new gTLD Travel.Agency sold for $3000 - important lesson - who was right and who wasn't !

[sofiapartner]

Travel.agency sold for $3000 at NamesCon in January 2017

Earlier

Travel.agency sold for $9999 at Flippa in May 2016.

There were many discussions about this domain and its flippa sale. Discussions thanks to Zandi and his business gang making money from selling worthless domains to newbies.

This is my first thread concerning this topic and maybe there will be another one. But for now - let's see - who was right and who wasn't.

https://www.namepros.com/threads/travel-agency-what-will-it-sell-for.925626/

Let me start with my post and my appraisal:

OK. Honestly - do you have some kind of partnership with Ali or did he pay you to advertise this auction for this useless domain. And since one thread wasn't enough, you made another one!?
All the people here who are talking that this is a 5, 6 figures domain - . Wake up.40 - 50K - 100K ??? I really don't believe that there is a legitimate buyer, potential user, end user, whatever - who will pay more than low $XXXX for this domain. And this is max max max in a very happy and lucky day for the seller.IF some newbie believes all your BS and decide to throw his money away, this will be expensive lesson for him and he will be the next sucker manipulated by Zandi, Flippa and their supporters

I was a little bit harsh, but I was pissed that the "gurus" were manipulating the newbies reading the thread. And this is Zandi's and company business. I was trying to help. Well - I couldn't help the poor "domainer" that bought it for $10K. I hope that I saved somebody else from this loss. Obviously I was right.

Who wasn't?

@betthelot - what a show he made. If you have time - just read his TWO threads dedicated to this Flippa action. I hope he got paid by Zandi and Flippa, because with his domaining skills he needs money from other sources.

I’m going to estimates in today's market it will sell for $7000. And at $7000 I think there will be little upside when trying to remarket it to an end user.

Soon he started another thread since all this hype for this BS domain wasn't enough. I will concentrate on the first thread but you can see his moves also in the second. What a clever way for shill bidding !!! It's a must read and learn for scammers.

https://www.namepros.com/threads/why-im-bidding-on-pc-guru-and-travel-agency.927141/

Some of the members like @wwwweb and @KingslayerVR immediately got it and asked logical questions. They weren't answered of course.

But let's concentrate on his first thread and the appraisals of the gurus, the pros, etc.

@noonoo1

Well if its promoted enough to the correct end users and it has enough eyes on it, I'd say 10-20k

You were right. It was promoted the "Zandi way" an it got a newbie in the trap.


@S-B -

I wish Ali all the best, however, this is not a 5 or 6-figure domain.

I don't like him. I don't like his tactics. But in this thread Shane was honest and was speaking the truth.


@rpg -

With $499 renewal, the seller already bought at end-user price.

@betthelot - Why are you promoting auction's here?

Great appraisal and really suitable question.

@RU -

Travel.Agency - what an amazing domain name!

Well - this guy has closed his account and it says "I am out of domaining". I wonder why.

@lotk -

I think Travel.Agency will sell for $11,300. And to forecast for the future, I think the domain will bring $40k by 2021.

You were close. The poor buyer bought it for almost your estimation. And we have 4 more years to see how the new buyer will turn the trend and sell it for $40K. Do you still believe this?

@ro5hit -

What i am seeing in Auction. I'll say more than 25 K atleast . Can touch high 5 figures

Honestly - do you believe that or you are part of Ali's Hype gang. What a deal you missed at NamesCon. You could have buy this "high 5 figure touching" domain for $3K.

@Grego85 -

sh*t, I wouldn't be surprised if that name gets 40k right on Flippa in 4 weeks from now.

Sure. If Zandi is selling at Flippa - everything is possible.

@DU -

Travel.Agency which is an ok name but already overpriced imho.

Reason. Finally.

@BrandClub.com

In 5 - 6 years TRAVEL.agency will be a 6 figures domain !!! Sorry, it is already a 6 figures domain name. Majority just don´t realize it, yet ...

