Originally posted by phillyeagle
initial demand for something does not in any way quantify the ultimate valuation...

Maybe so, but since your not the one buying those domains you wont know what the buyer is actually doing, earning, or selling the domain for so how do YOU know the ultimate valuation is less than the price paid?

Gosh, I must be bored today.

Originally posted by phillyeagle
initial demand for something does not in any way quantify the ultimate valuation...

Also keep in mind some of the big players are building portofolios "well diversified portoflios" ... the most diversified and most quality traffic (high profile) IMO the most attractive to lurking investors.
This is were the word "vertical' makes a lot of sense.
So they might be paying top dollar for domains that might fit their puzzle and their own particular portfolio, and surely in some instances a little "ego" comes into play ...

thats something often overlooked - taking a domain in isolation may not reveal the motivation for the purchase and the price paid.

because if it smells and looks like crap it usually is.

Originally posted by phillyeagle
Ilikeinfo....most use appraisals to buy?

Yes, and I'm saying refer to what Cranky (altough somewhat pointed) had said: Read up fromt the forums as what what methods are available to "convert traffic" into dollars. I'm saying most folk do their own personal appraisals, and as Safesys is saying the basis of that appraisal is different depending on the intended use. But one of the things I personally keep getting reminded of is the money to be made from some domains is far more than many would ever expect. In fact I ran the numbers on a recent domain sales posting and noticed that the buyer should be getting 30% APR on their purchase ... I'll leave you and others to do the research since this is a bit of a "right of passage" area and thus people are not handing you the information in this thread.

Originally posted by phillyeagle
because if it smells and looks like crap it usually is.

I've seen some really crappy domains .... And then found out later they make a lot of sweet smelling money.

As the old saying goes, don't judge a book by it's cover ... But I to still feel some prices are just nuts! LOL!

wow! someone besides me admiting that pricing is nuts in the domain industry on a domain board. Blasphemy! Thanks Ilikeinfo

aberrations exist in all aspects of life...

Originally posted by phillyeagle
because if it smells and looks like crap it usually is.

Your domain goggles are a little too thick. If someone wants to buy a domain its not crap to them and there is real $$$ involved.

I sell crap domains all year long for hundreds and thousands. Im actually gonna have to start raising prices again since the cost to buy these crap domains is getting more costly.

Hey I said I think some people overpay to...count me in.

Besides, what are you doing tracking crap domains anyways??

chad...sell all the crap domains you can and run for the hills! like I said... plenty of buyers like you.......for now

Philly, you got the wrong guy.

track the good names.... and view most sales usually for a good laugh at the crap and an admiring look at the good ones

chad...sell all the crap domains you can and run for the hills

I can't help myself, but is that what you are saying in your head when you pimp "websitebuild.com" at $20/25k?

whomever pimped websitedevlopment gave me the greenlight sys..opportunity presented itself...theres a whole lot of pimpin goin on in this industry, Its not a bad name and its not great but hell its got some decent keywords specific to why you are on the internet today. Some one had to "build" a "website" for DS.