A Fast Word About Domain Auctions

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Joseph was had a visionary understanding of the future of the world when Pharoh called upon him to interpret his dreams, as told in the Five Books of Moses, The Old Testament, The Bible, Torah. When one goes to a domain auction, the safest assumption to make is that the people offering the domain for sale are far more knowledgeable than you. I had recently tried to purchase a domain form the Registrar, thats where, to date I have purchase all of my 365 (plus one or two) domains. I have only worked with about four total to date and primarily with two.

The domain was great in every way, and it was available, yes it was a dot com. So I went to buy it but then I couldn't! So I got really mad, and as is my usual reflex I suspected corruption. So I went into chat mode with the registrar.

[ To be continued after I upload the research on auctions closing today ]

Domain	Sld	Words	Category	Appraised Value	Search Results Phrase	Search Ads Phrase	Search Suggestion Phrase	Search Results Sld	Search Ads Sld	Search Suggestion Sld	Pagerank	Overture Term	Word Tracker Sld	Word Tracker Term	Alexa Traffic Rank	Alexa Trend	Trademark Type	Trademark Term	Trademark Company	Trademark Risk	Trademark Probability	Keyword	Avg Competition	Avg Cpc	Avg Search Volume	Local Search Volume
dkdesign.com	dkdesign	dk design	Services -- Design	26000	881000	2		523000	0		0	160	0	14	21135660	19604809				0	0	[dk design]	low	0.72	212	212
greatwebsites.us	greatwebsites	great websites	Internet -- Websites	1200	440000	2		10200	0		0	-	-	-	11289656	9911539				0	0	[great websites]	low	1.7	6750	3625
borders.org	borders	borders	Other -- Generic Single Word	31000	50700000	2		50700000	2		1	352763	5290	5290	10357818	9011310	exact	borders	Borders	7	100	[borders]	high	1.22	1028750	841250
airtightbags.com	airtightbags	air tight bags	Shopping -- Bags and Luggage	1600	135000	10		23	11		2	25	-	2	0	0				0	0	[air tight bags]	medium	2.09	737	487
airticketsflights.com	airticketsflights	air tickets flights	Travel -- Air Travel	400	1030000	11		112	6		0	-	-	-	0	0				0	0	[air tickets flights]	low	1.77	4500	262
dogdietfoods.com	dogdietfoods	dog diet foods	Recreation -- Pets	25	564000	11		0	0		0	-	-	-	0	0				0	0	[dog diet foods]	low	1.18	0	0
howtoconsolidatemyloans.com	howtoconsolidatemyloans	how to consolidate mylo ans	Finance -- Debt	0	0	0	how to consolidate my loans	924	11	how to consolidate my loans	0	-	-	-	0	0				0	0	[how to consolidate mylo ans]	low	0	0	0
prizepromotion.com	prizepromotion	prize promotion	Entertainment -- Polls and Contests	140	184000	4		126	1		0	53	-	0	18250420	16758595				0	0	[prize promotion]	low	2.51	137	0
goldfinding.com	goldfinding	gold finding	Shopping -- Jewelry and Precious Stones	2500	30100	9		3470	0		0	71	-	3	18220659	16728831				0	0	[gold finding]	medium	1.02	137	137
rappingthemessage.com	rappingthemessage	rapping themes sage	Internet -- Files	0	0	0		3890	2	rapping the message	0	-	-	-	0	0				0	0	[rapping themes sage]	low	0	0	0
dotcomfederation.com	dotcomfederation	dot com federation	Other -- Dictionary Word	5	62	0		4050	0	dotcom federation	0	-	-	-	0	0				0	0	[dot com federation]	low	0	0	0
dotcombusinessbrokers.com	dotcombusinessbrokers	dot com business brokers	Finance -- Investment	5	4	11		4040	7	dotcom business brokers	0	-	-	-	0	0				0	0	[dot com business brokers]	low	0	0	0
brewedinholland.com	brewedinholland	brewed in holland	International -- Country	330	53500	0		77	0		0	-	-	-	0	0				0	0	[brewed in holland]	low	0	0	0
asseenonhometv.com	asseenonhometv	as seen on home tv	Real Estate	25	1350	9		7	2		0	-	-	-	0	0				0	0	[as seen on home tv]	low	0	0	0
simulcastbets.com	simulcastbets	simulcast bets	Recreation -- Gambling	210	2230	0		3960	0	simulcast bets	0	-	-	-	0	0				0	0	[simulcast bets]	low	0	0	0
shenandoahracing.com	shenandoahracing	shenandoah racing	Recreation -- Motorsports	25	1570	0		3850	0	shenandoah racing	0	-	-	-	0	0				0	0	[shenandoah racing]	low	0	0	0
g-od.co.uk	g-od	g-od	Other -- Generic 4-letter	80	343000	0		343000	0		0	-	-	-	0	0				0	0	[g-od]	low	0	0	0
optimizationsoftware.com	optimizationsoftware	optimization software	Technology -- Computer Software	700	2780000	0		31700	1		0	16	-	63	0	0				0	0	[optimization software]	low	5.76	3000	1100
useddevices.com	useddevices	used devices	Other -- Common Adjectives	90	227000	1		176	2		0	-	-	-	0	0				0	0	[used devices]	low	1.51	14	0
seriousdanger.com	seriousdanger	serious danger	Other -- Dictionary Word	20	2830000	0		4310	0	serious danger	3	-	-	-	0	0				0	0	[serious danger]	low	0.05	487	90
thesobertruth.com	thesobertruth	the sober truth	Other -- Dictionary Word	15	178000	0		294	1		0	0	-	0	0	0				0	0	[the sober truth]	low	0.05	0	0
globalfueling.com	globalfueling	global fueling	Travel	80	2960	0		52	0	global fueling	0	-	-	-	0	0				0	0	[global fueling]	low	0	0	0
internetscreens.com	internetscreens	internet screens	Internet -- Service Providers	180	38200	11		7420	9	internet screens	0	-	-	-	0	0				0	0	[internet screens]	low	0	0	0
dixiefood.com	dixiefood	dixie food	Shopping -- Food	150	140000	1		105	0		0	-	-	-	0	0				0	0	[dixie food]	low	0.95	44	0
shoppersdepo.com	shoppersdepo	shoppers depo	Shopping	80	3220	3	shoppers depot	7000	0	shoppers depot	0	-	-	-	0	0				0	0	[shoppers depo]	low	0	0	0

