information DNF is for sale

[jaydub]

went to go on the site and it is for sale now

 

[NameYourself]

The 3L.com DNF or the forum itself?

 

[NameYourself]

Oh great the forum itself... it says that its for sale along with its "database of 535,000 Domainers"

Glad that I used to be a member there and am now considered a commodity to be bargained for..

 

[Amanda]

Rule Reminder:

1.29 (»). Do not advertise, publicize, or promote external domain-related forums or communities on NamePros. The only exception to this rule is local events and meetups that are in person (face to face).

 

[Charley]

The owners name is George Verdugo and Kevin Faler and the Tech guy is Mark (I don't know his last name).

From DNJournal

http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2017/december.htm

In another venture, Verdugo teamed up with Kevin Faler last year to buy the oldest domain name forum online - DNF. "DNF is a long term project of mine I am serious about building back the traffic as well as the reputation of DNF," George said. "DNF is where most in the industry first learned about domains. The future of DNF will be based on domains and crypto currencies. We plan on spending money to advertise the forum in 2018 to bring in retail buyers and sellers. We are also happy to entertain any ideas or partnerships that can help us grow the forum. I look forward to a great 2018 for DNF."

 

[Jv1999]

They're selling the domain AND the personal info on its members LOL. wat scum: "is currently for sale along with it's database of 535,000 Domainers. "

 

[johnn]

534,999 Domainers not 535,000 Domainers

I am not there anymore..

 

[MapleDots]

They're selling the domain AND the personal info on its members LOL. wat scum: "is currently for sale along with it's database of 535,000 Domainers. "

Lets all line up, drop our pants and give them the biggest moon in history

 

[Kate]

They're selling the domain AND the personal info on its members LOL. wat scum: "is currently for sale along with it's database of 535,000 Domainers. "

Why not ? It is a business, so it can be resold along with the corporate assets.
That in itself is not the problem. The problem is not paying for services rendered, and not treating members right as I understand there was no advance notice to members that it was shutting down. Some members might want to backup their PMs or quietly finish ongoing business that was taking place on the forum. Unfortunately it is a tarnished brand, had the forum changed ownership faster (for real) and been rebranded - then they might have been able to salvage something. What goes around comes around.

 

[-EM-]

There are only a few active members there and lots of spammers.
"Many of the Domainers have more than 100 domains. Lots of potential business for the right company. If interested email.... "
Wtf?!

 

[Vito]

They're selling the domain AND the personal info on its members LOL. wat scum: "is currently for sale along with it's database of 535,000 Domainers. "

I agres with Kate here. Why can't they sell? They are not selling just a domain here. They are selling the developed site, members and functionality and all. People do that every day.

NamePros was sold and when it was sold they didn't delete entire site. That would be ridiculous. The equity is in the built out site/brand not just the domain name. Everything turned out just fine here.

 

[wwwweb]

The brand is tarnished beyond repair,
Nobody can save it now.

Just let it go in peace, I hope anyone thinking of buying it reads this, but without proper tags will never index.

Might as well put it up for sale on Flippa starting for a dollar.

My last deal done there was for 17,500 in aug/sept 2015. Like 5 messages , into escrow, buyer had prepaid balance in escrow, paid and closed in an hour.

I saw many heavy hitters come do quick 4-5 figure deals there, lots of good deals to be had if you had cash on hand for quick purchases.

I once claimed BIN on a $10K thread, and someone PM’ed me and offered me $2500 just for that right to claim that BIN, classy members for sure. A few tried to go behind the back, one was named Blair, not so classy.

 

[biggie]

My last deal done there was for 17,500 in aug/sept 2015. Like 5 messages , into escrow, buyer had prepaid balance in escrow, paid and closed in an hour.

I saw many heavy hitters come do quick 4-5 figure deals there, lots of good deals to be had if you had cash on hand for quick purchases.

I once claimed BIN on a $10K thread, and someone PM’ed me and offered me $2500 just for that right to claim that BIN, classy members for sure..

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+1

those type of deals and some of that trust among members, was the biggest loss to the community, as a whole.

as you expressed, I too benefitted, not only from sales and purchases, but also from the knowledge acquired, acquaintances' made and friendships established, all while gaining respectability among and from my peers.

sure, some of that can, and has been made here,
but what it was, will always be the hurdle, for whatever it could be in the future.

imo....

 

[wwwweb]

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+1

those type of deals and some of that trust among members, was the biggest loss to the community, as a whole.

as you expressed, I too benefitted, not only from sales and purchases, but also from the knowledge acquired, acquaintances' made and friendships established, all while gaining respectability among and from my peers.

sure, some of that can, and has been made here,
but what it was, will always be the hurdle, for whatever it could be in the future.

imo....

The trust factor there was huge, you knew that if something shady went down, and the community found out about it, that person was going to have to deal with it if they wanted to continue to do businesnin this industry, a sort of self check.

You would see guys like S Pilford come post a nice revenue generating domain, with screenshot, and in less than an hour it’s sold, so quality was another factor. The amount of 3L .coms that changed hands there for under $5k not so many years ago would probably make a few jaws drop.

I think Dicker lost it after his $1xxK chip portion sale, that ended up being worth over $1M during shortly thereafter when the chips took off. Can you imagine carrying all those dead weight renewals for a decade, and then in a single year they all turn into $2500 each, and a month prior you wholesale them out for $80 each or so, I would lose it.

 

[iridium]

Yes, indeed there was a real knowledgeable and very active community of domainers, you could actually DO business on the forums. NP was also somewhat like that back in the days; the forums were complimentary. Unfortunately, aside from the "management" issues on the other forum, it seems times have changed and not really for the better.

 

[Rajnish Prasad]

The Forum is listed for sale..Better time to chase for your dues...

 

[DBurn]

The longer the site remains shut down, the lower the price will go. That database of 535,000 domainers won't be worth much in a short while.

 

[Mr. Deleted]

____.com is currently for sale along with it's database of 535,000 Domainers. Many of the Domainers have more than 10-10000 domains. Lots of potential business for the right company. If interested email sales@____.com with an offer or any questions you may have. Only offers received through the email will be considered. This will be a fast, smooth escrow.com transaction.

____.com Management

 

[creataweb]

Got that too ^

LOL

 

[johname]

Ok this is probably totally off math lol:

535,000 Domainers

Minus junk/bot/spammy accounts. And minus people you wont make a nickel off of.

53,500

Times a dollar per

Worth 50k

(as stated prob totally off)

 

[doc24]

Ok this is probably totally off math lol:

535,000 Domainers

Minus junk/bot/spammy accounts. And minus people you wont make a nickel off of.

53,500

Times a dollar per

Worth 50k

(as stated prob totally off)

Its probably more like 100-500 active people if that after all is said and done, besides that why would you trust anything those people stated - on top of that the majority of people that wanted to pay, paid and there will be no income from them and I bet all advertisers wouldnt touch that forum

 

[Mr. Deleted]

It could be rolled into this one, but the question is, how many people that were active have already abandoned it?

 

[creataweb]

It could be rolled into this one, but the question is, how many people that were active have already abandoned it?

I don't know but I wasn't on there for years if that tells ya anything.

 

[TestCase]

^^^^^ That makes at least 2 of us that were early abandoners (if that is even a word).

I can't even remember my user name there.

 

[Mr. Deleted]

I don't know but I wasn't on there for years if that tells ya anything.

I was a mod, blocked, and have not posted regularly for years, so I am not sure what you would value the site, honestly. The name might still get some traffic, as it is generic, but anything past that...