the place to be looking for end-user pricing.

&That makes sense. If you're buying/selling on Namepros, it's kind of understood that the buyer needs to resell, and make a profit. It's not really comparable to other platforms...

 

[Recons.Com]

NamePros members are buying either liquid domains that hold their minimum value well or they will buy domains that have potential end user for 1/200 to 1/50 of potential end user sale, the reason being that a chance to sell a good domain in any given year is 0.5% to 2%.

Offering anything else here is waste of time and that makes complete sense.

You will get above the floor price offers on good domains if someone already has a customer looking for the category or NP member is looking to restock after a sale.

 

[WebInceptions]

Do you have some examples and prices you were asking? Maybe you are just priced too high for a buyers market like this.

So far this year I've been randomly grabbing domains I have priced at $500 - $1600 on my site (TheNameStore.com) and testing them here at upper XX and lower XXX. Not a bite. That's what inspired me to make this post... and I'm guessing others may be wondering the same thing.

I appreciate all of the discussion!

 

[DaveX]

Yes, this forum is full of domainers not necessarily interested in particular domains, as much as profitable deals. Mostly for flipping.

For me, flipping domains pays for my renewals on domains I want to hold for the right buyer.

I will say though that there is no shortage of cash here. I have seen bids of 25k for certain domains. Also, if I were you, I would list your domains here with same price from your site because end user might buy here and you lose money. NamePros forum has tons of indexed pages in google and is very popular.

 

[Dominic Belley]

Over the past few months I've tried selling very old .com's, highly searched .info's, and several other variations of aged, generic domain names at a fraction of the prices I normally charge, and no luck here.

What is going on, are there just no buyers here? The only thing I see selling are the "chips", just another of the latest fads that will go away as the Chinese economy continues to fade, and just like the .mobi and .cc craze from years past.

Buyers on NP are resellers. They have to buy cheap to make a profit. That's why liquid domain auctions are the most popular. Also, not all NP members are looking to buy domains. A lot of them are simply here to read articles.

If you want to maximize your chances of selling a domain, go to major marketplaces like Afternic, GoDaddy, Sedo, Uniregistry, Flippa, etc, etc .. you make sure you publish your name on all platforms. Now you have much more chances to have your name seen. Do not try to sell generic word on a forum. Go where the traffic is.

 

[WebInceptions]

I would list your domains here with same price from your site because end user might buy here and you lose money. NamePros forum has tons of indexed pages in google and is very popular.

Good idea, but I don't want the prices indexed. I'm thinking about writing a "discount coupon" function into my site, and perhaps posting that here instead of doing the whole sale here. I haven't seen anyone try that yet... other than Godaddy.

 

[WebInceptions]

If you want to maximize your chances of selling a domain, go to major marketplaces like Afternic, GoDaddy, Sedo, Uniregistry, Flippa, etc, etc .. you make sure you publish your name on all platforms. Now you have much more chances to have your name seen. Do not try to sell generic word on a forum. Go where the traffic is.

Yes, I do all of those, except for Uniregistry - which I tried for 1 year and got 0 results, and Flippa which has too much obvious fraud that I don't want to be associated with. I do well with all of the others.

 

[garptrader]

Think for a moment how much money has flowed into CHIPS and new TLD domains the last couple years that just a few years ago might have gone into keyword domains. Once the craze over these niches subsides perhaps keyword domains come back into vogue. However, I wonder what percentage of new TLD domain registrations are end users. Maybe it is only 5-10% but that would still mean a lot of end user purchases that might have otherwise considered an aftermarket .COM or legacy TLD.

 

[AEProgram]

You have a lot of good names, I think NP is a great for liquid domains and names that are good that are heavily discounted.

This business is a big numbers game, it takes a second to post here and you really never know.

 

[DaveX]

Yes, I do all of those, except for Uniregistry - which I tried for 1 year and got 0 results, and Flippa which has too much obvious fraud that I don't want to be associated with. I do well with all of the others.

I get lots of inquiries through domainnamesales.com. But they are selective. They dont approve everyone. I think they are being merged with uniregistry marketplace though so maybe try that if youre not already.

 

[WebInceptions]

I get lots of inquiries through domainnamesales.com. But they are selective. They dont approve everyone. I think they are being merged with uniregistry marketplace though so maybe try that if youre not already.

Yes, that's who I tried for a year with no completed sales -- only a few weird lowballs, and then they opened several Escrow.com transactions (over a period of months) and NEVER paid. I finally told Escrow.com to please BLOCK any/all transactions generated by them, since they have all proven to be bogus.

 

[Kate]

My own impression is that domainers have stopped trading among themselves years ago. But they are still competing in auctions on other venues or burning money in new extensions. This is not completely rational. On the other hand we have to consider the domains put on sale, and the prices. If the inventory is bad, it won't sell. The market cannot function without decent domains priced right.

 

[Abdillahi Abdillahi]

It is a very diverse market place and yes anything with the title Chip gets atleast good views and that is why it is good to have something in every niche. I almost always buy on here and bid on auctions I like to the extent I sometimes forget what I bid on. Like today for example, I received two PMs from two sellers telling me I won their auctions and I didnt even know lol

 

[WebInceptions]

My own impression is that domainers have stopped trading among themselves years ago. But they are still competing in auctions on other venues or burning money in new extensions. This is not completely rational. On the other hand we have to consider the domains put on sale, and the prices. If the inventory is bad, it won't sell. The market cannot function without decent domains priced right.

Yep... 100% agree with this. I've posted domains for sale before, had no bites, then watched them get bid in to the high XXX's in the post-drop. Just not rational at times.

 

[WebInceptions]

Of course now that I've posted about not making sales here at NP, I made a nice sale here while discussing this thread