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budosky:
Sold

Kokonot /com

$7k

2 years Hold
Picked from ED in 2019
Afternic

Goodluck to y'all

budosky doing budosky things! Congrats and more sales. I wonder how you do it! Better anointing.

I picked an item I ordered through the OP yesterday. He went an extra step during the delivery process.

I would recommend him based on this experience.

AliyuMuktarD:
What I notice is that people don't like to report sales anymore cause they fear/feel someone out theres going to Reg cities they're yet to explore(They try to exhaust that niche out in many cities as they can first b4 they drop anything to help newbies learn from or just show-off)

While some feel reporting sales are gonna lead to someone reg. similar name and pitch to same enduser.

Last Month was an Instance sef, only like 5 dropped sales report.

The number of domainer keeps increasing here and sales report dropping steadily.

What's the cause of the low sales report ?

Some people have actually noticed a massive drop in sales. Did you consider that possibility?

[quote author=cj4humanity post=106678426][/quote]Thanks for your response. I wonder what could be wrong then.

Yes, I was able to view products in a US city (Chicago). But I didn't find a single seller with reviews neither was I able to see Buy Now or Make offer button on any of the items I viewed.

I saw a message reading "This listing is far from your current location" at the top of every listing I viewed. This made me wonder if this was why I couldn't find a Buy Now button.

cj4humanity:
Thanks bro. It was really a good deal though I wanted to purchase some other items before shipping but Facebook banned my account from using marketplace.

Hello. Did Facebook reveal the reason for the ban? I'm curious.

Also, did you change the location (on your profile) from Nigeria to US to be able to buy on Marketplace?

I can search locations in the US but no option to either buy or make offer. Maybe this had to do with the notification that those areas are far from my current location. Thanks.

DrOladipo:
Offerup lost the rhythm although you can still get decent deals. Most items advertised on offerup are on arbitrage I.e people buy cheaply from other places to resell. So many folks on offerup are resellers themselves. As things stand, Facebook and Mercari provide us with unique profitable solutions.

PM me.

Oh, I see. I have sent you a PM request, sire.

ceaser:
Depending on the reasons for undelivered item, in most cases you can file trade dispute and if AE team investigates and verifies your claim, you will get your money refunded back to you.

Once you win the dispute, email notification will be sent from AE. Depending on your bank, the refund usually takes 5 - 10 working days. That is not to say some few useless banks won't get you credited for a month.



I won't say the warranty stands except in quite few cases (acyually one case) that I'm aware of. The item was a morningstar MPPT solar charger. Of messed up within one year and the company sent the guy a replacement at no extra cost or shipping cost.

Bht let's say few sellers try to honour their warranty. Once you chat them up and show proof of your demands, they may ask you to return the item before a new one is shipped to you. But I tell you, shipping stuffs from here to China will put a hole in your pocket, so at the end of the day the shipping fees is more than the cost price of the item. And since the seller is not willing to send a new one without seeing the defective one, giving up on such futile attempts is the common reaction.

I have been in this situation before. An inverter I got from the seller began to act up within one week. When I complained, the seller suggested I send the defective one for them to check it while they send me a replacement. But the NIPOST charges for shipping to China is prohibitive. So I kúkúma jettison the idea and instead convinced the buyer to give me significant discount on the replacement inverter that I was going to buy again and he obliged removing almost 20k worth.

I think speedaf (a new entrant into the logistics business) will likely charge much less to ship to China because they usually have a lot of returns anyways and they are all sent back to the sellers in China. Speedaf also does local logistics within Nigeria and their rate is cheaper than NIPOST's.



Custom duties are charged based on the price of the item (that is the price declared on the label of the envelope. So it varies. I think items more than 64k naira automatically attracts duty.

However, there are items, including phones, that have escaped custom's scrutiny and the buyer got it without paying a dime as custom duties. But that is in very rare cases.

Wow, boss. This is HIGHLY helpful! I really appreciate your patience and time put into this detailed response. God bless you.

I'm happy I mentioned you.

FreshPresh92:
SALES ALERT
Get//Initiated//king
Brokered sale
SP: $1000
Sale Venue: Dan
Outbounded and sold with 4 hours.

I feel like I should share the story behind this sale. Someone might a thing or two from it.
So I am on my laptop, sending mails to end-users make them buy my domains, as usual. And then someone (in Canada) I contacted via their website contact form responds, (please don't joke with website contact forms, especially if you don't see any emails) He says He is not interested in domain name but he has a domain name he wants to sell, asking me if i would be interested in marketing it for him, and I respond saying yes.

