When it comes to selling of domain names, it all depends on finding the right buyer. So, if you are looking to sell any of your domain names, it will be a good idea to list them in a domain name market place, so that it can reach a wider audience.
Here are some of the notable domain name market places and the fees they charge. Some charge a listing fee + commission charges, while some of them are free to list and have only commission charges.
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1. Sedo
With nearly 20 million listed domains, Sedo is world's largest trade platform for domain names. There are multiple ways to offer your domain for sale in Sedo.
- Market Place Listing:
- Free to list with Buy Now or Make Offer.
- Commission Charges: 10%
- Direct Auction:
- More Flexibility with ability to set minimum price.
- Listing Charge: 59$.
- Commission Charges: 15%
- Market Place Auction:
- When a domain is at Make Offer and receives the 1st bid, we have option to release it to Market Place Auction with the minimum price of the 1st bid.
- Guaranteed sale
- Free to list (provided you have already got an offer).
- Commission Charges: 15%
- Hire a Sedo Broker and Sell:
- For premium domains.
- No upfront cost.
- Commission Charges: 15%
- Sedo Hire a Broken for Buying or Selling
2. Flippa
Flippa is a market place for buying and selling websites, apps and yes, domains.
Listing Fee: 10$ for domains.
Commission Charges:
- 10% for domains upto $50,000
- 7.5% for domains between $50,001 and $100,000
- 5% for domains more than and $100,000
3. AfterNic
AfterNic has more than 5 million domain names listed for sale and they receive more than 75 million domain name searches - which they claim is the most for any domain name market place.
Listing Fee: Free
Commission Charges:
- 20% of the cost till $5,000
- 15% of the cost over $5,000 to $25,000
- 10% of the cost over $25,000
4. BrandBucket
BrandBucket was founded by Margot Bushnaq in 2007 and it is one of the pioneers in the setting up of premium brandable domain name market place.
Listing Fee: Requires a $1 appraisal fee and a $9 listing fee for approved names.
Commission Charges:
- 30% for domains below $10,000
- 25% for domains between $10,000 and $49,999
- 20% for domains between $50,000 and $99,999
- 15% for domains above $100,000
Other Charges:
Logo design charges will be deducted from the final selling price.
5. Brandpa
Requirements: Accepts only dot com with maximum length of 14 characters (before the dot). Minimum listing price is 1000 USD.
Payment Methods: Paypal or Wire Transfer
Listing Fee: $8 (one time charge)
Commission Charges:
- 25% for domains below $50K
- 20% for domains between $50K – $100K
- 15% for domains above $100K
Other Charges: None
6. SquadHelp
Payment Methods: Paypal or Payoneer
Listing Fee: Free
Commission Charges:
- Below $2500: Variable Commission (Typically 30-35%)
- $2500 to $5000: 30% Commission
- $5000 to $50K: 25% Commission
- $50K to $75K: 20% Commission
- Above $75K: 15% Commission
7. Namerific
Listing Fee: Free
Payment Methods: Paypal, VISA, MasterCard, AmericanExpress, Discover
Commission Charges: Unknown.
Requirements:
- It must be .com, .co or .io
- No hyphens or numbers (unless a number really, really makes sense)
- No names which violate a known trademark
- No offensive names or adult domains
- No international character domains
- Ideally, 1-2 dictionary words or a made up “brand” word that is easy to spell/say
- Priced between $50-$500
Payment Methods: Stripe
Listing Fee: Free
Commission Charges: Flat 10%
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