Cheap domains, Why?

[ianai]

I see domains being sold for a very small F$ amount on F$ auctions. I'm trying to understand why would someone sell a domain for F$100 ($0.50) or a similar price. Most of these are not even expiring soon.

 

[yuming]

Maybe those sellers need cash,maybe those domain names are not nice.

 

[ianai]

The domains are nothing special, but are not crap (e.g. GreyMarketing.Info is on auction now with F$50 as a starting bid). If a domain costs $7 (F$1400) to register, I don't see why one would sell it for ten times less money.

If they need money there is the "Post for F$", they can make F$100 in a few minutes.

Sorry, I still don't get it...

 

[simon]

OK. you have a crap domain which will expire after 6 months. and in the past 6 months it got zero traffic. So even if u keep the domain till the last moment and sell if for 0.5 dollar, ur total income from the domain will be 0.5 dollar. If u sell it now there is a small chance that u will get .60 dollar because the name still has 6 months to expire is it might be that if u sell if later just before the expiration, u will get nothing
hope this explains

 

[ianai]

Makes sense. Thanks.

 

[Ian]

yes, as Simon pointed out, bad domain names are better got rid off asap before they prove to be a real waste to owner.