.co .CO - The Discussion, Showcase and Sales Report Thread

A very well put together site. Lot's of foresight, insight and creativity. Top marks to the creator...

I'm sure this person never heard of Nampros before registering it...

testingyou said:

My input in the "for or against"-.co is this:
namepros.co

Try visit the site.

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emjohn said:

.CO is a fine extension.

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I agree. When it's used for its originally intended purposes as a Colombian top level domain (ccTLD). (())

The main thing to keep in mind here is that the Internet does not need domains. They were designed for convenience. People have been remembering 10-digit phone numbers for decades. There's no reason the general public shouldn't be able to remember an IP address.

Of course that wouldn't have been practical considering the laziness of the general public, so domains were invented. And what a great invention it was. These guys made gTLDs and ccTLDs; everything a growing boy could ever want. A utopian playground for the technical soul.

There was at that time created a natural balance much like the tidal patterns of the Earth and the blueness of a clear summer sky. A pure and proficient DNS system that should never be twisted and/or technically molested.

The .CO is and always will be a ccTLD and we are STILL in Kansas! ((:santa)

emjohn said:

You didn't read my post thoroughly, I can tell.

Computer.com - generic
Computer-Associates.com - not generic

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Computer is a computer.

Associates is defined as a person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or colleague.

Computer Associates is therefore 2 generic words put together in a generic way. You think it's not generic. Others think it is. This is the reason tha laws exist - laws that you unfortunately don't agree with (most likely for the same reason I don't - because you're on the wrong side of them)

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It's funny that when a real estate investor owns 10 houses that perhaps others could be owning or living in, nobody complains. But when someone owns 10 generic domains, everyone wants to call it cyberquatting. It's not cybersquatting, it's investment.

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Who doesn't complain? Depending on circumstances I either approve or deplore the act. It depends on whether you are investing or slumlording. Same with domaining - there is investing and there is taking advantage of people.

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You make some good points, which is why I like your post.



You're right; I would not be happy, but I still wouldn't try to go after that owner in URDP.

But I get your point; we make compromises every day, and we rationalize our decisions.

I tend to reg generic names that I like and seem to fit my general topics, and if I redirect them to one of my blogs, I don't worry if it's similar to someone else's blog with the same title and domain name in other TLD, as long as I'm using it in its intended descriptive manner.

I don't PURPOSELY seek out .co domains to sell to the .com owners, but in the case of one-word domains it's inevitable, but I have never sought out the .com owner.

But you are correct here: many .co regs are defensive ones.

Stay in the biz, defaultuser!

You seem to be an ethical person who works very hard at doing the right thing, and I respect that!

Now I know we have to get back on topic, but I do believe that .co is a ccTLD that seems to attract a lot defensive registrations.

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defaultuser said:

Buying a .CO to sell to someone who owns all other TLDs is either "clever business" or "cybersquatting" or somewhere in between. I'm pretty sure if you had FoodForThought.Com/net/org/tv and you used it as a primary source of income - you'd be less than pleased if I came along with a .CO selling it for $1000. Now what if you weren't in the domain businesses? You're not aware of drop catching, etc. You just expect no one else to have taken it (why would they, you own every TLD). You're more than just a little "gee" mad as you say.

I could go on but every time I say this people tell me to leave the industry if I hate it that much. This misses the point completely but it always happens. I hate the industry of my day job too- unfortunately I need to eat, live somewhere and block out the people that get hurt. I do that. I live with myself because I'm not a bad person and I know that. I can't fix the world but I'll at least admit that I don't try.

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testingyou said:

My input in the "for or against"-.co is this:
namepros.co

Try visit the site.

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What a shame, and he already has lost a few domain disputes. Exactly the type that gets us a bad rep. Hey, he must never have heard of Namepros...

666.co SOLD at Sedo for $7,500

Keith said:

666.co SOLD at Sedo for $7,500

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congrats :tu:

Keith said:

666.co SOLD at Sedo for $7,500

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Now that's a quick awesome flip

Who cares what Peanut sold for!

I would say just congrats but in this case I think it was a case of well executed diligence on your part.

Smart work

defaultuser said:

Now that's a quick awesome flip

Who cares what Peanut sold for!

I would say just congrats but in this case I think it was a case of well executed diligence on your part.

Smart work

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Thanks! I actually accepted the offer 5 weeks ago after a phone call from a broker at Sedo. I knew it would be a bit before payment so I didn't post about it.

