The best way to sell a portfolio?

[szlampy]

Hi,

I've got a bunch opf names for sale and I'm looking for some help and I was wondering if you could help... I've got a little bunch of .co domains that are due for renewal in a week or so. I've created an ebay listing for the complete portfolio along with reasons for sale, etc. Starting bid 99p - no reserve - not sure if that's the best way to do this - but it's done now anyhow.

I'm posting on forums messages like this, which gives me a bit of publicity but is there a better method?

Perhaps someone can offer any suggestions on how would I go about finding a list of people who may be interested in buying this portfolio? Is there a list of domainers who are looking to buy names? There's no reserve on the auction - in fact I'm just going to let them drop if no body see's any interest in them - but I'm hoping that maybe someone will see something in the list and pay a little back towards my original registrations fees and take them off my hands.

Any help or advice you can offer is really appreciated.

Kind regards, Keith

PS Here's the names:-

homephones.co
sdcard.co
loansdirect.co
pocketpc.co
companycar.co
vehicleparts.co
carsparts.co
photoframe.co
portabledvd.co
lowinterest.co
bluetoothheadset.co
breakfastandbed.co
broadbandwireless.co
budgetrentalcar.co
businessphone.co
educationalsoftware.co
emailsoftware.co
financesoftware.co
homemortgagerefinancing.co
housesflatsforrent.co
insurancecarquotes.co
insurancecost.co
lcdprojector.co
lcdtelevisions.co
lendersmortgage.co
loanmortgage.co
loansconsolidation.co
newcarsprices.co
printerinkcartridges.co
quotescarinsurance.co
refinancinghome.co
refinancingmortgage.co
smallbusinessserver.co
sprintphone.co
stereospeakers.co
storagecabinets.co
studentinsurance.co
securityjobs.co
engineeringjobs.co
mbauniversity.co
badcreditmortgage.co
studentcredit.co

PPS And here's the link to my auction: http://j.mp/nQy9tx

[alpha]

do you think there is a future in .co ?

If I were you, I'd drop all the .co's and put your money in .mobi instead

[szlampy]

Personally I think .co is a lot better than .mobi

IMHO mobi is limiting itself to a mobile market. I don't think of a n iPad as a mobile... I barely think of my android as a mobile anymore.

Mobi limits itself to a technology market - ask yourself how long is term mobile going to be around? ... would you buy CheapCDs.co.uk today? or CheapBluRay.co.uk

Whereas companies (.co) will almost certainly be around - at least whilst we live in a monetized society.

It sounds like you invested yourself in .mobi - I wish you the best of luck, but I don't think I'll be investing in that namespace - or in fact any namespace in future. Hence why I'm ridding myself of these domains.

[szlampy]

Hmm.. what im trying to say is that in the future 'mobile' devices will be everywhere, so commonplace that refering to them as 'mobile' would seem strange like refering to a laptop as 'networkable' ... ie. we just assume it is...

plus 4 chars v 2 chars... u know who wins that battle.

[IdnHost]

Imho i think you should drop all of these names. However, if you are a strong fan of .co and even a stronger believer that .co is going to bloom then perhaps you should keep a few top names from the list. Cheers.

[szlampy]

I was thinking of dropping them all but if anyone was interested in them then I was open to offers...

What do you think are the best 5 names in that list?

[Drewbert]

What do you think are the best 5 names in that list?

Whichever ones...

a) get traffic

b) get purchase enquiries.

I suspect the list will be short.

Don't believe the hype, it's a sequel.

[IdnHost]

Agree with the comment above.

[bwhhisc]

Any help or advice you can offer is really appreciated.

Since you are here....my advice would be to learn a bit about IDNs....and perhaps look at some investment in top generic and geographic city names in .com that will be valuable in the forseeable future. ;)

The vast opinion is that there are better investments not only in idn.com, but ascii.com's than putting much investment into .co or .mobi. Keep a small portfolio if you really think they will pan out, but not sure they will ever be worth 1/20th a .com.

[Rubber Duck]

So sad.

Too bad!

[szlampy]

Indeed indeed. Lesson learn't - thanks for all your advice.

(Still must be a few people interested in one or two of those names - the ebay auction has over a dozen watchers - wish me luck!)

[Drewbert]

Are you fluent in Polish?

[szlampy]

No, why do you ask?

Regards, Keith

[bumblebee man]

The thread title is a bit misleading. You are obviously not looking for a way to sell your portfolio since you are already selling it on on Ebay.

Best place to promote your English .co porfolio sale and find potential buyers?

Definitely not here.

[szlampy]

The thread title is a bit misleading. You are obviously not looking for a way to sell your portfolio since you are already selling it on on Ebay.

To be fair, I am looking for BETTER ways of doing it, hence why I am here. But your right yes I am already auctioning the names, but wondered if there's any better ways of doing this - simply because it all seems a bit basic and lame - and I thought someone must have come up with a better solution already.

The advice will not just be used for this auction, but I hope anything we discuss here could be used for other people considering this method, and also by myself in future auctions should I wish to go down this route again.

[Drewbert]

No, why do you ask?

Regards, Keith

The surname suggested you MIGHT be, and fluency in a non-English language gives one a big advantage when it comes down to locating non-English domain names that are available to register - which is what this forum concentrates on.

[szlampy]

Yeah... my great grandfather on my dad's side was a pole who stayed in the UK after fighting on the frontlines with the Allies against the Nazis.

Times like this I wish I was bi-lingual. :-)