{"id":1908,"date":"2011-09-23T12:13:23","date_gmt":"2011-09-23T16:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=1908"},"modified":"2011-09-23T12:19:16","modified_gmt":"2011-09-23T16:19:16","slug":"short-and-aged-domains-wanted-budget-xx-xxx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/short-and-aged-domains-wanted-budget-xx-xxx\/","title":{"rendered":"Short and aged domains wanted – Budget $xx – $xxx"},"content":{"rendered":"

Very rarely – if ever<\/em> – 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.<\/p>\n

What the heck, it’s also Friday.<\/p>\n

So when a buyer posts about their budget being in the “$xx – low $xxx” range, one would hope their expectations about domain quality aren’t that high.<\/p>\n

Otherwise, either they have a small budget and high expectations, or a small brain. Or both.<\/p>\n

However, when a fellow domainer jumps in to defend the lowball poster’s demands, that’s when I take offense.<\/p>\n

And I quote my initial response from that thread:<\/p>\n

Short domains: $x,xxx<\/em>
\n Aged domains: $x,xxx<\/em>
\n Short & aged domains: $x,xxx – $xx,xxx<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are some so-called “industry standards” that once broken will further allow a bunch of clowns to demand something for nothing.<\/p>\n

Short domains, aged domains, short *and* aged domains – all are worthy of a domainer’s respect. When you violate this rough guide, you’re disrespecting an entire industry.<\/p>\n

Sure, I could have walked away from the thread – then again, I’m known for voicing my opinion when I strongly feel I’m in the right.<\/p>\n

A seller is in the wrong when they declare their domains are “premium”<\/strong><\/a> when they are not. A buyer is in the wrong when they demand unreasonably low prices for domains that are worth much more by definition.<\/p>\n

TGIF!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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