IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Saturday, July 15th

12 Replies to “IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Saturday, July 15th”

1. That’s a very interesting opening commentary Ike. How do you create such a landing page though? Is it through certain selling platforms only i.e. Uniregistry etc.?
   Many thanks for your continuous stream of useful tips and guidleines.
   Paul.

   1. Thanks Paul,
      It doesn’t matter which one you use. You don’t need to create anything, I have my names parked at Uniregistry, my .com’s have a banner that says something like “This Domain is for Sale” which takes them to an inquiry page. I could have it set to a BIN landing page if I wanted. I do that with .us domains because I don’t want to bother negotiating since I have them all priced at $399.

   2. Thanks Josh,
      Bought 2 names from your list.
      Always look forward to your list every weekend.

      1. Awesome, thanks Mace

2. Hi Josh,

   Thanks for all of your insight and listings that you share with your readers everyday. I agree with today’s commentary and I try to have both BIN and brokered names on different sites. I find that I sell much more of the BIN than the brokered names (which supports your commentary), yet the brokered sales (even for similar tlds and name quality) are significantly higher (also supporting your findings).

   Quick question for you: I am considering moving my registrar from Godaddy to Uniregistry (I currently use both Uniregistry and Afternic landing pages depending on the names). It seems the prices are very close on renewals (Godaddy preferred pricing and Uniregistry large portfolio discounting). Are you happy with Uniregistry as your registrar and what prompted you to make the change?

   I am interested and would appreciate your feedback. BTW-nice crop of Shane today. That dog MC cracks me up.

   1. Hey thanks Brian, I appreciate it.

      Godaddy is still cheaper for me even at 20 cents or whatever it is, adds up. I sell more names through Godaddy premium listings than anywhere else. In theory Afternic should be just as good, but listing the names on Godaddy premium adds 2 months of fast transfer as Listings on Afternic won’t qualify until the 60 days is up.

      I like Uni as a company and platform, and most of the people are great, but I can’t justify moving my names there when I pay more and most importantly don’t have access to Godaddy Premium listings or even Afternic Fast transfer. In fact I’d probably pay more to keep my names at Godaddy for that reason alone.
      If you’re selling a lot of domains, every bit of exposure, every advantage no matter how small, helps sell more names.

      I personally see no benefit to having my names at Uni. I do have a bunch there and have been slowly moving them back.

   2. Move to Epik or NameSilo. Both participate in Afternic fast transfer and We do MLS.

      1. Whoops, typo. Not affiliated with either registrar. 🙂

3. Josh, Thank you for very much for the candid response. I have been debating that question since Justin from Uni reached out a few months back. Their carrot is the commission discount which is enticing. Also, I really like the brokers and staff at Uni, but I do sell more through Afternic/Premium listings and didn’t even think about the 60 day delay until you brought it up. I am much more comfortable with passing on this opportunity. So, thanks again.

   Now comes the hard part, pairing down the list of renewals that happens every season. After one gains experience to buy better names (no more hand reg), it gets harder and harder to separate the wheat from the chaff. And, then, the dreaded renewal bills add up.

   The better tact is probably to increase the sales velocity. Hence, one of the reasons we follow you and Shane and to obtain your sage advice. Thanks again for your help and commentary everyday. It is greatly appreciated!

   Have a great weekend with the family.

   1. Thanks Brian,

      I’m actually working all weekend but I appreciate the thought. I hope you also have a great weekend.
      What commission discount did they offer you? I think that I only pay 10% if I sell the name through their checkout system even if it’s at a different registrar (no broker involved). One thing to keep in mind is the cost of the payout. Uniregistry passes the paypal fee on to you, While Godaddy/Afternic even brandbucket incorporate the money transfer cost into the commission.

4. Hi Josh,

   Sorry you had to work this weekend. But, that is the life of an EMR Pro. I used to be in law enforcement (tangentially–Deputy DA way back in time–I am same age as Shane). But, know that you are doing public service and no one ever should question your heart or what you do for others.

   Now on to your domain question, I think Uni was representing a small discount off the broker price of 15%, if I move my portfolio to them. I was really thinking about it, but I calculated that I needed to sell $50k per year with them to offset the difference in GD lower renewal fees (plus cashback sites which I recommend for everyone to use).
   That, plus your analysis above, put that move on a long term hold (although, the cashback sites are clamping down recently, that may change the fiscal dynamics).

   My problem is that I am only selling 1 name every other week and (from what everyone says), I have pretty decent (mild understatement) domain names at decent prices. Although, I admit I have some unrealistic love affair with .biz names for some reason.

   In any event, I hope that helps. Btw-I know you are busy, but if you ever want to chat off post, feel free to reach out, happy to talk shop, etc.
   All the best.

   1. Brian, email me whenever you want, [email protected] we can talk more.

      Uni’s out there hustling to grow and attract domainers. I think the things I’ve mentioned are major detractors to their mission and I don’t believe it’s through any fault of their own or mostly any fault of their own. I don’t think Goddady is allowing them to take part in the Afternic fast transfer program. I suggested to Uni that they give their expiring inventory to Godaddy in exchange for Afternic fast transfer listingings. I think it would be worth it for them at this stage since they’re not selling any of the expired inventory, that I know of anyway.

      The problem is the names would go to Godaddy, unlike namejet or snap where they’d return to the same registrar after the auction. Still think it would be worth it for them to get into the Premium Afternic market.

      As far as not selling enough names and having decent prices; I think we all tend to overprice the names that we think are really good or extra special. When I say “overprice” I mean a price that will take longer to sell the name not a “wrong” price.

      I find myself doing it all the time. I see a name and think, “that one is really good, I’m pricing it higher”. This makes sense because of course that’s what we’re going to do. We price these names not off of any real data, really just on how we feel about them.

      With that said, your names probably are priced at decent prices, but you have to ask yourself “To what degree of decent will i set the price if I want to sell more names?” Remember you have an “out” by leaving the landing page with no price.