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Abeg, does anyone have an idea of what the individual called "Lookp" could be up to?

The individual shares some posts but has zero contribution on this forum in years! This makes things look a bit suspicious. 🤨

At this point, it might be safe to say that domain spam scores may be over-rated. I have seen domains reported sold here for $3500 and higher with spam scores of at least 70 (out of 100).

I skipped a few domains that I considered to have great potential because of high spam scores in the past. If you're daring enough, now I think the metric may be ignored based on this evidence.

protocol:
Sales Report:

Is been a while I reported sales here. I have been dropping alot of my hand reg domains and have been gradually picking up better names and this has been a great move for me.

For Purchase prices of these domains, see namebio.
studyinfrance met all my purchasing criteria so I went for it. But thereafter,I realised that my buyer may not come from America. I always like my buyer come from USA. But with God and Luck, it sold so fast than expected.

Hoseking was purchased by the .net owner.

The one on LTO, was priced at 5k for long but was not sold. A week after increasing the price, it sold for that amount.

Selling domains hasn't been that easy,so you must always change your strategy especially now that Dan is closing down.

For me, it has been God, good domains and Luck.

My advice: when you sell a domain for 1k, do not take profit, go to the Aftermarket and get a good domain and price well and wait.

Boss! Congrats on these sales. Massive! I pray I get to this level some day soon.

Do you still register outbound domains? I still remember your strategy of sending only two emails, though I couldn't remember your username briefly at a time. I wonder if you still use the same email strategy.

Kanz95:
Boss pls what does Afternic boost entail?

It's better you go and read about it on their website. Just search "Afternic Boost" on Google.

gentlekeny:
I registered it from Nigeria...no VPN nothing.
Don't mind those stuffs they put on the .us .co.uk .UK and .ca domain names

Interesting, and congrats on your sale!

I have been thinking of trying my hand at the .us extension for a long time but it's the so-called restrictions that have been discouraging me. And you know this extension doesn't support WHOIS Data privacy. Make I no go lose my money when they find out say I no dey for America.

iykepromotions:
So I've been getting inquiries on next move after Dan as afternic don't usually accepts push plus their higher commission.

Here's the best alternative in my own opinion. List at afternic, Sedo, daaz and atom.com. Then change to atom's name servers to have a for sales landing.

Definitely atom have one of the best sales landing page with free AI domain description and logo generation for some amount of domains. This is one of my domains; bonafideenergy.com

You may consider these actions for more domains exposure.

Make Godaddy no go hijack atom again.

I was about asking what people are planning to do regarding this, but I decided to search first and found this. Nice idea.

The only problem is that using non-GoDaddy nameservers for a domain listed at Afternic increases commission to 25% (30% if you have not opted out of Boost) instead of 20% with Boost if you are using GoDaddy nameservers. But, as many of us have experienced, some buyers choose to buy via Afternic Fast Transfer instead of where the domain is parked when you reach out to them.

I'm still trying to decide whether to opt out of Afternic Boost as some people have done. I sell outbound domains mostly and it doesn't make sense to be giving up extra 5% for a feature that most likely didn't contribute to a sale.

mahvie:
Thanks for this. Can you outline how one goes about this?

You simply need to contact Afternic support that you'd like to be able to receive your payouts via ACH and that you have a US account in your name for that purpose. If you like, you may also explain the challenges (high fees et al) you're having with your current payout method - this may not be necessary sha but I did back then.

You can see in the attached screenshot an excerpt from my conversation with support back in 2021. Before then, I had set my payment option for Afternic to hold on to two small payments I was expecting so I could find a way to escape paying the outrageous wire transfer fee.

MatthiasChin:
Throw more light...

Are you saying one can receive Afternic payment in dollars but the charge won't be as high as when you receive in GBP?

Yes. With ACH, Afternic charges about $1 per payout - precisely, around 90 cents. You just need to ensure that the account you'll be using can receive payment with ACH. Your bank account provider will also deduct their percentage, if any, from your payouts.

@Learner47 In my own case, I used an account provided by Payoneer. Grey only introduced USD account that can receive ACH around the end of last year. But I guess their account should work as well since you have the routing information.

Apart from the Afternic payout fee, I only need to pay 1% to Payoneer for receiving money into the bank account they issued me - similar fee applies with Grey.

Seeing how much people are being charged for receiving money from Afternic to Grey GBP account, I can't help but wonder if Afternic policy has changed. I wonder why people have been having difficulty with tax form when trying to add a USD account.