Then he gives me a background story of how he had a company, and his best friend and personal assistant leaves his company along with a few of his best staff to go open his own company. And then he ends up closing his own company. Out of anger and spite, he sees that this "friend" has bought the .ca of his company name and so as revenge he goes to buy the .com domain. So after holding it for a few months or a year i think, he decides he wants to let it go.

So I request for the name of the domain, and also tell him that whatever we sell it for, we split 50/50 which he gladly agrees. So I set to work, with only one end-user in mind (his "friend". I send him a mail as usual, and he responds that he would be interested but only ready to pay $500. I start my negotiation from $2,988 after a lengthy negotiation battle, we settle for $1000. He pays a few minutes later. My canadian friend now gets skeptical about transferring out the domain because he thinks I might scam him. He begins to question me, and I let him know from the onset that I'm a Nigerian. This creates some doubt in his mind. But after a few exchange of words and even pictures (Yes, I sent him my picture of myself and my wife), He decides to take the risk of trusting me.

He transfers the domain as Dan has instructed and within 2 hours the money lands in my bitcoin wallet. Now I am not able to send him his share that same day. Am sure this must have caused him sleepless night cos he kept firing mails at me asking when he will get the funds.

Well, first thing the next day, I transferred his share of the money to him and as soon as he sees it, he is so elated and he responds with the message in the picture below and even promises to assist me whenever I am ready to relocate to Canada (Yes, I told him I have plans on relocating to Canada).

Oh, And he later reconciled with that "Friend" of his after the transaction, which He also thanked me for, for helping him overcome the bitterness he had for his friend.

So sorry for the extra long epistle. I just felt I should share.

Wow, just wow! This is a good story!

DrOladipo:
Hi and thanks for joining us. The possibilities are endless. It’s all about doing your research, get good deals and we handle your shipping.

We are going to begin October by posting deals that will give good profit.

My philosophy is if you spend N100k on buying and shipping the least you should make is N40,000. If you do this twice in a month that a good side hustle.

For those that talk about selling fast… just post online and your item will go in less than 4 days. This is a practical thing and I have had people under my belt before this thread.

Interesting! I would like to know what to buy to make that. Last time I checked OfferUp, it seemed 100k couldn't get me anything exciting.

Legit phone offers I saw were mostly around $150 and above. Add cost of pickup and delivery, money don pass 100k with the current exchange rates.

By the way, I wasn't added to your group when I registered on the site few weeks ago.

ojesymsym:
Sharp guy, u don get free content for your blog like this so..

As in ehn I shock. No attribution sef.

ojesymsym:
The whole call lasted 9 mins 27 secs
A few questions though,
1. HOw on earth did they get my BVN and know my full details including date of birth?
2. How did he know that the ATM card was from Sterling and not Standard chartered as I told him it was?

Anyone, this is the fraudsters number 08145677895

I like you, man! If I were the one, I might not have been patient enough to waste his time (and mine) that long. It's probably after ending the call that I'd start wishing I did.

Your experience is reminiscent of mine a day or two before Lagos first announced lockdown last year. Sadly, I didn't tell anyone except the particular bank that the suspected fraudster told me he was calling from; my mum later fell a victim as a result.

Regarding your first question, my thought at the time was that an insider was involved. The fellow had more than "ordinary" information.

As for the second question, I think these fraudsters attempt to use people's cards online after getting the requested details. Online platforms, especially the local ones, would display a page showing your bank name and logo while requesting for an OTP sent to your phone. Remember?

U1:
I greet all and sundry! Abeg I get a few questions that I hope someone can spare me a little time to help answer.

1. I have read here about some people never getting what they ordered for, including phones. Do people get their money back in such instances or it's gone?

2. Does warranty on product count for anything on AliExpress? Imagine someone bought a phone and after a few weeks or months it started misbehaving. What would happen? I don't want to assume anything.

3. Are there specific items that custom duties are levied on? Or is there a particular price threshold that triggers the payment of duties?

Thanks in anticipation!

cc ceaser, genius43 or anyone?

I greet all and sundry! Abeg I get a few questions that I hope someone can spare me a little time to help answer.

1. I have read here about some people never getting what they ordered for, including phones. Do people get their money back in such instances or it's gone?

