Which approach has made you the most money selling a domain.

[Skinny]

Hey guys,

like I said I'm totally new to domaining and I apreciate the help here from your members.

I was wondering what method(s) have you used to sell domains and that have made you the most profit (I guess if we can take out how good the domain was ).

1) SEDO, forums, etc.

2) Seeking out a buyer. Let's say your domain is guitarshop.com. You find someone who is thinking of setting one up and then ask him what he wants for it.

3) Sit on your bum and wait - for the guy opening a guitar shop to beg, cry, and kiss the ground to take guitarshop.com away from you.

Or others (portfolio etc.)

P.S. I don't own guitarshop.com (but wish I do).

 

[cache]

2) Seeking out a buyer.

 

[YesBrilliant]

2) Seeking out a buyer.

I second that as well.

 

[DropLister]

3) Sit on your bum and wait - for the guy opening a guitar shop to beg, cry, and kiss the ground to take guitarshop.com away from you.

 

[Optinom]

3) Sit on your bum and wait - for the guy opening a guitar shop to beg, cry, and kiss the ground to take guitarshop.com away from you.

I second that. Make them contact you .

 

[capiche]

#2 .. Definitely

 

[domainer50]

Defintley seeking a buyer. When i owned pokerstarsexchange.com i contacted a poker company who exchanged PS money, and they bought it.

 

[VURG]

If your name is good enough or you are lucky the best prices will be for those who wait. However, the wait could be 10+ years and so approaching endusers is often better for getting a good sale soon!

My best customer was an enduser who would have found me from type-in traffic.

 

[G_C]

From what I've seen, end users approaching you would be the best case scenarion (as they're clearly interested in what you have to offer, giving you better leverage in subsequent price negotiations). Barred that, seeking out an end user yourself is still a good option, since end users normally pay a lot more for a name than resellers.

 

[edomainz]

Skinny !

attach a poll with the same option will be more exciting that way !

 

[Skinny]

@ edomainz - I've tried editing the thread but the poll option isn't there. (any one know how to get around that. Silly me. Should have thought about that).

To everyone, some really good advice here. Keep it coming.

Skinny

 

[edomainz]

Use this link http://www.namepros.com/poll.php?do=newpoll&t=276599

If this doesnt work click on the Thread tools and you should get Add a poll to this Thread.

 

[loscocco]

all of the above.. mostly number 3

 

[domainer50]

all of the above.. mostly number 3

Does it really work?

 

[edomainz]

Does it really work?

sure it will work only if you have guitarshop.com !

i will never work if you have eguitarshoponline.net !!!

 

[deleted984054565403]

From what I've seen, end users approaching you would be the best case scenarion (as they're clearly interested in what you have to offer, giving you better leverage in subsequent price negotiations). Barred that, seeking out an end user yourself is still a good option, since end users normally pay a lot more for a name than resellers.

Agreed. Keep your best names, or most generic names, off to the side and play the waiting game. If you know an end user wants it, you can suck out as much money as that person is willing to pay.

Otherwise, try to find a buyer.

 

[vincenzo]

Defintley seeking a buyer. When i owned pokerstarsexchange.com i contacted a poker company who exchanged PS money, and they bought it.

Great sale, although you could have found other markets for it:

pokerstar sexchange.com

- Vince

 

[Skinny]

Thanks poll now added. Please add your answer.

Skinny

 

[edomainz]

I guess the bottom line is if you have a good domain (generic names) then you can sit back and let money pile up but if you have a brandable name or unventional name then you need to approach buyers !

The owner of camp.com didnt even know about monetizing, when his domain name even with ext had good ovt ( http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2006/domainsales10_10_06.htm )!!!

Sold for $150,000 !!!

But all of us are not that lucky !

Like the very first domain I sold was a brandable name, it was appraised at $0 to reg fee here.... but sold for $200 !!

So sitting on you bum may make some of us a lot of many... not all of us can afford it !!!

 

[good_looking]

Some people here use method number 2 to sell their domain names, I am just curious that how you can find the right buyer who needs your domain name ? Please give me some hints..