One of my favourites. He was so furiously defending this crazy theory (6 figures) promoting the stupid domain, that at the time I thought that he is on some kind of medication. Maybe he was. Maybe he is. I don't know. Or maybe he loves Zandi. Or his money. @BrandClub.com, I wonder if you were the person who bought it for $3K, you player? If you did, you made a fortune. Majority (the reasonable people) just don't realize it yet.

@Fancy.domains

- My guess is that it will go for $12,200

I will try to excuse you. You didn't say that it worth $12 200. Maybe you were seeing the same as me - that some newbie will be sucker punched at the end.

@deez007 -

I think this domain will end up being sold WELL in excess of $50k

No comment. And finishing with a kiss -

**Yikes, just noticed Ali has over $737k transactions on Flippa in the last 2 years!*** LEGENDARY Dude!!! Nicely done

I will try to excuse you that you don't know Zandi, his sales, his brockerage, his "Flippa golden boy" status and some other stuff that isn't so legendary, dude. I can't excuse your appraisal though. You know nothing about domaining saying that travel.agency will get more than $50K.


@biggie -

sure, it may look nice on a card, but for the price, plus renewal fee's, and possible typos to "travelagency.com", is it worth it?

Common sense again.

@dbustin -

I think 7000 might be a high valuation.

Indeed.

@168 -

In this case it's worth more than the .com 100k+ Can't wait to see what you come up with that's better than letting this one go

Really. More than the .com?

@Haroon Basha -

Travel.Agency, no doubt a name to be cherished, a name to be hold, till it gets its real value, that is above fifty thousand dollars.

Sorry to disappoint you, Basha. It Is Not.

@loupe -

As for Travel.Agency, this is a killer domain and whoever buys it is set

Oh, yes. He is all set now.

@koskov -

My vote goes for $50,000 - $60,000 range. May go higher if end-users jump in.

There is actually something good in your prediction. You are far away from the 6 figures of BrandClub.

@MasterOfMyDomains -

I say $27,999, if that is still the topic. Good luck Ali

Let's hope that you are just cheering for Ali to find some newbie to pay this price for the domain and you are not actually thinking that it's worth $28K

@garptrader -

Will this domain ever become a real business or just a domain for flipping among the domaining community? My suspicion is that a domainer pays mid $XXXX for it and never sells it to an end user.

Your suspicion unfortunately is only half correct. Reason again.

@rocketsaway -

I think 12k to 15k for someone who's going to hold it for a while or 18k+ to an end user who recognises it's potential.

OK. Nothing interesting here. Newbie with 13 messages is being brainwashed by the "gurus".


@Enwych -

Jumping in with my 2 cents. Travel . Agency will reach $40K in this auction because the name with the dot in the middle is brandable.

Brandable enough.

@ksusha64 -

My prediction is very simple. If this domain does not sell for 6 figures then new GTLDS are DOOMED.I can't think of a better name in NEW GTLDS. I think new gtlds are doomed and thats why it will sell in low 5 figures.

He cant think of a better name in NEW GTLDS. Well - he can't really beleive this, right? There is some reason to make yourself look like ...

@AuctionBio -

This is one of the premium domain in agency. What I think it will go around $20k.

No. It won't and no it isn't.

@Domainsyrup -

For anyone reading this thread look up PUMP and DUMP.BrandClub is running one of these schemes.It's hype. 8888888888888.bet will never sell or be used for anything. But it's registered.It's got 57 bets because people are looking on the sales on that sold.domains site and following the herd. Willing to bet the guy who pays five figures parks it. Travel.Agency is worthless.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

@Insha010 -

not more than 20k I bet.

Thats a sure bet. I am not sure where to put you. Reason or the other club.

@DU -

Only one person potentially on the right side of the equation in this auction, imho.

He is talking about the seller. And he is right.

@serryjw

- I am going out on a limb and say it will sell for over 100K now...it's a gem IMHO!

OK. Just to mark you so people know your history of appraisals.

