Not having a case of the Mondays

Mondays are great, at least for me. After a regular, long or longer weekend, it's great knowing that the world is my oyster. While some people - especially domainers - lack motivation at the thought that another Monday is in the process, I thrive with the buzzing sound of a busy Monday. Hump … [Read more...]

Very pleased with eCOP.com and CAX.com

As an impulse domain buyer, when I saw the domain KissNote.com listed for sale on the Domaining.com timeline I clicked on it. The domain was being offered on CAX.com with eCOP.com as the escrow - another pair of great services by French domain entrepreneur, Francois Carrillo. In June I sold … [Read more...]

Sedo active on the weekend?

Yesterday, I was pleasantly surprised to see that a transaction that was pending at Sedo on Friday, moved on with payment on Saturday. Specifically: On Friday, I pushed as instructed a domain to the Sedo account with the holding registrar. Due to the time being around 5pm, there was no further … [Read more...]

Short and aged domains wanted – Budget $xx – $xxx

Very rarely - if ever - do I post twice on the same day. But a "domains wanted" thread over at DNForum made me scramble enough material for yet another domain-related rant. What the heck, it's also Friday. So when a buyer posts about their budget being in the "$xx - low $xxx" range, one would … [Read more...]

Abusing the term ‘premium domains’

I've seen this happen time and again: a seller, perhaps eager to promote their wares, tags the domains for sale as "premium". The sad truth is that very few domains would qualify as such. In plain speak, the term "premium domains" is being abused, left and right. To be considered "premium", a … [Read more...]