Domainers: Because NameJet Hates Us and We are Dumb

[DU]

Once again I notice the odd domain auction.

It's invariably at NameJet. I guess they love to make money off of the dumb.

lnvestor.com

Here's my advice.

1) Use a word processing software or spreadsheet and have it translate the domain to UPPER.

Would you bid $1800 on LNVESTOR?

NameJet should do this for you (and assume we're dumb) - but instead it sells names like this by the truckload.

2) Search for it on Google

You will get something like:

Searched for Investor did you mean lnvestor

3) Use common sense. IF Investor.com was to drop (hardly likely being MSFT) but assume it was... do you think that it would be sitting at a PreRelease for $1800?

No. Erdy and myself would be more likely to believe that it would be "magically held back" and never reach the light of day until it was sold much later for a huge number by a close registrar partner.

Common Sense people.

Unless, of course, lnvestor is worth that much and I'm the dumb one?

Be careful what you bid on.

 

[Kate]

Domainers are sheep :blink:

 

[tonecas]

and sheep get slaughter

i guess we are in the jungle. everything goes...

I know and totally agree that a buyer must do some diligence but I also believe that an auction house should make an effort to remove such dubious situations.

but hey, we are gladly participating in these scams day in and day out.

what do you think about a domain being listed as a pre-release domain - when *officially* there are no private sellers on namejet - and with fake bids to list them up to the top page?

regards,
tonecas

 

[the_poet]

Here we go again. lsrael.com (LSRAEL.COM) on Sedo auction at $2,000! :lol:

 

[gcttirth]

TBH, I would research about the domain name before "lnvestin" that much, or even a dollar. I mean, it's a common sense to do so before investing that much, c'mon.

I don't think it's NameJet's responsibility to check for each of such resembling words.

 

[silentg]

Here we go again. lsrael.com (LSRAEL.COM) on Sedo auction at $2,000! :lol:

The seller clearly says it's a typo on DNF. The buyer is an idiot.

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TBH, I would research about the domain name before "lnvestin" that much, or even a dollar. I mean, it's a common sense to do so before investing that much, c'mon.

I don't think it's NameJet's responsibility to check for each of such resembling words.

lnvestor.com auction was cancelled.

 

[the_poet]

The seller clearly says it's a typo on DNF. The buyer is an idiot.

The domain isn't on auction at DNF, it's at Sedo, so it would be fair to specify it there.

 

[JB Lions]

Upping this great thread.

Have 49 people thinking they're bidding on irishpub.com, instead it's LRISHPUB.com

http://www.namejet.com/Pages/Auctions/BackorderDetails.aspx?domainname=lrishpub.com&cat=