I bid on domain name auctions every day, and I win domain names on most days. Once these domain names are paid for and provisioned to my registrar account, I have a checklist in my head to make sure they are listed for sale accurately and resolve correctly.
Here’s my post-auction checklist for inventory-quality domain names I bought to re-sell to ensure names don’t fall through the cracks:
✅ Add domain name to inventory list. I maintain an Excel spreadsheet with my domain names, purchase prices, and purchase year.
✅ Research comparable sales and list prices to set my BIN price. I typically do some of this research before the auction ends, but I do more after I win an auction. I use NameBio for this research, and I also search for very similar names on GoDaddy to see where they are priced.
✅ Add name to sales platforms. In general, I list my .com domain names via Dan.com and my non-.coms to Afternic. I list all of them on Afternic and many are on Sedo.
✅ Enable LTO options. I turn on LTO for most, non-trend names. I set the number of months based on the price and amount of risk I think could exist based on how a buyer would use the domain name. For instance, if it’s a crypto or gambling related domain name, I will offer fewer months or no LTO at all.
✅ Change name servers. I make sure the domain name resolves where intended.
✅ Remove Whois privacy. I want to make sure people who prefer to make direct contact with me to buy a domain name can easily find my contact information.
I don’t buy any domains, I use my Buddha’s given talent to hand reg all my domains and after I hand reg all my domains ,I rubbed the belly of my Buddhas.
One of my many favorite Buddha is Buddha#7
https://chrisgoh.com/buddha7/
I have a good collection of Buddhas and antiques and all of the Buddhas are blessed from the temples all over the world.
With good luck and charm , all my hand reg domains are sold within 88 days with high prices.
I’m curious about whois privacy. How often do people contact you about buying domains using the Whois info, and does this tend to only be for the best domains?
I can’t quantify. I’ve had people email direct to my Whois email and also via my contact form on TopNotchDomains.com. People seem to have used the Whois to find my corporate info, which surprised me.
I can’t say it happens often.
Thanks. I thought about removing privacy from my GoDaddy domains. But doing so kicks all of them out of afternic fast transfer because of the whois change. It’s a pain to opt all of them back in.