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]]> By: admin http://www.thedomains.com/2008/04/21/domain-round-table-auction-nets-400k/comment-page-1/#comment-3536 admin Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:45:29 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=462#comment-3536 David Very interesting post Your comment: “down economy” affects resellers/speculators. It does not affect developers/endusers. Agree with you. Our retail site is still generating 8-10 offers a day with a $2,500 min. Your statement: "Because of this, you’ll start seeing less and less resellers/speculators writing large cheques at these auctions. " I say yes and no. Yes resellers/speculators will be more cautious, but if there is a very good domain at an auction, for a very good price, there will be buyers. If there is a category killer available at an auction, there will be buyers. The problem is with: 1. Domains that are not special, those types of domains we see every day at drop auctions, those will not sell for big money at these auctions, they will not create any excitement. There is no reason to put these type of domains into a live auction. Seattlebasketball.com, the team is moving, there is no basketball there. 2. Domains that are overpriced. SO many of these domains are fine at 10K or 20K but are horrible at 150K. Illusionist.com $280K?? Adjectives.com $100K??? Come on now 3. Domain which are repeatedly selected for live domain auctions, or already marketed in other ways to domainers –saw several of these before, lovestories.com, goodgirls.com, spreadsheets.com No one bought them the first 3 times. enough already David

Very interesting post

Your comment:

“down economy” affects resellers/speculators. It does not affect developers/endusers.

Agree with you.

Our retail site is still generating 8-10 offers a day with a $2,500 min.

Your statement:

“Because of this, you’ll start seeing less and less resellers/speculators writing large cheques at these auctions. ”

I say yes and no.

Yes resellers/speculators will be more cautious, but if there is a very good domain at an auction, for a very good price, there will be buyers.

If there is a category killer available at an auction, there will be buyers.

The problem is with:

1. Domains that are not special, those types of domains we see every day at drop auctions, those will not sell for big money at these auctions, they will not create any excitement. There is no reason to put these type of domains into a live auction.

Seattlebasketball.com, the team is moving, there is no basketball there.

2. Domains that are overpriced. SO many of these domains are fine at 10K or 20K but are horrible at 150K.

Illusionist.com $280K??
Adjectives.com $100K???

Come on now

3. Domain which are repeatedly selected for live domain auctions, or already marketed in other ways to domainers –saw several of these before, lovestories.com, goodgirls.com, spreadsheets.com

No one bought them the first 3 times.

enough already

]]> By: Don M http://www.thedomains.com/2008/04/21/domain-round-table-auction-nets-400k/comment-page-1/#comment-3534 Don M Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:06:12 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=462#comment-3534 I like cosmetics.net, I am sure women buy more cosmetics than just about anything, including pizza. What a bargin. Best deal of the bunch by far. If the avg women buys 50.00 a month in cosmetics and you get 1,000 coming back to your site each month even on an affiliate program that is alot of money. Also the name itself has a trust factor to it. Will increase its value for years to come. Owner could of got much more by just going straight to a cosemetics company. Myquote.com simple to remember. If your in the loan or insurance business that would be a good name to go with. Also can attach a 1800 or 1888 to it only has seven letters. Good for radio and memorability. For names under 1,000 inkrefiller.com for 500 bucks. That is deal if your starting a new biz in that area. What is that about 40 refills and you make your money back. I like cosmetics.net, I am sure women buy more cosmetics than just about anything, including pizza. What a bargin. Best deal of the bunch by far.
If the avg women buys 50.00 a month in cosmetics and you get 1,000 coming back to your site each month even on an affiliate program that is alot of money. Also the name itself has a trust factor to it. Will increase its value for years to come. Owner could of got much more by just going straight to a cosemetics company.

Myquote.com simple to remember. If your in the loan or insurance business that would be a good name to go with. Also can attach a 1800 or 1888 to it only has seven letters. Good for radio and memorability.

For names under 1,000

inkrefiller.com for 500 bucks. That is deal if your starting a new biz in that area. What is that about 40 refills and you make your money back.

]]> By: Greg Nelson http://www.thedomains.com/2008/04/21/domain-round-table-auction-nets-400k/comment-page-1/#comment-3532 Greg Nelson Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:20:52 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=462#comment-3532 I don't know how to hyperlink and this is off topic - but definitely domain related-, but here is a great post on TechCrunch about "The Importance of a Good Name: Ditching SimulScribe for PhoneTag" and the $30,000 price tag for phonetag.com. 80% of votes at the time I checked thought it was a great buy. Good post. I don’t know how to hyperlink and this is off topic – but definitely domain related-, but here is a great post on TechCrunch about “The Importance of a Good Name: Ditching SimulScribe for PhoneTag” and the $30,000 price tag for phonetag.com. 80% of votes at the time I checked thought it was a great buy. Good post.

