Bob Parsons regd all LLL .tc/.vg/.gd/.ms

[choisey]

On Feb 25 and 26, Bob Parsons (the GoDaddy founder) registered ALL available LLL names on .tc / .vg / .gd / .ms. I mean all of them, from aaa to zzz. Thus, there is no more LLL remaining on these extensions!!!

You can check the whois info at http://whois.adamsnames.tc/

Interesting things are :

He doesn't seem to have registered any NNN.

There are still a lot of LL and NN available. Why did he took all LLL but not LL?

What is he going to do with them?

What do you think about this? Share any idea.

 

[matt_bodis]

He may know how to run Godaddy.com, but maybe he has no clue on value of domains. :lol:

 

[Sam]

Mr bob parsons has a lot of money to spend...

 

[stscac]

Wow. Very strange indeed.

-Steve

 

[Rom]

I'm 100% sure it's not Bob Parsons.

Someone is using fake whois

They're not even regged in GoDaddy

 

[VURG]

WOW!

Price payed would probably $25/name or less in that quantity.

 

[alanchau]

It's also using NameDrive - I'm certain that if Bob Parsons truly owned these domains, he would use GoDaddy's CashParking program.

 

[IAmAllanShore]

Need a "track-back" for this one -
OP - original source link?
-Allan :gl:

 

[AzN]

Why buy out all LLL?
I see no point....

Anyways, Bob is rich... it's just like chump change.

 

[choisey]

How do you fake whois?

http://whois.adamsnames.tc/
http://www.whois.ws/
http://www.whois.sc/

They all show the same result (perhaps, they all show the result from the same central whois server for those TLDs at whois.adamsnames.tc. Then, how do you put a fake info at the central whois server?).

There is no original source. I just found this while I was trying the whois servers.

 

[Spade]

It also says that he lives in Tucson - Im pretty aware that his residence and offices are in Scottsdale, AZ

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm - sounds a little too funky, but someone spent a fortune on these domains.... Its actually good news for all though. Fewer there are, the more they are worth.

It's also using NameDrive - I'm certain that if Bob Parsons truly owned these domains, he would use GoDaddy's CashParking program.

GoDaddy im sure gets a nice nice nice cut from their own parking pages. Consider how many domains are regged underneith them and how many of those are actually pointing somewhere. When I worked there I had a convo with one of the sups, he told me that they had some domain names that were pulling in a fortune everyday in parking revenue. Funny thing is, GoDaddy didnt even own them.

 

[VURG]

My estimate is 0.8-1.7 million per year.
between 40000-70000 domains
$25 per domain
(However, at that quantity there is room for bargaining. How low would Adam go?)

 

[Sam]

hmm.... I don't see Bob Parsons as the registrant?!? Or is it just me?

 

[choisey]

Need a "track-back" for this one -
OP - original source link?
-Allan :gl:

There is no original source. I just found this while I was trying the whois servers.

 

[AzN]

hmm.... I don't see Bob Parsons as the registrant?!? Or is it just me?

it says adamsnames reserved?

what the....

 

[accent]

I have been hoping for a move into small country short domains -- There really are not that many countries that allow worldwide, no restrictions sale of their domains. The 2 letter market particularly is quite thin. But this looks like someone with a lot of money who got an idea and threw (guess) a million at it to see if it sticks. Without a lot of research, it seems.

Or more likely some internal movement within Adams names - why else would only the Adams family (sorry, couldn't resist) be affected? Are we about to see premium pricing at Adams?

 

[choisey]

Wow!!

The registrant :
---
Bob Parsons
5258 philadelphia avenue
tuscon, az
United States
Phone: 1.9721284782
---

has been all changed to

---
AdamsNames Reserved Domain
Please Contact for Pricing
3 Adams Road
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Phone: 999999
---

Just a few minutes ago! What happened? Is this an AdamsNames' joke?

Now, I opened two browsers on my screen. I did a whois for yux.gd in one browser 30 minutes ago, and did it again on another browser window for the same domain. The results are different! All "Bob Parsons" have been changed to "AdamsNames Reserved Domains"...

This is a bad joke of AdamsNames...

 

[AzN]

Wow!!

The registrant :
---
Bob Parsons
5258 philadelphia avenue
tuscon, az
United States
Phone: 1.9721284782
---

has been all changed to

---
AdamsNames Reserved Domain
Please Contact for Pricing
3 Adams Road
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Phone: 999999
---

Just a few minutes ago! What happened? Is this an AdamsNames' joke?

I think this is pretty unethical..
Reserved domain?

 

[VURG]

For those interested in 2 letter .tc/.vg/.gd/.ms

idotz.net is the place to go.

 

[-db-]

Wow!!

Just a few minutes ago! What happened?

All "Bob Parsons" have been changed to "AdamsNames Reserved Domains"...

I think I hear the Twilight Zone theme music in the background.