Keith said:

Thanks! I actually accepted the offer 5 weeks ago after a phone call from a broker at Sedo. I knew it would be a bit before payment so I didn't post about it.

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Congrats on the fantastic sale! I'm trying to remember - did you have this name "featured" on Sedo? Also, was that the first offer the Sedo broker contacted you with, or was there some back and forth?

Keith said:

666.co SOLD at Sedo for $7,500

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Hope its former owner who dropped it in November will see this post :gn:

Congrats!

Water was originally used to quench our thirst. We then recognized it makes a good cleaning agent as well....but, alas you are right, we should only use water for our thirst. Solid point there....

MicroGuy said:

I agree. When it's used for its originally intended purposes as a Colombian top level domain (ccTLD). (())

The main thing to keep in mind here is that the Internet does not need domains. They were designed for convenience. People have been remembering 10-digit phone numbers for decades. There's no reason the general public shouldn't be able to remember an IP address.

Of course that wouldn't have been practical considering the laziness of the general public, so domains were invented. And what a great invention it was. These guys made gTLDs and ccTLDs; everything a growing boy could ever want. A utopian playground for the technical soul.

There was at that time created a natural balance much like the tidal patterns of the Earth and the blueness of a clear summer sky. A pure and proficient DNS system that should never be twisted and/or technically molested.

The .CO is and always will be a ccTLD and we are STILL in Kansas! ((:santa)

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Well done, Keith. Huge ROI in a short period of time.

Keith said:

666.co SOLD at Sedo for $7,500

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Was it dropped by an "owner" or dropped direct from the registry?

the_poet said:

Hope its former owner who dropped it in November will see this post :gn:

Congrats!

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Keith said:

666.co SOLD at Sedo for $7,500

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Congrats you joined the small and elite club of people actually making money with .co
That's what I call a satanic return.

I don't think it's small or elite. It's all relative. Given the relative size of each extension, there are as many people making money in .co as .com.

sdsinc said:

Congrats you joined the small and elite club of people actually making money with .co
That's what I call a satanic return.

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emjohn said:

Was it dropped by an "owner" or dropped direct from the registry?

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TBH, I'm not sure about that, I just supposed it was owned by someone. I think Keith should be able to answer this question.

If I remember correctly, Keith nabbed it when it was let go from the registry just before the landrush re-auction. I don't know how he found that that one was going to be dropped and not re-auctioned. But it's pretty slick.

the_poet said:

TBH, I'm not sure about that, I just supposed it was owned by someone. I think Keith should be able to answer this question.

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emjohn said:

If I remember correctly, Keith nabbed it when it was let go from the registry just before the landrush re-auction. I don't know how he found that that one was going to be dropped and not re-auctioned. But it's pretty slick.

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Yes it was dropped by the registry. There were 2 batches of names that dropped at seperate times. I got vending and 666. I believe The Poet got a name as well but I'm not sure what it was???

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NLP said:

Congrats on the fantastic sale! I'm trying to remember - did you have this name "featured" on Sedo? Also, was that the first offer the Sedo broker contacted you with, or was there some back and forth?

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Yes it was featured on sedo. We went back and forth for a week negotiating price and commission fees. In the end it all worked out!

emjohn said:

Given the relative size of each extension, there are as many people making money in .co as .com.

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As if .co was as good as .com for investment purposes.
I will take that as a sweeping statement :gl:

Yep,

I got my broom out in full force...:D

sdsinc said:

As if .co was as good as .com for investment purposes.
I will take that as a sweeping statement :gl:

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Keith said:

Yes it was dropped by the registry. There were 2 batches of names that dropped at seperate times. I got vending and 666. I believe The Poet got a name as well but I'm not sure what it was???

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Exactly, I got Sheffield.CO

Keith said:

666.co SOLD at Sedo for $7,500

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Congratulations! No doubt 666 really is lucky just like the Eastern people have claimed.

emjohn said:

I got my broom out in full force...:D

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... I'm sure more people lose money in .com than they do in .co!

Sweep Sweep

Weep weep

Bleep, bleep.

Once again, it's relative. There ARE many more people losing in .com. But also some gaining a lot more. Relativity, my friend, relativity...

defaultuser said:

... I'm sure more people lose money in .com than they do in .co!

Sweep Sweep

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Please help!
Does anybody pay less than $20,69 for a .co transfer to GoDaddy?
How much and how?

Thanx in advance!

ps. I've got a discount domain club membership, but the transfer price with a 31% discount seems to be the same like without the membership.