Delete Sold Names From Sedo Account After Selling
Just a quick post but something I have failed at doing so thought it would be good to remind folks. After selling a domain name through another channel (i.e. direct contact) make sure you take the time to delete it from your accounts at Sedo and other aftermarket sites.
A day or so ago I received an offer on a name I sold a few months back and had failed to remove from my Sedo account, my bad on that and unfortunately Sedo does not make it easy to cancel a negotiation when something like this happens, this has happened twice to me now and from here forward I am making sure I remember to delete from various places I may have it parked or for sale.
We all get busy running around and forget the little details like this, heck we are more interested in getting payment than managing the little things like this but I think it is probably best to take care of these details immediately after the transaction. How many times have you added a name to Parked.com and had it force you to contact your account manager before you could add it to your account? Many on this side, I am sure I am not the only one. I get emails from Domain Sponsor as well stating that a name has just been moved to another account.
From here forward I am keeping a spreadsheet with the various steps to do after the transaction, this should keep me honest.
I am sure I am not the only one that does not do all these things and just expects the system to clean itself up, I commit to trying to do better, hopefully we all try.
Great post Bruce!
I keep a spreadsheet of all of the places I have the domain offered for sale, including forums. I have always found it a little annoying when I attempt to list/park a domain with Parked/Sedo/ALDS/anywhere else to find that there is a “conflict” as someone else did not remove the listing. It’s never a huge deal, but at some places *cough* ALDS * cough* make it a big pain.
@Cole – Thanks, yeah I caught myself being on the bad side of it and thought it best to get organized. I have always made best effort but think making sure it is done and being organized about it is the best model to use.
You’re right, of course … but there’s another side to this question.
While I usually delete my sold names from Sedo/Afternic/Parked/etc., I occasionally forget. And on a few occasions, I’ve made useful sales that way. (I’ve received an offer for much more than I’d sold the domain for, so I’ve bought it back from my buyer, giving them a profit too.) Or, in some cases, I’ve just told my buyer about the new offer and asked whether they wanted to sell; if so, I’ve messaged the new buyer, explaining the situation and asking them to make the offer again in a few days.
When I buy domains, I often ask the seller to remove them from any sites where they’re listed. That reminder is helpful, and most sellers will cheerfully do so.
Hi Bruce,
Get rid of the guilt, broey! It’s a failure by the selling medium, not you. The auction site selling your domains has this responsibility. How basic is this for them? Is it really up to domain sellers to chase down all the domains we sold on each domain-selling medium to remove it?
Think about Sotheby’s. Do they offer up items they sold two months earlier? I feel stupid even asking that question rhetorically.
It’s a no-brainer for customer services offered to sellers by the auction sites. “We’ll sell your domain, and then, like smart sellers, remove the domain from our listings so nobody else bids on it unless the new owners designate it for sale.”
Snapnames does this automatically, as far as I know.
Complain to Sedo, and stop worrying about tracking down sales and where you sold them. Flex those Marler biceps!
@Stephen – I like your thinking!!!! Maybe my blog could do me some good:)
Thx Bruce. That’s what they pay me for.