@Kunal Joshi -

It does is a real gem to look for..May go for 40-50k...

No. It won't. We will need at least 20 forums like namepros and at least 10 people like @bettlehot to achieve this.

@bluebox -

You are assuming .agency will survive 10 years. I wouldn't be that sure.

Good point.

@DomainVP -

Totally worth whatever it's purchased at.

No. It isn't.

@gladdy -

nice name, $25K is the minimum

No. Currently its $3K. In the future - probably less.

@Haris100 -

20k max imho..after 10-20 years? I don't even think .agency is going to be around

Valid points.

@Recons.Com -

A lucky bidder will win at 60K.

I believe you are joking here.

@Haroon Basha -

Travel.Agency will be a trend setter.

Yes it is. Actually.

@stimpi777 -

Travel.Agency is a Hot name

Drop it NOW. Drop it like it's hot.

@mwg3kpc -

isn't it NPF policy to promote name sales in the sales section?

Here we go. Reason again.

@offersity -

I dont get the domain, but i know nothing... Congrats to winner!

Hey - that is not true. You surely know more that the winner.

@Zandibot -

It's a sad feeling to let it go, and the buyer got it cheap. At least in my opinion, but I'm hyper-biased here.

I am gonna cry. What a drama. With so many great actors and so many fans out there. And just $10K. The buyer surely got it cheap. That is why he sold it for a 75% loss in under a year.

@Fancy.domains -

Congratulations to Zandi!And maybe "even more" to the buyer?!

Yeah.

@sofiapartner -

Here is my prediction. Sale won't be completed.

I was so hopeful that the buyer will escape this trap. Well - I guess he didn't. But who knows?

To be continued.

 

[DU]

I bet anyone that the same name owned by a newcomer unknown domainer will have a completely different "perceived" value than if owned by a big famous name.

Big famous name. Rotflmao.

I think that trying to not let people rip each other off in broad daylight is a good thing for the whole industry. If not, we'll completely own the public distrust that we earn.

You had me at "each other" . Most people aren't in the industry and are unaffected. An analogy - just because you sell Jason on ebay doesn't make you a member of the toy or movie industries..... if I get $500 for him, it's not going to impact the price of someone else jigsaw puzzle .

What is the exact purpose of this thread? If you want to show that (1) the future is unpredictable, (2) optimistic and pessimistic persons exist and (3) that domaining isn't an exact science and the value is all in the eye of the beholder, then you have confirmed what we all already know.

If you want to applaud yourself for having made a "correct" prediction about something, and think that that should say something about the correctness of all your future predictions, then my prediction would be that that prediction is not correct.

Talk about missing the point. This wasn't about prediction, this was about revealing the level hype over substance that exists in terms of both the product and the half-man half-robot behind the product.

 

[Josh R]

Bad time for nGTLD's

 

[DomainVP]

Totally worth whatever it's purchased at.

OP is entitled to an opinion, as we all are, but I feel that this was a case of a domain being in the wrong hands rather than a bad domain going south on an investor.

I've disliked gTLDs from the start, but exact match 'domain hacks' like this should preform much better.

Especially in this niche.

 

[Domainscoop.com]

there going to be suckers born every day

 

[AIS01]

Risk is a Part of Our Life.

I Think If We Can't Take any Risk in our life then we can't Reach the aim of Success..

Because Profit+Loss = Business.(Profit & Loss these both two word make Business)

I Hope & Pray for This owner of travel.agency(who loss) your next sale = 10x of your domain price.Good Luck

 

[BrandClub.com]

Travel.agency sold for $3000 at NamesCon in January 2017

Earlier

Travel.agency sold for $9999 at Flippa in May 2016.

There were many discussions about this domain and its flippa sale. Discussions thanks to Zandi and his business gang making money from selling worthless domains to newbies.