I thought there was an option to indicate you're not in the US when setting up your payout method. 🤨 With that done, you do not need a tax form - at least back in 2021.

I remember stating here in the past, at least once, that I received payment via ACH from Afternic and that I only had to contact support to request for that option. But it doesn't seem anyone actually did that after the said post(s).

The day seems to finally be here! I had started "missing" DAN ever since I came across an excerpts from a podcast chat between Andrew Allemann and Paul Nicks via X in June.

Too bad I didn't get a send-forth sale.

AwesomeDuru:
Sold

OkayDoc - $5k

HT: 3 years

Venue: Dan

Buyer's initial offer: $1.5k (which I rejected of course).

Congrats on the sale, bro. Saw it on X days ago and remembered the "apex" sale again. Omo, levels dey this thing.

It's because of sales like this that I think more of renewals when I register names. Depending on available budget or financial means, identify domains with most potential and be ready to hold them for years.

ICYMI: Porkbun is now supported for SedoMLS. I just found out today while listing on Sedo.

Biznesworld:
Which might not be fast!

The real question is: will he get his money back?

What I see here is probably "social media madness" of sorts. Many of these people are always quick to take things online without taking the ideal steps first! That's why some of them are more likely to turn on their cameras in emergency situations than to actually take steps to salvage the situations.

The one or two times I had to request a refund from Jumia I got my money back without any problems. In fact, I didn't even have to return the cheap China-made steps counter I had ordered the first time I requested a refund.

Thank you for sharing this! And sorry about your losses. This is all a "pessimist" needs to discourage him or her.

For months now, I have been seeing different adverts of companies offering shares. I haven't been impressed enough (based on instinct and observations) to do some personal research to decide if they're worthwhile. I mean a 50 kobo share offered at more than N30, paying at best N2-4 a year as dividend (unguaranteed).

I finally had time to give a bit more time to the research today. That's how I came about this thread.

Now, factor in the rather rapid loss of naira value (inflation) and possible share price drops. I guess it's better to spend that money today for something worthwhile - food, health, knowledge, real estate, charity etc - depending on the amount. After all, the future isn't guaranteed.

ekitimanalways:
Please, just call me Ekitiman, 'Sir' feels a bit too formal for me. I appreciate the respect, but I would prefer if you called me Ekitiman.

No, you don't need anything else aside the confirmation slip (the printout) to pickup a renewed or fresh passport.

Thank you, Ekitiman. I'm proud of you.

Onlinedet:
But shouldn't GTBank be considered a trademarked name? Unless they also made the mistake of not trademarking it.

I just don't understand. I read in the post that you quoted that the .ng version was listed on Afternic. Yet, this same Afternic has been rejecting some of my listings for vague reasons, including trademark issues that cannot be verified.

ekitimanalways:
Your local government certificate of identity is perfect.

Sir, please do I need anything else aside the printout to pick up a renewed passport?

To say the truth, I can feel the impact somehow. Price hasn't really dropped but quantity has increased - we might say that's an indirect reduction in price, though.

Gpexchange:
Sales Report ... not transfered since it's still under 60 days lock but the story made me wanna report now.....July is turning to something else


Thyrd,eye,com
Sp 4988(all this 4988 sale sef are mainly for names I don't like much but I hate the 3500 I used to do so i decided on this as my minimum)
Hold time .. 10 days bruuuhhh 10 days oh ....

Hand regged not even drop reg at cosmos 7$...


Story ..


So I saw thrde,ye in closeout on June 28th u know how I always check other versions to see if they for sale .. I checked .. Thyr,dey,e and thir,deye to see if they for sale.. then I saw Thy,rde,ye dropped deleted in January and no one including me saw it ... So I didn't reg it oh I just put it in my email say later cause that means it's ugly then....so I left thr,deye and go sleep..... ... as no money to reg am I left it...... Then July 12 after that foundati,on far sale I use money reg am.. can you imagine I waited 14 days to decide lmao .. 10 more days and I woulda lost it......

Congrats! I don't even know what else to say.

Meanwhile, these end-users no even gree buy 100-buck domains.

Lifec7811:
Pls which websites can I use to register a domain name for freeee

None that I know of. That actually sounded funny.

Congrats to all recent sellers!

chicfarmer:
Congrats!!

Abeg who sabi set ED filter to show expired domains for last 120 days or more.
The thing dey only show me expired domains of past 30 days irrespective of the option I choose above 30 days.
Is there something else I should do after selecting my preferred option?

I can't provide a screenshot to show you right now because I am currently using Opera Mini. But let me try to describe.

