.tv Music.tv picked up for $50!

[Ammudamus]

I'll be first to say congrats to Jimbo for picking up Music.tv (an ex FMA name) for $50! Rare that this will happen, but a true Verisign pricing glitch.

Enjoy!

 

[Ammudamus]

There will be another "collapse" of .tv's that will have people wondering what the hell happened in a short while. Just saying.... Must be luck

A

 

[equity78]

Congrats and glad I could get you unbanned it was just an old glitch from the changeover. In an odd case of coincidence, MusicNews.tv got two offers today, the funny story behind this name all ties in.

So way back when I register MusicNews and LCD.tv in 2004, I actually approached Elequa (FMA) he had purchased Plasma.tv for $15,000 and he said to me LCD.tv was no good and he really liked MusicNews.tv.

What that did for me as a domain investor was show me no matter how wealthy and successful someone is, they can get it wrong 100% too, I knew LCD was better than good let alone no good, intuitively imo it was top 5, Cable TV LCD TV Live Tv these names intuitively speak to the user.

Now I dropped MusicNews.tv and it was picked up by someone else the day it dropped in 2005 and I got it back on Go Daddy Auctions a couple years ago, I always regretted dropping it and was determined to get it back.

This is a crazy business.

 

[claudedauman]

Truly exceptional pick-up. Congratulations!!!

 

[ThreeD]

Congrats James! Great pickup. I bet they forgot to add a couple of zeros to that price

It looks like I've missed out on quite a few happenings/sales when looking through the last 20 threads or so. Some top sales, great stories and even a new .TV troll has emerged.

Equity - I can tell you love LCD.TV and it's indeed a great domain, but I can relate to Elequa's advice about LCD.TV. I probably wouldn't put LCD.TV (or 3D.TV, 4K.TV etc etc) in the same category as Live.TV or Cable.TV, because 1) building a solid brand around a generic term like LCD.TV is really difficult. 2) LCD is not a "descriptive" word, it's more of a tech-term.

If you build a brand like Live.TV the visitors know what they'll get, live coverage. If you go to Cable.TV (which is close to being too generic as well), most likely you'll get to watch a ton of entertainment, sports and what not.

LCD.TV doesn't tell your visitors what they'll get when tuning in. I don't know, maybe it's just me, but for some reason it just doesn't have the same ring to it in terms of brandability. That being said, I think LCD.TV is a lot better than LCD.com Either way, good luck with the domain and hopefully you'll find the right buy sometime in the future!

 

[equity78]

Congrats James! Great pickup. I bet they forgot to add a couple of zeros to that price

It looks like I've missed out on quite a few happenings/sales when looking through the last 20 threads or so. Some top sales, great stories and even a new .TV troll has emerged.

Equity - I can tell you love LCD.TV and it's indeed a great domain, but I can relate to Elequa's advice about LCD.TV. I probably wouldn't put LCD.TV (or 3D.TV, 4K.TV etc etc) in the same category as Live.TV or Cable.TV, because 1) building a solid brand around a generic term like LCD.TV is really difficult. 2) LCD is not a "descriptive" word, it's more of a tech-term.

If you build a brand like Live.TV the visitors know what they'll get, live coverage. If you go to Cable.TV (which is close to being too generic as well), most likely you'll get to watch a ton of entertainment, sports and what not.

LCD.TV doesn't tell your visitors what they'll get when tuning in. I don't know, maybe it's just me, but for some reason it just doesn't have the same ring to it in terms of brandability. That being said, I think LCD.TV is a lot better than LCD.com Either way, good luck with the domain and hopefully you'll find the right buy sometime in the future!

Thanks ThreeD this was 10 years ago, I long since sold the name.

 

[DU]

This will be developed….
… which means I will lose a load more money on stupid internet TV

And even my accountant is asking why

 

[DnEbook]

Congrats to Jimbo, a ripper of a name, i do remember heroes developed pop.tv at one time, that's all i'll say other than if you don't try nothing changes …..no chances, no changes

 

[ThreeD]

Thanks ThreeD this was 10 years ago, I long since sold the name.

Oh, ok..nice! I bet it gave you a nice ROI back then

Btw, I can see why Elequa is upset about dropping Music.TV. It's a really domain with a lot of potential if developed properly using something more professional than Wordpress or Joomla

 

[equity78]

Congrats to Jimbo, a ripper of a name, i do remember heroes developed pop.tv at one time, that's all i'll say other then if you don't try nothing changes …..no chances, no changes

Yes Mark gave it a go, I think it is just very expensive to develop a music site if you are having real music and videos, the licensing fees are off the chart.

Mark did not have original content on Pop.TV people uploaded Madonna for example.

 

[DnEbook]

I could see this used for new original music without the licensing fees, there is a audio site based on this idea, name escapes but it is popular

 

[equity78]

Yeah you have to

I could see this used for new original music without the licensing fees, there is a audio site based on this idea, name escapes but it is popular

Look you are right you have to keep trying, I have sat down a few times with people on MusicNews.tv not in the class of Music.tv but not trash either and look I had never expected Music.tv to ever be available. FMA does not sell, this family battle was unable to be seen, so I liked the fact that Music would be in his vault for years and then a name like GenreMusic.tv or MusicNews.tv would not have to worry about the 800 pound Gorilla.

You have to keep trying, I know Frank Schilling says and is now trademarking "The right domain can change your life"

I believe in 2014 it is "The right website or app idea can change your life"

 

[twomoon]

$50 OMG!

Congrats to James!

I have a bit offtop question to all who knows regarding repricing. For example if there was one non-premium .tv name that is dropping (but the name is good), could it be repriced now or it would be normal renewal fee. For example forex dot tv wasn't repriced. But could it be?

 

[Keith]

I believe in 2014 it is "The right website or app idea can change your life"

This has been the case for many years and will continue for many more to come. Grow one idea/domain, instead of trying to gather hundreds of domains, or distractions IMO.

In the case of music.tv, it doesn't get much better. Well done Jimbo!

 

[Jim Holleran]

Great pickup! Hold out for 7 figure offer Jimbo!

 

[forge]

Why would any individual or group get "special pricing"? Talk about stacking the deck!

Very nice way to put it.

Grow one idea/domain, instead of trying to gather hundreds of domains, or distractions IMO.

Bingo

 

[bretttina]

Wow and congratulations jimbo

Awesome score mate well done!

 

[tj1897]

couldn't happen to a nicer bloke!

 

[equity78]

Very nice way to put it.

This was at a time pre Verisign when Igal and FMA put up a lot of money that one person put it to me years ago as, "they helped save the Dot Tv company" So they spent big money and as a condition of the spend their renewals were non premium.

Secondly people get special pricing in all industries including domaining, you don't think someone with a huge portfolio is paying the same as someone with 50 ? Business is about cutting deals and when you have the juice you can get the deals.

 

[Keith]

This was at a time pre Verisign when Igal and FMA put up a lot of money that one person put it to me years ago as, "they helped save the Dot Tv company" So they spent big money and as a condition of the spend their renewals were non premium.

Secondly people get special pricing in all industries including domaining, you don't think someone with a huge portfolio is paying the same as someone with 50 ? Business is about cutting deals and when you have the juice you can get the deals.

So they're basically business partners or were, prior to verisign taking over. I guess that's a different story.

 

[GoWeb]

Great catch indeed, congrats!