This is my first thread concerning this topic and maybe there will be another one. But for now - let's see - who was right and who wasn't.

https://www.namepros.com/threads/travel-agency-what-will-it-sell-for.925626/

Let me start with my post and my appraisal:



I was a little bit harsh, but I was pissed that the "gurus" were manipulating the newbies reading the thread. And this is Zandi's and company business. I was trying to help. Well - I couldn't help the poor "domainer" that bought it for $10K. I hope that I saved somebody else from this loss. Obviously I was right.

Who wasn't?

@betthelot - what a show he made. If you have time - just read his TWO threads dedicated to this Flippa action. I hope he got paid by Zandi and Flippa, because with his domaining skills he needs money from other sources.


Soon he started another thread since all this hype for this BS domain wasn't enough. I will concentrate on the first thread but you can see his moves also in the second. What a clever way for shill bidding !!! It's a must read and learn for scammers.

https://www.namepros.com/threads/why-im-bidding-on-pc-guru-and-travel-agency.927141/

Some of the members like @wwwweb and @KingslayerVR immediately got it and asked logical questions. They weren't answered of course.

But let's concentrate on his first thread and the appraisals of the gurus, the pros, etc.

@noonoo1

You were right. It was promoted the "Zandi way" an it got a newbie in the trap.


@S-B -

I don't like him. I don't like his tactics. But in this thread Shane was honest and was speaking the truth.


@rpg -

Great appraisal and really suitable question.

@RU -

Well - this guy has closed his account and it says "I am out of domaining". I wonder why.

@lotk -

You were close. The poor buyer bought it for almost your estimation. And we have 4 more years to see how the new buyer will turn the trend and sell it for $40K. Do you still believe this?

@ro5hit -

Honestly - do you believe that or you are part of Ali's Hype gang. What a deal you missed at NamesCon. You could have buy this "high 5 figure touching" domain for $3K.

@Grego85 -

Sure. If Zandi is selling at Flippa - everything is possible.

@DU -

Reason. Finally.

@BrandClub.com

One of my favourites. He was so furiously defending this crazy theory (6 figures) promoting the stupid domain, that at the time I thought that he is on some kind of medication. Maybe he was. Maybe he is. I don't know. Or maybe he loves Zandi. Or his money. @BrandClub.com, I wonder if you were the person who bought it for $3K, you player? If you did, you made a fortune. Majority (the reasonable people) just don't realize it yet.

@Fancy.domains

I will try to excuse you. You didn't say that it worth $12 200. Maybe you were seeing the same as me - that some newbie will be sucker punched at the end.

@deez007 -

No comment. And finishing with a kiss -

I will try to excuse you that you don't know Zandi, his sales, his brockerage, his "Flippa golden boy" status and some other stuff that isn't so legendary, dude. I can't excuse your appraisal though. You know nothing about domaining saying that travel.agency will get more than $50K.


@biggie -

Common sense again.

@dbustin -

Indeed.

@168 -

Really. More than the .com?

@Haroon Basha -

Sorry to disappoint you, Basha. It Is Not.

@loupe -

Oh, yes. He is all set now.

@koskov -

There is actually something good in your prediction. You are far away from the 6 figures of BrandClub.

@MasterOfMyDomains -

Let's hope that you are just cheering for Ali to find some newbie to pay this price for the domain and you are not actually thinking that it's worth $28K

@garptrader -

Your suspicion unfortunately is only half correct. Reason again.

@rocketsaway -

OK. Nothing interesting here. Newbie with 13 messages is being brainwashed by the "gurus".


@Enwych -

Brandable enough.

@ksusha64 -

He cant think of a better name in NEW GTLDS. Well - he can't really beleive this, right? There is some reason to make yourself look like ...

@AuctionBio -

No. It won't and no it isn't.

@Domainsyrup -

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

@Insha010 -

Thats a sure bet. I am not sure where to put you. Reason or the other club.

@DU -

He is talking about the seller. And he is right.

@serryjw

OK. Just to mark you so people know your history of appraisals.

@Kunal Joshi -

No. It won't. We will need at least 20 forums like namepros and at least 10 people like @bettlehot to achieve this.

@bluebox -

Good point.

