What was the first name you ever sold and if you would like to list the sales price that’s your choice.
My first money generated from domaining was a lease. My first domain sale was XEF.com.
What was the first name you ever sold and if you would like to list the sales price that’s your choice.
My first money generated from domaining was a lease. My first domain sale was XEF.com.
My first sale was actually 7 names for $22 each. Only remember ALYA.COM. Buyer goes by the nick of .”shepherd”.
My first sale was rainforex.com for $49, at Godaddy auctions, back in 2014.
Mohicans.com, back in 2000.
“BookMyDoctor.com”
Bought for $1 sold with Afternic for $3,700 one month later.In 2011
DallasWoman.com – $350 – 1999
NamethatBrew.Com
Hand Reg: 2011
Sold: 2012 – $500
i was trying to buy BabyNames.com for $10,000 but they would not sell…
So i hand regged these 3 domains and sold them within a week as a package deal for a total price of $6250 to innovation hq in 2002…..i felt like i hit the jackpot!!!
PetNames.com
CatNames.com
DogNames.com
NorthCarolinaLoans.com in year 2000. Registered for $50 and sold a year later for $1000.
Hand reg domain Burgerface.com sold $1000 in 2010
My first flip was hand reg I has 2 years TitlesFinder.com in 2008 on Afternic for $400 after 3 days listed but it was only after I stumbled onto domaining in end of 2007. Kind of unfortunate since I have been coding since 1999 that I didn’t know about moving names but I was instantly hooked.
2010/2011 (I think)
Ristorantes.com $253 on CAX.com
Paid $8 on ebay
Back then, I thought $253 was an incredible sale. Now my largest sale to date is $16,500
Apart from a couple of initial tiny sales, CardLinkedCoupons.com (plus four other related names), all hand registered between 2 years and three months prior, and sold for $24k via Godaddy brokerage service. Back in 2012.
I still haven’t sold any 🙁
Mistake no 1
I started last year without doing any research.
Mistake no 2
I bought names with their .net .info etc equivalents
Mistake no 3
the quality of the names.
Mistake no 4
I spread myself out too much in regards to the industry. From bitcoin to machinery and health to iot
I sometimes think its not a mistake though as im finding out what works and what doesnt.
Mistake no 5
Believing all the hype and that domaining is easy.
Its not. Its like any other job.
The think about it is. I’m a cynic. Ive worked in the mining industry. Thats as cynical as they come. And i fell for the hype. My saving grace is that i was able to spot it earlier than most and avoid making more mistakes than what i have listed. (Ive made a lot more but I’d be writing this for hours if i continued)
Eg i got an offer one and the feeling that i got was brilliant. I’m sure you all know that feeling. Its the buzz. Lol.
Anyway after a minute when the buzz came down i started to think if this guy found my details surely he’d know i also have the App version as well. And I went investigating. I found out that the guy is not what he says he is.
Instant downer. But onwards and upwards.
C2M dot net for $2,500 last year. Sold cheap IMO. But it was my first sale and my first year into domaining so I’d put that on my lack of experience!
eScore.com to Kaplan Educational for $100,000 in 1999 I think.
yes that is correct…then you used the proceeds from that sale to buy your mom an oceanfront condo in Fort Lauderdale…good job Rick!!!
DepositDeals.com for $8,800 in 2003
Handregged scvjobs.com in 2002. Sold it in 2004 for $2500. The buyer owns it still today. Came to my office with a cashiers check. It was very cool.
Dine LA dot com, to Los Angeles Tourist Bureau for mid 4 figures.
My first domain sale for in 2005 by accident. I wanted to have my own message board so I got the domain N Y C h a t ….net because the .com was taken at the time. In 3 months of having my forum someone contacted me about wanting to buy the name sold it for $250.00 at a internet café in manhattan.
My first sale that I remember was Real/Industry dot com. Bought for $100, sold for $1497 on GD Premium in about 6 weeks I think. I picked up the name from TLDInvestors.com. Thanks Ray. Your contributions to the domain community can’t even be put into words. You always go above and beyond. Thanks
Thanks for the kind words Candace and congrats on the sale.
Purchased CSC.org in 2004 for $1000 then sold it for $10,000 a year later after the agency I was working with changed their name.
Hearing about all these 1999 and 2000 sales makes me wish I’d been around that early. My records show a $1000 .ES sale a few days before Christmas 2011. Didn’t really begin selling until 2012.
http://www.b2internet.com ……. hand registered for $12—— sold for $3500
Then I got hooked
In 2011 my first hand reg was Golf Oman /com and I sold it privately within 6 months and as luck had it sold Digi Wallet /net on the same day, also privately.
my first sell was netzhaus dot de in 2003 for 500 €. Hand registred in 2001
http://www.moscow.digital
Sold for USD 300 in 2016
Bought in 2015 for ~ USD 42
Hand reg’d liquidlifestyle.com with the intent of building a surfer clothing brand around it.
Ran out of money for that…but some kids from San Diego had the same idea and bought it from me in late 2007
for 1,000 bux. About that time…I started reading articles about Rick Schwartz & Kevin Ham & Frank Schilling. Jumped in with both feet. Haven’t hit anything I would consider a “homerun”. Haven’t even had consistent sales.
But…all of the sales I’ve made have been in the 4-5 figure range.I suppose I stay with this “hobby” because it’s pretty cool to have a hand in branding the future.Good luck and good fortune to you all.
P.S. liquidlifestyle.com is available these days through some brokerage.
efoe.com – $4500
Acquired it at SnapNames for $124 one month prior back in 2012.