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Hand Regging Vs. Buying Resold Domain - Better Resell Success?
Which have you had better success in reselling?
I would have to say that for me hands down its Domains that I've bought off of others. And I don't think it has to do with the quality of my own hand regged choices but rather the fact that many potential end user buyer watching the records of a domain via back-order or otherwise (hoping it will drop before making an offer) will notice that an ownership change has taken place and will immediately place an offer while it is fresh in your hands before your price expectaions go up or you get attached, and so the immediate turnover will seem appealing.
I have bought domains on forums for $10-50 that I have resold for $200-2600 within a few days, weeks or months of purchase and I am certain that this is the reason - as most inquires include something like; "I/we have noticed you have recently aquired..." or i get a certified offers from Network Solutions days after purchasing the domain here - which shows that its defintely an end user or non-forum domainer.
As with my hand regged domains, with the exception of a couple handful, I have not resold much for over $200 other than those which I have held on to for over 5-9 years and I'm guessing I waited it out longer than the buyers.
I think this is something that even pro-domainers overlook, the fact that less informed (or "reseach happy") buyers and end users simply know how to place backorders or watch whois records of the domain(s) they want and will immediately initiate an offer if they notice an ownership change has taken place - so as you all notice, I sell some stuff in the $10-50 range yet Im also buying domains in that range at the same rate - I've fully clued in to the fact that this is how many end users and buyer will be triggered to make purchase offers once a domain has changed hands - thing is we don't know who wants what - and a domain someone else is sitting on could potentially be an instant goldmine for you (or vise versa which I don't mind as I keep buying my select niche of domains here and get my handsome turnovers on them)
Thats why Im stiffled by the lack of buying on forums recently, I think if forum domainers knew this - there would be alot more buying and selling here - and it would definitely increase our outside private sales numbers and margins significantly.
Anybody else see this as a trend that is potential over looked by domainers and is highly potential money maker for all of us. Pretty much if you've bought a domain here for cheap and resold soon after via outside private sale from a buyer initiated offer for significantly more than you purchased - you know what I'm talking about.
Which have you had better success in reselling?
I would have to say that for me hands down its Domains that I've bought off of others. And I don't think it has to do with the quality of my own hand regged choices but rather the fact that many potential end user buyer watching the records of a domain via back-order or otherwise (hoping it will drop before making an offer) will notice that an ownership change has taken place and will immediately place an offer while it is fresh in your hands before your price expectaions go up or you get attached, and so the immediate turnover will seem appealing.
I have bought domains on forums for $10-50 that I have resold for $200-2600 within a few days, weeks or months of purchase and I am certain that this is the reason - as most inquires include something like; "I/we have noticed you have recently aquired..." or i get a certified offers from Network Solutions days after purchasing the domain here - which shows that its defintely an end user or non-forum domainer.
As with my hand regged domains, with the exception of a couple handful, I have not resold much for over $200 other than those which I have held on to for over 5-9 years and I'm guessing I waited it out longer than the buyers.
I think this is something that even pro-domainers overlook, the fact that less informed (or "reseach happy") buyers and end users simply know how to place backorders or watch whois records of the domain(s) they want and will immediately initiate an offer if they notice an ownership change has taken place - so as you all notice, I sell some stuff in the $10-50 range yet Im also buying domains in that range at the same rate - I've fully clued in to the fact that this is how many end users and buyer will be triggered to make purchase offers once a domain has changed hands - thing is we don't know who wants what - and a domain someone else is sitting on could potentially be an instant goldmine for you (or vise versa which I don't mind as I keep buying my select niche of domains here and get my handsome turnovers on them)
Thats why Im stiffled by the lack of buying on forums recently, I think if forum domainers knew this - there would be alot more buying and selling here - and it would definitely increase our outside private sales numbers and margins significantly.
Anybody else see this as a trend that is potential over looked by domainers and is highly potential money maker for all of us. Pretty much if you've bought a domain here for cheap and resold soon after via outside private sale from a buyer initiated offer for significantly more than you purchased - you know what I'm talking about.
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but your right in the case of end user developers where the project comes first, but Im talking about situations (and theres plenty) where people are just waiting for a domain which may hold personal significance/meaning for them to become available - pehaps one they may never develop or just badly want for a hobby-type site - I think many of my recent $xxx sales have been those types of cases....
