Crap costing thousands

jamesosix · Dec 6, 2018

Does anybody else laugh when they see some of the prices people are asking for domains? I'm no expert, but seen some right crap on offer lately for xxxx+ Domains, I wouldn't pay x for!

Is it just me who gets a chuckle out of seeing these?

Keith · Dec 7, 2018

Let’s all be honest and admit a few things...

1. We want to price domains as high as possible.

2. We want to try to acquire domains as cheap as possible.

This is business 2.0. Good luck all!

sircc · Dec 7, 2018

Keith said:
Let’s all be honest and admit a few things...

1. We want to price domains as high as possible.

2. We want to try to acquire domains as cheap as possible.

This is business 2.0. Good luck all!

Actually Keith, it's (sung to the tune The Gambler)

You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
You never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin's done

MapleDots · Dec 7, 2018

Keith · Dec 7, 2018

sircc said:
Actually Keith, it's (sung to the tune The Gambler)

You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
You never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin's done

Accept with domains you can buy back in for an entire year for the bargain price of $10. Worth the risk if you’ve done your homework.

sircc · Dec 7, 2018

Keith said:
Accept with domains you can buy back in for an entire year for the bargain price of $10. Worth the risk if you’ve done your homework.

I rarely ever drop domains after the first year, except those I bought when I was drunk.

Keith · Dec 7, 2018

sircc said:
I rarely ever drop domains after the first year, except those I bought when I was drunk.

You’re quoting Kenny Rogers, you must be drunk

MapleDots · Dec 7, 2018

Keith said:
You’re quoting Kenny Rogers, you must be drunk

Don't expect a response..... he also knows when to walk away

sircc · Dec 7, 2018

MapleDots said:
Don't expect a response..... he also knows when to walk away

Nope, I know when to run

The Durfer · Dec 7, 2018

MapleDots said:
Oh, trust me he was not banned for flogging .top's, he was banned for spamming people via pm and email.

He tried incessantly to sell the same domains and polluted virtually every topic with the same advertisements for his domains. He tried to sell me maple.rocks and it just went on and on even though I made it clear I was not interested. That was minor compared to what he and his brother did via email. The constant emails did not stop and there are a few choice members that simply don't understand that no means no.

It has nothing to do with what they are selling and more to do with HOW they are selling.
They beat the same horse in every topic, pm, and email it gets old pretty fast.

10-4 don't know everything

Charlie J · Dec 7, 2018

Honestly just seems like a thread to whine, while I do sit and laugh when I see domains being set at such a high value - it does no harm.

Problem can be overcome if a “Verified Sellers” section was added, and only certain members could create a thread, others can only comment. Then you’d get people wanting to be sensible so they can get access and post a decent price.

Plus we’re all here to want a good price for the domains we treasure (because I damn do), and hearing about other domain sales makes you wonder “why won’t mine?”.

maya-zir · Dec 7, 2018

Relax, renewals will give them lessons.

Fancy.domains · Dec 7, 2018

Many tend to get in love with their own names, almost as if they were their children.

This makes them overrate the value of their names.

Personally, I have no other income than from domains and web development, so I have to balance it up between maximize profit and being realistic. This is a pretty hard task.

maya-zir · Dec 7, 2018

Fancy.domains said:
Many tend to get in love with their own names, almost as if it was their children. This makes them overrate the value of their names.

Personally, I have no other income than from domains and web development, so I have to balance it up between maximize profit and being realistic. This is a pretty hard task.

It happens to me very often, but then I think about renewals and look at my bank account, all my love desappear

Steven McEvoy · Dec 7, 2018

Yeah I laugh every time when I see that guy posting his .company domains lol

Bob Hawkes · Dec 7, 2018

I think that ridiculous prices on domains listed publicly (i.e. outside NPs) do hurt the industry as a whole. I think occasionally an end user starts searching, comes across a few ridiculous prices, assume that most will be that order and simply gives up finding the best hand registration for their startup or business/organization. It would be tough, but the marketplaces could if they wanted to put the resources into it have an approval process for prices, sort of like some brand sites do.

