{"id":3748,"date":"2014-01-30T12:29:19","date_gmt":"2014-01-30T17:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=3748"},"modified":"2014-01-30T12:36:03","modified_gmt":"2014-01-30T17:36:03","slug":"all-domain-sales-venues-look-the-same-and-other-end-user-misconceptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/all-domain-sales-venues-look-the-same-and-other-end-user-misconceptions\/","title":{"rendered":"All domain sales venues look the same, and other end-user misconceptions"},"content":{"rendered":"

A sales pitch at an obviously confused buyer at Domain Name Sales<\/strong><\/a> triggered some interesting responses.<\/p>\n

I will keep their info private but would like to share their misconceptions for the fun of it.<\/p>\n

The rule of thumb: if product A costs $xxx today, there is no guarantee it won’t cost $x,xxx tomorrow. Not to mention, that product A – a domain name<\/em> – isn’t really the same as product B – also a domain name.<\/em><\/p>\n

As there are different varieties of fruit;<\/strong> bananas are cheap, while exotic fruit is more expensive. That’s a fair analogy to use when a comment such as this arrives:<\/p>\n

“… bought ***.com through you a few years back for $600, and was anticipating high 3-figures rather than high 4-figures.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

After running the domain they quoted through the DomainTools<\/strong><\/a> historic WHOIS, I discovered that in 2009 they bought it from BuyDomains – hardly a surprise, as they run low priced specials often.<\/p>\n

It appears that the misconception that a domain is a fixed, low priced commodity isn’t exactly an inherent failure of the product, but rather, a failure of the domain venue<\/strong> to price it up appropriately.<\/p>\n

The communication with this potential buyer reminded me of a great comment by Frank Schilling<\/strong><\/a>, regarding the loss of value in domains when peddled across the board at low prices.<\/p>\n

Conclusion: end-user misconceptions about the value of domain names are more common than we believe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A sales pitch at an obviously confused buyer at Domain Name Sales triggered some interesting responses. I will keep their info private but would like to share their misconceptions for the fun of it. The rule of thumb: if product A costs $xxx today, there is no guarantee it won’t cost $x,xxx tomorrow. 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