@DomainVP -

No. It isn't.

@gladdy -

No. Currently its $3K. In the future - probably less.

@Haris100 -

Valid points.

@Recons.Com -

I believe you are joking here.

@Haroon Basha -

Yes it is. Actually.

@stimpi777 -

Drop it NOW. Drop it like it's hot.

@mwg3kpc -

Here we go. Reason again.

@offersity -

Hey - that is not true. You surely know more that the winner.

@Zandibot -

I am gonna cry. What a drama. With so many great actors and so many fans out there. And just $10K. The buyer surely got it cheap. That is why he sold it for a 75% loss in under a year.

@Fancy.domains -

Yeah.

@sofiapartner -


I was so hopeful that the buyer will escape this trap. Well - I guess he didn't. But who knows?

To be continued.

While pros make money buying and selling domains, dreamers waste their time ... discussing ...

 

[hamiltondomain]

While pros make money buying and selling domains, dreamers waste their time ... discussing ...

So which are you? On the basis you took part in the discussion, I'm assuming your the dreamer that's wasting time?

Or are you a pro, who is also wasting his incredibly important time talking to us amatures?

 

[BrandClub.com]

us amatures?

 

[hamiltondomain]

Haha that's all you could come up with lol

 

[BrandClub.com]

Haha that's all you could come up with lol

If you included yourself in that category ...

 

[hamiltondomain]

If you included yourself in that category ...

Your a self proclaimed pro, yet can't detect very obvious sarcasm...

 

[BrandClub.com]

Your a self proclaimed pro, yet can't detect very obvious sarcasm...

 

[betthelot]

Clearly Sofiapartner is the self proclaimed guru And we should all pay our gratitude to his superior wisdom and insight in this thread.
Thankyou o great one.

 

[Haris]

They have fake accounts all over the industry to promote their auctions and worthless domains. Flippa is helping them too.

Proof?

 

[PowerDN]

And now, at the time of this posting, it's forwarded to http://www.jdjdjdjdjdjdj.com, which is not currently registered.
Even at the price of 3K, the buyer seems frustrated

 

[maxtorz]

Travel.agency is not worth the $499 or whatever the renewal costs.
There's a lot of overnight domaining "gurus/pros".......and a lot of suckers!

 

[168]

This is why I think investing in domains with a premium renewal is a bad idea.

If it were .com he could keep it for 10 years (waiting for the right buyer) and only pay $100.
With $500 renewal it becomes $5000. And that's just for one name - as a domainer you probably have more than that.

Plus who knows if .agency will be around in a few years (or if the renewal price remains the same) - so it's another incentive to sell as soon as possible (and risk losing money).

If investors of .com didn't buy when .com renewal rates were at a premium (10x what the renewal rate is today) they wouldn't be rich today. No one knew what the renewal rates for .com would be back then either yet still invested.
One shouldn't invest in any domain that couldn't sell for 10x reg fees if they intend to wait for the right buyer.
IMHO the seller used the wrong avenue for a domain of that quality and potential. It's no secret that auction like most are still
biased toward .com because most of the buyers that participate are .com buyers vs New "G" buyers.
There are increasingly more .com domains that have sold for less than the previous purchase. Watch the Namebio reports.
Pay a premium for a .com today has the same risk. There is no guarantee a .com will always sell for more just because it's a .com
It wasn't that long ago when "experts" declared number domains worthless. The reality, until the right users came along.
Wasn't that long ago when cctlds were considered low value investments. The reality, until the right users came along.
The same will be true for New "G"s. The value is there. The reality, the right users will come and if one didn't invest early
then the profit in the buy is lost.
Happy Hunting

 

[AndyM]

$10k for travel.agency! Can you imagine the 4L .com's you could of bought with that? chips and cvcv! If I had 10k I know where my money would be going.

 

[BrandClub.com]

$10k for travel.agency! Can you imagine the 4L .com's you could of bought with that? chips and cvcv! If I had 10k I know where my money would be going.

