I think they are focusing on Amazon FBA businesses and websites more than domains now.
I just do not understand why they can't fix their design. Their homepage design is different than the rest of the site and also there are a lot of design flaws that make the website hard to use on mobile especially.
They don't have an app. I was at least able to browse listings and answer my messages on their app until recently. Now it doesn't connect to Flippa at all.
Pricing dropped incredibly for website listings though. The older pricing for premium website listings was $250+15% and now $65+10%
There are tons of domain marketplaces but not a lot of website and business marketplace. Flippa is one of the few good ones.
I sincerely hope nothing bad happens to Flippa. There are a lot of people that make a living and take care of their families by selling there.
Flippa already happened to Flippa. They've just kept making their platform worse over the years. I know the three areas where the're sorely lacking.
1. Limited search functions. 7 years ago one could easily search under categories and types of auctions (Home, entertainment, etc)
2. No adwords or other mass advertising targeting broad swaths of potential buyers.
3. Limited payment options. Either Paypal which they badmouth on their own site or their silly inhouse Escrow which is Assembly Payments/AKA Promisepay. An Escrow company that still doesn't have any escrow/money transmitter licenses to be found in America. Save for Texas, but that's only because state of Texas fined them xx,xxx and demanded they get licensed.
So really no one in America except Texans should be using their unlicensed services.
There are thousands of other domains that can top flippa.com
The name itself is annoying to even say.
It does not at alll roll off the tongue.
Money and getting in the game early is what made that brand. Not the name.
It was a very poor choice of a name pick I think. And many others think that as well.
I should not have to repeat the name to clients 5 times in order for them to understand it.
I personally say "Flipper" when I talk to anyone about it.
It's like me asking if you want to come over for "Dinna".
It's more or so a speech impediment.
It's all about branding man.
The name seems more well known in Hip-Hop world for the rapper, Skippa Da Flippa.
So yes the parlance seems much more suited to rap lingo then a high quality domain name.
Perhaps Flippa can sell it to Skippa when they close down finally.
I hope your buddies do well beating Flippa quickly and soundly.