A couple with current offers

[someone]

I have offers "on the table" for these and would love some outside perspective on what these may be worth, I am really reluctant to sell the last as it is a personal favourite but the times are changin (in my world at least) and the offers are decent

all are dot com dot au

carbed
toddlershoes
loanpreapproval
deadset

thanks in advance for your time

 

[someone]

anyone?

 

[Chris.C]

To get the ball rolling, these are my "guesses" at what the prices would be for wholesale (ie, price on snapper) and retail prices (if you sell to an end user).

carbed: $50 - $350
toddlershoes: $200 - $1500
loanpreapproval: $250 - $2500
deadset: ??? $0

 

[someone]

Thanks Chris, I appreciate your time and thoughts very much as I have been approached for the first 2 by end users and really did not know where to start. Ironically the last which I understand is seemingly not valuable is held closely by me and pursued most actively by others - suitability and brandability for specific projects I guess.

 

[Chris.C]

Thanks Chris, I appreciate your time and thoughts very much as I have been approached for the first 2 by end users and really did not know where to start.

My advice would be to start above the price range I have suggested, but if you finish at or above that price range I think you'll have done reasonably well.

Ironically the last which I understand is seemingly not valuable is held closely by me and pursued most actively by others - suitability and brandability for specific projects I guess.

I was going to say $0 - $5000, because it is the sort of domain that is really hard to price because I don't think it has loads of "inherit value" but it's the sort of domain where their might be lots of "beauty in the eye of the beholder" sort of value, but I didn't want to suggest that selling for less than $5000 should be considered a loss.

I think any four figure result for that domain would be a good one, though I suspect it's the sort of name that you might find hard to sell on short notice, but if the right buyer comes along you could do quite well.

 

[someone]

For the first 3 domains I needed the advice of a traditional domainer's expertise...

My advice would be to start above the price range I have suggested, but if you finish at or above that price range I think you'll have done reasonably well.

Thankyou very much, I can't tell you how helpful this is.

I was going to say $0 - $5000, because it is the sort of domain that is really hard to price because I don't think it has loads of "inherit value" but it's the sort of domain where their might be lots of "beauty in the eye of the beholder" sort of value, but I didn't want to suggest that selling for less than $5000 should be considered a loss.

You've read the situation pretty well with limited info. To me less than 5 is a loss, I know that is odd to many, and it is difficult to explain. Inevitably, especially with domains like this one it is worth what someone is willing to pay for it - yes?

 

[Chris.C]

with domains like this one it is worth what someone is willing to pay for it - yes?

Yeah pretty much.

From my perspective their isn't any obvious commercial value, so there would be no "market" for a domain like this, ie if you put it on the AMA tomorrow I would expect that it wouldn't get more than a $100 bid at best (I'd actually expect it to pass in).

That's not to say it couldn't sell for $X,XXX to the right buyer, but the problem I foresee is that the "right buyer" (ie someone who sees some "beauty" in the domain) will probably only come along rarely, and even when they do, what they offer will be completely random. Some might throw you an offer of $250 and think that's fair or they might throw you an offer of $3000 and think they are getting a bargain, because they all see a different amount of "beauty" in the domain.

So the problem is because there is no obvious commercial value and knowing how much "beauty" your potential buyer sees is impossible to quantify it makes negotiating hard, and you could be waiting a long time between potential buyers (I suspect when it comes to potential buyers who are willing to pay $X,XXX you may be waiting forever), which means you are sitting on a liability (costs $10/year to own) that can't be liquidated quickly (ie no active market) which makes for bad business when it comes to domaining.

Just my two cents.

That said, I'm certain some domains make loads of money with this method - it's just that they have bought dozens, if not hundreds, of domains just like this so they only need a couple of those "rare" buyers to come along a month for $X,XXX and they would be making themselves a living.

So the idea "might" work on scale - but probably won't work on an individual basis.