When you're viewing the list of domain names, look at the part above the filter, save, and copy options - near top-left. You will notice a drop-down field. Click on it and you will see things like Deleted (extension) 2024-06, 2024-05... Those are the lists of deleted domains in each month. Just click on the one(s) you want.

Jimneighbour:
I used Dan's name server and forgot to list it for sale... thank you

You're welcome. In that case, pay no attention to the fellow.

I do not understand how a domain hosted with nameservers like those of a marketplace would be used for spam, malware, or whatever.

Jimneighbour:
I Received a mail from godaddy that someone is trying to contact me consigning my domain name.( i forgot to list for sale) the email address of the person godaddy gave wasn't correct, please how can I reach out to godaddy.

The content of the mail is even confusing, I don't know if the person is interested or something else


@ U1

What nameservers did you assign to the domain? The message suggests that it was being used for improper purposes.

Since this is not sales related, I would only investigate the claims (starting from checking the nameservers) if this was my domain. I may not bother much contacting the individual, especially since their email address isn't correct.

I have never experienced something like this, though. Besides, I only started considering GoDaddy again because of Closeouts from last week or so. I stopped using them several years ago because of high prices and paid WHOIS privacy.

Gpexchange:
The transfer fee is all you will pay since its not registered at godaddy it will also be renewed automatically no added cost....

Okay, thanks!

Gpexchange:
Lol there are no secrets to domaining everything you need is already out in the open(unless u are referring to my post I said 1 or 2 secret that wan na joke oh ).... Last thing you need is to actually have interest in the business more than just making money with it..u need to love it... if U enter am expecting cash just like that it won't work..... everyone can't do well in every business.. just go try something else..

And no matter how much someone babysit u and teach and give you information... u won't still do well unless you go and find your own thing by yasef....


And lastly wetin u wan use my names do Abi u wan use am find my portfolio lol... Or na tactics to make me type it out.... Oya take a few ...

From the ugly cause of end user uses it Knx..Usa, Go..leasy, K.alent, Gen.AiE

To the not so ugly
OptimizeLabs, Veriful, Nuqleus and Precysion...
There is a good reason people don't share their portfolio names is to avoid receiving rubbish fake offers Everytime randomly.....

In other news which one of u be this na.... early Monday morning too..

I really respect your willingness to go to this length to explain. Many people don't have the patience to convince pessimistic individuals.

Motivational speakers would often say something along the line, "if you think you can or can't, you are right." The glass can be half-full or half-empty at the same time; it's all about perspectives.

For those who would chose to be optimistic, you only need to know that everybody's results may not be like those of 2sexycom, iykepromotions, AwesomeDuru, protocol, Gpexchange, iCauseTrouble, ikhalifah e.t.c. But your efforts will not go in vain if you stay positive, make well-informed decisions (from constant learning), and let God do the rest.

I looked at a closeout domain a while ago and I saw it would have a "one-time transfer fee" added to the cost instead of the standard GoDaddy renewal fee. I assumed the name was at another registrar.

Could someone please let me know if I will still have to pay GoDaddy renewal fee after paying the transfer fee for a domain like that?

cc Gpexchange

Gpexchange:
Home address is different from billing in Gd... Billing is for the card...home is for your account.... wen they asked for id it's Nigerian id I sent

Okay, thanks!

Gpexchange:
Change your billing address to usa or other countries with no tax ... But USA sha can use grey address or anything else ..

Thanks, bro. Hmm...I think my home address is also the billing address, no?

I wouldn't want a situation where the address in my WHOIS information would be USA when I don't live there.

I also appreciate your response, Jimneighbour.

Abeg, people who buy from GoDaddy Closeouts, do you normally pay tax aside the ICANN fee?

I checked one domain and dem knack am $2.04 taxes.

cc Gpexchange

Gpexchange:
This

domain renewed at that registrar and then transferred to your GoDaddy account

Thanks!

Achonation:
My bro, pls just put it $4988. If after one year e no sell, u dump it 😌

GP don show una the way, ba?

Gpexchange:
*Sales El Reporto.. Spanish? Prob not
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Foundation,Far,com




Bought from gd closeout 16$...I let it reach 5$ cause I didn't wanna buy it jare but close eye buy am last minute.. 5$ plus 11$ renewal cause it was an external domain not GoDaddy own

Bro, abeg something came to mind regarding this sale. By external domain, did you mean that you had to register an account with the other registrar? Or was domain renewed at that registrar and then transferred to your GoDaddy account?