As promised yesterday, today's 'big news' is that I turned an email inquiry - mislabeled as 'spam' - into a sizable sale. I don't park all of my domains; some of the better ones I build into temporary placeholders, with a designed logo and an email address to be contacted at. Some of them are … [Read more...]
Sedo deletes account – that was fast!
August 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This morning I received a notification that the Sedo account which made the offer I previously blogged about, has been closed. It appears that the account was only active for a few hours! The email from Sedo mentioned the following: "Unfortunately we have been forced to cancel the recent bid … [Read more...]
The Religious buyer: Missed that domain type, Shane
August 6, 2012 by 7 Comments
A few days ago, Shane posted a list of "buyer types" that irritate domain investors, which can be classified into one of the following five categories, based on their claims and behavior: Poor students Generous husbands Angry men Spammers Lowballers Today, I discovered a new … [Read more...]
Usain Bolt and the scores killed in Syria
August 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I'm always intrigued by the editorial choices of CNN for its International portal. Covering the Olympics occupies the right half of the screen; covering the massacre in Aleppo and other Syrian cities takes over the left part of the page's layout. In the times that the ancient Greeks competed … [Read more...]
Domain auctions: Transparency is a must
August 3, 2012 by 1 Comment
As an active bidder on NameJet since 2007, I've converted many such acquisitions into sizable sales. My strategy of holding long pays off; the auctions can run into the low thousands but the expected ROI crosses the five digit threshold when they are sold. One thing I am peculiar about, is … [Read more...]
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