Where to sell?

[Schmaus78]

Hi there,

I was just wondering what is the "best" marketplace to put up a domain for sale?
I've been using Sedo (for buying) and have taken a look at the new afternic and so fourth.

Do you have any recommendations?

Cheers

Joe

 

[clicktechs]

I've had the best luck with sedo, have tried afternic but I have seen some results at sedo.
tried bido, cax, ebay cl's

If you have traffic names I would perhaps look at different sources

The people I respect mostly use sedo and I have been happy with their service

 

[Bannen]

Agree with clicktechs;
Pretty much every domainer uses Sedo first, then dribble their listings outward to other less-used platforms after that. Afternic used to seem like close competition for Sedo, until around 6 years ago when it seemed that they dried up, at least for sales of 'lower-quality' domains, and now they seem to mostly only be worthwhile for sales of premium domains (premium domains that would sell regardless of where they're listed). IMO.
- This is assuming you aren't talking about PREMIUM domains worth 4, 5, 6 figures. With those, there are a few good platforms that specialize in listing only premium names for sale, these platforms are mostly extensions of blogs by top world-class domainers.

The proactive domainers these days don't rely on just listing a domain somewhere and hoping for offers, they compile an email list for each new domain they get and they forge ahead into the world of cold-emailing likely end users for that domain.

 

[RazorNF]

You should also look at the types of names you have, if you have specific categories like adult, gaming, etc, consider also advertising at those respective webmaster forums, they usually have a buy/sell section just for stuff in their niche.

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Joe, I should also mention, don't bother with any domain auction site that charges for membership. There are some obscure ones out there that do this.

Plenty of free options like the ones mentioned by clicktechs, though I personally don't recommend ebay.

GoDaddy is another option as well. If your domains are not at GoDaddy, listing through SedoMLS will get you exposure there now as well.

 

[Kate]

There is no "best" marketplace, but it doesn't hurt to list at multiple places.
When somebody is interested in a domain, the first thing he/she will do is check if it's available. If it's not - and unless they continue searching for another domain - they will usually visit the domain to see if there is an active website.
Then, depending on what they see, they might contact you from whois or using the contact details listed on the website, if any. Especially if the domain is shown as being for sale.

In a nutshell, if somebody is interested in your domain, they will find you.
That's why the marketplace is not essential. There are millions of domains listed on Sedo and the other marketplaces, the odds that your name is going to get noticed are nil.
There is a chance when a potential buyer does a search by keyword (interest in a domain that contains a specific keyword). But the search could yield 100 pages of results.
End users don't do window shopping, so make sure you own domains that somebody (preferably more than one person) would want...

 

[clicktechs]

Yes I agree godaddy is a real option and talked to people that have done okay there. I'm listed there through sedo so dont need to go that way (commission is higher).

Over the years seen some people able to make ebay a real part of their domain business, but its a TAD different than set and forget.

I've never tried end user, though I have some names priced cheap to where I feel like that person or that person is a bone head if they dont buy it. Though from peoples view of what is spam and name values, I haven't written. Dont know why, did cold calling for a while and it wasnt so bad. Though I was cold calling with a free seminar so really felt anybody that was upset with that was bit too stressed.

Sadly after 10 years, its really sad how few decent names I've been offered.

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Yes if you look at how many names are listed at sedo, then look at number of sales monthly and do some math its disheartening. All depends on quality and price of names. (and a few other factors)

 

[Schmaus78]

Thanks everyone for your advice!
So, what I've learned so far (or assume) is that mainly domainers are buying in the marketplaces mentioned above.
Selling to end users means I need to know the potential customers before registering or buying a specific domain.

 

[GeoFan]

If you have a great domain name that is relevant to their business, and you can easily identify good prospects, why not approach end users directly? Vanity domain names should sell, if the prospects can be reached.

 

[Alan58]

Thank you everyone for your advice.I hope i'll get some positive results from them.

 

[all2z]

you can go for Godaddy it would be better for you.Godaddy offers everything what you need.you can make a name for yourself on the Web and websites.

 

[enterscope]

Premium Listing with Godaddy are good because your domain name will show up with related searches on Godaddy. If you have a really good name, then try Godaddy Auctions with a Homepage featured listing for 90 days. You will get a lot of exposure that way.