Sales Forums

[FC Domains]

This forum really does nothing to promote the trading of domain names as a legitimate business.
Almost every sale seems to hyped and laughable.

And then there's the fiction that is 'Recent Sales'.

[TinkyWinky]

Can I just make a quick point that I think is important in the overall thread discussion (before it gets closed)

Having been in business since 1999 online, I have previously dabbled in domain buying and selling over the past 8 years - now actively buying and selling more seriously. Acorn has been a site I have been visiting on and off for about 4 years in order to keep an eye on values, sales and general market movement.

Unfortunately the latest changes, whilst seemingly a good idea, have left parts of the site confused and it is defintiely more difficult to find relevant information "at a glance". This is primarily on the domain sales side.

I realise there are more sellers now, therefore more sales, so IMHO this thread needs to carefully disected in order to improve the Acorn site and remove a lot of :

i. Completely inappropriate valuations - therefore pointless posts
ii. Repeated bumping of domains - if people don't bite after the first bump it's either crap or the wrong valuation
iii. Crap domains cluttering up all the decent stuff - pro / info / biz etc shoudl be kept very separate

No one really wants to see a completely moderated forum - they are a nightmare to manage as well as take part in, but something does need to be done.

Acorn has some great members and has always been a place for new and experienced 'domainers' (hate that phrase!!) to sell and buy domains, but if someone came along with a more targetted forum for sales, I think a lot of people would be tempted to use.

Just my 2p worth.

[admin]

Originally Posted by TinkyWinky

Can I just make a quick point that I think is important in the overall thread discussion (before it gets closed)

Having been in business since 1999 online, I have previously dabbled in domain buying and selling over the past 8 years - now actively buying and selling more seriously. Acorn has been a site I have been visiting on and off for about 4 years in order to keep an eye on values, sales and general market movement.

Unfortunately the latest changes, whilst seemingly a good idea, have left parts of the site confused and it is defintiely more difficult to find relevant information "at a glance". This is primarily on the domain sales side.

I realise there are more sellers now, therefore more sales, so IMHO this thread needs to carefully disected in order to improve the Acorn site and remove a lot of :

i. Completely inappropriate valuations - therefore pointless posts
ii. Repeated bumping of domains - if people don't bite after the first bump it's either crap or the wrong valuation
iii. Crap domains cluttering up all the decent stuff - pro / info / biz etc shoudl be kept very separate

No one really wants to see a completely moderated forum - they are a nightmare to manage as well as take part in, but something does need to be done.

Acorn has some great members and has always been a place for new and experienced 'domainers' (hate that phrase!!) to sell and buy domains, but if someone came along with a more targetted forum for sales, I think a lot of people would be tempted to use.

Just my 2p worth.

Thanks for the detailed feedback. I think you miss the point that I am trying to make a more targetted sales area of the forum, plus I added the auctions mod to encourage auctions too, it just seems that members have different opinions on what they want to see and what is the best way.

iii - there is already a clear policy on this

The rules are posted but then if there are too many rules people feel "over-moderated".

I am weighing up all the feedback and will make some changes at the weekend.

[TinkyWinky]

Originally Posted by admin

Thanks for the detailed feedback. I think you miss the point that I am trying to make a more targetted sales area of the forum, plus I added the auctions mod to encourage auctions too, it just seems that members have different opinions on what they want to see and what is the best way.

iii - there is already a clear policy on this

The rules are posted but then if there are too many rules people feel "over-moderated".

I am weighing up all the feedback and will make some changes at the weekend.

Hi Admin

Wasn't critiscising - non so funny as folk and all that... maybe it's just a little tweaking that's need

I think the site does a great job I just wouldn't want to see it suffer from people that don't read the rules and therefore dump their 'great domains' in the wrong threads etc etc.

Cheers
TW

[admin]

So my thoughts are:

Premium Domains
Fixed Price (any price)
Offers Invited
Portfolios

For premium domains they have to be Admin / Mod approved and there is a £5 listing fee.

I would like to introduce a monthly sales event where we can have a list of domains that will be offered, with stats and guide prices and a quick fire, auction style time slot to go through the list.

Admin

[FC Domains]

By fixed price do you mean:

a) pileofpants.me.uk BIN £2500 offers welcome. Best offer 30p

or

b) finename.co.uk £50

If it's 'a' then how is that different from 'offers invited'?

[admin]

Originally Posted by FC Domains

By fixed price do you mean:

a) pileofpants.me.uk BIN £2500 offers welcome. Best offer 30p

or

b) finename.co.uk £50

If it's 'a' then how is that different from 'offers invited'?

Point taken, 'a' should be listed under 'offers invited'

[chs]

Originally Posted by admin

I would like to introduce a monthly sales event where we can have a list of domains that will be offered, with stats and guide prices and a quick fire, auction style time slot to go through the list.

Thats a good idea, a monthly sale of pre moderated quality names would be great.

[devolution]

And one thing that probably particularly annoys the MODs as well as us, is the plethora of non-uk sales still being posted in the UK-only forums!! Arrrgggh...

Perhaps new members should be required to have a minimum number of posts before they can post in the sales section??

[Brassneck]

Originally Posted by devolution

And one thing that probably particularly annoys the MODs as well as us, is the plethora of non-uk sales still being posted in the UK-only forums!! Arrrgggh...

Perhaps new members should be required to have a minimum number of posts before they can post in the sales section??

Now that is a good idea. 20 posts would be my suggested minimum - that sort of level of committment seems fairly normal on many other forums.

Stephen.