Five Ways to Find Good Domain Names on NameJet

Elliot Silver
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I am an active bidder on NameJet, and I purchase a considerable amount of names for my company’s inventory. I’ve bid a total of $389,000+ on NameJet auctions since I registered in 2008. Recent NameJet purchases include ChineseProverbs.com, PennsylvaniaRealEstate.com (with a partner), ConsultantBlog.com, Buddhists.com, RhinoplastyDoctors.com, SpeedingViolation.com, and many more.

I have had very good luck re-selling NameJet acquisitions, primarily because there isn’t much end user competition when bidding, and I can then re-sell these domain names at a premium price.

If you don’t use a tool like FreshDrop to scan lists of names coming up for sale at NameJet, and if you don’t have hours to spend each day looking through unorganized lists of dropping domain names, I want to share five ways to find great domain names that can be backordered.

These five tips to find good domain names may be fairly obvious, but they are helpful and I use these methods daily.

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July Great Domains Auction Results

Elliot Silver
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Sedo’s Great Domains auction ended last week, and I have posted the auction results below. The results totaled just over $25,000, but the summer auctions tend to perform poorly.

I wouldn’t be surprised to learn about a sale or two closed in private. I think TJ.com will eventually find a buyer, and I imagine Sedo’s closers are working on making that happen.

Here are the results:

buq.com 5200 $US
washed.com 3600 $US
bicycle.ch 3000 EUR
excites.com 2988 $US

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Sedo July Great Domains Auction Ending Today

Elliot Silver
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Sedo’s July Great Domains auction ends today at around 12pm Eastern time, and many of the auctions have bids, one of which is a six figure bid. There are 228 lots up for bid in the auction at various price levels, and more than 75 of the domain name auctions have bids (many names haven’t met reserve).

Some of the higher profile domain names up for auction include TJ.com, BabyFood.com, Navigator.com, and JFF.com. There also seem to be a number of ccTLDs listed for sale this month.

Listed below are the auctions that currently have bids of $5,000 or higher with the reserve prices listed next to them:

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Social.org Sells for Nearly $150k

Elliot Silver
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Nearly four months after Social.org sold for $228,600 in a NameJet auction where the winning bidder didn’t pay, the second public auction for Social.org concluded today, and the winning bid was $149,999.

Unlike the last time, it appears that this auction should actually close. Along with the mandatory bidder verification, I believe the winning bidder has won previous NameJet auctions. Of course, there’s always a chance that the auction won’t be completed, but I imagine it will go through.

Since it’s past 5pm and most banks are already closed for the weekend, we will most likely need to wait until next week or two in order to confirm that the winning bidder paid. For the sake of the domain owner and NameJet, I sure hope that’s the case.

Tips to Run a Successful (Large) Private Auction on a Platform Like Sedo

Elliot Silver
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Last week, I wrote about the ongoing  Brands-and-Jingles .ME Auction at Sedo. I think it’s quite smart to work with a company like Sedo (or a competitor like Aftermarket.com) to hold a large auction event like this because it will bring interested buyers who may end up buying more than one domain name. It will almost certainly generate more revenue than individual listings at an aftermarket website.

If you think you have a good enough group of domain names to run a private auction on a platform like Sedo or Aftermarket.com I want to share some tips on how you can drive traffic to your auction and generate additional revenue.

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Brands-and-Jingles to Hold .ME Auction at Sedo

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In May, the .ME Registry held an auction of .ME domain names at Sedo, and that  auction  resulted in over $150,000 in sales, with high dollar sales on Cruise.ME, Air.ME, Malta.ME, Legal.ME, and others. Nearly 100 domain names were sold in the Registry auction.

A company called  Brands-and-Jingles is hoping for similar results, and they plan to auction 190 .ME domain names running through July 12. The reserve prices range from $149 and $999. To view all of the domain names that are up for sale, you can visit Sedo.com/ME.

If you have the inventory to do it, I think it’s smart to work with a company like Sedo to hold a private auction event like this. It can help generate revenue and will bring attention to a large portfolio of domain names. The prices yielded may be less than selling individually, but it creates a nice liquidity event for the owners (and Sedo).  In a couple of days, I will offer some tips on holding an auction like this if you have the inventory and desire to do so.

What are your top picks for the auction, and how much do you think it will generate in sales?

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