Buying Pre-Owned Expired Live Domains

by Vic on March 22, 2008

Around 40% of registered domain names are deleted each year and about 25,000 domain names are deleted each day. Most of these expiring domain names still have people visiting. This visiting traffic is valuable in dollars and cents. But if that expired domain still has a live site you might just cash in quick and easy.

Domain owners generally fail to renew because they:

1. Were too busy to develop the site,
2. Couldn’t afford to maintain it any longer,
3. Went out of business,
4. Lost interest (this is usually the main reason),
5. Simply forgot to renew and therefore the domain is now free for re-registration.

Such expired domain names can have a high re-sale value, but they are a lot like a used vehicle. You have to be careful to find the Diamonds in the Rough. You need to look under the hood to understand why the previous owner let it go.

The value of a domain is not solely about the quantity of links pointing to it, it is quality of the links as well that counts and what the domain is used for. SO the next time you see a domain with a legit live site consider how valuable it is to the current owner

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Steve McGrath March 22, 2008 at 4:01 pm

I just bid on my first domain. Of course, I had to register for the $4.99/year on tdnam.com(godaddy)

I will make it a Ban site(first) but I must get my eBay id first. I registered last Sunday for it on CJ. Bad luck I guest. :p

How did you estimated that it was worth $500?

Vic March 23, 2008 at 4:24 am

Steve I wanted to explain better so I answered on the latest comment vlog post

NEIL FIRTH May 11, 2009 at 9:51 pm: Hey Vic Fandabidosy at last some straight talking and truth you rock thanks can hardly get enough of your training vids got Bans 6 months ago not really done much with it cos yea got info overload also would you believe ke,seoelite and flippin BMD!! An oh even got affelite too?!What am Ilike just wanna learn how to use them all now I've found your sites boy am I gonna learn keep up the good work thanks again!!
Regards Neil….

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Accommodation in Kil March 25, 2008 at 12:35 am

If we buy expired domains can we put Adsense up straight away or do we have to wait a couple of months?

Thanks
April

Steve McGrath March 25, 2008 at 1:15 am

I would put Adsense on it. If it's expired, it must be out of the sandbox in most cases.

I got my first one today. It's not the one I intended(above) but it's almost 5 years with no PR but brandable. I need to wait 7 days for the transfer.

Vic: Is is better an old site with no PR(5 years) or a newer site with PR(1-2 years)?

Vic March 25, 2008 at 2:38 am: I would take age over PR all day long. We can always get ranking easy but time it is what it is.

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Vic March 25, 2008 at 2:37 am

Really good question I am making a comments video.

Accommodation in Kil March 25, 2008 at 8:56 am

Another question about aged domains: when I've been searching tdnam I use the firefox seo tool to quickly look to see how many links it has etc. When it comes to age it obviously uses Alexa however when I look at the whois the date is very differnt.

For instance I saw one which according to Alexa is several years old yet the whois shows that it's only one year old.

Which age should we look at?

April

Vic March 25, 2008 at 5:48 pm: For age go by the WhoIs this is what counts as this is what Google looks from the registrar.

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Gerad T April 19, 2008 at 4:11 am

Hi Vic,

I just found your site today, and I must say you rock! I wish I would have found your site months ago. You have a great no-bullshit attitude and I love it. You have a new reader and fan.

I just had a quick question in your videos you recommend to get .info domains for the BANS sites. Are .info's really better than .coms? or is it just that they are cheap ($0.99).

Thanks and I look forward to your response.

Keep up the Good Work!

Vic April 19, 2008 at 4:46 am: No info not better then .com just way stupid cheap LMAO!!!

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Vic April 19, 2008 at 4:48 am: btw shoot sorry welcome I am all over the place today

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Pet Urns - Chad May 12, 2008 at 4:36 pm

Vic, just starting to buy pre-owned domains, and I am loving it. Going to buy 2 or 3 domains today.

Thanks

Chad

The Affiliate Post May 16, 2008 at 6:10 pm

That is hilarious! But, like you say, it is what it is. Well done to you Vic!

Gene May 27, 2008 at 1:12 am

Hey Vic,

Enjoyed your video! In the last 2 months i made $2500 from 3 sites doing exact same thing. Some advise to anybody that wants it.

1) After you get the domain do some research on the company and then set your price. i got $1500 from a golf course builder pr3 domain.(may should of asked for 5k)

2) Don't get intimidated..stick to your guns.

Good Luck!!

Gene

Bo February 7, 2009 at 6:28 pm