Understanding buyers on Ebay...

[Trickac14]

Some of the sells just amazes me. I will list the same type of name for sale that just sold for 100 dollars and my name will be 2 times better and it won't even bring half as much as the crappy name did. Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? or a better way to sell? Maybe its my listing design not being as good as theirs I have no clue....

 

[stone2020]

You need to put a picture of a hot girl (even though she has nothing to do with the domain) in it and find a high appraisal for it (Esitbot, Nameboy, etc.)

 

[namenut]

A lot of the ebay sales are shill sales. Or malicious bidders wanting to "mess" with people. Others are the fantasy bidders that just want to brag or show off that they bid a huge amount of money.

Sometimes the owner is using ebay to put the name out there with a huge number behind it in hopes to drive bids and traffic. But the owner can always pay an auction fee (buy out option) and retain the name if the bids is fake.

You need to put a picture of a hot girl (even though she has nothing to do with the domain) in it and find a high appraisal for it (Esitbot, Nameboy, etc.)

LOL ...Thants funny.



namenut

 

[ecalc]

Some domain buyers on ebay favor the search function, for example LLL buyers. If selling names belonging to a distinct category such as LLL, it makes sense to include both the domain name and keyword(s) indicating "3 letter" in the title. Otherwise, put the full domain name with extension in the title, nothing else.

White space increases readership.

Good names sell themselves. Opportunistic buyers tend to look at all domain title listings as fast as possible and click on those of interest. The only data these buyers look for in the title listings is the domain name and price. All other title text such as "RARE PERMIUM IPOD DOMIAN" is ignored. Buyers also learn to avoid clicking on deceptive titles by recognizing clues, for example one seller has established a pattern of offering a strong keyword.com in the title while offering k-e-y-w-o-r-d.com in the listing. Listing design is less important than content: domain name, registrar, creation date, expiration date, payment terms, keywords for search. Keep the listing design simple, buyers appreciate it, no one has time to waste. If you sold a crappy name for $100 and a less crappy one for $50, overall you're doing OK.

 

[Trickac14]

Some domain buyers on ebay favor the search function, for example LLL buyers. If selling names belonging to a distinct category such as LLL, it makes sense to include both the domain name and keyword(s) indicating "3 letter" in the title. Otherwise, put the full domain name with extension in the title, nothing else.

White space increases readership.

Good names sell themselves. Opportunistic buyers tend to look at all domain title listings as fast as possible and click on those of interest. The only data these buyers look for in the title listings is the domain name and price. All other title text such as "RARE PERMIUM IPOD DOMIAN" is ignored. Buyers also learn to avoid clicking on deceptive titles by recognizing clues, for example one seller has established a pattern of offering a strong keyword.com in the title while offering k-e-y-w-o-r-d.com in the listing. Listing design is less important than content: domain name, registrar, creation date, expiration date, payment terms, keywords for search. Keep the listing design simple, buyers appreciate it, no one has time to waste. If you sold a crappy name for $100 and a less crappy one for $50, overall you're doing OK.

Thanks thats very helpful.