Quad Letter Domains

Ive spent some time today checking through the many pages of domain garbage on Ebay to see what kind of four letter domains are currently for sale. Its been a while since ive gone through the entire lot! There’s a mixed bunch as there has always been but I have noticed a very significant difference in start prices. Many sellers are still sticking with the base entry of 99 cents and letting the buyers determine the value of there domains. I use and agree with this method of selling because it creates realistic selling prices. Buyers bid up the domains to their approximate true value. There has and always will be exceptions to the rule of course, and some domains will sell for more than they are worth and others not reach their true potential.

It seems, of late, many LLLL.com domain owners are starting their auction(s) at over inflated prices. Something that didn’t happen a month or so ago purely because there just wasn’t the demand. There has always been the odd person who, for one reason or another, puts their domain(s) up for $250,000 when its only just been regged but what I have seen today is very different. They are trying to sell their domains for slightly over end user value. Fair play to them, I haven’t tried this technique myself, and for all I know, it might work but it will certainly put resellers like me, off. Starting triple premiums at $300-$400 each when I could pick up quad premiums at this price is a bit over the time in my opinion. Give it half a year and I think these prices will certainly be realistic, but at the current market rate and due to its consistent fluidity, these domains wont sell unless their end user is in the right place at the right time. 

Only a few domains have caught my eye on Ebay today, some of which I have already bid on and certainly a few gems in the rough that I will be keeping a close eye on. One thing I have noticed is that just about every single four letter .com up for auction (with a low start price) has been bid on, even if it has only just this second been listed it has a bid. This just goes to show the current market demand for these domains. There are plenty of people looking over the new listings ready to bid on any reasonably priced LLLL.com, good news for any four letter domain investor!

written by Richard