Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday November 9th, 2017

15 Replies to “Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday November 9th, 2017”

1. There’s a lot of bush on today’s list

   1. Tom,

      Have no idea why there were so many bush names expiring today. Too hard to pass up.

      1. Let’s say it’s because it’s around the anniversary of when the Bushes got elected and there was a goldrush on those domains! Or at least that’s the PC version of events! 😉

2. Hey Shane,
   Why not do a quick, old tyme Sherpa review of some of the good ones from Konstanino’s comments section. Leave off the home runs and the dumpster fires, but why not give a quick sentence about ten sleeper names and why the name may make a good brand or is valuable. He got 50 comments doing this – maybe some of you guys get together and cross merchandise a list of different domains. One blog make a list of “your best whatever domain” the other analyze. Might fill a void. Regards.

   1. Not a bad idea Hawks

3. This is one of the the few times I have to disagree with you in a round-a-bout kind of way. Or at least on the surface of what you said.
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   To me, a good “domainer” is one who buys domains at “THE BEST POSSIBLE PRICE WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF FLIPPING (demand) AT THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE PRICE” .. there’s a few factors that fall into that, but essentially it means that a domainer who buys solid 2 word .com’s at $xx or even closeout, then flips a high proportion of them at 10x .. in my books .. is a better “domainer” than one who strong arms their way into buying good domains at above liquid values.
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   Don’t get me wrong .. there are some amazing domainers who are optimal in that calculation at higher numbers (Drew for example), and those are deservedly the superstars of the industry.
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   I’ll also STRONGLY AGREE with you in that most domainers have absolute garbage in their portfolios … because if you have a portfolio full of domains you bought at $5 closeout, but they all of the type/quality that have little demand, then at the end of the day, their domainer “score” is essentially zero. All one needs to do is look at GoDaddy at the lists of domains with bids and you’ll see the VAST majority of those domains being bought are absolute garbage (although a small number of those are legitimately being bought for the traffic / CPC stats)
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   That being said .. “SALESMAN ABILITY” is also something that needs to be factored into the equation. A big name domainer with a seemingly junky portfolio who actually does sell their domains and maintains an overall portfolio profit could be a still be good domainer despite their lack-luster domains. Because at the end of the day it is about profit.
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   That being said .. a con-man can also have good sales for a bit .. but eventually .. well “Dicker happens” .. meaning you get found out. I truly don’t know him beyond the old Sherpa reviews that I listened to (published 3 years ago but listened to this year). But I’m guessing he used his development clout along with his “credentials” of being a GoDaddy executive to help reinforce his and justify potentially over-inflated prices of relatively crappy domains (I’m just going on what you said above .. I’m going to go back and relisten to that specific review)
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   Time is also part of the equation that many also leave out. Where the type of superstar portfolio you talk about above is superior, is that it takes far less time to find those names .. as opposed to the smaller guys who slug through the lists a few hours a night.
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   Probably my strongest domain is one that I bought years before making the decision to get into domaining .. it’s Diet // dot // info .. but I paid a good mid $xxxx for it .. which I still felt was good value at the time, but as a domainer I rarely talk about it because I don’t really think it’s all that relevant to my domainer skills (whether they are currently good or not .. lol).
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   I sometimes played the game of what my 25 domains would be if I submitted them to the Domain Sherpa review, and each time I did that, I never even considered Diet // dot // info .. because despite it being my likely most valuable domain, and despite even the fact I bought it with some value to spare, it doesn’t really say anything about me as a domainer.
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   In the same light I also asked Mike a couple of times to consider asking the portfolio owners from the reviews to list their purchase price and the renewal costs .. because without those numbers even the best experts have ZERO ability to judge someone’s skills as a domainer (aside from when the chances of selling were zero .. in which you can certainly say someone’s domainer score is zero .. as Drew pointed out more often than not … lol). What saved the day a few times was when one of you went to look up the purchase prices .. but if that wasn’t done, then I found the pure portfolio review to be useless to the submitter (their own fault for not giving the numbers), thankfully you guys stretched things out with fantastic sidebar information and opinions .. which is why I still found the reviews to be a fantastic wealth of information despite those key numbers.
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   That’s why I like following you, because you seem to dabble across the board in terms of type of domain. It’s not .. or at least it wasn’t .. always the same thing and the same types of domains over and over again. So we generally learned something new.
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   On a personal note, I’m fairly confident that I’m buying relatively decent domains (not superstar) at good value .. but I am still not complete as a “domainer” because despite having a few (relatively) nice sales, I still haven’t gotten into sales mode yet, and I am still in the red. That being said, I’m not overly concerned as this is essentially the end of the first year that I consciously became a domainer (as opposed to domain hoarder set on developing all my domains with the time I didn’t have .. lol). I had a perfect storm personal crap going on in my life (some is still there .. but it’s more manageable now). What’s worse is that looking back I think going through the lists to find gems was actually a form of stress relief .. I zoned out all the other issues going on to focus on getting those needles in the haystack. But now I’m finally sloooowly starting to get organized .. it’s a bit overwhelming because I’m “starting” with over 1500 domains .. so every step is long and tedious (I do have a real world job and obligations) .. particularly pricing and categorising .. lol .. but I’m getting there. Once I get my market place a bit nicer and organised, then I’m going to finally focus on the MUCH needed and overdue outbound .. after which is only when I’ll know if I’m even a good “domainer” or not .. lol .. because at the moment I’m pretty sure I’m a decent value buyer .. but that’s far from being a complete domainer … … Yet! 😉

   1. ok .. so I guess at the end of all that it’s not that I disagree with you .. lol .. it’s more that I think there are more hidden elements that aren’t always talked about .. or in your case .. likely implied without resorting to a super long text like mine .. lol
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      Now i’m starting to figure out why it’s taking me so long to get all my other stuff organised .. lol .. ok .. back to “work”!

   2. Ategy,

      I am thinking we need to have you start writing here. You have a lot going on in that brain and I bet we can draw some magic out if you start doing some posts. Interested? I’ll email you if you are. The pay is amazing.

      1. Definitely interested .. although my price was a Jack and Coke while playing Craps with you at NamesCon! That actually had a lot of value to me .. not sure how you’re going to be able to afford me now! 😉 lol

4. Regarding the sherpa show, something’s not right when the host has a better portfolio than most of the so called experts he’s interviewing.

   1. Tony,

      Drew has one of the best portfolios in the world. Add to the fact that we’ve all become friends and help each other buy names. Michael has certainly benefitted from learning and working with Drew. It’s only natural that his portfolio has gotten strong. One good sale and everything snowballs. Not unusual at all.

      1. My one sentence comment must’ve touched a nerve with you. There was no demeaning of anyone intended. Just an observation and the point being that appearances are not necessarily reality. My comment contained no personal attacks.

      2. You edited your comment and chose a much more optimistic interpretation of my post. Glad to see that.

      3. I reread it and interpreted it differently the second time. That’s the problem with three sentences, it can mean many things to different people.

5. I am selling all of my crap names on Ebay. Currently have XIVX.com for sale, its crap.