1 Letter .net - Start saving!

4u-domains · 10-01-2005, 02:31 AM

There are, I believe, only a total of 6 One Letter domains in the top global extensions:

www.x.com
www.q.com
www.z.com

www.q.net
www.i.net

www.x.org

Seeing one for sale is obviously a uniquely rare opportunity indeed.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/short-domain-discussion/127954-1-letter-net-start-saving.html

http://www.afternic.com/name.php?id=9950166

Although it starts at $100,000 ish I imagine it could go to $x mio. There are rich enough people who, on vanity alone, would want this name.

Get your bids in now....

Personaly, I'd love i.net .

Jiblob · 10-01-2005, 04:57 AM

Woah! Id love to put a bid in for that!! Although I dont think that my dad would let me bid that much

$110,001 ... I wunder what the reserve is!

I didnt even know that there were any other 1 character domains in the top level domain extensions other than q.com x.com and z.com!

Shorty · 10-01-2005, 06:00 AM

Apparently PayPal owns x.com

Never knew that.

What I want to know is, if people in the beginning knew you could register one letter domains, why didnt they all rush to get them? Idiots..

monRa · 10-01-2005, 06:03 AM

Quote:

Idiots..

hmm! I really was then!

leviathon · 10-01-2005, 06:14 AM

I'd put a bid if I had $100,000+

One of the person I know use to own 4 of those kind of domains. I think it expired and he didn't want them anymore

JoshHendo · 10-01-2005, 06:24 AM

Originally Posted by leviathon

I'd put a bid if I had $100,000+

One of the person I know use to own 4 of those kind of domains. I think it expired and he didn't want them anymore

"Idiot"
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=127954
He just let a 1 char domain name expire O_O?

Shorty · 10-01-2005, 06:38 AM

Disgusting. That's the only word I can think of to describe that. Disgusting.

BurninDragon08 · 10-01-2005, 07:24 AM

Weird....
Who would let a one character domain name expire?

Masahiro · 10-01-2005, 08:37 AM

That's like saying no to a briefcase full of cash ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££'s woth with absoutley no strings attached

Jiblob · 10-01-2005, 08:40 AM

Let's be honest tho, domain names weren't so precious then as they are now

Who could predict their worth in a couple of years?

It's like trying to predict how well .EU names will do before they have even been released for registration

- Luke

Tech2 · 10-01-2005, 09:17 AM

Not to mention, they were $80 or so dollars per year to register!!
I owned a few "top domains" that i couldn't afford to renew....

Jiblob · 10-01-2005, 09:44 AM

Cool, which ones did you used to own?

ralxz · 10-01-2005, 11:16 AM

Wow, that's amazing. I never thought I'd see them for sale

Sam · 10-01-2005, 12:38 PM

Where is Saggy Dimes?

duskdawn · 10-02-2005, 10:40 AM

wow, that's interesting.

commes · 10-02-2005, 12:41 PM

heh, the only one i ever heard of before this was www.x.com which is owned by nissan

wacky_lokpo · 10-02-2005, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by BurninDragon08

Weird....
Who would let a one character domain name expire?

i know! people are clamoring for bits of 2-letter ones as it is

yahoo recently filed a patent or something for y.com :/ i didn't even know you can register ne-letter domains!

barefoottech · 10-02-2005, 09:39 PM

Originally Posted by commes

heh, the only one i ever heard of before this was www.x.com which is owned by nissan

z.com is nissan

neomaven · 10-03-2005, 10:06 PM

Once the 1 letter domains expire, they are "decommissioned" and removed from service. That is why there are only a few left. Several years ago (1998-99), there were about 14 or so that were still working.

daze · 10-03-2005, 10:24 PM

x.com is paypal... it was the original name for the service, before the much more friendly paypal name was used.

even about 7 years ago when i started buying domains regularly, a 1 character domain in a .com, .net, or .org was worth keeping. sure, it was $100 to reg back then, but it was worth it to keep the 1 digit names. i could never find one available (and there were no drop services back then that i knew of)...

i bought my first few names in 1996. i probably had 3 dozen names by early 1998. the trick was, you registered a name, wait for them to send you a bill (netsol didnt require payment up front at the time)... then don't pay it and wait for it to drop. but during that time, the name was yours -- and you basically held onto it for 3-4 months for free. during that time, you tried to find a buyer. i had so many great names, but ended up keeping probably 5. of those, i have 2 or 3 left.

IAmAllanShore · 10-04-2005, 09:49 AM

Hindsight = 20/20 .

Cynic in me wonders who the hell would sell a 1 letter anyway, prob = fake.

-Allan

bigroxtar · 10-04-2005, 10:23 AM

i bought "~.com" for 1 billion dollars. mmm...no...

seriously though there are several "one letter" dot coms out there right now, but most are international charachters that you have to press like four keys at once to make is work on your keyboard...they sell them as "i.com" but its really i with the german vowel point on top...not worthless imho, but close...

ie: http://cgi.ebay.com/Nice-one-letter-...QQcmdZViewItem

big

lau · 10-05-2005, 03:44 AM

Love x.com
Maybe q.net $xxxxxx

Cody123 · 10-05-2005, 05:20 AM

Wow, 100,00 is way to much just for a domain name...