From a domainer perspective you´re right ...
But from an end-user perspective, dealing with the TRAVEL niche, $10K for Travel.agency is cheap ...
(even having a $500/year renewal rate).
This is a super catchy, easy to remember and high searched term !

I know, many investors are claiming NEW gTLDs have no price stability and that´s a pain in the a_ _;
When .COM started out early investors/adopters had no guarantee it would turn into a stable and profitable business model, that came after years of taking risks and being patient ... Just my 2 cents.

INVESTING = TAKING RISKS

 

[Kate]

INVESTING = TAKING RISKS

Domainers are confusing investing and gambling. Granted, there can be a fine line between the
two but still.

I really wonder if there are any domainers here who:

• run a real business in the real world
• use a new extension for their business as a primary domain
  
• and don't mind paying $500/year and more in renewal fees, while being aware that the costs could increase drastically in the future

Raise your hand

 

[Lox]

run a real business in the real world

Domain names correlate. Using new extension $549.99 yr (primary domain, business, 3rd company, different niche), being aware of rip off

 

[168]

Domainers are confusing investing and gambling. Granted, there can be a fine line between the
two but still.

I really wonder if there are any domainers here who:

• run a real business in the real world
• use a new extension for their business as a primary domain
  
• and don't mind paying $500/year and more in renewal fees, while being aware that the costs could increase drastically in the future

Raise your hand

 

[BrandClub.com]

Domainers are confusing investing and gambling. Granted, there can be a fine line between the
two but still.

I really wonder if there are any domainers here who:

• run a real business in the real world
• use a new extension for their business as a primary domain
  
• and don't mind paying $500/year and more in renewal fees, while being aware that the costs could increase drastically in the future

Raise your hand

 

[AuctionBio]

Travel.agency sold for $3000 at NamesCon in January 2017

Earlier

Travel.agency sold for $9999 at Flippa in May 2016.

There were many discussions about this domain and its flippa sale. Discussions thanks to Zandi and his business gang making money from selling worthless domains to newbies.

This is my first thread concerning this topic and maybe there will be another one. But for now - let's see - who was right and who wasn't.

https://www.namepros.com/threads/travel-agency-what-will-it-sell-for.925626/

Let me start with my post and my appraisal:



I was a little bit harsh, but I was pissed that the "gurus" were manipulating the newbies reading the thread. And this is Zandi's and company business. I was trying to help. Well - I couldn't help the poor "domainer" that bought it for $10K. I hope that I saved somebody else from this loss. Obviously I was right.

Who wasn't?

@betthelot - what a show he made. If you have time - just read his TWO threads dedicated to this Flippa action. I hope he got paid by Zandi and Flippa, because with his domaining skills he needs money from other sources.


Soon he started another thread since all this hype for this BS domain wasn't enough. I will concentrate on the first thread but you can see his moves also in the second. What a clever way for shill bidding !!! It's a must read and learn for scammers.

https://www.namepros.com/threads/why-im-bidding-on-pc-guru-and-travel-agency.927141/

Some of the members like @wwwweb and @KingslayerVR immediately got it and asked logical questions. They weren't answered of course.

But let's concentrate on his first thread and the appraisals of the gurus, the pros, etc.

@noonoo1

You were right. It was promoted the "Zandi way" an it got a newbie in the trap.


@S-B -

I don't like him. I don't like his tactics. But in this thread Shane was honest and was speaking the truth.


@rpg -

Great appraisal and really suitable question.

@RU -

Well - this guy has closed his account and it says "I am out of domaining". I wonder why.

@lotk -

You were close. The poor buyer bought it for almost your estimation. And we have 4 more years to see how the new buyer will turn the trend and sell it for $40K. Do you still believe this?

@ro5hit -

Honestly - do you believe that or you are part of Ali's Hype gang. What a deal you missed at NamesCon. You could have buy this "high 5 figure touching" domain for $3K.

@Grego85 -

Sure. If Zandi is selling at Flippa - everything is possible.

