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Has anybody here sold a domain name on ebay ?

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  • System
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    Yes but an active website gives some indication of how useful that domain name will be.

    Getting a .co domain because the .co.uk domain is taken was probably just a desperate measure that the OP now regrets.

    shopinlondon.co.uk is still avalable
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  • Nerja_2
    Nerja_2 Posts: 74 Forumite
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    Yes but an active website gives some indication of how useful that domain name will be.

    Getting a .co domain because the .co.uk domain is taken was probably just a desperate measure that the OP now regrets.

    shopinlondon.co.uk is still avalable
    I didn't say his domains were worth anything, just that the lack of a website makes no difference to whether or not he can sell them. Obviously if he had a successful website to go with the domain he could sell the website, but that was not the OPs question.

    I have a personal domain of my own which I just use for emails - no website to go with it, other than a page with the contact details on. The lack of a website doesn't stop random strangers offering me money for the domain name, because domains and websites are different entities.
  • System
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    I realise that, but with a domain with an obvious business intention such as 'shops in london' as opposed to a personal domain there is some expectation from a buyer that it has potential which is normally evidenced by a populated website rather than a suspended hosting account. TBH looking at the OPs other 'shopsin' sites, they were a good idea when bought but never came to fruition

    I agree about personal domains I have one for personal and one for my company, neither have websites because they are purely for email.
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  • Nerja_2
    Nerja_2 Posts: 74 Forumite
    !!!!!! wrote: »
    I realise that, but with a domain with an obvious business intention such as 'shops in london' as opposed to a personal domain there is some expectation from a buyer that it has potential which is normally evidenced by a populated website rather than a suspended hosting account. TBH looking at the OPs other 'shopsin' sites, they were a good idea when bought but never came to fruition

    I agree about personal domains I have one for personal and one for my company, neither have websites because they are purely for email.
    I think you are still confusing the value of a domain with the value of a website. There are thousands if not millions of parked domains looking for buyers with no websites. The owners are hoping to cash in on somebody else who wants to build a website and needs that domain.

    The hosting is totally irrelevant. Just look at sedo if you don't believe me.
  • System
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    edited 19 May 2013 at 3:58PM
    Nerja wrote: »
    I think you are still confusing the value of a domain with the value of a website. .
    My initial comment still stands then
    Can't see it being worth much since there are quite a few other TLDs for shopsinlondon still available.
    The only way to make that worth more than a renewal fee is a very good bit of SEO (which needs a good website)

    You just need to look at what is on sale on ebay. They are either complete websites OR a domain name that is catchy, short and meaningful, none of which apply here.
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  • Nerja_2
    Nerja_2 Posts: 74 Forumite
    !!!!!! wrote: »
    My initial comment still stands thenThe only way to make that worth more than a renewal fee is a very good bit of SEO (which needs a good website)
    I would imagine any domain would be valuable if you spent time and money building a successfull website to go with it.
  • anotheruser
    anotheruser Posts: 3,485 Forumite
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    To answer the OP, you can sell on eBay but don't expect it to sell.
    I left two old ones of mine to expire into the mist of sponsored websites.
  • WLM21
    WLM21 Posts: 1,667 Forumite
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    Thank you for all the interesting comments.

    I see this evening, my London site is no longer available. I cancelled the hosting, so it must have ended. Birmingham is still online, but that will close shortly too.

    I'll list all my domains on a single site and upload the details as a sun domain on another hosted site.

    If 8 get any offer I can take it, then if not, say after a few months I'll just try and sell them on Sedo or Acorndomains.

    Now I'm off to shoot myself. I thought my idea a few years ago was good, I taught myself html, CSS and produced a few sites. Just a pity I am not and have never been a salesman.
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