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I would submit domains to this, but the risk is too great nothing seems to be selling at reasonable price and since you have to pay up front it's just not worth it.
 


larrybn said:
I would submit domains to this, but the risk is too great nothing seems to be selling at reasonable price and since you have to pay up front it's just not worth it.
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This was my concern too. I offered up a few of my decent AM related domains to try and spark interest with this crowd, but there is no way I would risk my better domains on here yet. Even with a reserve, the results (or lack thereof) could negatively impact future attempts at selling it on Flippa, Sedo etc.

Links.biz = $100? Seems like interest is waning Charlie- time to step it up.
 
This is a marathon, not a race and at this point (as mentioned previously), it's all a matter of figuring out what the market wants. I'm putting my own domains at risk and yeah, I'm gonna lose money in some or even most cases (since I'm willing to auction all of 'em with a starting bid of $1 and no reserve: my loss, your gain) but I knew things would unfold this way.

Since this is a case study thread, I don't mind letting you guys know what's going on in my head: I don't think I can figure everything out in a week, I don't think I can figure everything out in two. How long will it take? I honestly don't know but I know this much: I'll learn something each and every day, I'll take feedback into consideration and I'll work like a maniac ;)

Oh, I almost forgot, there are about 4 hours left 'till today's auctions end:

Uncontent.com

Powerful one-word dot com domain, a term more and more people are using these days. "Uncontent" is the polite way of saying "pissed off" and economically speaking, 95% of the world’s population can be categorized as either “uncontent” or “soon to be uncontent”!

CarTerms.com

More and more people are interested in finding out how they can fix their cars without having to pay the mechanic a visit and let’s just say that finding a better domain for something like a “Car Terms for Dummies” guide would be next to impossible.

PixieShoes.com

With and 27,100 broad global monthly searches and 1,600 exact match global monthly searches, it should be clear that PixieShoes.com is a keeper, either as a “buy and hold” investment or as a future ecommerce site!

DogBloopers.com

Everyone knows that sites with funny animal pictures can and will go viral, remember the lolcats phenomenon? It should come as no surprise that the term “dog bloopers” has an impressive number of monthly searches: 5,400 exact match global monthly searches and 9,900 broad global monthly searches!

HendersonColorado.com

Premium geo domain with 6,600 exact match global monthly searches and 18,100 broad global monthly searches. If you’re serious about taking your geo domain portfolio to the next level, you know what you have to do!

PoliticalWeblog.com

Political opinions are like you know what, everyone has one. You probably want to have your voice heard but that will never happen unless you’re able to put credibility on the table and what better way to start than by owning an authoritative domain such as PoliticalWeblog.com?

QuartzRocks.com

With 1,300 exact match global monthly searches and 14,800 broad global monthly searches, QuartzRocks.com is definitely a domain anyone in the jewelry industry would LOVE to own!

LegalRealism.com

The term “legal realism” has 2.400 exact match global monthly searches, 6,600 broad global monthly searches and an estimated average CPC of $1.15: need we say more?
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nmwando said:
Any one of these .coms are worth 4 figures to an end user and they have development value as well, buyers are getting some fucking insane deals.
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Yep, it's definitely a buyer's market. Prices are currently at 2005 levels, people who are getting in now have a HUGE advantage (just like most folks who started domaining back in let's say 2008 had it a lot harder).
 
Not long to go and look at some of those prices. I can see some people getting some bargains. Nice one Charlie: great concept and I sincerely hope it works out for you. And it should.
 
sleepylee said:
Not long to go and look at some of those prices. I can see some people getting some bargains. Nice one Charlie: great concept and I sincerely hope it works out for you. And it should.
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Thanks man and I agree, there are LOTS of bargains. Just look at PoliticalWeblog.com, the best possible domain for a political blog aside from PoliticalBlog.com (try getting that one for under 5 figs)... currently at 11 bucks :)
 
Damn I saw Politicalweblog sitting at $31 with <1 minute left. Couldn't create an account fast enough.
 
numerouno said:
For how much the other domains went?
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Uncontent.com - $45
CarTerms.com - $11
PixieShoes.com - $1
DogBloopers.com - $71
HendersonColorado.com - $1
PoliticalWeblog.com - $31
QuartzRocks.com - $21
LegalRealism.com - $1

Here are the auctions which started today at 2 PM EST:

MiniGolf.mx

With a population of 106,350,434, the Mexican market is definitely extremely attractive and let's just say that people would not be surprised if a domain like MiniGolf.mx will be sold to an end user for a record-breaking amount in the future.

LBoard.com

"Brandable" is an understatement! This domain name has been registered back in 1999 and literally anyone can remember it. The buyer will also receive the domains "LoonyBoard.com" and "LooneyBoard.com" as a bonus.

Rail.mobi

The stats speak for themselves: 20,400,000 broad global monthly searches and 246,000 exact match global monthly searches. A great choice for a site that has to do with booking tickets if you're on the road: people who are desperate for a last-minute ticket will LOVE it!