2. Does warranty on product count for anything on AliExpress? Imagine someone bought a phone and after a few weeks or months it started misbehaving. What would happen? I don't want to assume anything.

3. Are there specific items that custom duties are levied on? Or is there a particular price threshold that triggers the payment of duties?

Thanks in anticipation!

Sapiosexuality:
Lololol. This is funny. Lol.

I doubt someone like this will listen if you follow conventional methods. He is more like a lost cause. Which means that something like 'Good afternoon, I'm not trying to rob you, blablabla' will not help.

Because it seems you've lost and have nothing to lose, I'd go with his humour. I reply with 'Lol. You got jokes. If you don't mind me asking, why do you think I'm trying to rob you? Is the price too high or you mean something else? Help me understand. Btw, I love your sense of humour'.

You don turn the end user to Basket Mouth. Ayiii

QueenRebecca:
I feel like crying reading this. But I am happy because someone still find it valuable. I wrote the letter to myself something like 2 years ago.

Perhaps the subconscious mind knows that it might take longer than usual before I land my first sales in Domain name business ( don't be surprised I am YET to make my first sale for over 2 years).

I am kind of person who doesn't give up easily on any business venture or idea. Alexxien thanks for bringing back the memory, it serves as a great reminder for me to keep going.


P.s: Those two names (AwesomeDuru and Ikhalyfah) I mentioned in the letter are now among the biggest players in the industry. Sweet.



Resound YES, is it a big deal?? Perhaps I am having illicit affairs with GRACE's boyfriend and she refuses to pick up my calls

Keep going, soldier! You're closer.

I think I also didn't sell anything in the first two years of trying my hands at this. But I kept hoping and learning.

That's how I learnt about Geo domains through an earlier domain name business thread here by someone whose name has escaped my mind right now. It was then I made my first sale. Before Geos, I had wasted all the $0.99-$3.99 GoDaddy offers I had back then on generic keyword domain names.

This thread is loaded with useful information. I was wondering: do you take note of useful ideas and hints that you can research further?

Could you consider seeking guidance from some of those names that you mentioned? I could volunteer myself, but I wonder what kind of results I'd be able to help you achieve.

Apart from this thread, Ikhalyfah's aisabdomains blog can also be very helpful.

PS: I see the great Bonsujk may be willing to help. Good luck.

japty:
Let's chat on WhatsApp man

Sorry, just checking NL.

I didn't know you're still on WhatsApp. I have not been noticing you on my list for a long time. Thought you were no longer using the number or app. Strangely, I checked now and you're still there!

The message sent seems to have not been delivered, though.

itsmolep:
Both.

FCMB working on Binance this month sha
80GBP

About 11k profit

Boss, does this still work?

And please how did you get the GBP? I thought Binance only accepts deposits into Naira wallets, from which one will now buy crypto (at a high rate).

I have been reading this thread of recent to learn about the best way to get an item bought in China cheaply and safely to Nigeria. Speedaf seems to be an option that people love here.

The one problem I'm having is that I have seen something like Speedaf-NIPOST. I try to avoid the government institution as much as possible.

I was wondering: isn't it allowed to simply select Speedaf as the shipping agent without having anything to do with NIPOST?

Anyone?

codemaniacs:
NL is a public forum and every comment is directed at everyone who has access to the topic and can click on the reply or quote buttons..

you said "It's not just about a larger portfolio or even the quality of it."..

so yes with the above comment you definitely suggested portfolio size and quality don't matter...

In domaining, quality matters more than size.

the first image below the person has over 140 domain names and has sold only 4 domains worth over $294,000..

the second image below the person has only 2 domain names and has sold only 1 domain name worth over $105,000..

the third image is mine and I have over 120 domain names and sold only 2 domains worth over $3,000..

it has nothing to do with grace... In domaining quality is very important.

Quietmover, what people read or hear on the surface is what they understand If a person has "to Understand his context, the exaggeration used, figures of speech used" in everything someone says then that person is saying nonsense and shouldn't be encouraged to keep saying nonsense...

If it's still so hard to fully comprehend what I wrote there, I'll simply sign off on this matter by referring you or anyone that cares to synonyms for "just." Do you find anything like "only" there? If yes, fit it into that comment and see if makes better sense.

Shalom

PS: May I add that it's rude to regard other people's opinions as nonsense and tell them so. You could do better, if you want.

tranxo:
If you didn't want readers to comment on specific parts of your post, why add those parts.

