Comments on: How To Play the Expired Domain Game in 2009 http://domainnamewire.com/2009/04/03/how-to-play-the-expired-domain-game-in-2009/ Domain Name Industry News and Views Sat, 26 May 2012 20:25:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ant http://domainnamewire.com/2009/04/03/how-to-play-the-expired-domain-game-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-463490 Ant Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:53:41 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=5180#comment-463490 What's the best tool that shows how well an expiring domain name has performed? Meaning the Alexa ranking, traffic, etc. What’s the best tool that shows how well an expiring domain name has performed? Meaning the Alexa ranking, traffic, etc.

]]> By: Ramiro Canales http://domainnamewire.com/2009/04/03/how-to-play-the-expired-domain-game-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-376594 Ramiro Canales Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:11:19 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=5180#comment-376594 I agree with your comment about deadbeat bidders. I recently lost an auction with 10 bidders. I liked the domain name because it fit with my business plan. The winning bidder didn't pay and I won the name when it was re-auctioned. I agree with your comment about deadbeat bidders. I recently lost an auction with 10 bidders. I liked the domain name because it fit with my business plan. The winning bidder didn’t pay and I won the name when it was re-auctioned.

]]> By: Stephen Douglas http://domainnamewire.com/2009/04/03/how-to-play-the-expired-domain-game-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-376432 Stephen Douglas Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:34:14 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=5180#comment-376432 UPDATE TO LAST POST: I meant that I have several domains I bought OOTB in the last three years that are getting low four figure offers. Additionally, I've sold hundreds of domains registered OOTB for $100 - $1000 in the last two years. UPDATE TO LAST POST: I meant that I have several domains I bought OOTB in the last three years that are getting low four figure offers. Additionally, I’ve sold hundreds of domains registered OOTB for $100 – $1000 in the last two years.

]]> By: Stephen Douglas http://domainnamewire.com/2009/04/03/how-to-play-the-expired-domain-game-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-376430 Stephen Douglas Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:30:38 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=5180#comment-376430 I hate giving advice and hearing advice one way or another about BUYING or SELLING a domain. Why? Because we're the only industry that discusses ways to compete against OURSELVES. lol Tell people how to get a domain name for cheap that I'm trying to sell for a nice profit. I hate you. Tell people how to sell a domain name for a good profit that I'm trying to buy for cheap, and I hate you again. Get it? Let us establish the real game plans here: 1) Domain names should be sold to END USERS, not domainers. Domainers buy low... 2) Domain names should be bought from auction websites with the least amount of fanfare possible to get the domain for cheap. Either way, the two directions still make us domainer look like guys sharpening our swords to fall on them. And Dub-A, this comment: "I personally filter out any domain that isn’t at least 5-7 years old, as most domains registered in recent years aren’t worth much." is completely "old school". Where have you been? In the last year, I've been refusing offers of low figures on domains I registered within the last 1-3 years. Not going to discuss what those domains are, and what category they fall into. Tonight I did some wide ranging search and compilations of a certain category of domains on prodservs that you wouldn't expect would be available. In fact, most people wouldn't even understand what the domain means... but after bulk searches of over 30 domains, and only capturing one OOTB, it shows me that this category is ready to explode. So the "age factor" on a domain name is only one small consideration, and really means nothing in the value of the domain. The DOMAIN NAME is the value, and assuming that all valuable domains have been bought five plus years ago is wrong. I make a lot of money on selling domains exactly opposite to what you said here. But I still love ya! I hate giving advice and hearing advice one way or another about BUYING or SELLING a domain. Why?

Because we’re the only industry that discusses ways to compete against OURSELVES. lol

Tell people how to get a domain name for cheap that I’m trying to sell for a nice profit. I hate you.

Tell people how to sell a domain name for a good profit that I’m trying to buy for cheap, and I hate you again.

Get it?

Let us establish the real game plans here:

1) Domain names should be sold to END USERS, not domainers. Domainers buy low…

2) Domain names should be bought from auction websites with the least amount of fanfare possible to get the domain for cheap.

Either way, the two directions still make us domainer look like guys sharpening our swords to fall on them.

And Dub-A, this comment: “I personally filter out any domain that isn’t at least 5-7 years old, as most domains registered in recent years aren’t worth much.” is completely “old school”. Where have you been?

In the last year, I’ve been refusing offers of low figures on domains I registered within the last 1-3 years. Not going to discuss what those domains are, and what category they fall into.

Tonight I did some wide ranging search and compilations of a certain category of domains on prodservs that you wouldn’t expect would be available. In fact, most people wouldn’t even understand what the domain means… but after bulk searches of over 30 domains, and only capturing one OOTB, it shows me that this category is ready to explode.

So the “age factor” on a domain name is only one small consideration, and really means nothing in the value of the domain. The DOMAIN NAME is the value, and assuming that all valuable domains have been bought five plus years ago is wrong.

I make a lot of money on selling domains exactly opposite to what you said here.

But I still love ya!

]]> By: Marg http://domainnamewire.com/2009/04/03/how-to-play-the-expired-domain-game-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-376193 Marg Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:12:33 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=5180#comment-376193 I think that this "exposed" bid feature on Snapnames actually works against getting higher bids (from Snapnames viewpoint). Precisely because of the reasons outlined above, many domainers hold off until the last minute. It's very easy to forget to bid (as I have on many occasions). In some of these instances, no-one else bid either and the domain dropped, so I picked it up for reg.fee. I think that this “exposed” bid feature on Snapnames actually works against getting higher bids (from Snapnames viewpoint). Precisely because of the reasons outlined above, many domainers hold off until the last minute. It’s very easy to forget to bid (as I have on many occasions). In some of these instances, no-one else bid either and the domain dropped, so I picked it up for reg.fee.

]]> By: Rob Sequin http://domainnamewire.com/2009/04/03/how-to-play-the-expired-domain-game-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-376129 Rob Sequin Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:58:38 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=5180#comment-376129 When you do a search for a keyword at namejet and a dropping domain has a bid, a 1 shows up next to the domain and I think you can sort by number of bids. So, if you leave a bid on a domain, that bid flags the domain with a bid meaning that someone likes this domain so maybe I should have a look at it. There are thousands of domains with no bids so they don't stand out. When you do a search for a keyword at namejet and a dropping domain has a bid, a 1 shows up next to the domain and I think you can sort by number of bids.

So, if you leave a bid on a domain, that bid flags the domain with a bid meaning that someone likes this domain so maybe I should have a look at it.

There are thousands of domains with no bids so they don’t stand out.

]]> By: Andrew Allemann http://domainnamewire.com/2009/04/03/how-to-play-the-expired-domain-game-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-376119 Andrew Allemann Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:36:19 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=5180#comment-376119 On NameJet you won't call attention to it for the most part unless you bid more than $69. I still don't understand why people do that. They must be confused. On NameJet you won’t call attention to it for the most part unless you bid more than $69. I still don’t understand why people do that. They must be confused.

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