I’m wondering what role the various types of domain appraisal services play in the whole scheme of things?

Stephen, resellers and monetizers are pretty much the same, the main distinction is whether they are faimiliar with the market and buy the domain at a reseller price, or are highly motivated to acquire the name and pay a much higher end user price

However, I think that there are actually THREE types of domain buyers instead of two:

1. Resellers - (flip a domain for profit)
2. Monetizers (buying up traffic domains for PPC rev)
3. End users - (building out the domain for commerce)

Even with these three types of buyers, there are sub-categories of buyers and their intentions for each domain. Fascinating to analyze.

As far as the “domain marketplaces”, there are three main types domain marketplaces:

1. Domain listers, such as the mighty DNforum.com and other domain forums, and websites like Premiumdomains.com, Buydomains.com, Domainrelevance.com (mine) and others,

2. Domain auction sites, such as Snapnames, Namejet, Afternic, Sedo, TDNAM (a hideous domain name itself),

3. Live Domain Auction companies, such as Moniker and Snapnames/Oversee, which have a “live auction” with a physical presence and location. Then, most of their unsold inventory goes into “silent auctions” which just mimic #2, the Domain Auction Sites.

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Hi,

Yes and no.

I meant what Francois said above.

At domain marketplaces like Sedo, Afternic,
Moniker Domain Aftermarket, TDNAM and so on
you could list your domainand sell through BIN or
through negotiation using Offer/Counter-Offer.

Auctions could come into play but not necessarily so.

You asked if domain marketplaces should be a separate category and I suggested yes.

Of course, some of the venues like Sedo and afternic could be listed in both categories.

Enjoyed your article (and the comments).

I will be back for more.

Thanks.
Patrick

Some of these marketplaces offer the option for auction but most of the purchases are done after negotiations through their interfaces or simply accepting the sale price.

Now don’t worry Lord Brar, Michael Gilmour did a similar post few months ago in whizzbangsblog.com and like you he forgot to speak about domain marketplaces.

Friendly

Yes, of course.

They are Marketplaces.

In most of them. you can make an offer and buy a domain without going to auction.

Patrick