Now if you are like me, you would be taken back by a few things:

1) Even though at times we all want to hit these stupid appraisal programs in their teeth.

What your buying domains in an auction and not using an appraisal program?

A. When the value is high (like over 10k) I want to know why?

B. When the average search is from a few thousand to 10k or even 50k or 100k (and I own domains with Avg Search numbers like this ) I start to get excited.

C. If the Avg Search is like a million, or darn near close, the part of my brain that deals with things like this kicks in. It would be wise to investigate.

D. Sometimes not having enough money saves us. If you only could buy one or two domains, which ones would you want, if your plan was not to flip it, but rather to build it.

Author's Note:

This software is simple for me to use yet its also very limited, I would love to include comments yet I need to figure out how to do that.

Conclusion, in the domain biz you need to know as much as possible, at the registrar a mistake could $12-34, and that can be multiplied over the years you keep your mistake in renewal costs. Yet auctions can be very tricky, so you need to know as much possible.

Buying Domains at the registrar is like the $5 dollar minimum craps table, when they raise the minimum to $25, it might be a good time to take a walk.

However if you really just want to build a great website and live in the US, then I have got just the name you need. Pricing is difficult as either a seller or a buyer.

If you are a seller and somehow arrived at a price where you would appreciate having that money, but might also regret having sold it, then you probably priced it correctly. The estimating software has no way to fathom what you had in mind for the domain when you first bought it.

Stephen C Sanders,

WebSite Developer, Innovative Ventures, Domain Investing