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GUESS THE DOMAIN VALUE AND WIN

June 22nd, 2009 Posted in General Domain News

End users are the Valhalla of domainers, no doubt about it. Nobody in the domain industry can argue against it, including all the domain auction producers. “END USERS, PLEASE” is the shout of the domainer masses right now.

Other than my long reported requests for domain auction producers to expend a bit of their ad budget to focus on reaching end users by holding themed domain auctions and contacting the relevant industry associations and publications, I’m going to try something different.

I’m going to do this in a clear protest sent to all my good buddies in the domain auction business in order to show the ridiculous extent we domainers have to go to in order to sell our domains at a fair price. That’s not to say that this post will offer an option to domainers they will love, but like Eric Rice and his ridiculously simple but greatly successful DNCartoons.com newsletter, many of us domainers are trying new ideas to reach buyers, unlike those of the well-funded and prominent domain auctioneers. (If I’m wrong, please send me your NR’s on how you’re reaching out to end users, and I promise I’ll publish them on my blog.)

SO HERE’S YOUR CHANCE:

I have this domain name up:   AFTERMARKETMALL.COM

I have an idea of what it is worth. I am going to send the value I appraised this domain over to Eric Rice for proof.  The domainer who comes closest to the amount that I feel the domain is worth, I will sell it to them for exactly 75% LESS than their submitted guess.

For an example, if the domain is worth $10 to you, and I confirm that was my appraisal, then you get the domain name for $2.50.

REQUIREMENTS: You must buy this domain at the 75% discount off what you think its value is (because you might guess right!). You have to make your guess within $100 of my appraisal price.  You can make more than one guess as long as it is in a separate post, and you don’t guess more than five times. (Again, limited to five guesses).

WARNING: If you don’t want this domain, DO NOT MAKE A GUESS! You can make a comment though.

PAYMENT: Paypal only. Sale should take place within 5 business days. Confirmation of the email to Eric Rice will be sent to the winner or anyone who requests it.

UPDATE:  THIS CONTEST ENDS JUNE 29 at 11:59PM PST.

ADDED ANOTHER FEW DOMAINS FOR THE CONTEST:

RUMCOFFEE.COM

CHEYENNEPEPPER.COM

Take a guess on the appraisal price, and pay only 25% of your guess for the domain!!

Everyone is welcome to participate, if they feel they meet the requirements as stated above.

Have fun!



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  1. One Response to “GUESS THE DOMAIN VALUE AND WIN”

  2. By Ed on Jun 23, 2009

    Reg Fee! LOL :)

    Sorry Stephen, I don’t see any value in this domain.

    XXXXXX Stephen Douglas Responds:

    That’s okay, Ed! Domaining is subjective, isn’t it? So your guess is the reg fee (OOTB price) at about $7.50. It’s a little off… especially when you have a major auction house using the name “aftermarket” in their branding and every domain seller utilizes the word “aftermarket” and the word “mall” signifies a sales location and is a common populous trend word.

    Thanks for participating!

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