Is domainnamesales the best

[glutes]

Is the sales platform domainnamesales the best place to list domain names? I listed all of my domains and they were all accepted.

Do they still only accept high quality domains? I thought some of the domains were pretty shitty and actually was disappointed when they were approved.

Or by them being approved would that mean I was wrong and they are more valuable then what I thought?

 

[pchip]

I've never used them nor do I have any desire to from what I've experienced first hand and from what I've heard around the web.

Pro Tip: Have a ton of domains in your inventory, quote everyone that inquires a ridiculous price, and wait for a great sale. Then everyone will say "they get such amazing prices for their domains, how do they do it". The odds are in your favor that you will land a sale, eventually. No special skills required!

 

[S-B]

3500 names, 40-50 leads, 4-5 sales a month, 48-60 year, about 1.5%-2% range, i.e. the norm for good quality names.

But do you feel like you get better price via their platform?

That's about half the normal sell through rate. It's typically around 3.2%.

 

[ksusha64]

Yes DNS brokers do a good job of extracting maximum value. Do not use any other brokers except for them

 

[ksusha64]

Keep in mind I reject bunch of real offers. Others may have double in sales if they accept lower offers.

 

[cocaseco]

I get between 40-50 leads monthly on DNS. I was getting 1-2 a month on sedo and 0 on flippa with same domains. Parking is also great, highest I ever got from anywhere. The bad thing about DNS that offers are not binding. I had two offers this month for around 50 k each and both times buyer backed out. On sedo and other places its binding. @Recons.Com

No offer is really binding. You can't make someone pay if they don't want to. Even if you have the legal recourse, do you have the money to finance a legal campaign? Is it worth it? Of course even if you get a judgement, doesn't mean you ever see money. All deals are tentative until the money is in your bank.

 

[bmugford]

That's about half the normal sell through rate. It's typically around 3.2%.

From my experience in the field I think 3.2% is a rather high sell through rate.

Then again it depends on the quality of inventory and prices. It also depends if you are flipping domains, selling to end users, what venues you have them listed on, negotiation abilities, and other factors.

If you are asking lower prices your sell through rate is going to be a lot higher. I would be shocked if any of the largest holders like Frank Schilling, Berkens, and others have ever even come close to 1%. It is probably a small fraction of 1%. You get massive prices for average domains if you are willing to turn over a tiny amount of inventory yearly.

Brad

 

[donnied79]

@donnied79 @ksusha64

Do you guys manage the inquiries yourself? Why do you like it better than your own landing page? Parking revenue? What percent of names listed with them have you managed to sell in a year? Do sales through them result in higher price than you would have obtained by yourself?

Yes, I manage all the inquiry myself.. and yes, parking revenues makes the difference from a landing page. Even if is low X.XXX a year I can pay a lot of renewal with that money. I sell 2-3 domain max a year from inquiries coming from DNS, but consider that I have a very small portfolio (less than 400 domains), so I can't expect to make a lot of sales. The amount I can get is basically the same because I'd get with my own landing page..

 

[Embrand]

At least one of their brokers seems almost mentally unstable. Calls day and night even though I told him I am no longer interested. Then suddenly silence. Then six months later more emails and calls - and the price has more than doubled...

 

[LarryDomain]

I've parked at DNS and Bodis for over 2 years now and I have zero sales originating from them. A large percentage of my sales actually comes from Godaddy negotiation...and the other half or so comes from direct emails. go figure! I get about 10 sales a year via those two methods. And with parking revenue from them, I notice that the top 5% of my domains generates 95% of all my parking revenue.

Also I notice that my LLLL and NNNNN gets roughly 80% of all the inquiries. So glad for 2015 as all the LLLL seems to have exploded 10x from 2014. Not seeing the same prices on the LLLL after December hit. Hopefully those chinese folks come back with the big cash after chinese new years in Feb.

I also no longer list my domains on Flippa.. It's just a waste of money to list them there. No one offers anywhere near the wholesale price for domains.

 

[S-B]

From my experience in the field I think 3.2% is a rather high sell through rate.

Then again it depends on the quality of inventory and prices. It also depends if you are flipping domains, selling to end users, what venues you have them listed on, negotiation abilities, and other factors.

If you are asking lower prices your sell through rate is going to be a lot higher. I would be shocked if any of the largest holders like Frank Schilling, Berkens, and others have ever even come close to 1%. It is probably a small fraction of 1%. You get massive prices for average domains if you are willing to turn over a tiny amount of inventory yearly.

Brad

They also aren't normal domainers.

 

[Tytus]

Haven't tried them yet, just signed up.

 

[pokainc]

decided to test them out, i put about 400 names, put the option to use their brokers, and the option of sales page directly (not the parking page one).
In 2 days got 3 price requests. we'll see how it goes.

 

[cocaseco]

I can't even get a response from them. Anyone who offers customer service in this industry is bound to be successful. I've never seen worse service from one industry (on average).

 

[pokainc]

I contacted them 2 times for clarification on some things.. they answered within a day...
I don't know their internal politics at all, but maybe just maybe it matters how many names you have listed with them and perhaps a general quality of the names you own.
sort of high rollers in a casino, you make sure you cater to them properly or else one decision makes you potentially lose alot of money in one shot. that being said i don't think any company purposely ignores their clients.

 

[Galleshem]

I own only like 230 domains so I still didn't manage to get approved to have an account there. I think I would use them if I could.

 

[thedotsol]

I own only like 230 domains so I still didn't manage to get approved to have an account there. I think I would use them if I could.

Your number of domains is not the reason you didn't got approved, that is for sure. Also, I read that they accept almost everybody these days, so you may try again. Could be wrong for this though.
I was browsing their names recently and found huge amount of crappy ones at outrageous prices.

 

[DNScholar]

What is the strike ratio of DNS?
For Example: Say for 100 domains listed with them, how many will get sell. Assuming domains are average quality.

 

[Galleshem]

Your number of domains is not the reason you didn't got approved, that is for sure. Also, I read that they accept almost everybody these days, so you may try again. Could be wrong for this though.
I was browsing their names recently and found huge amount of crappy ones at outrageous prices.

Hello,

Your request to signup at DomainNameSales.com and InternetTraffic.com has be rejected for the following reasons:

- Too few domains - we are servicing larger domain portfolios at this time

We welcome you to make the neccessary corrections and resubmit your application.

Sincerely,

Client Support,
DomainNameSales.com and InternetTraffic.com

 

[thedotsol]

@Galleshem

I got approved year ago with fewer than 100 domains at that time. Even now have around 170 and using their parking landers. Go figure...

 

[SheikhOvais]

Your number of domains is not the reason you didn't got approved, that is for sure. Also, I read that they accept almost everybody these days, so you may try again. Could be wrong for this though.
I was browsing their names recently and found huge amount of crappy ones at outrageous prices.

It's not just now, but crappy domains have been listed on DNS platform for years.

In the past I had also applied (with few of my crappy domains, lol) for an account but got rejected more than twice in the last three years.