It's been reported that Milo Yiannopoulos purchased the domain name Hatred.com for $150,000 from a domain investor. The news of this domain sale sparked an ancillary quarrel among domain virtuosos. Kevin Murphy, a domain veteran and the authoritative blogger of Domain Incite, tweeted:
That tweet caused a host of other domain experts and veterans alike to reply disharmoniously.
Shane Cultra (@Domain Shane) wrote:
Ali Zandi (@Ali) replied:
Richard Dynas (@uglydork), the seller of Hatred.com to Mr. Yiannopoulos, replied:
Joshua Schoen replied:
Adam Strong (@strong) replied:
Kevin Murphy (@DomainIncite) defended his position:
Is it? My dictionary defines rip off (slang) as:
What do you think of when you hear that a person is ripping off someone?
Does it mean overpriced?
Give this domainer a big hand for ripping off Milo Yiannopoulos to the tune of $138,000 https://dsad.com/breaking-richa… #domains
That tweet caused a host of other domain experts and veterans alike to reply disharmoniously.
Shane Cultra (@Domain Shane) wrote:
A guy that writes articles about domain investing for a living, says that someone who sold a domain at a good profit is ripping someone off. That the person buying the domain is being stupid.
I think the buyer has free will and chooses what he wants to spend on the domain. If the seller agrees to that price and everyone is happy there is no such thing as ripping people off.
Ali Zandi (@Ali) replied:
An investor makes a nice sale and your choice words are "rip off"? C'mon dude. What?
Everyone who invests in domains and sells them for a profit is ripping people off? Why does anyone invest in anything then?
Richard Dynas (@uglydork), the seller of Hatred.com to Mr. Yiannopoulos, replied:
I don't ever rip anyone off and I dare you to find someone I ripped off
Joshua Schoen replied:
KM, If it wasn't worth $150k to Milo then he wouldn't have bought it. He didn't get ripped off, he agreed to a price that he was fine with.
the domain will end up bringing Milo more value than it cost him to acquire it
Adam Strong (@strong) replied:
Wouldn't it be a $142,000 rip off since domains are roughly $8?
Whoops. That 2nd grade math slipped by me. Make that 149,992 rip off. Even better
Kevin Murphy (@DomainIncite) defended his position:
The choice of words is perfectly valid.
I'll gladly admit to being wrong, when I am wrong. What did I do wrong?
Think about when in your life you said something was a "rip off". Did you usually mean it was theft, or just expensive?
A rip-off is also something that is overpriced
Is it? My dictionary defines rip off (slang) as:
- To steal from
- To steal
- To exploit, swindle, cheat, or defraud
What do you think of when you hear that a person is ripping off someone?
Does it mean overpriced?
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