America.com up for auction.

[QualityNames.com]

America.com is up for auction @ greatdomains with a reserve of 1,000,000 $US.

I wonder how much it will go for. Link here

 

[QualityNames.com]

Still at 1,050,000 $US and 11 hours to go. I believe there isn’t much interest. :zzz:
Or will there be a bidding war before this auction ends?

 

[Sameh]

Or will there be a bidding war before this auction ends?

I'm sure (95%) we will see more bids near the end. Also, There is a good chance to see "Reserve Met" IMO

 

[Steven]

Well, I am sure China will be bidding on this one. They already own us anyway, why not make it official

lol
I thought it was Japan that owns US

 

[Rubber Duck]

I would suggest the name "Peso". :lol:

By the way America.mobi is also up for grabs. It will be an interesting comparison.

Smashfactory,

I have great admiration for hard working Americans.

The question though is not if America can lift itself up out of this coming train wreck.

The question is simalar to what happened to Europe. A few years ago very few people thought a European Union would ever happen, almost overnight several countries found themselves with a new dollar, (the Euro) and a new alliance.

Some of these countries the people in them, woke up one day and found they were joining "the European Union". Gone forever was the money system they had for generations, replaced with the Euro.

So if this scenario plays itself out here in America, ( proof has been shown our leaders are meeting secretly for such a purpose) and America adopts a new dollar and a new name, what will the value of the domain America.com be then?

 

[raredn.com]

lol
I thought it was Japan that owns US

China, owns the whole world, since the majority of people would rather save a few dollars then to buy 'quality' so the world is left with cheap junk from China, that was sold to us with a huge profit margins, made under sub standard quality control. The reason this could happen is that (the majority) of people float around in a dream world accepting what the general media tells them and not probing to deeply into anything that is going on around them in this reality called life

Funny how I notice Chinese businessmen love German quality, like BMW and Porsche

 

[Kenny]

Smashfactory,

I have great admiration for hard working Americans.

The question though is not if America can lift itself up out of this coming train wreck.

The question is simalar to what happened to Europe. A few years ago very few people thought a European Union would ever happen, almost overnight several countries found themselves with a new dollar, (the Euro) and a new alliance.

Some of these countries the people in them, woke up one day and found they were joining "the European Union". Gone forever was the money system they had for generations, replaced with the Euro.

So if this scenario plays itself out here in America, ( proof has been shown our leaders are meeting secretly for such a purpose) and America adopts a new dollar and a new name, what will the value of the domain America.com be then?

Link to this proof please.

 

[Rubber Duck]

Yes, and if American continue to believe this hype to be true, then the longer it is going to take to get them into a mindframe where they can even contemplate the concept of having to compete. Before America is going anywhere, it needs to get over itself. American Workers have been the most productive simply because they have benefitted from more investment than anyone else. Stick a few of them on a Chinese production line and most of them would be in intensive care by lunch time. Besides most of them can do little more than operate a till.

Truth is that the investment is going elsewhere. Most profitable US companies are profitable because they have been and are transferring their investment overseas. That process is not like to change anytime soon.

China, owns the whole world, since the majority of people would rather save a few dollars then to buy 'quality' so the world is left with cheap junk from China, that was sold to us with a huge profit margins, made under sub standard quality control. The reason this could happen is that (the majority) of people float around in a dream world accepting what the general media tells them and not probing to deeply into anything that is going on around them in this reality called life

Funny how I notice Chinese businessmen love German quality, like BMW and Porsche

 

[Meongtae]

I am thinking way higher.....my est is 2.2. Its just such a clean, one word, massively know name. some billionaire patriot might push it higher than that. I'll be watching!!

 

[raredn.com]

American Workers have been the most productive simply because they have benefitted from more investment than anyone else. Stick a few of them on a Chinese production line and most of them would be in intensive care by lunch time.

At least the American workers would have the privilege of going to intensive care, the fair share of 'Chinese workers' 'human bodies' throw in the towel on the Chinese production lines, due to the working conditions and 'overly generous' working hours bestowed upon them, so they can be as productive as possible to benefit the greater plan of 'The Mother Land' 'China'

 

[srigopaldaliya]

Any progress???

 

[michaeldotcom]

Yes, and if American continue to believe this hype to be true, then the longer it is going to take to get them into a mindframe where they can even contemplate the concept of having to compete. Before America is going anywhere, it needs to get over itself. American Workers have been the most productive simply because they have benefitted from more investment than anyone else. Stick a few of them on a Chinese production line and most of them would be in intensive care by lunch time. Besides most of them can do little more than operate a till.
Truth is that the investment is going elsewhere. Most profitable US companies are profitable because they have been and are transferring their investment overseas. That process is not like to change anytime soon.

I think we've understood your point, Duck. America is awful and China is great.

But there's still something I don't understand... Why do you spend your life on an American forum instead of moving to China and working on their wonderful production lines ? I'm sure you would really enjoy yourself there...

Oh, just one little bit of advice before you move to China... On an American forum like this one, you can say whatever you want, because this nation believes in freedom of speech. That might not be the case in this oh so wonderful China...

