{"id":5988,"date":"2020-04-22T15:39:23","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T19:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=5988"},"modified":"2020-04-22T15:49:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T19:49:07","slug":"getting-the-right-offer-a-waiting-game-worth-playing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/getting-the-right-offer-a-waiting-game-worth-playing\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting the right offer : A waiting game worth playing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week I closed on yet another domain sale on the <a href=\"http:\/\/uniregistry.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Uniregistry<\/strong><\/a> market platform. The agreement was reached last week, but <a href=\"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/the-uniregistry-registrar-is-alive-and-kicking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>a small glitch caused a short delay<\/strong><\/a> with the buyer&#8217;s funds at Uniregistry.<\/p>\n<p>This single word .ORG domain was registered in 1999 and I acquired it a decade ago on NameJet. It&#8217;s my first sizable sale on the Uniregistry platform under its new status as <strong>a GoDaddy company.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Holding long term and renewing such single word domains in .com, .net and .org TLDs is part of my personal mantra about domain investing. Holding quality domain names for a decade is not exactly rocket science: domain value increases like aged wine.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years I received a handful of inquiries, and most of them seemed to indicate that the domain, being an .ORG, was basically &#8220;second tier&#8221; and not worthy of my asking price. The fact is that I&#8217;ve sold many .ORG domain names at prices that deliver a very healthy ROI, consistently.<\/p>\n<p>The idea is to emphasize the importance of the keyword and its global potential; having an almost unlimited range of buyers is your best bet when turning down an offer that&#8217;s not up to par.<\/p>\n<p>This time around, the buyer represents an organization with a humanitarian focus, and I&#8217;m glad with the fact that they will put it to good use. Providing businesses with meaningful, quality domain names is a satisfaction that matches the financial side of the transaction.<\/p>\n<p>Uniregistry stopped reporting domain sales right at the time of its acquisition by GoDaddy; the latter does not share such data, officially. I usually share some of my sales at a later time, especially when there is a <a href=\"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/100-org-and-the-100-campaign-launching-in-new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>positive message<\/strong><\/a> to deliver as well.<\/p>\n<p>One thing to note is that Uniregistry continues to be a great domain registrar, and an active marketplace for domain investors. The platform works well, both for self-brokered sales, and when using the services of its experienced domain brokers, who are now GoDaddy employees.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5993\" src=\"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aged-domains.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aged-domains.jpg 780w, https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aged-domains-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aged-domains-768x390.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week I closed on yet another domain sale on the Uniregistry market platform. The agreement was reached last week, but a small glitch caused a short delay with the buyer&#8217;s funds at Uniregistry. This single word .ORG domain was registered in 1999 and I acquired it a decade ago on NameJet. 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