Being too slow

[paul79]

hey guys

i spotted a domain recently (tampananies.com) that had expired and had been weighing up whether to pick it up or not. to cut a long story short, i thought it looked good in the end but when i have gone to reg it, its already been snapped up by someone else. look like the guy who's picked it up has quite a few other domains so am figuring it was worth getting.

so my question is: do people think this was a good name to get and are there times when you should not spend ages checking a domain out if it looks like a winner & follow your gut?

 

[Asfas1000]

I guess it's tampanannies.com ?

Sounds like a good domain.

are there times when you should not spend ages checking a domain out if it looks like a winner & follow your gut?

Only with dropping domains IMO when there is a high chance that someone else may get it before you.

Otherwise take your time to do your full due dilligence

 

[paul79]

yeah it is tampanannies.com sorry - typing too fast! i should have worked quicker & snapped it up i think as seems a good one thats got away.

thanks for the advice - it had dropped but , being new to this game, i think i just dallied too long as still not 100% confident of when a name is good or not

 

[jamesosix]

id say it depends on your reg costs.

if you genuinly think its a good name, and it will go fast, then I'd risk £5 or whatever. If its crap, you lost however much reg fee. If its a winner, then who knows how much you could have profitted.

 

[Asfas1000]

A couple more things to consider.

If you can grace-delete without hassle, then you may go ahead and reg the domain.

Otherwise, the upside on new regs is usually low and it's more likely that you'll be out of $10 than have lost an opportunity (Notice how Godaddy tries to urge you to make a fast, uneducated decision to buy : "Buy it before someone else does")

Also the odds than someone else beats you to it is very, very low. (Unless it's drops, or a newly coined term you just heard on TV etc)

 

[biggie]

it was a directory in 2011, but since it expired, you have to wonder why.

is it worth it, in an attempt to catch residual traffic, to develop or resell?

imo...

 

[infosec3]

It sounds okay. That is the type of name you can flip for around $300-$500. In addition, Tampa has worked very well for me in my GEO sales ventures. While cities like Fresno and Sacramento have not, Tampa is a good one.

 

[paul79]

thanks guys - i have got tampa down as one of my places to watch when looking for Geo domains as had heard it was a good seller cheers. should have picked it up i reckon boo - could have been me first sale right there