@DU -

Reason. Finally.

@BrandClub.com

One of my favourites. He was so furiously defending this crazy theory (6 figures) promoting the stupid domain, that at the time I thought that he is on some kind of medication. Maybe he was. Maybe he is. I don't know. Or maybe he loves Zandi. Or his money. @BrandClub.com, I wonder if you were the person who bought it for $3K, you player? If you did, you made a fortune. Majority (the reasonable people) just don't realize it yet.

@Fancy.domains

I will try to excuse you. You didn't say that it worth $12 200. Maybe you were seeing the same as me - that some newbie will be sucker punched at the end.

@deez007 -

No comment. And finishing with a kiss -

I will try to excuse you that you don't know Zandi, his sales, his brockerage, his "Flippa golden boy" status and some other stuff that isn't so legendary, dude. I can't excuse your appraisal though. You know nothing about domaining saying that travel.agency will get more than $50K.


@biggie -

Common sense again.

@dbustin -

Indeed.

@168 -

Really. More than the .com?

@Haroon Basha -

Sorry to disappoint you, Basha. It Is Not.

@loupe -

Oh, yes. He is all set now.

@koskov -

There is actually something good in your prediction. You are far away from the 6 figures of BrandClub.

@MasterOfMyDomains -

Let's hope that you are just cheering for Ali to find some newbie to pay this price for the domain and you are not actually thinking that it's worth $28K

@garptrader -

Your suspicion unfortunately is only half correct. Reason again.

@rocketsaway -

OK. Nothing interesting here. Newbie with 13 messages is being brainwashed by the "gurus".


@Enwych -

Brandable enough.

@ksusha64 -

He cant think of a better name in NEW GTLDS. Well - he can't really beleive this, right? There is some reason to make yourself look like ...

@AuctionBio -

No. It won't and no it isn't.

@Domainsyrup -

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

@Insha010 -

Thats a sure bet. I am not sure where to put you. Reason or the other club.

@DU -

He is talking about the seller. And he is right.

@serryjw

OK. Just to mark you so people know your history of appraisals.

@Kunal Joshi -

No. It won't. We will need at least 20 forums like namepros and at least 10 people like @bettlehot to achieve this.

@bluebox -

Good point.

@DomainVP -

No. It isn't.

@gladdy -

No. Currently its $3K. In the future - probably less.

@Haris100 -

Valid points.

@Recons.Com -

I believe you are joking here.

@Haroon Basha -

Yes it is. Actually.

@stimpi777 -

Drop it NOW. Drop it like it's hot.

@mwg3kpc -

Here we go. Reason again.

@offersity -

Hey - that is not true. You surely know more that the winner.

@Zandibot -

I am gonna cry. What a drama. With so many great actors and so many fans out there. And just $10K. The buyer surely got it cheap. That is why he sold it for a 75% loss in under a year.

@Fancy.domains -

Yeah.

@sofiapartner -

I was so hopeful that the buyer will escape this trap. Well - I guess he didn't. But who knows?

To be continued.

If you are bidding on a domain around 5 fig than you must go to some seasonal broker to ask for pricing.
Now, please also put a lime light on the statuses of Mr. Zandi that time.. he was super seller on flippa, many people were talking about him. Even, do you know what badges he had here on namepro? too many, right? so I mean everybody was supporting him and was actually thinking he is doing right...
If it happens than its easy for any one even for experienced domainer to fall a trap of anybody.
You simple can not drag any body and hit any body.

 

[MapleDots]

HeHe, I was the first person to like the OP with this post. If I was going to post it is definitely no longer required. I was jumping out of my chair when I read the post. Finally someone gets it I thought. I have been googling and trying to wrap my head around these new domains for a long time trying to find someone who shares my views. I have continuously hit a wall with all the hype but I still could not force myself to buy any.

The events of the last little while confirm that I had good business instincts. I did not follow the trend
and did not lose a cent to these new extensions.

Seriously... sofiapartner gets 5 from me.