]]> By: David J Castello http://www.thedomains.com/2008/04/21/domain-round-table-auction-nets-400k/comment-page-1/#comment-3521 David J Castello Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:35:28 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=462#comment-3521 This "down economy" affects resellers/speculators. It does not affect developers/endusers. Because of this, you'll start seeing less and less resellers/speculators writing large cheques at these auctions. For large acquisitions, developers/endusers tend to go straight to the owner. When they target a name, they want it negotiated quietly and the last thing they want is the sale going public at an auction. My brother and I have done some six figure purchases, but all were negotiated directly with the owners. I can tell you that all of the large Geodomains that failed to sell at recent auctions had already been passed over in private solicitations by the major Geodomain developers. And resellers/speculators won't throw down big money for those mega-Geodmains because they don't know what to do with them besides reselling or parking them. Yesterday we sold JupiterIslandRealEstate.com for 17.5K to a realtor who contacted us last week from South Florida. Simply put, he needed the name and searched us out. There's no way that name would have pulled that number by simply seeing who wanted it at an auction. This “down economy” affects resellers/speculators. It does not affect developers/endusers.

Because of this, you’ll start seeing less and less resellers/speculators writing large cheques at these auctions.

For large acquisitions, developers/endusers tend to go straight to the owner. When they target a name, they want it negotiated quietly and the last thing they want is the sale going public at an auction. My brother and I have done some six figure purchases, but all were negotiated directly with the owners. I can tell you that all of the large Geodomains that failed to sell at recent auctions had already been passed over in private solicitations by the major Geodomain developers. And resellers/speculators won’t throw down big money for those mega-Geodmains because they don’t know what to do with them besides reselling or parking them.

Yesterday we sold JupiterIslandRealEstate.com for 17.5K to a realtor who contacted us last week from South Florida. Simply put, he needed the name and searched us out. There’s no way that name would have pulled that number by simply seeing who wanted it at an auction.

]]> By: graham haynes http://www.thedomains.com/2008/04/21/domain-round-table-auction-nets-400k/comment-page-1/#comment-3516 graham haynes Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:11:40 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=462#comment-3516 Is it just me but the last 2-3 auctions have reduced in revenue but the quality of the names have also reduced . And isn’t this the natural order as more names are developed and therefore less becomes available (especially the high end category killer names). The dropping market seems to be holding up, when the slightest quality becomes available - re steelfurniture.com which sold for $11,000 last week Is it just me but the last 2-3 auctions have reduced in revenue but the quality of the names have also reduced . And isn’t this the natural order as more names are developed and therefore less becomes available (especially the high end category killer names). The dropping market seems to be holding up, when the slightest quality becomes available – re steelfurniture.com which sold for $11,000 last week

]]> By: prospecting http://www.thedomains.com/2008/04/21/domain-round-table-auction-nets-400k/comment-page-1/#comment-3510 prospecting Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:12:38 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=462#comment-3510 This domaintools auction lends to more of what I would consider a reseller audience, at least in my view anyway. it's all good, plenty of margin for resellers and easy ROI for those direct navigation friendly domains that have strong content websites This domaintools auction lends to more of what I would consider a reseller audience, at least in my view anyway. it’s all good, plenty of margin for resellers and easy ROI for those direct navigation friendly domains that have strong content websites

]]> By: Steve M http://www.thedomains.com/2008/04/21/domain-round-table-auction-nets-400k/comment-page-1/#comment-3507 Steve M Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:26:23 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=462#comment-3507 Though a lot of junk names this time around, some excellent values for buyers (including CollegePlacement, Cosmetics [certified steal], Crier, Dangers, Service [works well in .org], Stubborn, XmasToys [certified steal]). Unless the sales volume picks up in the future, though; wonder if it's worth Jay's time and $$$ to put on an auction ... with all the other worthwhile benefits they offer, don't know that it's necessary for a successful conference, anyway. Though a lot of junk names this time around, some excellent values for buyers (including CollegePlacement, Cosmetics [certified steal], Crier, Dangers, Service [works well in .org], Stubborn, XmasToys [certified steal]).

Unless the sales volume picks up in the future, though; wonder if it’s worth Jay’s time and $$$ to put on an auction … with all the other worthwhile benefits they offer, don’t know that it’s necessary for a successful conference, anyway.

]]> By: admin http://www.thedomains.com/2008/04/21/domain-round-table-auction-nets-400k/comment-page-1/#comment-3501 admin Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:40:22 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=462#comment-3501 Fitnessnet Thought is was very strange that someone would buy such a name. Also i had a glitch as well, I had a proxy bid of $1,400 on thetemple.com and it said so on my screen. When the bidding was active I was high bidder at $1,400 then somehow the auction ended at $1,300 with someone in the room winning. My screen still shows today the stats being my proxy of $1,400 and me losing to a high bid of $1,300 We bought Cosmetics.net. Fitnessnet

Thought is was very strange that someone would buy such a name.

Also i had a glitch as well, I had a proxy bid of $1,400 on thetemple.com and it said so on my screen. When the bidding was active I was high bidder at $1,400 then somehow the auction ended at $1,300 with someone in the room winning.

My screen still shows today the stats being my proxy of $1,400 and me losing to a high bid of $1,300

We bought Cosmetics.net.

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