Which marketplace is the best?

[topdom]

Sedo. Afternic, Godaddy, NameJet, Dropcatch, 4.cn. Escrow.com, undeveloped.com, uniregistry, Namesilo, Epik.

If you had to move all your domains to one place, what would it be?

Sedo seems to be working hard to prevent sales, and I'm considering moving all to somewhere else.

 

[Name Trader]

Maybe, but I think the ones they denote as premium get the same status on GD.

I'm not sure I understand you. What do you mean by "same status" or "not the same status"?

 

[DomainRecap]

Doesn't GoDaddy have standard and premium listings, or is everything premium now?

 

[Ausdog]

Anyone ever had a problem transacting with Namejet? I bought a few domains and didn't end up buying 1 of the lot. Although I outlined I would pay for it once I had extra funds in my account, my account got slapped with a ban a few weeks later. I found the approach pretty heavy handed as I did offer to pay the bill in full + fees for the domain and subsequent account status.

Has anyone else had a similar experience? Are these guys still up there with the best w expiring domains?

 

[creataweb]

Like it or hate it, Afternic seems to yield the most sales especially if you have BINs there with FT.

 

[DomainRecap]

Like it or hate it, Afternic seems to yield the most sales especially if you have BINs there with FT.

Actually, I get the most sales out of Sedo (Afternic is second) but lots of deadbeat bidders on Sedo.

 

[topdom]

I suspect Sedo's reminders don't reach bidders. They may be sent to spam folders. Someone offers 90 I counter 500, and bidder doesn't even counter 100. I drop price to their first bid, they don't buy. This is very strange... or else maybe Sedo doesn't want to waste buyers with such low price or low commission sales.

 

[DomainRecap]

Sorry, I am more talking about Deadbeat Buyers, as in they negotiate with you, then when the price is agreed on and the payment request is sent, promptly disappear and force you to wait 10 days before relisting.

Likely Thrill Buyers recycling accounts.

They are one reason why I am putting more BINs on my middle-tier domains, as then they have to pay upfront to waste your time.

 

[topdom]

For one domain we agreed on a price in 5k-10k range which was fair. But buyer didn't pay, and I didn't cancel the transaction and waited for weeks, maybe months. And eventually buyer paid.

It may be the case that buyers may have access to estibot data, and take this into account when bidding. One bad thing about Estibot is that it takes namebio sales as reference, which are mostly catcher-to-domainer sales, and those sale prices can be as low as 1 percent of actual values. For .com this is not a problem but for other extensions it is. I checked a valuaton service for a .biz domain I sold a few years ago, and their price was half percent (5 in a thousand) of
the actual sale price which was fair.

 

[DomainRecap]

For one domain we agreed on a price in 5k-10k range which was fair. But buyer didn't pay, and I didn't cancel the transaction and waited for weeks, maybe months. And eventually buyer paid.

Was that on Sedo or somewhere else?

 

[DomainRecap]

I had a similar case where I made a small negotiation sale in high $XXX and the guy stiffed me.

So I proceeded to jack the bin to 4-figures in case he wanted to try again, and a month later the BIN was hit (it turns out it was a company) who then apologized for the first guy (who was no longer working for them), and it all progressed smoothly.

The one I'm involved in now is a 4-figure negotiation with 9 days into the 10 - the big warning sign for me was this buyer was brand new, registered in November - like eBay, watch out for the newbies.

And what sucks about this one is that I recently made 2 other sales that cover my domain expenses for a long time and I was planning on spending this sale on a monster OLED.

 

[topdom]

Serious buyers would be first time buyers. Established users would be domainers. But some endusers are not even willing to pay as much as domainers do.
I think a big problem is middleman problem. I can't prove it, but I believe it is real. It prevents sales, or buyers pay 10 percent or less of actual sale price. BIN price may theoretically prevent such a possibility, because the boss would have access to the same data, but middlemen can take the risk if there is big money.
or It can happen like this: Someone searches for a domain, and the registrar says it is not available but we can try to get it for you if you pay 200+sale price+ commission. Buyer pays 200 upfront. Then the registrar place a low bid on the domain, like 100. If price is accepted then there is a guaranteed profit of 100 usd. Plus whatever a fictional price can be invented within buyer's budget. Buy now, may also have a similar problem.

