discuss Domains I nearly bought but chose not to

[platey]

when you looking to buy a domain name and before finding and buying the domain you successfully bought etc which domains did you look at but decide not to buy?

 

[platey]

before i bought avenuepoker.com i looked at 456.poker.com but decided not to buy it

 

[Kuffy]

There are loads. One I looked at recently was unmast.com, and I decided I had too many names, and I ought to pass. A couple of hours later I decided that it was worth reg fee, even though modern usage has replaced the word with dismast. Of course, I found that someone else had grabbed it.

 

[D Haynes]

Edit as I don't know why I ask questions when Google exists lol

 

[Kuffy]

I think unmast goes back to the days of the sailing ships. In a sea battle, ships would use chain shot to try to break the mast on a ship, and to render it immobile, they could then board and capture it. Replacing the mast was a routine operation in those days, so they would get a load of prize money it they managed to capture the ship. Dismast has gradually repaced the word, and these days it is is used to refer to a yacht that has had a mast broken through bad seamanship, or a gale.

 

[D Haynes]

Thanks Kuffy that's genuinely interesting.

 

[Kuffy]

OK - I'm looking through a drop list over a cup of coffee, and here are some that I've passed over. I'll add some more whilst I am able to.

CellBolt.com
UKreader.com
VWseats.com
LacyBlue.com
ArmyGuyz.com

 

[Aaron.A]

Generally I make a list of available names then later I go back over them and choose 2 or 3 of the better ones and leave the rest. Here is the list from yesterday if anyone's interested. All available when last checked.

greenshrubs.com
pearlgrade.com
nextfields.com
minihornet.com
ludocafe.com
mobilephonetransfer.com
indianpeafowl.com
malinapolana.com
fancyfingerfoods.com
megametre.com
badasschic.com
hatcollections.com
katerider.com
topmovieseries.com
boobboxing.com
poolsolarheating.com
woodsample.com
brooklynhangar.com
wigatec.com
alphanero.com
leavinguniversity.com
checkbankbalance.com
sexobile.com
woodfloormedallions.com
greatsongwriter.com
blastsounds.com
thebeachcamp.com
worldslargestcompany.com
estuaryrealty.com