On Wed, 5 Sep 2001, WebWiz wrote:
> The speculators seem to think that if there's *ANY* interest
> in the domain, it must be worth at least four figures.
Well the proof is in the wording, all they are doing is speculating. But I
do not agree with the hefty price tags they put on these domains. Four
digits, yeah right! Maybe if there were two digits ( preferably zeroes )
after the decimal.
If these *speculators* want to scoop up domains and charge a ridiculous
fee for them, then I think the best thing to do is to ignore them and not
pay their prices. Lest you play into their game.
Out of curiousity, whats your take on people who spend thousands on
"mis-spelled" domains? Ive spoken with people who believe there is HUGE
money in this and Ive never really heard anyone on the lists speak about
this ( unless the general attitude is that there is nothing to discuss
here ).
> We've used atlcon.net since 1997. Somebody holds atlcon.com
> and is selling it...when I asked how much they wanted, it
> was something like $4,500. I've lived without it for 4
> years, I don't need to take a bath to get it. :)
>
> The other interesting one was "atlantaisp.com" (or something
> like that). It was offered for sale on eBay, along with
> a breathless SPAM to Atlanta-area ISPs about how it was
> on the market "and no reserve"! Of course, the initial
> bid had to be $3,500 or more. I'd have paid $100...maybe.
eBay theres another joke, the only reason I say this is because the last
thing I checked out on eBay for sale was someone's "Personal Hatred" (
mind you I would be more inclined to buy the hatred than an overpriced
domain :)
> The only caveat to the "speculators-think-it's-worth-more-
> than-it-really-is" syndrome is short names. If the name
> in question was, say, oct.com, then I'd say it probably
> is worth a fair sum of money.
>
> Regards,
> Eric Longman
> Atl-Connect Internet Services
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Jones, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 9:09 AM
> Subject: squatters?
>
>
> Someone scooped up a name that was recently deleted... and immediately put a
> for sale sign on the home page. I inquired and he said that he was asking
> $5000.
>
> Is this right ? I already have the .net and .org forthis domain... it is
> for my family's use. and I wanted the .com just to be complete. How
> anoying.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
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