Changing times ...

[pendragon]

I've been a member on Acorn since 2006. The domaining world is a very different place these days. There was a time when I, like many other members, used to generate a large number of sales by posting on here. Now, it would seem, things have changed. I get more sales and follow up leads from DL. I even shift names there that have been previously listed here at near silly prices. I guess its just a case of end users not visiting here maybe, and AD is now primarily seller to reseller, even more so that back in the 'good old days'.

 

[ian]

Pretty much the same across Acorndomains and Domainlore, the buyers are resellers predominately so prices reflect this. I would still imagine though that a domain of considerable quality will still sell very nicely.

 

[scottmccloud]

I've always thought that both Acorn and Domainlore are primarily reseller markets. Where I think there has been a change is the type of domains that sell.

Many of the domains that I see listed on here are what I would class as 'domainer' domains that once upon a time would have been easy to flip on here and Domainlore for a quick profit. They hark back to the days when there was a big EMD bonus. Names like:

• AirportCarParkingNewcastle (.co.uk)
• HolidaysCyprus (.co.uk)
• FlightsToAlicante (.co.uk)
• CompareBestBreakdownCover (.co.uk)

Back in the day, these would have been easy sales to make for a few quid here or on Domainlore but I think everyone's a little bit more savvy these days. But who (domainer or end user) would now ever invest time and money developing such a name? This renders them worthless. That's not to say all EMDs are worthless, good EMDs and ones in the right niche will always have value.

 

[markb]

I'm always looking to buy the best domains via acorn domains at low end user prices, and I've seen that many others are too. I think the value of uk domains has decreased quite considerably since i first joined this forum nearly 10 years ago. Not sure exactly why this has happened, although the google exact match change did have a large impact, then the uncertainty of .uk release impacted the value again. I don't think the prices have fully recovered, although the very best domains still hold their value.

 

[Edwin]

The domains most affected are the ones that describe a specific category of product or service that isn't itself large enough to be the sole business of any company.

That flightstoalicante.co.uk is a good example - it would have made a great thin affiliate site seo play a few years ago, but that door's been slammed shut. What airline would want it? Their brands are all too strong. What travel agent? It's not a "sole specialism".

LondonTours.co.uk on the other hand is an example of a domain that describes an entire business's well... business. So it's plausible one of the companies founded around offering tours of London might want it.