GeekMovies.com

If you've been living under a rock, we have some news for you: geek movies, geek music and so on represent the wave of the future. That's the great thing about the Internet, industries which most people thought would never exist have emerged. Take advantage of the fact that you're able to buy domains like GeekMovies.com on the cheap or let others snag them: what will it be?

FitnessWeblog.com

People are sick and tired of being fat, teach them how to get in shape and make lots of money while you're at it! We're talking about a very competitive industry, so you need an edge if you want to be taken seriously and FitnessWeblog.com is BY FAR the best domain for a fitness blog that money can buy at this point.

DataControllers.com

Not anyone can be a data controller, there's a LOT of responsibility involved and it should come as no surprise that this term is quite lucrative: its estimated average CPC of $3.24 speaks for itself!

TribalWallpapers.com

Wallpapers have been and will continue to be in demand, the stats make this perfectly clear: the term "tribal wallpapers" has 5,400 exact match global monthly searches and 12,100 broad global monthly searches. Need we say more?

GiantSalamanders.com

Two words: exotic pets! This much is certain, people are becoming more and more interested in exotic pets. These people are ready to practically throw money at you, will you let them? If not, don't worry, others definitely will!
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charlie.simm said:
Uncontent.com - $45
CarTerms.com - $11
PixieShoes.com - $1
DogBloopers.com - $71
HendersonColorado.com - $1
PoliticalWeblog.com - $31
QuartzRocks.com - $21
LegalRealism.com - $1

Here are the auctions which started today at 2 PM EST:
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If find this thread a heck of a lot more interesting than your site. The main reason, is I like to read your descriptions before looking at the auctions.

Have you considered your home page to have these decriptions (mini-sells pitch) with a big fat button that says "Click To See Auction".?

That way you make your pitch first then let people see the prices.

Never underestimate the power of stupidity. Even an experienced domainer will be influenced by an attractive description. An unexperienced one, even more so.
 
windjc said:
If find this thread a heck of a lot more interesting than your site. The main reason, is I like to read your descriptions before looking at the auctions.

Have you considered your home page to have these decriptions (mini-sells pitch) with a big fat button that says "Click To See Auction".?

That way you make your pitch first then let people see the prices.

Never underestimate the power of stupidity. Even an experienced domainer will be influenced by an attractive description. An unexperienced one, even more so.
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Excellent point. I just browsed through the current site and felt the same way.
 
windjc said:
The main reason, is I like to read your descriptions before looking at the auctions.
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The descriptions can be found on the bid pages but yeah, you're right, I need to make them stand out. We'll be switching to a new design in a few days (thanks dreamache!) and the bid page will also be affected.

Oh and there are less than 4 hours left 'till today's auctions end:

MiniGolf.mx

With a population of 106,350,434, the Mexican market is definitely extremely attractive and let's just say that people would not be surprised if a domain like MiniGolf.mx will be sold to an end user for a record-breaking amount in the future.

LBoard.com

"Brandable" is an understatement! This domain name has been registered back in 1999 and literally anyone can remember it. The buyer will also receive the domains "LoonyBoard.com" and "LooneyBoard.com" as a bonus.

Rail.mobi

The stats speak for themselves: 20,400,000 broad global monthly searches and 246,000 exact match global monthly searches. A great choice for a site that has to do with booking tickets if you're on the road: people who are desperate for a last-minute ticket will LOVE it!

GeekMovies.com

If you've been living under a rock, we have some news for you: geek movies, geek music and so on represent the wave of the future. That's the great thing about the Internet, industries which most people thought would never exist have emerged. Take advantage of the fact that you're able to buy domains like GeekMovies.com on the cheap or let others snag them: what will it be?

FitnessWeblog.com

People are sick and tired of being fat, teach them how to get in shape and make lots of money while you're at it! We're talking about a very competitive industry, so you need an edge if you want to be taken seriously and FitnessWeblog.com is BY FAR the best domain for a fitness blog that money can buy at this point.

DataControllers.com

Not anyone can be a data controller, there's a LOT of responsibility involved and it should come as no surprise that this term is quite lucrative: its estimated average CPC of $3.24 speaks for itself!

TribalWallpapers.com

Wallpapers have been and will continue to be in demand, the stats make this perfectly clear: the term "tribal wallpapers" has 5,400 exact match global monthly searches and 12,100 broad global monthly searches. Need we say more?

GiantSalamanders.com

Two words: exotic pets! This much is certain, people are becoming more and more interested in exotic pets. These people are ready to practically throw money at you, will you let them? If not, don't worry, others definitely will!
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Perhaps you may want to consider describing what kind of payment term
is expected by sellers for each domains description page.

Seller may want...
escrow.com only
your escrow service.
escrow.com sedo.com
escrow.com sedo.com paypal

And if seller is requiring escrow, who is paying for the escrow fee?

I think all these need be displayed, so, there wouldn't be any issues
about how winner is expected to pay and who is responsible for any fees.
 
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