Does anyone have experience selling domain names?

[jeffweico]

I was wondering if anyone has had experiences (good or bad) selling domain names? Like most people, I have picked up a few over the years that I have never used. I couldn't bring myself to let them go, but I'm tired of paying the renewal fee on domains that I will most likely never use.

Any tips or advice? I'm not willing to let them go for $20, but I also realize that the days of getting thousands of dollars for just about any domain name are long gone.

I once sold a couple of domain names about ten years ago, on Afternic (I think) and one even sold for almost $10,000. But I just listed them in an auction which would probably not work today.

[danshan]

Try flippa and ebay you can move them. Be very careful tons of scam buyers out for the domains.

[aspkin]

Flippa is fine, also GoDaddy auctions is pretty good.

Use escrow.com if it's a large transaction.

I have bought more domains through auction then I have sold. I have never personally had a problem but I try to be careful.

[danshan]

Its more seller beware on these lots of buyer scammers for domains

[jeffweico]

What are the scams? What should I be on the lookout for?

[danshan]

Same like all digital items chargebacks and unauthorized transactions

[jeffweico]

Originally Posted by danshan

Same like all digital items chargebacks and unauthorized transactions

I looked at GoDaddy and any domains sold for more than $1,000 go through escrow.com and they pay you directly for the domains sold for under $1,000.

Are they like eBay, in that they will want a refund if 4 months down the road, the buyer initiates a chargeback? It seems to me it would be pretty cut and dried since the WHOIS database would show the buyer as the new owner of the domain. Or am I missing something?

[danshan]

I sold a bunch on flippa and ebay never used godaddy and chargebacks can be an issue. I never was able to get godaddy to return a domain if the payment got reversed

[danshan]

Im sure there is money to be made but domain business is nothing like it was

[rsot]

Originally Posted by danshan

I sold a bunch on flippa and ebay never used godaddy and chargebacks can be an issue. I never was able to get godaddy to return a domain if the payment got reversed

No protection by godaddy? Wow

[GreenBean]

Originally Posted by jeffweico

What are the scams? What should I be on the lookout for?

chargebacks and the unathorized transaction claims are the worst.

Flippa is not too bad for this market.

Have a browse around it for a while.

[rsot]

No credit card payments then - escrow, cash only