I’m going to go ahead and call BS on Mike Mann’s appraisal “program” or service. He’s guessing. Making up numbers as he goes. And that’s OK because we all do it. The difference is others aren’t claiming they are better and trying to sell the service. I’ll give an example. HealingHolidays.com was sold by him for $20,000. No way on earth would any other person look at that name and say its a $20,000 domain. I would love to hear the reasoning behind it other than it being a great example of getting the most you can out of a name. Domains are unique and you might as well try. But to pretend that someone has the special ability to choose which names should be $20,000 or $200 is just selling snake oil. Here’s two more
FinTechnology.com
ShantiYogaStudio.com
Which one sold for more. The upcoming technology of the future or a name with a possible 3 buyers. Yup, the name that had a very limited group of people that wanted it. $10,500 for that one vs $5000 for the fintech name. That alone shows he shoots for the moon and hits the moon every once in a while. But I’m still unwilling to call him an appraisal star. Here are today’s domains. Click for current price
Quote of the Day: “If you want to walk the heavenly streets of gold, you gotta know the password, “Roll, Tide, Roll!” -Bear Bryant
Domain of the Day: Wetness.com Watersports, intimate lubricate, sports glide. One bidder
Namejet and Sedo Names at Auction
NewShow.com 39 bidders. Great name to showcase the new stuff coming out
Copolymer.com Officially a chemistry name but could be anything tech. 10 bidders
Railway.net Model railroading is still a popular hobby. Could be shipping as well. Met reserve and will sell
Device.org Tech name all the way. 37 bidders
IA.com Yes, an LL.com And I think it meets reserve and sells
GAPO.com Probably not going to make reserve but nice name
Gisen.com I’m sure it means something somewhere but I like it as a simple 5L.com
BroadwaySeats.com We still looking for Hamilton tickets?
NSWS.com Like this one a lot. Just not sure I can pay up to reserve
Absolute.io Getting some great bids. 20 bids to be exact
BuyBitcoins.io Bitcoin anything right now
Godaddy Domains That I Like With Multiple Bids
GGCO.com 20 year old LLLL.com
Akkan.com Popular Turkish last name. And a beach. 1999 birthday
VegasCentral.com I heard there was a lot of entertainment and money in Las Vegas
Nutriorganic.com Nutritious AND Organic
Coin888.com Ironically I found this because I typed it in to see who owned it and Voila! up for auction
Boopy.com The kind of 5Ls I used to get for $40, not anymore
LGLY.com One letter away from UGLY and $80 away from four figures
ePreview.com See what’s coming up. 13 years old
RegalEnergy.com Company of the same name closed. Sounds like they scammed a lot of people
ChoiceEntertainment.com “The best choice in entertainment” Easy slogan
JoeBiden2020.com He’s going to run and I bet he wins
KeepItWhite.com I tried to find a more racist name with bids but couldn’t find one
Godaddy Names With One or No Bids
TheMorningPaper.com What everyone used to get up and read. No bidders
TheBabiesRoom.com Another “the” name and kind of long but still like it at this price
iScreenWriter.com I don’t think it has big resale value but online screenplay writing sites are a thing
DolphinHeart.com One of my favorite foods. So tender and salty. Just kidding, no value other than as a joke
HouseofDick.com The name of the new Dick Cheney movie with Christian Bale
BitchFlakes.com My wife had these for breakfast a few days this year. And this list has gone off the rails….sorry
ThunderMouse.com Not a bad brand for $12. Memorable
Other Godaddy Names with Bids
24scuba.com
618cn.com
729530.com
abc-survivors.net
Active-Sandals.com
AirportClassified.com
Amelco.com
AmysBeanbags.com
Bencaudill.com
Bhojpuria.com
BroadwayGalleryNYC.com
BumbleBreeBlog.com
CapitolHemp.com
ChicagoPsychiatry.com
ChinatownAdelaide.org
Chinese-Art.com
Chitchat.org
ClearExtractions.com
Convertalytics.com
Credicoin.com
CuteProfilePhotos.com
DCOA.org
DeerfieldBeachMiddle.org
DRLatulane.org
EZQX.com
FloorCareShop.com
FloridaMovieFestival.com
FloridaRetreatMobileHomeSales.com
Forex-Metal.com
FriscoCycling.com
GamerGossip.net
getatonline.com
GrazeMagazine.org
GritGear.com
hamburg-sunbelt2013.org
HappyKarma.com
HMArtistsNetwork.com
Ixunfei.com
knitterinthekitchen.com
Kodiak.net
Krysalis.org
literacyinlearningexchange.org
LLTL.net
McBot.com
MDDA.info
MusicianCorps.org
OceanicWW.com
OnEnationFilmContest.org
OregonMarineReserves.org
OutForWork.com
OutForWork.org
Pikur.net
PortalBahasa.com
pspisoz.com
PYJ.co
QuickRibbon.com
QZRX.net
rayscottbassretreat.com
RichardBoyerArt.com
ROSQ.com
ruxxxtubik.com
SeaViewWildlife.com
Shuud.net
SpinningElite.com
spo-cab.com
StoryShelter.com
Streamytv.net
TheCoinStore.net
TheInfoPress.net
TheListWMC.com
TimesSW.com
TimeTravelerProductions.com
TravelRace.com
uBudPalace.com
UrbanSuccess.com
UsHydraulics.com
VeryMeri.com
VivendoRestaurant.com
WhatComAstronomy.org
WinterBottomGame.com
Wire-Plus.com
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In Mike’s defense, he has individually priced hundreds of thousands of names, sold many tens of thousands and scanned millions – over the past 20+ years. We may not always agree with his pricing but we can’t deny his experience.
Braden,
Thank you for pointing that out. I in no way am saying that he isn’t a very good domain investor. He is amazing for getting the prices he gets. I could only hope to get those prices. What I am criticizing is his appraisal program. He is confusing his tenacity on getting his price with his ability to chose what price to try and get.
The other thing that perplexes me is despite the millions of dollars he has made, I hear many stories of him looking for loans and cash infusions. That makes no sense to me for someone as successful as he has been.
Very well said about his appraisal program and stories of him looking for loans. Once he himself posted this year on Facebook that he was outside for a walk and was desperately looking to make some sale for break even, coming back home he found of selling domains amounting around 40K which gave him relief!
If he is still (2017) in critical condition and giving million dollars lesson to others, that doesn’t suit him.
re Mike Mann
For once i agree with you ,he is pumping his domains on social media non stop to show how good he is .
Wonder who are all these ”buyers” for his domains.
For Sale ,Unique Domain.$500.000
mikemannfanclub.com
Or it’s money laundering.
I am definitely not accusing him of that. We’re talking more about money management. Of course its easy for you to accuse because you are hiding behind a fake email. Be a stand up person and put your identity behind your statement if you want to be taken seriously
those prices are really crazy. we have to check how many of them are active websites before coming to a conclusion. At that level those have to be end user buys and active websites.
I’m not sure ShantiYoga. I do know Fintech includes Bitcoin technology. I wouldn’t bet against Mike Mann on that one.