 

[DomainRecap]

Oh I know all about the broker's arbitrage game, but believe me, I only use the "BIN solution" on lower-end to mid-range domains and I price them at a point where I would be satisfied with the profit - if someone can eke out some $$$ for themselves and get me a sale, more power to them.

But obviously don't use this strategy with high-end domains, as only through negotiation can you even determine a fair value.

 

[vravis9]

Or say a tld GoDaddy does not sell currently won't show up on GoDaddy

Hi @Joe Styler ..

When searching for a domain in extensions other than GoDaddy supported...the answer is shown as "unavailable" which doesn't convey that that particular extension is not sold on GoDaddy... instead it can be confused with the name "taken" and it sure does that to someone new to domains..

Don't you think it needs to be changed...?!

 

[vravis9]

Why not add them to all or most of them.

@gilescoley @indiegrind

Correct me if I am wrong..
You are suggesting to list them all in all major marketplaces with "make offer" and use some landing page (efty/undeveloped)
And we need to all domains directing to their name servers...right?!

In this case we can not get benefits of Afternic DLS fast transfer or Sedo MLS listing options...
Or is there a way to do that ?!

Thanks

 

[gilescoley]

@gilescoley @indiegrind

Correct me if I am wrong..
You are suggesting to list them all in all major marketplaces with "make offer" and use some landing page (efty/undeveloped)
And we need to all domains directing to their name servers...right?!

In this case we can not get benefits of Afternic DLS fast transfer or Sedo MLS listing options...
Or is there a way to do that ?!

Thanks

You dont have to use an efty or undeveloped lander, you can use the standard sedo make offer page if you want

I dont use sedo mls or afternic dls

 

[vravis9]

You dont have to use an efty or undeveloped lander, you can use the standard sedo make offer page if you want

I dont use sedo mls or afternic dls

Thanks...

If we want to utilize Sedo and Afternic marketplaces (to get exposure on their partner sites) don't we have to redirect to their nameservers...?

 

[lock]

dnpric.es for results This all depends on your keyword. If a broker is having luck with a keyword they will be buying up before they broadcast their wealth so keep watching your keywords and sales the only problem with this is it is well after settlement when you find out so you need to find the pattern of what is selling as it is happening not jumping on bandwagon late.

 

[vravis9]

I don't think we would change it. It is unavailable for sale by us.

If you put in that way it dousou correct...

But only "unavailable" is little confusing...

My feedback.

Thanks

 

[momentum]

Great Poll!
As a seller I really like Afternic, Undeveloped, Sedo, Namejet, Godaddy in that order. As a buyer I like Godaddy, Namejet, Dynadot, Dropcatch, Namesilo. Each one is solid and has its pros and cons - It really depends on your market and your price range $ as to which one is "best".

 

[viniproject09]

I would recommend the top one to our clients who are looking to sell their domains just in case.

 

[nametrekker]

I use Sedo, Afternic/GoDaddy.
Never tried any others.
I average about 12-15 sales per year --- high 4 to high 5 figure range
Mostly .com. Some .me
I get contacted by brokers about 2-3 times per year, usually when the buyer wants absolute anonymity during the negotiation
No 7 figure sales, as I don't own any high premium domains like super.com, cover.com, ring.com, etc

 

[MapleDots]

op @topdom is forgetting the most important marketplace of all.... your ownED landers. A place where you have the ultimate control and only you are in charge. You decide payment terms, you decide policy and you never pay commission.

As mentioned before, you can still list at godaddy auction, sedo etc but I think ultimately the domain itself should be pointed at your own lander. Why pay unnecessary commissions by pointing to someone else's marketplace when you can reap the full benefit for any type in traffic.

Use all the tools available, go with what works for you but make sure the domain points to a marketplace or lander that you own. Some of the services mentioned by the OP like Efty do meet that criteria but you still have to rely on their uptime and whatever payment policies or things are in place. They are a perfect tool for someone wanting quick landers but one should still take advantage of the other marketplaces.

There is no single answer to the OP's post, it is probably a combination of these marketplaces that will yield the best results.