interviews I'm currently getting roasted in Reddit for cybersquatting - Lol

[uglydork]

I am doing an IAMA for pacemakers.com and I am getting lit up because everythig thiks Im squatting.
I think its funny
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/bkmssh/iama_selling_pacemakerscom_and_giving_10_to/

 

[The Durfer]

anything innnocent like owning a domain name, has to be scarred with a label. Earth is sick that way, but it was happening long b4 any of us were born. Have to understand preservation and taking labels with a grain of salt. Wouldn't change my mind about owning it or not though. Kudos, great domain name, hope you make a million plus on it, you cybersquatter, cant imagine what I am then. yipes. lol.

 

[uglydork]

Oh, boy....You have abused this "charity" excuse while saying you got permission from a "legal department" to sell the name......and then you send them here to NP's to justify your position?

As some have correctly said on Reddit, "its extra greasy" and "sleazy".......

Thank you - I value your opinion
I’m not trying to justify anything-

 

[Dustie]

I think the name cybersquatting should be renamed Capitalism in most cases. Right? I mean, after all, all you did was capitalize on the fact that someone dropped a name, or never registered a name, or whatever. It's been obvious to anyone who's net savvy early on that domain names have value. Why wouldn't you stop and pick up a treasure if it were legitimately available? Now, if it's a trademarked name that's unique to the trademarker (IE: Coke, Pepsi, Skittles, Nike, etc, etc) then I can see that as cybersquatting (unless that also happens to be your name), but pacemakers.com? No way is that cybersquatting...that's just being in the right place at the right time with the money needed! Good For You...and I'm Jealous!

Oh, and no need to try to "appease" the naysayers by saying some legal department gave you permission to sell it? That kinda makes it look like your attackers at Reddit might be getting to you and making you feel a bit guilty for a completely legitimate purchase! Don't give them that satisfaction!

 

[rh2000]

In Reddit you mention, "the largest manufacturer of pacemakers dropped the name and their legal department gave me permission to sell the name."

Why would you need permission if the domain dropped?

Good point.

 

[uglydork]

Hi,

Wish you the best of luck with your sale. Haters gonna hate, don't let them discourage you.
But one thing I have to say, and please don't take it the wrong way: The impression I have is that the negative feedback is not so much for cyber-squating claims (which is definitely not what you're doing), but more for the fact that you're using the 10% charity as a sales pitch and not just a good faith anonymous donation. The domain itself is valuable enough you'll be cashing it as soon as I finish this post, you don't need gimmicks imo. I would personally omit the 10% charity (but for honesty sake, I would also probably keep all the money and invest in other stuff).
Good luck

Thank you but I feel strongly about this cause - it hits close to home. I may give more, I am in talks with heart.org every day. Larry is a great guy and they are a wonderful organization.

No negative people here bother me - everyone is entitled to their opinion. You should have seen the fire after I sold hatred.com! This is nothing

 

[BaileyUK]

Whatever the misconceptions, opinions, comments etc... I'm just hoping 'uglydork' doesn't start another thread or try to drag this one out. It really just becomes a duplicate of the last thread

 

[eurorealtor]

I think most of the people outside of domaining world thinks we are cybersquatters. I like your courage @uglydork, kudos for keep trying. Good luck.

 

[uglydork]

In a way.

However, this is like a company saying they will donate 10% to charity if you pay $40,000 for a TV that is worth $1,500. Then bitching about the fact they are getting roasted in response to it.

This is obviously not about charity and that is going to annoy many people.

The OP is getting roasted for a reason. No one wants to see some bullsh*t marketing pitch under the guise of an AMA.

Brad

I’m not bitching- I think it’s funny!

 

[uglydork]

Just an off-topic, but I thought it was interesting to share, pacemaker(dot)com is currently parked, pacemaker(dot)net is being used by a popular iOS application with the same name.
Aside from yours, all the other big "pacemakers" TLDs are all parked.

That’s why I am actively marketing and theirs are sitting

 

[uglydork]

Hmm Not very good at Good marketing then

That’s true - I have never sold a name

 

[lock]

It is a bit crazy the posts I had a read you just need to wait for the type in rather than incite these people.

 

[Wali Dahot]

Thats great marketing for Heart.org. I can surely say the domain wont be selling with this 10% charity ploy but heart.org will recieve some donations from this. Imagine a guy coming across this sales pitch(who isnt interested in the domain name or its sale price) and thinks why should I give him 1 million for him to donate 10% of it to the charity when I can myself help that charity directly and give that 10% to charity myself while saving the other 90% in my pockets!

 

[barman]

I asked in your first thread "why only 10%?" because it seemed a little sleazy to give such a small portion of such a huge profit. A lot of people disliked that post... yet here we are.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Why this thread is posted in gTLD section???

 

[DomainRecap]

Reddit despises domainers , not surprised at the roasting lol

It's hardly a roasting and the OP is obvious trolling the self-loathing morons on Reddit and just having a good laugh reading their idiotic non-replies. Most of them are barely literate.

 

[MapleDots]

Well said

Does anyone like domainers?

Heck I am one and even I don't like domainers

 

[NickB]

there are some angry people in world

Found it quite funny reading some of the comments, self righteousness and ignorance is not a good combination

 

[uglydork]

Definitely the wrong audience, Reddit users don't like domainers at all

I noticed! I find it fascinating

 

[uglydork]

In Reddit you mention, "the largest manufacturer of pacemakers dropped the name and their legal department gave me permission to sell the name."

Why would you need permission if the domain dropped?

To cover my ass just in case. I read too many UDRP stories. Are you upset?

 

[Internet.Domains]

To cover my ass just in case. I read too many UDRP stories. Are you upset?

No, I'm not upset. I live being humble.

Reason I ask is with all your promotions of the domain you keep mentioning "permission" and "rights." You even mentioned a broker had concerns.

It's almost as if you know there may be a TM issue or something. You haven't really addressed the possible TM issue with an answer, rather you have danced around it. I don't have time to sift through the large quantities of TM's in regards to "pacemaker" so I was thinking you might know and kindly answer.

 

[Grade8]

With all due respect Richard, there is one huge restriction on the domain and that is the fact that it's just not a million dollar domain.

How can I say that?

Even the manufacturer with the most claim/use for it ended up not wanting it.

Some people (most people) - need to re-read @MapleDots comment a few times, therein lies the old-school truth

 

[latenightwithpete]

Hi,

Wish you the best of luck with your sale. Haters gonna hate, don't let them discourage you.
But one thing I have to say, and please don't take it the wrong way: The impression I have is that the negative feedback is not so much for cyber-squating claims (which is definitely not what you're doing), but more for the fact that you're using the 10% charity as a sales pitch and not just a good faith anonymous donation. The domain itself is valuable enough you'll be cashing it as soon as I finish this post, you don't need gimmicks imo. I would personally omit the 10% charity (but for honesty sake, I would also probably keep all the money and invest in other stuff).
Good luck

 

[-AR-]

Just keep on track, don't let it discourage you. The general public doesn't understand domaining.

 

[uglydork]

Whatever the misconceptions, opinions, comments etc... I'm just hoping 'uglydork' doesn't start another thread or try to drag this one out. It really just becomes a duplicate of the last thread

Yet you are here..............

 

[Jay Ha]

$1,300,000 sales price with a 51% donation to heart.org seems nicer than a $1,000,000 sales price with a mere 10% donation. My 2c.