I sold a domain for low to mid five figures a few years ago, and @Silentptnr recently alerted me that the domain was in GoDaddy auctions. Thank you!
When I sold the domain, it sat there with my name servers for about a year. Then about a year later a business appeared on the domain, but in late 2019, the business disappeared. In 2019, I put a GoDaddy back order on the domain because it was started to look like the buyer, a Hollywood producer, was just going to let it go. The producer has not used the domain for anything to do with the movie industry.
I'd say that this domain has some intrinsic value, but not much. Its value is just for someone who needs this exact name/phrase. I'd say that the market for this domain is an extremely small pool.
I bid on the auction but lost. It didn't sell for a lot at auction, but it sold for more than a few dollars probably only because someone saw that it had once sold for so much. I suspect that if it had no prior high sales history no one would have bid on it.
The auction closed for a little more than I was willing to pay.
I found my buyer's contact info that I had from a few years ago, and emailed him to let him know what had happened and to let him know that he can get it back now during the redemption period. I outlined that I would be willing to buy it from him if he intends to just let it go. Let's see what happens. I have his phone # too for follow up. But realistically, I'd only be willing to pay him the same amount I was willing to pay at auction, but if he indeed wants to just let it go, that amount is better than nothing.
Or, if he did not intend to let it expire, and I alert him in a way that saves it for him, that would be fine too. I'd feel bad if someone who paid me that much for a domain lost it by mistake.
When I sold the domain, it sat there with my name servers for about a year. Then about a year later a business appeared on the domain, but in late 2019, the business disappeared. In 2019, I put a GoDaddy back order on the domain because it was started to look like the buyer, a Hollywood producer, was just going to let it go. The producer has not used the domain for anything to do with the movie industry.
I'd say that this domain has some intrinsic value, but not much. Its value is just for someone who needs this exact name/phrase. I'd say that the market for this domain is an extremely small pool.
I bid on the auction but lost. It didn't sell for a lot at auction, but it sold for more than a few dollars probably only because someone saw that it had once sold for so much. I suspect that if it had no prior high sales history no one would have bid on it.
The auction closed for a little more than I was willing to pay.
I found my buyer's contact info that I had from a few years ago, and emailed him to let him know what had happened and to let him know that he can get it back now during the redemption period. I outlined that I would be willing to buy it from him if he intends to just let it go. Let's see what happens. I have his phone # too for follow up. But realistically, I'd only be willing to pay him the same amount I was willing to pay at auction, but if he indeed wants to just let it go, that amount is better than nothing.
Or, if he did not intend to let it expire, and I alert him in a way that saves it for him, that would be fine too. I'd feel bad if someone who paid me that much for a domain lost it by mistake.
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