I realize domain name pricing is not an exact science, and some find it a good strategy to start very high, but I think truly crazy pricing hurts us all.

Bob

alcy · Dec 7, 2018

imo its everyones decision and right to ask whatever they want for their names...and its everyones right to use the ignore list as they see fit

in this way everyone can be satisified

jamesosix · Dec 7, 2018

sircc said:
Dreamers. Let them dream on I say, since there's no real harm done.

Agreed, I just laugh at them and wondered if I am alone or not in that respect.

ecomslice said:
I personally think this is just a whiners thread. IMHO

Feel free not to contribute then

Internet.Domains · Dec 7, 2018

Bob Hawkes said:
I think that ridiculous prices on domains listed publicly (i.e. outside NPs) do hurt the industry as a whole. I think occasionally an end user starts searching, comes across a few ridiculous prices, assume that most will be that order and simply gives up finding the best hand registration for their startup or business/organization. It would be tough, but the marketplaces could if they wanted to put the resources into it have an approval process for prices, sort of like some brand sites do.

I realize domain name pricing is not an exact science, and some find it a good strategy to start very high, but I think truly crazy pricing hurts us all.

Bob

Although, I see your points and agree to an extent, I tend to take the opposite approach. The publicly listed prices in the stratosphere emphasize that there is limited supply to end users. I feel this can fuel demand, and ultimately liquidity, for more moderate, fair, and realistic pricing structures.

MrConor · Dec 8, 2018

bmugford said:
They sure can, and you are more than welcome to laugh at those prices as well.

I see some people with million dollar + asking prices in threads with endless bumps.
That is amusing.

Brad

Million dollar+ asking prices + endless bumps = "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

frostify · Dec 9, 2018

I almost jokingly priced a name I paid $40 for here on NP and listed it on GoDaddy for $1600 thinking no one would ever actually go for it. It sold in about 3 months for the full $1600 of which I actually got about $1100 of. It baffled me someone would pay that much for such a name.

theodore_zhou · Dec 10, 2018

MapleDots said:
I got a warning from our lovely moderator a few months back because I finally posted and asked if the guy had a mental issue or something. I said you keep bumping million dollar domains with an $8 reg fee and you're driving me nuts.

Amanda gave me proper hell but it was sooooooooooooooo satisfying just to post it once.

I had to, I could not take it any longer and afterwards I had a strange feeling of calm.

Until the big boss arrived to put me in my place

you remind me the .company guy,who always asks millions to start auction for onr shit name.
had considered to talk with him then think if i talk with a mad,then i must be even more mad.

MapleDots · Dec 10, 2018

theodore_zhou said:
had considered to talk with him then think if i talk with a mad,then i must be even more mad.

The part of me that wants to help members kicks in once in a while and I try to offer a little bit of guidance but in this case I have to agree with you, sometimes it's a futile effort.

MrConor · Dec 10, 2018

To all, how many bumps do you think you should use before you say to yourself "enough is enough"?

maya-zir · Dec 11, 2018

lolwarrior said:
IIremember year ago or so, there was a member with veeeery long .top domain name, I am sure everyone knows who I am speaking about...he got lot of heat for his passion for .top, and we now learn that this extension sells surprisingly well in China for large amounts of money almost every day (check namebio). I have not read one comment here which would indicate such development, only this member was basically spot on...

The problem was not extension, but his toptoptoptoptop....endless domain names.
You want to tell he sold sold them?
So where is he?
I am sure if he would sell them, he would come here to report report his sales.

@kingoftop?
@illuminatydomains?
What was his name? Who remember?

MapleDots · Dec 11, 2018

mayazir said:
@kingoftop?
@illuminatydomains?
What was his name? Who remember?

@Banned.

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