A few weeks ago, I received a $500k opening offer for one of my one word .com domain names via Dan.com. This was a strong offer well above the $100k minimum offer I had set for this unpriced domain name. I declined the offer and tried to negotiate a deal, but unfortunately a deal was not reached.

When I received the offer, my first thought was the offer wasn’t genuine. Even though someone needs to confirm the offer by entering a verification code sent by Dan.com via email, I felt that it wasn’t legit. Put simply, in my experience, nearly all opening offers I have received have been pretty close to the minimum offer amount. People, myself included, tend to try and find the minimum offer and work from there.

The Chill.com domain name is used by a company called Chill Brands that sells CBD-infused products. Chill.com was reportedly acquired by the company for $1.6 million. The deal involved two payment installments of $800,000 so it could not be recorded as a sale until the final installment was made.

The final payment was made, according to a press release that was shared by George Kirikos:

If you follow my Twitter account, you may have noticed a retweet of another account I operate:

https://t.co/Au0j6CKC02 ❤️ .XYZ domain names.

Thanks to @GeorgeKirikos for the great idea.https://t.co/iF6ZeGoJvy

— Embrace.xyz (@EmbraceXYZ) June 14, 2022

I launched a website on Embrace.xyz to sell my company’s .XYZ domain names. For those of you who have seen Embrace.com, the logo and website probably look familiar to you. I retained the “embracing E” concept in the logo. I also have a similar tagline – “we embrace .xyz domain names.” In addition, the customized theme is the same for both websites.

If 2022 ended today, I would be pleased with the results. Thankfully, the year started off very good for my business. I feel particularly fortunate because I’ve had mid-6 figures in sales fall through after price and terms were agreed upon with fully vetted buyers. Had the year not gotten off to a good start, it would have been demoralizing to experience this.

Since the beginning of June, though, I have noticed a bit of a slowdown. With a little more than 1,500 domain names in my portfolio, though, I have never felt that my results are indicative of the overall domain name aftermarket conditions.

Swetha Yenugula has become well-known for her .XYZ domain name sales and portfolio. Every week, it seems like she’s sharing great domain name sales on her Twitter account. A short while ago, Swetha posted something I can relate to – a quiet June: