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One of my domains could be worth a lot – what's the best way to sell it?

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Hello HN, as of subject, I just discovered that one of the domains I own (very short, named after an emerging technology) could be very worthy.

Could sound stupid, but an evaluation website evaluated at more than 84 k$ and I would like to dig deeper in the topic.

The question is: besides GoDaddy's auction system, what is the best way to sell a domain and make the most out of it?

I'm mainly interested in auctions, but everything is welcome.

Thanks in advance,

SnoopyBBT

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If it is as important as you feel, and you're not too desperate, it could be worth simply showing that the domain is available for sale and waiting for an offer, rather than rushing out and trying to chase it (you'll likely lose out a little on this).

Then again, depending on just how great it is you may never get an offer at all.

http://www.flippa.com

Ha those evaluation website tools are worthless BTW.

I would suggest posting it on dnforum.com. There are some knowledgeable members there and they may be able to give you a better estimate on it's worth.

Sedo could work or flippa but those evaluation websites are generally worthless in their evaluation. The best way is generally finding a potential buyer and selling it to them ie cold calling/emailing or using a broker.

I can give you a realistic valuation - I have been helping open source project acquire domains for their projects for 15 years and would love to help. Contact me Hacker AT myusername dot ORG

Domain appraisal tools are mostly worthless and could easily be an order of magnitude off the mark. You need to talk to a real domain expert to get a realistic estimate of the value.

Sedo.com is the big name in this space.

10% to 20% commission... omg...

But you will attract everyone's attention by putting it on Sedo. Rather then just parking it with a for sale sticker on it.

Why not mention the domain?

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