I believe strongly in grace, but don't belittle hardwork and quality to elevate the place of grace.

I'd assume you were the one that wrote the bold part above. If I'm right, how do you take a part as the summary of the whole? And did I any way suggest portfolio and quality count for nothing?

You may want to re-read the original post again. If you can't come to a different conclusion, good for you.

I don't think it's compulsory to react to any comments that are not direct specifically at you by the way. I once again choose my peace.

viktor88:
So domaining is not about large portfolio or quality of your names by Grace?
Grace comes first?

If that's what you could pick from that comment, good luck! I prefer my peace.

genius43:
No matter the currency conversion you will be charged in USD.

Also the USD equivalent is always shown alongside the Naira so no need to change anything as seen below.
What you is get the total order(Item + shipping fee if any) dollar rate and multiply with the exchange rate of the institution you would be using to make payments.

AliExpress uses the same Conversion which Google uses, which is a misrepresentation of our reality.

Thanks.

I guess you are using the app. Dollar wasn't shown at all in browser (Chrome). Everything was in Naira.

Pk01:
this domain thing one need large portfolio to be able to get frequent sales.. At the end grace of almighty Na in be baba..... No be by working hard.. Na grace

You get the idea: na grace. We should continue trying to improve, but it still comes down to the G word.

It's not just about a larger portfolio or even the quality of it.

jossypajay:
AliExpress computes using a different exchange rate with the bank usually lower. The bank uses a different rate to convert which is slightly higher

Please I need your opinion or anyone else's.

I noticed that AliExpress prices are displayed in Naira. Years ago it used to be in USD.

Do you have an idea of what exchange rate they are using? From your response, it appears it is lower than that of a bank.

And is it possible to change the currency to USD on the website?

Thanks in anticipation.

deedee44:
Yes exactly my point, i expected to see

From deedee @ domainname . com

But what I'm seeeing is

From deedee @ domainname . com via gmail

It doesn't show "via gmail" if you read it on phone but it shows when you use laptop

I understand what you're trying to describe. It's being shown that your email was sent using Gmail, instead of the particular domain.

Wow, that's an interesting one! Things always looked normal everytime I checked on phone. So leads might have been notified that I sent via Gmail?

But then, I would assume that is still somewhat better than for them to see the typical or personal email address.

Koats14:
Abeg, make una help me o. How can I close this? He seems worried about the money I'd request. Even though I asked why, he's still stating the obvious. Any more?

The domain name is on "make offer", I'm usually a "price person", I say make I tag along those wey no dey put price.

Any tips?

Cc AwesomeDuru, ElonMosque, Ikhalyfah, Adesarm, U1, Tranxo, IdeasPro, Sapiosexuality, HIScraziness, Promxy94, Amazymayo

I think this justifies people like Ikhalyfah that advise to always include price in the initial email.

Bro, I honestly don't have an idea of why he thought you'd ask for more money later.

I have also come across people who'd ask if the price was on monthly basis. In hindsight now, I think I might have priced too low in those instances.

If it's not too late, I'd only ask you to assure him that whatever price agreed is one-time. You may also chip in that they take complete possession and the domain will no longer be under your control once they paid for it.

Good luck!

dominique:
I won't be surprised if it's that Cyracus Izeku behind this news. Always covering gory news from Ikotun/Ìgando axis most of which can't be verified

Please help call the errant bot to order. It has banned me in the Business section again.

Let me leave this here on Sav refund for those who might not know and may want to consider it:

You can only get refund for ONE domain or 10% of the domains you registered in a calendar month. Deleting more than this amount will lead to the permanent loss of both domain and money paid for it - found out the hard way.

It is important to take note of this because you get a refund by deleting the domain in focus, according to their website. The above condition is also stated there, but some people (like me) might somehow not understand it at once.

IdeasPro:
In domaining, everything and anything is possible. If someone had told you that in year 2021 that CartASAP/com will be available for a Nigerian to register, would you have believed? God can keep a premium domain name for someone for his or her pay day, you never can tell!

True, but the Nigerian never got to register it.

gentlewind:
This end-user polite response is first of it's kind. Despite turning down my offer. I'm still hopeful.

Legendary! The rare ones.

Emeraldfynest:
Ah, some end users can be mean.

No be small. And it doesn't matter whether they're professionals or tradesmen.