discuss Did you ever spend a bunch just because?

[uglydork]

I bought pledgeofallegiance.com today because I loved the name! I paid almost $5,000 and I don't care. I have no idea what it's worth and I don't really care right now.
Anyone buy a name just because you liked it or was it purely for profit?

 

[Fuadiansyah]

I have one for a heavy rock / metal band too, hoping they'll want it because it's exact match and I sold one last year to another band.

How much did you sold to a band?
High xxx?

 

[creataweb]

How much did you sold to a band?
High xxx?

Yes.

 

[168]

I still have some .com's from the late 90's. I call them my virgins. I don't think I will ever want to sell them

I hear in China it's popular to buy "just because" too.

Happy Hunting!

 

[Cdomains]

5K on a name just because you liked it

You guys must be on drugs

 

[Cdomains]

I remember seeing Drew Rosener, on D Sherpa, say he likes to collect names that came out a long time ago.

Late 80's or early 90's

Very, very old names.

I think he said he doesn't mind over paying for these names because he collects them.

I guess he can afford to do this??

 

[d-e-x]

boughtjustbecause.com
Hand reg. few sec. ago thanks to you

 

[uglydork]

lol I'm sweatin bullets over $2200. and you're dropping $5K on domains?

damn. puts me to shame for sure.

I don't drop that daily! I sell some too. I have 4 names with brokers now and one at Namesco auction - Chris.net. I keep buying bigger and selling bigger. I started with crap - you know that - we have talked

 

[uglydork]

I would so not go to the 90's if I had a time machine!

I would! College - Concerts and I had hair

 

[uglydork]

It is always necessary to see money in this business. I always see a profit of a domain before considering it. Never buy it because you like it.

That's how YOU think. I cant make money on my Denali but I bought. Sometimes you buys things as a want not a need.

 

[uglydork]

5K on a name just because you liked it

You guys must be on drugs

Why would I be on drugs? It will sell eventually for more than I paid. If I like it, someone else will like it.

 

[JONAH LEUNG]

I think the most main is your mood, if buy this domain name for yourself in a good mood, even if is worth 5000.I also have some favorite domain name, will be for a renewal.

 

[uglydork]

I just looked again, it was only $4,500. I already saved $500!

 

[HotKey]

Nothing wrong with indulging "just because"! If you love something, go for it..
Mine was an aged .org, just because it fit nicely to a new G' I registered. I thought the juxtaposition the two names created alongside each other was very interesting. One is an olde-world registration, the other a new generation name, but together they accomplish the same idea.

infosci•org
goes to my
informed•science

 

[Bram C.]

I bought pledgeofallegiance.com today because I loved the name! I paid almost $5,000 and I don't care. I have no idea what it's worth and I don't really care right now.
Anyone buy a name just because you liked it or was it purely for profit?

Nice! Highest I ever spend on a domain name that I liked (with no intentions to ever sell the domain) was around $500. At one point I did want to spend around $20K on a domain I really liked (an upgrade name for my business) but ended up not doing it. At a later date Media Options then purchased that domain name from that owner so I can't even buy it anymore as the price is now 4-5X higher I'm sure lol.

 

[uglydork]

Nice! Highest I ever spend on a domain name that I liked (with no intentions to ever sell the domain) was around $500. At one point I did want to spend around $20K on a domain I really liked (an upgrade name for my business) but ended up not doing it. At a later date Media Options then purchased that domain name from that owner so I can't even buy it anymore as the price is now 4-5X higher I'm sure lol.

That sucks!

 

[EmotiveDomains]

I have hand regged names just because I liked the sound of them, that's what eventually led to me domaining. Not sure I'd ever spend big money for that reason though.

 

[rhakim]

I used to buy Typo's , however it is hand reg at USD .99 - USD 9.99. Then i buy Justdropped on USD 69, my highest buy is USD 700, however this domain has 92,000 searches per month.

 

[creataweb]

I used to buy Typo's , however it is hand reg at USD .99 - USD 9.99. Then i buy Justdropped on USD 69, my highest buy is USD 700, however this domain has 92,000 searches per month.

My typos make the most money in parking. Love em.

 

[ivey]

I wish I had that "just because" money to spend...

 

[denzuko]

It is always necessary to see money in this business. I always see a profit of a domain before considering it. Never buy it because you like it.

But we are human.
Sometime we like something so much.
We are not always in bussiness.

 

[uglydork]

This is my money making hobby - not my living. I may think and react differently if my family had to live off domain money

 

[Tia Wood]

I never buy names 'just because'. I learned my lesson years ago.

Once I waited almost ten years for a domain to drop because I refused to pay the 3k the person wanted. It wasn't even worth near that much. Just a domain I used to have when I first started in 2001 and I wanted it back for nostalgic reasons. I finally got the name back for reg fee when it was finally dropped.

 

[rhakim]

I never buy names 'just because'. I learned my lesson years ago.

Once I waited almost ten years for a domain to drop because I refused to pay the 3k the person wanted. It wasn't even worth near that much. Just a domain I used to have when I first started in 2001 and I wanted it back for nostalgic reasons. I finally got the name back for reg fee when it was finally dropped.

I had similar experience with you. I was looking for a domain that i really liked, at that time it was available. I did a mistake and registered with one letter different , the word should have a "z" and i bought the spelling with "s". When i realized this, i tried to register the version that was the correct spelling. Unfortunately it was just registered couple of minutes ago. I contacted the owner , and he had offered the price as USD 10,000, i bargained low x,000, he refused. One year later i see this as an expiring domain, and it went to an auction. I was able to win at USD 165, which was much lower than USD 10,000

 

[168]

I have hand regged names just because I liked the sound of them, that's what eventually led to me domaining. Not sure I'd ever spend big money for that reason though.

started with hand regs , now domaining, next just because see how it works ? It's a right of passage!
Happy Hunting

 

[EmotiveDomains]

started with hand regs , now domaining, next just because see how it works ? It's a right of passage!
Happy Hunting

Well i started out as a web developer and still am, but after being made an offer for a couple of domains I hadn't yet developed, I made my first sales before I'd even heard the word domainer