opinion Will you swap @American for domain name?

JagG · Jan 15, 2017

I come across a very interesting tweet today

Ref: https://twitter.com/american/status/818416003247812608

Thoughts?

sixtoronto · Jan 15, 2017

depends on what he means by high level domain. maybe a CHIP?

his next tweet reads: "Please ask me via email with your own high level domain name to exchange. 2~3 letter domain name or dictionary level domain name is welcome."

would not trade

Name Trader · Jan 15, 2017

Does Twitter allow you to sell/trade twitter names?

Tia Wood · Jan 15, 2017

IF his follower status was in the xxx,xxx range then that might be a good trade.

Name Trader · Jan 15, 2017

So I presume Twitter allows you to sell twitter names. Of course it might be just one big scam. I'd want control of the twitter name before I released any domain. I'd probably want Twitter's approval too.

JagG · Jan 15, 2017

stub said:
Does Twitter allow you to sell/trade twitter names?

No! twitter does not, but people do trade.

tiawood said:
IF his follower status was in the xxx,xxx range then that might be a good trade.

I was thinking the same

stub said:
So I presume Twitter allows you to sell twitter names. Of course it might be just one big scam. I'd want control of the twitter name before I released any domain. I'd probably want Twitter's approval too.

Twitter doesn't allow it officially but people do trade accounts. Just comes down to trust!
Just change email & password of new owner, Job done.

Silentptnr · Jan 15, 2017

A friend of mine did successfully transfer a Twitter account to a new user for 15k.

Silentptnr · Jan 15, 2017

Okay, I offered the person a name. I will let everyone know what the deal really is.

alcy · Jan 15, 2017

i guess anything is tradable or sellable.. I am sure some do it for gmail accounts... heck some may even do it for weebly addresses or something lol

its odd no one reported this to twitter. it'd probably get taken down in a flash.. plus he may even lose his account??? I don't do twitter.

its one thing to want to sell something like this on some external site somewhere.. a it more hidden.. but to offer it for sale right there??? hmmm

its like putting up an auction on ebay that your selling your ebay user id say.. "bestseller" or something.

good luck with that one. lol

Silentptnr · Jan 15, 2017

alcy said:
i guess anything is tradable or sellable.. I am sure some do it for gmail accounts... heck some may even do it for weebly addresses or something lol

its odd no one reported this to twitter. it'd probably get taken down in a flash.. plus he may even lose his account??? I don't do twitter.

its one thing to want to sell something like this on some external site somewhere.. a it more hidden.. but to offer it for sale right there??? hmmm

its like putting up an auction on ebay that your selling your ebay user id say.. "bestseller" or something.

good luck with that one. lol

You're right. This person could end up losing the account. Even worse, Twitter could close it right after a trade! His public offering could have ruined the account!

alcy · Jan 15, 2017

Silentptnr said:
You're right. This person could end up losing the account. Even worse, Twitter could close it right after a trade! His public offering could have ruined the account!

good point!

maybe he can argue his poor english didn't let him understand the terms of twitter hahahah

anyway.. i think someone will just report it. this is like a total insult to twitter. his twitter account is not even his property.

HotKey · Jan 15, 2017

Assuming he is looking for a 2-3 letter dot-com....Good Luck with That

Silentptnr · Jan 15, 2017

I offered a 3 character hyphenated dot com. L-N .com. We'll see.

HotKey · Jan 15, 2017

Silentptnr said:
I offered a 3 character hyphenated dot com. L-N .com. We'll see.

That would actually be a nice grab for you, if he accepted. Twitter handles are very sought after assets. Too bad he posted so publicly though, trading or selling Twitter accounts is against their TOS.

I'm trying to find another thread here...someone was selling a domain along with exact-match social media accounts. It was pretty public, wonder how it panned out.

Silentptnr · Jan 15, 2017

I have a few domains that I am selling which I am including the exact match twitter handle and gmail.

.NJ · Jan 15, 2017

1. Way too much liability with the trading aspect and trust issue.

2. Twitter has be known to suspend accounts for lesser things.

3. They are obviously savvy with the online industry, so I'm assuming they are looking for a domain equivalent to American.com

Too many neg aspects imo....

HotKey · Jan 15, 2017

Silentptnr said:
I have a few domains that I am selling which I am including the exact match twitter handle and gmail.

Nice. I've kept a couple domains+matching socials in my back pocket as well. Always been one of those "when's the right time to unleash these" lol..

The Durfer · Jan 15, 2017

speaking of which, has anybody tried legally bartering domain names for other items of interest and vice-versa? I think it would be ingenious if we could start a domain bartertown. Someone please escalate this. Ty.

The Durfer · Jan 15, 2017

ill start: i'll take electronics, vehicles, bikes, Italian leather shoes, company stock, gift cards, golf course membership, fine ales and whiskey, discounts for life, famous autographs, and other domains. Ty

The Durfer · Jan 16, 2017

ha, ive got @neckspeaker there now

Tia Wood · Jan 16, 2017

wesley sweatman said:
ha, ive got @neckspeaker there now

Is that "neck speaker" or "necks peaker"? :D

The Durfer · Jan 16, 2017

lol, neck speaker for the new device coming out.

maybe someone will offer me $25k for my account hahaha

Silentptnr · Jan 16, 2017

Silentptnr said:
I offered a 3 character hyphenated dot com. L-N .com. We'll see.

No response. Maybe an email collector.

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