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for this to be a true "dip" you should be trying to sell those to see how much you'll make off them

by vaksel 16y ago

techiferous 16y ago
What's a good way to sell a domain name?
- kitcar 16y ago
  to other domainers: dnforum.com or sedo.com .
- prawn 16y ago
  If they're Australian domains and you have a portfolio you want to offer, you could try Drop.com.au who sometimes do specific auction sales in addition to their daily droplists. I buy there now and then.
  - whatusername 16y ago
    how do you get around the Business Name / Trademark rules?
    - prawn 16y ago
      You can lay claim to a .com.au if the domain name is "closely and substantially connected" to you as the registrant. This includes things like selling a product or offering a service with that name. auDA ruled a few years back that "domain monetisation" falls within "a service that the registrant provides" (with a few exceptions). Sales/transfers of domains were a bit painful back in the day but have been relaxed now. There are restrictions (from memory, you can't register a domain and then sell it within six months) but it does make speculation a bit easier for domainers.
- ohashi 16y ago
  There is reselling to other investors: dnforum.com, namepros.com, domainstate.com plus many of webmaster/IM boards have domain areas (ie. digitalpoint) Marketplaces: sedo, afternic and plain ol' contacting people who might be interested via email, phone, letters, walking up to their store.
- jonpaul 16y ago
  flippa.com
FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
I'm glad he didn't. Purchasing domains in hopes of selling them to people who want to _actually_ utilize them for legitimate purposes (read: not spam) is one of the most irritating and selfish practices around. People who do that are contributing nothing by skimming off of other peoples' ventures.
- richardw 16y ago
  I generally agree (and hate domain spam), but I've also wondered if it's not the same as speculation of any kind. The original domainers found this resource the rest of us were underpricing hugely. Same as property - it doesn't go to the person who has the best use of it, it stays with whoever's (great, great) grandfather found it first, or bought it cheap. I wish it weren't true - many times I've wanted a perfect domain to find it taken up by some loathesome spam page.
  - FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
    There's a huge difference though, you can't buy thousands of plots of land at once for zero-investment cost ( aka domain tasting - did ICANN ever fix that?) and then see if someone expresses interest. Most people who speculate property invest more time, energy, money and research than the average domain-squatters do. Furthermore, stuff that's common practice amongst squatters is expressly forbidden in other areas. At least in the US, you'd have a very difficult time trademarking an software company spelled "Microsoff", but typo-squatting is _rampant_. There's a massively disproportionate amount of risk/reward for property speculation than there is for domain 'speculation'. If I find out about some new product coming to market and squat the domain - the company could potentially lose a huge amount of revenue, whereas I'm risking the cost of a latte.
    - richardw 16y ago
      I was thinking more of great grandpappy walking up to an area out West and saying "mine!" (possibly with a small payment) - it took a while before everything was owned and more rational prices were set by the market. The earliest domainers had a similar experience - no owners, so they didn't have to buy it from anyone. In the end, any resource that is limited, underpriced and has some ability to produce income will get nailed by speculators sooner or later, and the price will rise.

for this to be a true "dip" you should be trying to sell those to see how much you'll make off them

by vaksel 16y ago

for this to be a true "dip" you should be trying to sell those to see how much you'll make off them

techiferous 16y ago

What's a good way to sell a domain name?

kitcar 16y ago
to other domainers: dnforum.com or sedo.com .
prawn 16y ago
If they're Australian domains and you have a portfolio you want to offer, you could try Drop.com.au who sometimes do specific auction sales in addition to their daily droplists. I buy there now and then.
- whatusername 16y ago
  how do you get around the Business Name / Trademark rules?
  - prawn 16y ago
    You can lay claim to a .com.au if the domain name is "closely and substantially connected" to you as the registrant. This includes things like selling a product or offering a service with that name. auDA ruled a few years back that "domain monetisation" falls within "a service that the registrant provides" (with a few exceptions). Sales/transfers of domains were a bit painful back in the day but have been relaxed now. There are restrictions (from memory, you can't register a domain and then sell it within six months) but it does make speculation a bit easier for domainers.
ohashi 16y ago
There is reselling to other investors: dnforum.com, namepros.com, domainstate.com plus many of webmaster/IM boards have domain areas (ie. digitalpoint) Marketplaces: sedo, afternic and plain ol' contacting people who might be interested via email, phone, letters, walking up to their store.
jonpaul 16y ago
flippa.com

FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago

I'm glad he didn't. Purchasing domains in hopes of selling them to people who want to _actually_ utilize them for legitimate purposes (read: not spam) is one of the most irritating and selfish practices around. People who do that are contributing nothing by skimming off of other peoples' ventures.

richardw 16y ago
I generally agree (and hate domain spam), but I've also wondered if it's not the same as speculation of any kind. The original domainers found this resource the rest of us were underpricing hugely. Same as property - it doesn't go to the person who has the best use of it, it stays with whoever's (great, great) grandfather found it first, or bought it cheap. I wish it weren't true - many times I've wanted a perfect domain to find it taken up by some loathesome spam page.
- FlemishBeeCycle 16y ago
  There's a huge difference though, you can't buy thousands of plots of land at once for zero-investment cost ( aka domain tasting - did ICANN ever fix that?) and then see if someone expresses interest. Most people who speculate property invest more time, energy, money and research than the average domain-squatters do. Furthermore, stuff that's common practice amongst squatters is expressly forbidden in other areas. At least in the US, you'd have a very difficult time trademarking an software company spelled "Microsoff", but typo-squatting is _rampant_. There's a massively disproportionate amount of risk/reward for property speculation than there is for domain 'speculation'. If I find out about some new product coming to market and squat the domain - the company could potentially lose a huge amount of revenue, whereas I'm risking the cost of a latte.
  - richardw 16y ago
    I was thinking more of great grandpappy walking up to an area out West and saying "mine!" (possibly with a small payment) - it took a while before everything was owned and more rational prices were set by the market. The earliest domainers had a similar experience - no owners, so they didn't have to buy it from anyone. In the end, any resource that is limited, underpriced and has some ability to produce income will get nailed by speculators sooner or later, and the price will rise.