Domain Name Brokers

Domain name brokers can help you find a buyer for your domain name… or maybe not! Your success rate will depend on many factors, including the desirability of the name and the number of potential buyers the broker can expose your name to. Here are a selection of interesting broker resources. Each resource has been rated from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest) and resources are ranked by rating within each section.

BuyDomains 4
Review: BuyDomains is currently the biggest domain broker with over 325,000 domain names for sale at relatively approachable prices, from $288 upwards. They have some really stellar names in their portfolio and their reasonable pricing and user friendly search tools means that this is one of the best places to start hunting for a name for your web site.Highly Recommended.

ImpressiveDomains 4
Review: ImpressiveDomains is a new domain broker offering a marketplace to buy and sell premium domain names. As their company name indicates, they have an inventory of top quality domain names in several domain extensions. They charge nothing to post a domain name, and 10% for completed sales.

WebSiteNames 4
Review: WebSiteNames offers to sell your domain names for a 20% commission. The site has a very commendable policy of only listing “.com” names, and of carefully selecting which names it will accept for listing. This means that the quality of the average name on this site is much higher than on some of the larger broker sites. The domain names are categorized by keyword, but there is no search engine, making it needlessly hard to find the specific name you are looking for. There are no prices listed on the site, so you will need to enquire if you see a name that interests you.

WebSiteBroker 4
Review: WebSiteBroker specialises in listing complete sites for sale, although it also accepts domain-only listings. Listings can be displayed by price, daily traffic and many other criteria. The site also offers a guide to valuing websites and a resources section with links to many useful resources relating to domain names.

Awesome.biz 3
Review: If you’re looking for some great .CA and .INFO and .BIZ domain names for sale, Awesome.biz is the place to go. The site is categorised into 2 letter, 3 letter, topical domain names and more.

Dartle.com 3
Review: Dartle is an auction style domain name directory where sellers list their quality domain names for sale. Buyers register for free to browse the directory and make offers on domain names they like.

Creabiz.com 3
Review: Creabiz has around 150 complete web sites for sale. Perfect for anyone who doesn’t have the time or inclination to create their own web site, or even for those looking to buy out their competitors. The domain name and active web sites are sold as sets, but it’s not clear how much the listing service costs.

Name5.net 3
Review: Name5.net provides a service to buy and sell domain names and web sites. There are no fees to place your domain names for sale on the site and a 10% (reduced to 5% after $2000) commission is charged when a name is sold.

DomainMart 3
Review: DomainMart is a one-stop shop for domain name secondary market services, including appraisal and valuation, lease management, escrow, and regular domain name services. They’ve been around since 1996, serve customers in several languages and a recommended company.

DomainTradeCenter 3
Review: DomainTradeCenter is relatively new to the brokerage market but already has around 500 domains for sale at the time of this review. They charge between $3.95/mth and $6.95/mth plus commissions to list a domain for sale.

TheDomainSellers.com 2
Review: TheDomainSellers.com is a new and free web site that connects buyers and sellers by means of a simple domain list with contact details. TheDomainSellers.com do not get involved with the buying and selling process after that point. No catches, just post your domain for free.

CosmoDomains.com 2
Review: CosmoDomains is a new web site where you can list domain names for sale at a listing fee of $9. They also provide a domain forum and link section. Very few links, very few forum posts but every great oak starts as a small seed!

Domaingular 2
Review: Domaingular offers a number of links related to the domain industry as well as a list of featured domains picked from the Sedo database.

GreatDomains 1
Review: After lots of complaints, GreatDomains is no longer a recommended service.

Afternic 1
Review: After lots of complaints, Afternic is no longer a recommended service.