Comments on: Survey: Sedo Best Online Sales Venue

By: Cheap VPS

Cheap VPS — Sat, 30 May 2009 06:13:29 +0000

I have bought a few domains on forums and have never had a problem. I could see how the threat could be there.

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By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:39:36 +0000

@ Antoinette – yes, and there’s lots of fraud in the forums.

By: Antoinette

Antoinette — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:42:07 +0000

I don’t see how purchasing a domain name in an online forum gives the buyer (or seller) any guarantee that the purchase will be legit. Is it just person to person? That requires a level of trust I’ve never experienced on the Internet, at least with a stranger. I’d never buy a domain this way…it’s like buying a stereo in an alley. I’m sure it costs more to go through an escrow service but at least one can be sure of getting paid or getting the domain one has purchased.

By: Lda

Lda — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:39:35 +0000

primo is absolutely correct. Forum buyers seem to be stuck in a circa 2003/2004 time warp. Their concepts of ‘reseller’ prices haven’t been given an update in years and they seem to believe it’s their right to be offered premium generics for peanuts. No wonder the name quality on offer has dropped. In 2008, quality generic domain owners/sellers have no obvious incentives to participate in such insular communities.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:22:41 +0000

@ Primo – first survey was 2006. Your assessment may be correct.

By: primo

primo — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:35:41 +0000

When was the first year survey? You say forums were higher then for domain sales. Now its looks like forums are the bastion for the super cheap lowball buyers or the super rich looking for desperate deals by desperate domainers trying to unload.