Flip.uk is planing to launch a .com "sister" site

[Helmuts]

Interesting.. @Ryan Ewen has just confirmed that Flip.uk (he aquired a short while ago from @lazarus) will have a global .com "sister" marketplace FlipJet.com

>> https://twitter.com/rdce80/status/1781000506757795919

Very cool!!

Ryan, are you ok with few questions? .. will both marketplaces have the same usr database? what is the estimated launch date?

 

[Kaleido]

It's boring seeing uk's rank nowhere on current marketplaces despite the fact that the UK market is one of the best economies and has the best Domain Summit!

Sadly, the quality and size of the UK economy has no bearing on the UK domain market. Businesses of all sizes don't appreciate or understand the material and monetary value of domains, unlike businesses in the USA and Germany.

Apart from a handful of outlier sales, the market is moribund and I regularly see cracking keywords and brandables sell at auction for under £100.

It's been a quandary for as long as I've been a domainer and I don't see it changing.

 

[Kaleido]

Outlier sales, as I said.

 

[Nigel]

You only know what you know.

We have had several large sales - 5 figures in the last couple of months

Well done - good to hear - can I ask if they were:
.co.uk or .uk - one worders? to end users?

 

[Helmuts]

Many sales also go unreported which we will change in the next few months

Nice!!

 

[Systreg]

@Ryan Ewen, when is Brandable going to be operational for us to list our domains there? The last I read, it was saying the end of March, but not seen any updates since.

 

[Kaleido]

Its def going to change in the next few months due to brandable advertising and marketing to end users which will displace wholesale markets which have too much prominence due to lack of 'premium' marketplaces specific to UK

This is music to my ears, but you've got a tough job on your hands so I'll believe it when I see it. That's not to say I think you can't do it.

Best of luck and I'll deffo be along for the ride.

 

[Systreg]

@Ryan Ewen, thanks for the update, and sorry to hear about your family bereavement.