> as an active domain buyer and trader, i get tons of lists of crappy domains >submitted to me.
A 'crappy' domain is in the eye of the beholder, eh? The last time someone told me a domain was crappy, I sold it for $1750.00. Expensive poop. (grin) On 14 Aug 2002 at 10:12, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Tom, > > yup. definitely. there was a huge landrush. but in all the haste, much of the >territory claimed was > desert. i looked at the stats a while ago. for that period, more domains were >expiring than were > being created. millions of domains were affected. it still probably holds.. > > as an active domain buyer and trader, i get tons of lists of crappy domains >submitted to me. it's a > drag sometimes. however, the lists are getting shorter these days, which is good. >probably most > of the domains will expire, never again to be re-newed. > > even my own portfolio is affected. i had 1400 domains a year ago. i still have 1400 >domains. this > belies the fact i have been adding and deleting like crazy, approx 50 domains per >month. i have > been grooming, weeding, and planting anew. so, the quality of my holdings has gone >up > significantly, which is a good thing. we are all focussing on reality, not on pipe >dreams. > > as in any other business, ours has its cycles. it takes awhile to learn the >business. and it simply > takes years of trial and error to get it right. > > when the economy bounces back, and it will soon, GOOD domains will be better than >ever. > > lately i mostly trade with other speculators and domain developers --which is a >great way to > focus and mutually strengthen portfolios, essential goals these days. > > Best, > Hal Meyer > DotComCowboy.com > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > In a message dated 8/14/2002 6:12:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >writes: > > > I had a friend go from having 5000 domains registered two years > ago to < 900 this year. > > Anyone see a trend? > > Tom. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alpha Opportunities" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 12:00 PM > Subject: Re: my list > > > > You know, when I see these long lists of domain names for sale, > I find it makes > > me feel not quite so bad about all the name collecting (and > expense and trouble > > thereof) that I have done myself over the past few years. So > maybe we can call > > this the biz-ops-therapy list. Alas . . . > >