 

[PacificOctane]

Is anybody from this group one of the 8 bidders? Does anybody from this group want to be one of the 8 bidders? I really like this domain, but did anybody else notice the trend dipping from Jan07 through Mar07 and the stats are only good through Aug07? Advice on this domain would be appreciated- Although I'm highly unlikely to bid it, I am inclined to think that we would pay $1,250,000.00.

JW

 

[wot]

Is anybody from this group one of the 8 bidders? Does anybody from this group want to be one of the 8 bidders? I really like this domain, but did anybody else notice the trend dipping from Jan07 through Mar07 and the stats are only good through Aug07? Advice on this domain would be appreciated- Although I'm highly unlikely to bid it, I am inclined to think that we would pay $1,250,000.00.


JW

That bid may well take it if the "reserve" is to be believed- go for it. Anything under $2M would be a steal. :imho:

 

[Rubber Duck]

No, you have totally missed the point. I was countering a point of view that everything coming out of China is crap. Nobody outside America takes that point of view. If American products are to compete on a World Market, you need to understand that you have to compete on price and quality. Simply deriding the opposition who are actually a hell of a lot more competitive than yourselves, and improving at breath taking pace, is not going to hack it.

The reason many are failing a domaining, is because they have a similar introspective approach to the problem. Dot Asia extension matched with Keywords that would only ever be appropriate in North America. Give me a break.

On the freedom of speech issue. Frankly, I am not so impressed as you obviously are. Information is manipulated the World over. America is certainly not always a shining example of openess and fairness. Money gets people elected in the US, and your democracy whilst still better than most regimes is by no means perfect, just as China is not all bad. Huge progress is being made in China. Democracy must come, but even the World Bank now recognises that progress is not achieved simply by introducing democracy and opening up markets. It most cases in the early stages of development, such an approach has proved highly destructive.

The Chinese model is working. Things are improving, and economic advancement is the single most important thing the Chinese Government can do for its people at this time. Freedom of speech means little when you have a hungry belly.

I think we've understood your point, Duck. America is awful and China is great.

But there's still something I don't understand... Why do you spend your life on an American forum instead of moving to China and working on their wonderful production lines ? I'm sure you would really enjoy yourself there...

Oh, just one little bit of advice before you move to China... On an American forum like this one, you can say whatever you want, because this nation believes in freedom of speech. That might not be the case in this oh so wonderful China...

 

[michaeldotcom]

Freedom of speech means little when you have a hungry belly.

According to official statistics from Chinese authorities, the current average wage in the Chinese manufacturing sector is $0.57 per hour, for a 6-day working week and 14- to 16-hour working days, all that in often unhealthy conditions.

So they have no freedom of speech (but you don't care, as it "means little" for you), extremely low wages and inhumane working conditions. But still you think that "the Chinese model is working".

So how come you're still not living in this Chinese wonderland ?

 

[Rubber Duck]

Look until the recent economic expansion you had over a billion people trying to survive in an economy a less than a tenth of the size it is now. Nobody is suggesting this is any kind of Utopiah but there isn't widespread starvation and things are moving forward year by year. The problem we in the West have to understand is that in a global market, this is what we have to compete against. Basically, the Chinese economy is about a quarter of the size of the US in dollar terms and has four times as many people. So multiply wage there 16 and you should end up with a reasonably representative US wage. About $10 an hour, probably about right for migrant labour. The cost of living in China is, however, much lower even now so the money goes quite a bit further.

The problem we have in the West is that if wages are tenth of what they are over here, we need to be ten times as productive to maintain the status quo. Frankly, we have not a cat in hells chance of doing that. What we can do is treat our competitors with the respect that they deserve. Not for their sake but for our own.

According to official statistics from Chinese authorities, the current average wage in the Chinese manufacturing sector is $0.57 per hour, for a 6-day working week and 14- to 16-hour working days, all that in often unhealthy conditions.

So they have no freedom of speech (but you don't care, as it "means little" for you), extremely low wages and inhumane working conditions. But still you think that "the Chinese model is working".

So how come you're still not living in this Chinese wonderland ?

 

[ajkula]

According to official statistics from Chinese authorities, the current average wage in the Chinese manufacturing sector is $0.57 per hour, for a 6-day working week and 14- to 16-hour working days, all that in often unhealthy conditions.

So they have no freedom of speech (but you don't care, as it "means little" for you), extremely low wages and inhumane working conditions. But still you think that "the Chinese model is working".

Every capitalist system starts in that way...nothing strange and special here. That`s the way it is!

Chinese products will gain in quality in upcoming years (do you remember products "made in Taiwan" or "made in Korea" few years ago...look at now where is eg. Samsung)

 

[raredn.com]

Every capitalist system starts in that way...nothing strange and special here. That`s the way it is!

Chinese products will gain in quality in upcoming years (do you remember products "made in Taiwan" or "made in Korea" few years ago...look at now where is eg. Samsung)

At least with "Capitalism" you don't have to put up with Chinese government and the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army instigated Human rights abuses including torture of Falun Gong practitioners, Christians and others labelled as dissidents *cough cough*

 

[ssamriga]

2h left and still only at 1mill

 

[Aquasparkle]

I'll be interested to see what it brings and in particular how active the last minute bidding might be. I have a domain in the auction as well and it's on the bottom end so I'm hoping to see some activity too.