Flippa Alternatives

[trance92071]

Really? $29 now? Hummm... Damn I guess they are feeling worthy. Although I can see why... They do have the marketing and pr behind a great brand which they have established. No reason why they can't get away with charging as much as they want per listing/sale. Remember, it's THEIR marketplace. THEIR traffic and marketing that has placed them where they are. That does not usually happen over night so finding one to pop up through all these weeds without some type of information leaked would most likely be unheard of. But overall I think if you have a site that is actually generating revenue (usually multiple streams) then you should not fear the listing price. (Hint: Just include it in your overall price if you are really worried about it) Have a solid listing layout which is backed by factual proven data is what will turn prospective shoppers into actual buyers.

 

[utuxia]

yes, i sold a site on flippa for 7k. it ranked #1 for a competiive word and had a free ebook on it (no revenue) but it was an authority site. I accidently put a buy it now for 7k and it sold in 2 days. I didn't think i'd get 1k for it.

i wouldn't have gotten that much anywhere else i don't think. But if you have crap sites, $29 is too much.

Their "domain value" tool is utter garbage. Told me my site was worth between $0-1200.

 

[trance92071]

yeah you can never place actual value on a website using a tool. Just does not work that way and I don't think it will for a very long time.

edit: all of those websites that give your sites "value" serve no purpose but to "trick" or manipulate people into buying your website. If anything you should get a real website appraiser to set a value to the domain. Even that would not give you an Exact value, because the value of something is really dependent on what someone "feels" or "would" pay for something.

 

[utuxia]

a tool doesn't know your traffic or your revenue, w/o that it's anyone's guess.

 

[ber789]

Flippa is expensive but I consistently get the highest price there for complete sites that have traffic, age, earnings, etc. For domains only or for low earning sites, the multiple forums mentioned are a better bet.

 

[Nemizr]

Even that would not give you an Exact value, because the value of something is really dependent on what someone "feels" or "would" pay for something.

The value of something is always what people are willing to give for it.

 

[utuxia]

I just listed a few domains on brandbucket.com

 

[ber789]

I just listed a few domains on brandbucket.com

Interesting. Let us know if they sell.

 

[blank_jack]

I was thinking of selling some domain names on flippa, but that listing fee of 29$ is just insane! Not to mention that you have to:

I accept that if my auction is successful, I will pay the success fee, which is 5% of the sale price, capped at a maximum of USD $2,000, and a minimum of USD $10.

Which is at least another 10$, if you registered the domain for another 10, you are $50 behind just for listing the domain name. I guess not worth it for cheaper stuff!

Flippa are soo greedy!! I read their blog post about fees increase and their support was so sarcastic in the comments it made me sick ...

 

[utuxia]

I listed 4 domains on brandbucket.com a few days ago -- I have not heard back whether they have been approved or rejected. Has anyone used them before? How long does it usually take?

 

[steelballs]

I listed 4 domains on brandbucket.com a few days ago -- I have not heard back whether they have been approved or rejected. Has anyone used them before? How long does it usually take?

They are slow maybe 7 to 10 days cannot remember but not quick that is for sure

 

[a32335]

hard ..but not impossible .. there have many website like flippa ( Ebay, websitebroker, or buysellwebsite. ) .. but flippa have more traffic

Flippa get more traffic than ebay ?!? :""""(

 

[utuxia]

I listed 4 domains on brandbucket.com a few days ago -- I have not heard back whether they have been approved or rejected. Has anyone used them before? How long does it usually take?

I just got an email back from brandbucket:

On average, from submission to publication, it takes 1-2 weeks,

As for flippa traffic, obviously eBay gets more traffic -- but flippa probably gets more targetted traffic for people buying/selling domains/sites.

 

[arsaltheman]

u should try on DP if not Flippa....!

 

[thatotherguy]

The hard part is coming up with a integrated program to verify the website owner

 

[utuxia]

The hard part is coming up with a integrated program to verify the website owner

why is this hard?

 

[thatotherguy]

why is this hard?

If you can do this. Then we can just copy what services they use and more Can you program?

 

[utuxia]

If you can do this. Then we can just copy what services they use and more Can you program?

The pattern is easy. When they click "verify my domain" you generate a random hash and store it in the database w/ their domain. They you ask them to upload "oursite_1d38be9fbca394516499513523385df6.html" to their server. Then they click a button that says "verify now" and we go out and fetch that file...if it's there, then we know they own the site...and set a flag in the database for their domain (verified = true).