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Have you tried one of the website selling marketplaces like Flippa.com ?

by sheff 14y ago

nathanbarry 14y ago
Not yet. I wanted to see if HN readers were interested.
Johnyma22 14y ago
Flippa.com makes it seem like you might sell for quite a bit by viewing the sold sites but when you look at "ending soon" you see that most sites are going for < $200. Flippa just has a really dirty/deceiving feel to it, possibly just me being paranoid/skeptical...
- Kudos 14y ago
  I sold a site on there for about €2500, and the acquaintance who recommended it sold a site for something like €10000.
  - nathanbarry 14y ago
    Good to know. I'll look into it.
- itsprofitbaron 14y ago
  FWIW I have sold numerous properties and domains on there, in fact I have been selling on there before it span out to become Flippa when it was still part of the SitePoint Marketplace (they did the same with 99Designs). They are a highly reputable organisation - they have made SitePoint, 99Designs, Flippa etc. For instance, there have been a couple of sites which have sold for over $1MM[1] and there have been many which have sold for a few hundred thousand[2] as well as sales in the several thousand plus range as well. [1] https://flippa.com/2677949-planetrx-com https://flippa.com/2677949-planetrx-com - $1.2MM There is another which sold for $1MM there and a few around that price point as well. [2] https://flippa.com/102961-bloggersunite-featured-blogger-network-51k-page-views-featured-on-cnn https://flippa.com/102961-bloggersunite-featured-blogger-net... - $450k Other Examples (I could include loads): Duncan Riley (Former TechCrunch Writer) sold Inquisitr for $330k there: https://flippa.com/138899-the-inqusitr-rare-opp-to-buy-15k-month-news-site-with-1-5-million-uniques https://flippa.com/138899-the-inqusitr-rare-opp-to-buy-15k-m... Retweet sold for $250k there: https://flippa.com/85167-retweet-com https://flippa.com/85167-retweet-com There are loads of other examples too! With regards to the 'ending soon' you shouldn't use that as a guide (I think Flippa need to clarify this for signed out users/lurkers) because as soon as someone bids it adds 4 hours on the end of the listing (providing it wasn't BIN'd) to avoid sniping. There are sites on Flippa now with bids in the several thousand plus range.
- dangrossman 14y ago
  That's because most sites there are only worth <$200; they're cookie cutter templates sold on new domains over and over. That doesn't mean sites that are worth more don't sell for more. Most stuff listed on eBay is only worth a couple bucks... that doesn't mean you can't sell a $20,000 car there easily too. I sold a site on Flippa for $90,000. Paid through escrow.com and transferred in under a work week with everyone happy.

Have you tried one of the website selling marketplaces like Flippa.com ?

by sheff 14y ago

Have you tried one of the website selling marketplaces like Flippa.com ?

nathanbarry 14y ago

Not yet. I wanted to see if HN readers were interested.

Johnyma22 14y ago

Flippa.com makes it seem like you might sell for quite a bit by viewing the sold sites but when you look at "ending soon" you see that most sites are going for < $200. Flippa just has a really dirty/deceiving feel to it, possibly just me being paranoid/skeptical...

Kudos 14y ago
I sold a site on there for about €2500, and the acquaintance who recommended it sold a site for something like €10000.
- nathanbarry 14y ago
  Good to know. I'll look into it.
itsprofitbaron 14y ago
FWIW I have sold numerous properties and domains on there, in fact I have been selling on there before it span out to become Flippa when it was still part of the SitePoint Marketplace (they did the same with 99Designs). They are a highly reputable organisation - they have made SitePoint, 99Designs, Flippa etc. For instance, there have been a couple of sites which have sold for over $1MM[1] and there have been many which have sold for a few hundred thousand[2] as well as sales in the several thousand plus range as well. [1] https://flippa.com/2677949-planetrx-com https://flippa.com/2677949-planetrx-com - $1.2MM There is another which sold for $1MM there and a few around that price point as well. [2] https://flippa.com/102961-bloggersunite-featured-blogger-network-51k-page-views-featured-on-cnn https://flippa.com/102961-bloggersunite-featured-blogger-net... - $450k Other Examples (I could include loads): Duncan Riley (Former TechCrunch Writer) sold Inquisitr for $330k there: https://flippa.com/138899-the-inqusitr-rare-opp-to-buy-15k-month-news-site-with-1-5-million-uniques https://flippa.com/138899-the-inqusitr-rare-opp-to-buy-15k-m... Retweet sold for $250k there: https://flippa.com/85167-retweet-com https://flippa.com/85167-retweet-com There are loads of other examples too! With regards to the 'ending soon' you shouldn't use that as a guide (I think Flippa need to clarify this for signed out users/lurkers) because as soon as someone bids it adds 4 hours on the end of the listing (providing it wasn't BIN'd) to avoid sniping. There are sites on Flippa now with bids in the several thousand plus range.
dangrossman 14y ago
That's because most sites there are only worth <$200; they're cookie cutter templates sold on new domains over and over. That doesn't mean sites that are worth more don't sell for more. Most stuff listed on eBay is only worth a couple bucks... that doesn't mean you can't sell a $20,000 car there easily too. I sold a site on Flippa for $90,000. Paid through escrow.com and transferred in under a work week with everyone happy.