There have been a few times where I sold domain names for less than I wanted to sell them. The majority were sold as parts of bulk deals that wouldn’t happen without those specific domain names, and I wanted to close the deals at the time, so I included them. I can’t say that I’ve regretted any deals done in the past, but there are a few domain names I’d love to have back in my portfolio.

With the economy performing poorly and many domain owners looking to raise capital (who isn’t?), now might be a good time to repurchase some of these domain names, perhaps at an even better price than you sold them.

The first thing to do is to check to see if the owner has spent time or money on developing a website on the domain name. If not, you may be in luck, especially since the domain name probably isn’t earning as much revenue as it once was. Send the domain owner an email asking if he would consider re-selling it, and make him an offer.

There will be a fine line between lowballing and trying to get your domain name back for its adjusted market value. Just be cautious, as you don’t want to lowball one of your former clients, as this might lead to future lowballing on his part. I’ve recently bought back a few names that I had sold within the last few years, and now might be a good time for you to do the same.

In light of the recent insurance domain name sales that ranged anywhere from a few hundred dollars to several thousand dollars (including some of my own last week for less), I am listing some other health insurance, auto insurance, and car insurance domain names for sale.  They are all registered at Moniker for a quick and easy push.

The cities are all medium to large, each name is $500, or the entire set can be purchased for just $3,600.  See below for city information.

AtlanticCityHealthInsurance.com
FairfaxHealthInsurance.com
HiltonHeadHealthInsurance.com
HobokenHealthInsurance.com
JupiterHealthInsurance.com
LawrenceHealthInsurance.com
LynnHealthInsurance.com
QuincyHealthInsurance.com
RockvilleHealthInsurance.com
TrentonHealthInsurance.com

JupiterAutoInsurance.com
LawrenceAutoInsurance.com

AtlanticCityCarInsurance.com

Population info for cities listed:

Atlantic City, NJ – 35,770 (268,000 if you count the metro area)
Fairfax, VA – 21,498 (1,015,302 in Fairfax county)
Hilton Head, NC – 33,838
Hoboken, NJ – 38,577
Jupiter, FL – 39,328
Lawrence, MA – 72, 043 and Lawrence, KS – 90,520
Lynn, MA – 87,122
Quincy, MA – 91,622
Rockville, MD – 60,734
Trenton, NJ – 82,804

As the saying goes, “ask and you shall receive,” can be applied towards speaking with entrepreneurs, including domain investors. Have you ever wondered how Richard Douglas was building some of the features on Oakville.com? Have you seen Adam Strong’s name in the DNN masthead and wondered, what the heck does Adam do other than write news articles for Domain Name News? Want to know how Warren Royal became the king of bobblehead dolls?

Fortunately, these questions can easily be emailed directly to the source of your answers.

One of the greatest things about the domain industry is that just about every person is accessible, and most are happy to share information with others. There are obviously questions that would be off limits, but you wouldn’t go asking these questions of someone at a private party either. If you tell the person who you are, what you are up to, and ask nicely, you will probably receive a thoughtful response.

The Whois directory is good for more than just domain look ups. It can also be used to find out the company name and contact information for people in the domain business. Check out their corporate websites (if applicable) and send an email if you have questions. Don’t expect to receive an answer, and don’t be rude if you don’t get one either. Although many people like to remain private or are too busy to give a thoughtful response, there are others who will happily answer questions.

Just one piece of advice – from someone who has made the mistake of doing this and someone who is frequently on the receiving end of this – don’t start off a conversation by trying to sell something.