Do 4 letter "generic word" domains sell well?

[BANNEDfromTV]

Originally Posted by mojoco

You need to give more info to get a real opinion.........How much would you pay for my watch? You don't know if it's a timex or a rolex!

If the domain is crap.co.uk £15k is expensive and there is no profit margin. If you have gold.co.uk , £30k is a bargain.

Take appraisals with a pinch of salt. Unless you want to buy all my domains at 50% of appraisal value

True.

Do you think sold.co.uk is (gold) domain?

[julian]

unless you got something like fly/co/uk in mind for £30k keep the money in your pocket.

imho, sold.co.uk is a good domain but I wouldn't pay more than 5k for it on its own.

Although its got lots of 'potential' nothing really springs to mind when I hear it - take loans/codotuk thats good... its instantly meaningful + great keyword.

generics like sold/couk, good/couk are nothing without the site (+ dosh)behind - sure their nice, clean 'brandable (sorry rob )

if the sites good the user will find and use what their given - take facebook, myspace etc reg fee domains.

All im saying is think carefully before punting £££££ on a domain that sounds nice, plus the seller will probably just send it to sedo auction when u do commit to a price

Originally Posted by BANNEDfromTV

True.

Do you think sold.co.uk is (gold) domain?

[bb99]

As has already been said, it's hard to say without knowing what the domain name is........

... but if you're buying purely to sell on at a profit, and you are buying on the basis of "Sedo say it's worth £30k and I can buy it for £15k" then I would be very wary. You only have to read the smallprint in your Sedo valuation - in fact it's not even small, it's normal sized

It's not the same as buying a car that Glass's guide has on at £30k for £15k so you should be very careful.


Having said all that, it could be deal of the year - virtually impossible to say without knowing the domain name.

[BANNEDfromTV]

I understand it's difficult to make a comparisson.
I would say that the domain is as good as my sold domain and I have had contact from a sedo employee asking if I would put the domain on a live auction with a reasonable reserve of £80,000.

They must be confident of being able to sell it above this price, which is where I'm coming from on the other domain. While I don't want to sell my current domain, a speculate to accumulate situation might be in order.

However I hear what you're all saying. Best to air on the side of caution.

[bb99]

Originally Posted by BANNEDfromTV

I understand it's difficult to make a comparisson.
I would say that the domain is as good as my sold domain and I have had contact from a sedo employee asking if I would put the domain on a live auction with a reasonable reserve of £80,000.

They must be confident of being able to sell it above this price, which is where I'm coming from on the other domain.

Remember some estate agents over-value your house at the initial meeting just to get you on the books . They then wear you down over time so you accept a lower figure.

Don't get me wrong, Sedo have "facilitated" some big money sales in the past - but they have also issued some silly valuations and set some silly reserves in auctions.

Ultimately selling at auction is only half the battle. The other half is getting the person who is prepared to pay top dollar to the auction.

[pred]

Originally Posted by bb99

Remember some estate agents over-value your house at the initial meeting just to get you on the books . They then wear you down over time so you accept a lower figure.

Don't get me wrong, Sedo have "facilitated" some big money sales in the past - but they have also issued some silly valuations and set some silly reserves in auctions.

Ultimately selling at auction is only half the battle. The other half is getting the person who is prepared to pay top dollar to the auction.

very true!

you forgot the 'third' half .......... getting them to pay.
sedo's not great at that either