Who purchases Domain names?

[mas]

Any of you guys buy domain names as investments?

Whats the crack with it, and re-selling them? Any tips?

I have quite a few now and looking to market them

Thanks

Sam

 

[Adam]

<<<<< iambiff.co.uk FTW

 

[DrEnzo]

I sell mine with www.afternic.com not cheap but easy for bulk listings

 

[mas]

Iv tried sedo parking,seems expensive so not really looked in to it too much!

Is there good money to be made?

 

[Munday]

I have tried sedo before and it's a waste of time to be honest. Not really any money to be made these days I'm afraid

 

[Cookie]

There used to be money in it, especially the cybersquatting stuff, but companies now have much greater control over their domains

 

[Englebert]

Google has an advertising alternative to Sedo, AdSense basically.

Personally think its a pretty immoral thing to do, it is not regulated enough. Incredibly annoying when you want a particular domain - not even a special one - and some moron has taken it and wants a billion pounds for it.

Bear in mind if you buy Nicrosoft.com or something its quite easy for companies to claim the domain as there own because of your false misrepresentation.

 

[mas]

I dont buy domains similar to other companies, I dont see the point. Im not buying them expecting to make money from traffic, i have made about $0.000000002 on one of my sedo domains though ha!

Any tips on marketing domains?

 

[Mike@MJCycles.com]

there is a law pretty much againt with holding a domain from a company who can prove they need/warrant it more than you do or selling it to them for too high a price
e.g.
you buy www.coke.co.uk and hold it
Mr coke wants it and ask's to buy it
you say, £1,000,000 please
they take you to court and prove you dont need it or have anything to do with coke
they make you sell it for a reasonable price to them.
always nice i think

there must be away around it, making a product to suit may do it.

 

[mas]

I agree with that, sucks.

For example I have bought a domain which expired called

www.govisit.co.uk

I have sent emails out to travel agents and event organisers, offering them the domain to purchase.

Some have enquired further and hopefully will have a buyer for it soon'ish, if not, I will park it and try to get some traffic.

 

[matt|H]

.tel is coming up next.. get some pre-orders in.

 

[Adam]

Your like the Del Boy of the Internet ...

 

[mas]

 

[Daz]

One day, someone's going to register a domain you really want for yourself, and they're going to want stupid, stupid money for it..

Ah well.

Altho, if you can't beat them... join them...

 

[mas]

Its like saying one day i'm going to want to sleep with pamela anderson, but she will want stupid money for it...

 

[Daz]

Its like saying one day i'm going to want to sleep with pamela anderson, but she will want stupid money for it...

Better get selling some domains then.

 

[mas]

True; Could just give her some surprise sex.

 

[Adam]

True; Could just give her some surprise sex.

That's the best type ..............

 

[mas]

..Just bought a couple more...

hehe!

www.bepc.co.uk

www.theinkman.co.uk

Anyone fancy them?? lol!!

 

[Adam]

Toss Pot

 

[ben_p]

just bought cliosport.net, server went down, so i took the chance

Or as cookie would say.. SQL (what ever the f**k that means)