The ‘poor student’ strikes again

Receiving lowball offers via email isn't something new; the stories I could share are numerous, but for today I'll be focusing on the 'poor student' type. Apparently, those poor students have moved on from making lowball offers from behind a disposable email address, to actually registering an … [Read more...]

Trust is earned, not bought

When engaging in a domain transaction without using escrow services, one needs to be 100% certain that the other party is going to fulfill their part of the deal. The trust factor kicks in, but how do you trust someone from behind an Internet connection? Domainer communities, such as DNForum … [Read more...]

Multi-tasking doesn’t always work

I'm a practical person; on a given day, I want to accomplish as much as possible, without much overhead. If I want to go from "A" to "B", I try to see if I can accomplish task "C" that lies in between. While this might be efficient "on paper", there always an underlying danger of losing … [Read more...]

More money, more problems

The saying goes, the more money one has, the more problems they are facing. I am not exactly sure this is 100% accurate, however. An offer via Sedo for a generic I own, matched the usual lowball amount of $60. That would leave me with $10 after Sedo's 20% commission. :D No thanks. My … [Read more...]

Registrar downtime: How long is unacceptable?

Moniker experienced an unscheduled three hour downtime earlier today, something that raised the ire of its customers. It is now back up. A few days ago, GoDaddy was down for the better part of the day, keeping a large number of customers offline. When it comes to downtime, there are systems … [Read more...]