10-01-2005, 02:31 AM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
4u-domains NamePros Regular Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Big Apple Posts: 864	1 Letter .net - Start saving! There are, I believe, only a total of 6 One Letter domains in the top global extensions: www.x.com www.q.com www.z.com www.q.net www.i.net www.x.org Seeing one for sale is obviously a uniquely rare opportunity indeed. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/short-domain-discussion/127954-1-letter-net-start-saving.html http://www.afternic.com/name.php?id=9950166 Although it starts at $100,000 ish I imagine it could go to $x mio. There are rich enough people who, on vanity alone, would want this name. Get your bids in now.... Personaly, I'd love i.net . __________________ SEO LatestNews.com - For Sale CarSecurity.org - Low $xxx - PM me.

10-01-2005, 04:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jiblob Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: .co.uk Posts: 2,237 Follow @coultonluke	Woah! Id love to put a bid in for that!! Although I dont think that my dad would let me bid that much $110,001 ... I wunder what the reserve is! I didnt even know that there were any other 1 character domains in the top level domain extensions other than q.com x.com and z.com! __________________ :hi: Last edited by Jiblob; 10-01-2005 at 05:24 AM.

10-01-2005, 07:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
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10-01-2005, 08:40 AM	#10 (permalink)
Jiblob Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: .co.uk Posts: 2,237 Follow @coultonluke	Let's be honest tho, domain names weren't so precious then as they are now Who could predict their worth in a couple of years? It's like trying to predict how well .EU names will do before they have even been released for registration - Luke __________________ :hi:

10-01-2005, 06:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
Shorty Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: England Posts: 1,034	Apparently PayPal owns x.com Never knew that. What I want to know is, if people in the beginning knew you could register one letter domains, why didnt they all rush to get them? Idiots..

10-01-2005, 06:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
leviathon NamePros Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 683	I'd put a bid if I had $100,000+ One of the person I know use to own 4 of those kind of domains. I think it expired and he didn't want them anymore

10-01-2005, 06:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
Shorty Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: England Posts: 1,034	Disgusting. That's the only word I can think of to describe that. Disgusting.

10-01-2005, 09:17 AM	#11 (permalink)
Tech2 Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 257	Not to mention, they were $80 or so dollars per year to register!! I owned a few "top domains" that i couldn't afford to renew....

10-01-2005, 09:44 AM	#12 (permalink)
Jiblob Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: .co.uk Posts: 2,237 Follow @coultonluke	Cool, which ones did you used to own? __________________ :hi:

10-01-2005, 11:16 AM	#13 (permalink)
ralxz NamePros Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: USA Posts: 196	Wow, that's amazing. I never thought I'd see them for sale __________________ Freelance Graphic Designer for Hire Portfolio Contact info here.

10-01-2005, 12:38 PM	#14 (permalink)
Sam Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,321	Where is Saggy Dimes? __________________ SPECIAL: The World's BEST Single Letter Domain Sale! Lowest single letter price on the market! Starting at $799

10-02-2005, 10:40 AM	#15 (permalink)
duskdawn Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: China <-> USA Posts: 1,248	wow, that's interesting. __________________ My Domains For Sale PM me for WHOLESALE price. Cheap domains, Cheap Hosting (Giving away $8.95 Enom Reseller Accts) Broker and consultant for your China targeted domain names.

10-02-2005, 12:41 PM	#16 (permalink)
commes Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Regina, Sask, Canada Posts: 1,318	heh, the only one i ever heard of before this was www.x.com which is owned by nissan __________________ Friendly Birthday Party Games \| Elvis Presley: What You Didn't Know \| Study Trouble? \| The Dumbest of Dumb Laws! Styledboarder.com

10-03-2005, 10:06 PM	#19 (permalink)
neomaven New Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: CT Posts: 12	Once the 1 letter domains expire, they are "decommissioned" and removed from service. That is why there are only a few left. Several years ago (1998-99), there were about 14 or so that were still working.

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10-03-2005, 10:24 PM	#20 (permalink)
daze NamePros Regular Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 326	x.com is paypal... it was the original name for the service, before the much more friendly paypal name was used. even about 7 years ago when i started buying domains regularly, a 1 character domain in a .com, .net, or .org was worth keeping. sure, it was $100 to reg back then, but it was worth it to keep the 1 digit names. i could never find one available (and there were no drop services back then that i knew of)... i bought my first few names in 1996. i probably had 3 dozen names by early 1998. the trick was, you registered a name, wait for them to send you a bill (netsol didnt require payment up front at the time)... then don't pay it and wait for it to drop. but during that time, the name was yours -- and you basically held onto it for 3-4 months for free. during that time, you tried to find a buyer. i had so many great names, but ended up keeping probably 5. of those, i have 2 or 3 left. Last edited by daze; 10-03-2005 at 10:29 PM.

10-04-2005, 09:49 AM	#21 (permalink)
IAmAllanShore NamePros Expert Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Esse quam videri Posts: 8,316	Hindsight = 20/20 . Cynic in me wonders who the hell would sell a 1 letter anyway, prob = fake. -Allan __________________ Something Witty This Way Comes...

10-04-2005, 10:23 AM	#22 (permalink)
bigroxtar NamePros Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 69	geez i bought "~.com" for 1 billion dollars. mmm...no... seriously though there are several "one letter" dot coms out there right now, but most are international charachters that you have to press like four keys at once to make is work on your keyboard...they sell them as "i.com" but its really i with the german vowel point on top...not worthless imho, but close... ie: http://cgi.ebay.com/Nice-one-letter-...QQcmdZViewItem big

10-05-2005, 03:44 AM	#23 (permalink)
lau NamePros Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lonely Planet Posts: 357 Follow @Rocklau	Love x.com Maybe q.net $xxxxxx

10-05-2005, 05:20 AM	#24 (permalink)
Cody123 New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 10	Wow, 100,00 is way to much just for a domain name...

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