On DomainSherpa the other day, we talked about pricing and strategy when you know someone is following your name. The subject came up because when I see a homeowner on Zillow moving the price of their home down $5K–$10K every few weeks, I feel it shows prospective buyers that they are eager to sell and comes across as desperate. First of all, a price reduction that small is inconsequential; it doesn’t entice anyone. If a buyer wanted it cheaper, they would come in with a lower offer anyway. Unless it moves the price past a major psychological threshold, like dropping from $1M to $975K, there is no sense in moving down by small amounts.
The most significant point that came out of the discussion is that you can always negotiate lower, but it is almost impossible to get more than the asking price unless you are in San Francisco or catch two buyers at the same time who want it badly. Those are very rare instances. In short, you can come down, but you can’t go up, so why put yourself in that position?
I am not lying to my buyers when I tell them I am going to raise the price if a negotiation doesn’t result in a sale. Over half the time I get an offer on a name, especially a brandable, I realize I haven’t raised the price to reflect current market conditions. A good 5L brandable like mine is approaching five figures or more at retail, and wholesale prices are climbing from $1K to $2K. If yours aren’t, we’re talking about two different animals, but mine do. So, when I have a name priced at $6K, there are times I actually hope it doesn’t sell, and there is no way I am coming off that number. If it is listed at Atom, I also have to go raise it at Afternic to meet the 15% premium requirement.
They say profits are made on the buy, but I think profits are actually made by knowing the value of your domain in the current market and sticking to it…..unless you need the cash flow. Which is ironic, because I undersold BlockSend.com, the name I mentioned on the show. To be fair, though, I needed to sell something this month for cash flow, and I had only paid $285 for it.
Quote of the Day: “Never lower your price; instead, increase your value. When you lower your price, you say to the world that your product isn’t worth what you originally asked for it” — Grant Cardone
Domain of the Day: SkyMedic.com Nice name for helicopter and plane medical services
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Dynadot
Loopsta.com A catalog of great AI loops
Zegora.com Not a bad brand for $10
Mexican.tv For all your Novelas and La Liga
Torch.app Fire
Data.auction Data is one of the most valuable resources we have
Code.house Warning of the $480 renewal price
Drone.ws No bidders. Ws has zero love
Fotonix.com Sounds like a new photonics startup
UpRent.com Most bids on the board. “What’s UpRent?” “Nothing, how bout’ you?”
Namejet
PhoneRecords.com. Data always has value and phone numbers is still in demand
SuperCrawl.com Under the radar with only 6 bids
Chomba.com Only 4 bidders here
GoodRecord.com Hard to find good data. 4 bidders
XAgent.com Perfect name for the world of AI agents and Agentics. Almost at 5 figures already
PrintCo.com Generic but an upgrade for so many
SoarAI.com as seen on Sherpa. 3rd choice after Soar.com Soar.ai
2606.com Don’t see a lot of 4N.coms show up on Namejet
Heatseeker.com Find what’s hot
Compliant.net As mentioned on Sherpa also. So much money in giving them tools to be compliant
CTOS.com Great letters and 30 years old. Old man LLLL.com
Sedo
TDZI.com Met Reserve. Will Sell
MedicineChat.xyz This as well but seems a little coordinated to get it to auction
The rest of the LLLL.coms with $99 reserve
wnxu.com
Catched
Neural.ventures Neural may be able to overcome the lesser TLD. No bids
Art.capital Art investment group
Escape.es Another one here
Cyclo.me Cyclocross is a sport. No bidders
E.pizza Has a $480 renewal fee but as short as it gets
E.limo Not nearly as good but equally short
i.florist Funny if it were e.florist it would be $480 but I is only $85 renewal
Beam.game Dot game auctions seem to get really good prices at Catched
Namepros
DZF.ai 3L dot ai picking up bids
Yaco.xyz It is memorable
ZFY.co Opening price is the renewal price which is close to value IMO
NJIJ.com
CVNJ.com New Jersey At $149. Moved by $1 since listing.
NJIJ.com At $106 $108. Another big move 😀
PWKE.com Bidding at the auction is up to $164 $188
Godaddy Names with Bids
TravisTheMovie.com Bet you didn’t know we had been filming this whole time
HashPower.com Looks like it may hit 5 figures
Jackwood.com Had no idea they made furniture and things out of the wood of the Jackfruit tree
GetBrilliant.com Brand is Brilliant or just get smarter
Quantum.us Don’t get a lot of shots at this keyword
Unblocked.io The term is being used quite a bit in branding. AI as well
PremierTutoring.com Tutoring takes education to the next level. One on one has proven to be by far the most effective
NHN.org Premium LLL.org Top 1% IMO
Browsers.org First thing that comes to mind is what does your site look like on each browser
TribalWisdom.com At $20. Exudes social data
GeoNature.com Geography and nature are friends
GoDaddy Names Value Names (Low or No Bids)
The Rest of the Godaddy Names with Bids
129.cc
68474.com
789Bet.biz
999xk.com
AmericaExplained.org
AmericanMilitaryNews.com
AppleDentalMonroe.com
ashokkiranhospital.com
bakerfi.com
BibleMessage.com
BigHoldings.com
CloudMagazine.com
ContinentAlai.com
creatroninc.com
diane-o.com
DietFoodDeliveryService.com
DuplexHome.com
eth3.com
FlatArt.com
FrogWorks.com
gold-crest.com
hardlyagoddess.com
hzvi.com
igsymposium.org
keeganlaw.com
LittleLamp.com
livetvland.com
lvtg.com
MommyMaeStra.com
NapSmart.com
NetDirectory.com
NoticeOfLawsuit.com
ocbookshoppe.com
OmegaBot.com
onaroof.com
OnChainJobs.com
Organic-Systems.org
pgplay.com
piazzollatango.com
protonn.com
QuestCareer.com
rbhalloffamemarksms.com
RebelCap.com
RestaurAnteMaraVista.com
SchoolQuest.com
SedeSign.com
shelbylynne.com
SigmaEdge.com
StonePaving.com
tdmp.com
tgcare.com
TofuDesign.co
Transform.tech
TubFaucet.com
uiaq.com
UniteInternet.com
UpscaleLife.com
vardaanhospital.org
vetcity.com
vkmx.com
WorldwideAuctioneers.com
yasminealbustami.com
YorkItChen.com
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