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    How to pick a Domain Broker - Ask Bill Sweetman

    It's still too small an industry for anyone (any organization) to want to take on the expense and hassle of 'certifying' or 'licensing' domain brokers. This topic was discussed extensively within the ICA, and the decision was made to share best practices and not get into the certifying or...
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    How to pick a Domain Broker - Ask Bill Sweetman

    Love the AI picture and sentiment. I don't know how wise I am, but I am very happy to be a member (and now sponsor) of this forum. Thanks!
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    How to Spot a Scammer in Domain Business

    I would add to the list of ways to qualify a domain broker: Are they a member of the ICA? And if they are not a member, I would ask them why not. The answer would probably be very illuminating, especially if their answer is "What's the ICA?".
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    Any feedback on DoonersDomains.com

    To the best of my knowledge, Mike is authorized by the owner(s) of those domains to represent them for sale. Mike is quirky, but I have had nothing but positive dealings with him, and he has a big heart. I would not lump him in with the faux brokers and scammers out there.
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    WHC and Domain Agents partnership

    Lots of registrars partner with DomainAgents for this service. That's probably how DomainAgents gets most of its leads. I can't say how long this partnership has been in place, however, I rarely do whois lookups on WHC.ca. One of the things I like about the DomainAgents.com platform is that it...
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    The story of Carrot.com sold at $600,000

    In general, from the deals I am seeing/doing, a domain like this would go for over $1M in today's market. Everyone still wants to get a great one-word .com, so the demand is stronger than ever yet the supply (of really great one-worders) is dwindling.
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    The story of Carrot.com sold at $600,000

    This was covered quite extensively in the domain blogosphere back in the day. Of course I got criticized in some quarters for 'interfering' with an expired domain flowing to auction, but the former owner (a Toronto artist) had died and I was trying to help his estate out. In the end, the domain...
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    Godaddy - tax evasion?

    On the flip side, I do know from experience that if I buy ANY domain via Afternic, regardless of who owns the domain, I get charged HST by GoDaddy. In other words, if I buy a premium domain that is listed on Afternic, that is owned by a third party, including third parties who are not in Canada...
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    Godaddy - tax evasion?

    I am not a tax accountant and certainly don't know the specifics about how GoDaddy handles things, but as a general rule of thumb, when I have overseen deals where the Buyer is based in Canada and the Seller is based in Canada, and the Seller is required to collect HST, and the Buyer is...
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    Name Ninja a new sponsor at DN.ca

    My slightly OCD mind thanks you!
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    Name Ninja a new sponsor at DN.ca

    Happy to be a sponsor. I had been thinking recently about how much this forum has grown over the last few years, and how much personal and professional enjoyment I have gotten out of it, even though I am more of a lurker than a poster. And then when I saw you were looking for sponsors ... bingo...
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    AUCTION Stratus.ca worryfree.ca wodb.ca

    Every time I see Stratus.ca mentioned I immediately think of Trish, so I may be dating myself, lol. #IYKYK
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    Responding With A Price Is Rude?

    Buyer should be happy he got a response at all. I wish I were so lucky 100% of the time!
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    BAM by Bill

    Thanks all. This was my second one-word .ai domain sale. I now only have one left, which objectively is my best one-word .ai domain, and it gets the most inquiries and offers. I will play the long game with that one. I picked up all three domains from the drop in summer of 2021, for a very...
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    Andrew Rosener & MediaOptions Pioneer New Frontiers in Digital Asset Investment

    Ahh, figured it out. It's one of those online-only clickbait kind of 'publications'. Not saying this was a paid article, but I have seen other brokerages (not mine) deploy the paid article strategy. That being said, I have nothing but love and respect for Drew. We have done lots of deals...
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