Buying Domain Names

It is arguably more difficult than ever to privately acquire a great .com domain names. The majority of investment quality, long registered, domain names are either in the hands of end users or registrants who will not sell cheap. Quite a few are held by investors who are rightfully seeking end user pricing to sell their assets. Put simply, there is a dearth of investment quality .com domain names available to purchase for investment-level pricing.

Off the top of my head, I can think of 15 people I know to be well funded who are regularly chasing after the remaining high quality .com domain names. Many of these investors are friends, and all of them are competitors. When I come across a domain name that is available for sale and the registrant indicates other offers on the table, chances are very good an investor (or multiple investors) I know is on the other end of the offer, biting at the bit to secure a deal.

One tool I have heard about from many different domain investors is ExpiredDomains.net. I never really used ExpiredDomains.net on a regular basis, but after a few people mentioned it to me recently, I began using it. For the last couple of weeks, I have been using it on a regular basis and don’t really know why I had not been a regular user before.

I have a few saved searches on ExpiredDomains.net that I now check on a daily basis. I check for new listings on Sedo and GoDaddy that meet certain parameters I have set. I also have a search set for NameJet expiring domain names that are coming up for auction. I still prefer to use Dropping.pro for my daily expiring domain name searches, but I have also been using ExpiredDomains.net so I have a better chance of not missing any domain names.

There’s a popular saying that many people believe: “everything is negotiable.” Whether it is an estimate for home improvements and construction, purchases at a farmer’s market, or domain name acquisitions, there are many times when negotiating the purchase price is a good idea. In most cases, the worst thing that can happen is the owner of the company says, “no.”