I think we are at the golden age of domains right now. I don’t care what anyone says. Everyone I talk to right now is selling as much or more than they’ve ever sold. Josh is killing it, Andrew Rosener is selling millions of dollars. Braden Pollock as well. Mark Levine and Michael Cyger all have big smiles on their faces this year. If you have a decent portfolio right now then you most likely getting strong offers and some sales. I just don’t see any reason why it doesn’t continue
Companies understand the value of domains. Even smaller business consider $3-6K acceptable when buying a new name. Each year, less and less domains are available and every year we find ways to make it easier for them to buy. Add in the fact that its easier than ever to create your own landers for no commission and we really are at a good point in domain investing. I only see one negative
The people that are doing well are flush with cash and bidding up domains. Leaving it tough for the average person to get a domain at a good price. If you got it cheap it probably wasn’t a great domain. Sure some slip through but most get seen and when they get seen they move up pretty quickly. Even with those “inflated” prices I think the good names will look like a steal in 5 years. Only time will tell. Here are today’s names. Click through to see the current price
Quote of the Day: “Listen guys, I’ve got two jobs. I work here, and I have another job at Bed, Bath, and Beyond. I’m doing it to put a kid through NYU, so he can explore his bisexuality and become a DJ” -Movie “The Other Guys”
Domain of the Day: UniquePlaces.com Travel site or Weburbanist type site in the making
Namejet and Sedo Names and Others
Sedo’s Great Domain Auction ends today. A lot of good names this go round
Pepe.com Great name, probably won’t meet reserve but I don’t think Media Options will mind that it didn’t sell
eCharter.com Boat or plane. Neither is cheap
GTCC.com Even non LLLL.com people will be bidding on this one
Godaddy Domains That I Like With Multiple Bids
MovieFX.com 1999 birthday. Could be so many thing related to the film industry
Gened.com Could be Gene d or Gen Ed as in general education
DietSite.com A little boring for me but its already at $500 so what do I know
Acasta.com love these 6 letter brands. Made up or not they are memorable and easy to spell
Taktaz.com Upgrade name and getting some bids. Actually most bids on the GD board today
CareKid.com Who doesn’t want to help care for kids?
BetterMint.com Going to have to work around Mint.com though
SafetyRoom.com Much better word than Panic Room. And people really do need a place in their home to be safe from weather
AgroFit.com A fan of any agriculture name
iSocialize.com Social names seem to always do well at auction
HitFish.com short and everyone loves fish names
MDDW.com Great letters. Should do very well
MDFK.com This one is actually doing better at press time
09911.com Surprised this isn’t doing better. I guess the 0 is holding it back
XmasDeals.com A lot of money spent during Christmas. Gonna need a buildout
DigitalMarketingService.com I’d actually like to see an S on this if it were my brand
Godaddy Domains With No Bids
Neal.cc I think first name .cc make good emails. No bids on this one and no I have never sold one
Quazz.com Put a $2800 BIN and see what happens
StrongEdge.com “let us give you the edge”
GiftedScience Sounds like they could do great things here. No bids
NothingSoundsGood.com Perfect for my wife when we are trying to pick a place to eat on Saturday night
PleaseBuyMyShit.com A realistic portfolio name for many domain investors
DriveForMoney.com Nice marketing name for Lyft or Uber
Sleel.com Nice little 5L with no bids
GreyisGray.com Perhaps the worst email EVER to try and give out
The Rest of the Names With Bids
100bh.com
152Ok.com
41418.com
501996.com
530wb.com
5cyl.com
798086.com
Algebra-Help.info
AmericanGirlsNumber4Chat.com
AquaVedaWater.com
ARPVoterGuides.com
AutomaticSitemap.com
BabezClub.com
BergAmasChiNews.com
BestPackers.org
CalculateNow.biz
CCSH.net
ChiTownFestivals.com
ClearForkFoodPark.com
Closer.co
Cuentosinfin.com
Cultureteatrali.org
dineroalinstante.com
DriveForMoney.com
ESSC.net
eFixDrivers.com
FishThe.net
RKKInsurance.com
Game-Vector.com
GlobalCoachingAcademy.org
GreenBulletMics.com
HeatherShivleyMassage.com
Heepaa.com
HollandSexTrip.com
HX519.com
i610.net
IceHG.com
IncomeHike.com
IsabelleHutton.com
JemmaKidd.com
Jitech.com
KERJ.com
Komto.com
LandsTarok.com
LiveYourLegacy.com
LovingAngels.com
MagnoliaTireServices.com
Mayelife.com
MeaningMakers.com
Midwives2017.org
MyFirstInvestment.org
MyHornyCamGirls.com
MyMaidBazaar.com
MyMeeti.com
OddballFish.com
OrderPhones.com
OrlandoMedia.com
partnerwithterryfu.com
Plaint-Shirt.com
PrettyNeetHair.com
QU588.com
Ranger.co
Rentaras.com
SailingYachtVacation.com
SandiegoInjuryLawyerBlog.com
SantamonicaCruiseTourAndTravel.com
SocialMediaApp.com
SoyInfo.com
SullivanKitchen.com
SunglassesADG.com
Surprisers.com
TAQVcom
TechSmash.net
TheRealityOfTruth.com
TSOQ.com
TUQV.com
UberSmartWatch.com
UsGeneralContractors.com
UZDH.com
VectorImages.org
VictorySchool.com
VinChecking.com
WichitaRentals.com
WilmingtonTravelAgency.com
WowBan.com
XRX1.com
ZeroDin.com
ZVBV.com
Shane, I think you summed this up great when you said: “The people that are doing well are flush with cash and bidding up domains. Leaving it tough for the average person to get a domain at a good price. If you got it cheap it probably wasn’t a great domain. ”
I have been on the losing every auction lately and it’s largely due to names just getting bid up like crazy IMO. It’s tough as I’m trying to shift my portfolio to be smaller, but higher quality names overall. I’ve just got to keep chipping away I guess and find some diamonds in the rough, and maybe even ‘overpay’ a little.
The golden age was 10-15 years ago when parking was 10x what it is today and guys like Kevin Ham thought getting weddingcatering.com for $10k was a good deal. Prices at Godaddy and Namejet have always been crazy even more than today. And it’s not the big guys that are bidding up the prices. Guys like Berkens back then were frugal as hell and guys like Rosener today are the same. Rosener gets most of his great hits privately. Those guys and others aren’t successful by overpaying. It’s the great clueless mass in the middle that are outbidding each other. The difference I see is there are fantastic portfolios being owned by relatively small investors like myself and others but only through slow accumulation over time not in bulk like the 90’s-00’s.
What Tony said. In PPC days it was money circling back. Earning PPC, back into auctions. That equation is dead today. Back in those days, auction buyers were buying for long term holdings, not for flipping. Today, those who missed the boat are chasing unattainable dreams.
Tony,
I don’t disagree. Parking did feed the whole industry. I guess I should have said post parking and just buying and selling. More companies are buying domains than ever. And I sat at several auctions and watched LL.coms go for $100K all day several times over. But you’re right. The money is much harder now but the pure end user game is doing very well in my opinion