As Elliot blogged about, Network Solutions has changed their process of transferring out domain names. Just like its sister company, Register.com, Network Solutions now looks into every request to transfer out domains, manually sending out the authorization code after three days. While some … [Read more...]
Don’t list valuable domains without a reserve
June 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A little over a decade ago, I learned a valuable lesson about why the reserve price exists. Having won a non-reserve auction on eBay for a LLL.com that ended up being sold for approximately $157 (not a typo), I listed it for sale a few weeks later. Feeling overly confident about its closing … [Read more...]
Domain offers that come with disclaimers are invalid
May 24, 2013 by 2 Comments
It's a very simple argument, really: don't make an offer on a domain, that is tied to some silly disclaimer. Most lawyers will tell you that an offer on paper - real or virtual - is a binding offer. Want to invalidate such an offer? Accompany it with some made-up mumbo-jumbo that seeks various … [Read more...]
Our car dealer – slash – domain broker wants to make you an offer
May 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The growth that the domain industry has enjoyed in the past few years, is marred by the entrance of 'parachuting' professionals. Salesmen are becoming "domain brokers" overnight, with minimal training and no background in corporate or b2b relationships. The notorious 'car salesman' attitude is … [Read more...]
Went to hell and effed myself on the same weekend!
May 12, 2013 by 6 Comments
When I'm told to "go f***" myself and "dude u go to hell" on the same weekend, I know I'm doing something right. Of course, none of these high school level insults were told in my face, but there is plenty of keyboard bravado from those that believe talk is cheap. The first one came through a … [Read more...]
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