Dangerous Domaining Addiction?

[Ben42]

Well, the other day my wife called me a domain addict so I decided to do some research. There are no domain addictions polls, but I had found one on investing addiction and modified it slightly to apply to domains.

Here is the original from the Connecticut Councel on Problem Gambling:

http://www.ccpg.org/financial/investing_gambling_problems.asp

Take the quiz and answer the poll above.

1. I have been preoccupied with seeking daily information about the status of my domains and traffic or have been preoccupied with thoughts of past and future domains and traffic.
_________Yes _________No

2. A major reason I have purchased domains is to change an unhappy mood, for example, escape worries, pressures, anxiety, depression, etc.
_________Yes _________No

3. I have experienced extreme highs when I sell big and extreme lows when I cannot sell domains.
_________Yes _________No

4. I have felt uncomfortable when any cash accumulated in my paypal account and have needed to quickly find a way to keep it in domain action.
_________Yes _________No

5. I have been restless or irritable when unable to be activly seeking or purchasing domains, for example, when short of money, away on vacation, trying to cut back on spending.
_________Yes _________No

6. I have needed to increase the amount invested in domains to maintain the high or excitement of being in action.
_________Yes _________No

7. My domain names have become increasingly speculative or risky over time.
_________Yes _________No

8. I have had more money invested in domains than I could afford to lose.
_________Yes _________No

9. I have often engaged in high volume domain investing, for example, to outguess the direction of the market, etc.
_________Yes _________No

10. My domain investments have been highly leveraged.
_________Yes _________No

11. I have not opened billing statements to avoid having to think about my losses.
_________Yes _________No

12. I have borrowed money from family, friends, credit cards or other sources to buy domains.
_________Yes _________No

13. I have borrowed money to buy domains and have not paid it back.
_________Yes _________No

14. I have had to have someone else provide money to relieve a crisis caused by my domaining.
_________Yes _________No

15. I have lied to people in order to hide that I was domaining or to hide how much money was involved.
_________Yes _________No

16. When losses have piled up, I continued the same domains or increased the amount of domains, in hopes my strategy would work, or my luck would change and I would regain the losses with one big sale.
_________Yes _________No

17. I have wanted to stop domaining for a while but did not think I could, or I have been unsuccessful when I have tried to control, cut back or stop domainig.
_________Yes _________No

18. I have risked losing or lost important work, family, or other commitments due to the amount of time and money taken up by my domaining.
_________Yes _________No

19. I have committed an illegal act to get money to continue to domain or to pay back a loan for my domaining activity.
_________Yes _________No

20. I have wondered whether I was gambling excessively in domains.
_________Yes _________No

 

[NP41215]

Sounds like the NYSE.

Very much so. But without the IPO or secondary offering red tape and high costs of listing. So, much simpler and cheaper.

Every domain is unique and therefore one of a kind. I don't like the Sotheby's model because it is not cost-efficient, imo, with very limited and too little public participation on its pricey items.

Domains are nice, with possible prices all over the range.

 

[End User King]

What is domaining addiction. I forgot it was my birthday, and all i've been doing all day is optimizing my domains. Earned a cool $86 bucks today parking,however. I had 1 nice sale via forums. And still it took Namepros to remind me i'm a little older today.

I gotta stop.

 

[dnbuyer]

Only 7 or more qualifies one for a 'severe domain addiction'??? Uh oh.. im pleading insanity for how many I answered yes to....Guess ive been a domainer for too long..But its funnn!