Selling domain names

[glasgowcyclist]

Has anyone here done it, or knows the best way to go about it?

I have three that I’d like to offload. Two are .coms and one is a .scot.

 

[AndyRM]

One option is to approach a potentially interested buyer and offer it to them privately, which I've done a couple of times and would be my first port of call.

If they don't, whack it on Sedo with a realistic reserve.

 

[ColinJ]

One option is to approach a potentially interested buyer and offer it to them privately, which I've done a couple of times and would be my first port of call.

If they don't, whack it on Sedo with a realistic reserve.

I had someone ring me up and offer to buy a dotcom from me. (That was before I started giving redirected contact details.) After some negotiation we agreed on a price.

I had read about scams where people lost their domain and didn't get the payment so I insisted that the sale was handled by escrow. (A trusted third party handles the transaction so neither side can get ripped off.)

Read THIS.

Sedo, GoDaddy and other sites offer domain name auctions.

 

[sungod]

^^^this

unless they're names with obvious commercial attraction/value, like wine.com etc., targeting likely buyers gives you a better chance

pointing them at landing pages with sale/contact info is also an option

otherwise put them on a listing site and wait for a nibble

fwiw i've used godaddy in the past as they were registrar, but sedo is probably better

 

[glasgowcyclist]

They're not very high value. Godaddy values one at $3500 and another at $1000. The .scot is about $169.

I'll compare commission rates on Godaddy and Sedo.

 

[sungod]

They're not very high value. Godaddy values one at $3500 and another at $1000. The .scot is about $169.

I'll compare commission rates on Godaddy and Sedo.

i'd take godaddy's valuations with several extremely large pinches of salt

 

[glasgowcyclist]

i'd take godaddy's valuations with several extremely large pinches of salt

Yeah, I imagine they give inflated values just so you’ll sell with them.

 

[AndyRM]

Yeah, I imagine they give inflated values just so you’ll sell with them.

They're not bad from what I remember, but will charge 15%.

You may as well set up an Afternic account if you do use them as that's the part of the company which deals with domain sales.