Marchex ..anyone bought name from them?

[bdss]

Hi,

I am negotiating a couple of sales with them, but not happy with the attitude.

Has any one negotiated with them and what has been the experience?

I regularly deal with SEDO and Buydomains and find them accomodative, rational and negotiable, unlike Marchex which as it is price the name way to high and then wont rationalise.

Any feedback/tips appreciated


Regards
bdss

 

[TheLegendaryJP]

Enduser prices, horrible ranges given, good luck.

For example, say you picked up a piece of dog poo while out walking one day and decided to offer it for sale. What do you think it's value is, Marchex thinks poo is worth $50k-$XXX,XXX.

 

[chipmeade]

Good luck. Notorious for high prices and no movement. They don't need your money. If you want the name, you will have to pay for it.

 

[axeman]

Worse than SEDO and Buydomains?.......these guys must realy suck then.

 

[TheLegendaryJP]

Worse than SEDO and Buydomains?.......these guys must realy suck then.

They don't suck they you to do that...lol

 

[axeman]

I thought we just bent over, but we probably do both i imagine. :yuck:

 

[WeBuyThe.Com]

Usually they need an offer of 25K min to get a reply

 

[duceman]

From my experience, Marchex could care less if they ever sold any of their/its portfolio. But I do seem to remember them dumping some names a couple of years ago over at Afternic and mistakingly pricing LLL(.)com's at like $75 or $750

 

[bdss]

well i finally bought a name from them ...end user price but have to say they were professional and courteous.

I guess once you get over a certain threshold they then oblige just like SEDO and buy domains.

 

[copper]

well i finally bought a name from them ...end user price but have to say they were professional and courteous.

I guess once you get over a certain threshold they then oblige just like SEDO and buy domains.

So, it took 6 Months?

 

[TheLegendaryJP]

And the $XXX-$XXXX name you spent 5 fugures on is?

Hey if youre an enduser I understand.

 

[bdss]

We were not in a hurry for the name, it is one of those projects which will happen in future

So, it took 6 Months?

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Sorry cant share the name , yes an end user

And the $XXX-$XXXX name you spent 5 fugures on is?

Hey if youre an enduser I understand.

 

[GoPC]

I have SOLD a bunch of .NETs to them. Quick, fast transaction. No issues to report. Pleasant experience. Never BOUGHT anything from them though. Best of luck.

S

 

[ImageAuthors]

Where does a person go to sell domains to Marchex? Their home page, Marchex.com, doesn't give any clues that I could see. Would you say their prices are fair? The biggest drawback about the domain industry, as far as I'm concerned, is the difficulty of achieving cash liquidity when an expensive opportunity arises. So knowing a few big buyers is always handy as a fallback option.

Any thoughts about this in general--not just selling to Marchex?