poll Opinion: Is it immoral to sell Coronavirus related domains & websites?

[frostify]

Just looking for open candid feedback as to whether you think it's okay or not to sell Coronavirus related domain names, websites, apps, and other related digital assets.

My personal take on it is that I myself will not be buying/selling anything with the word "coronavirus" or "covid" in it or work on anything related to Coronavirus but at the same time I'm not going to put down or shame anyone else in the domain community who does decide to attempt to profit from it.

I think it is better morally not to do so, but I don't think registering a domain name is nearly as bad as say hoarding essential supplies (physical products) that people need to survive. People can live if you register a bunch of domains, people cannot live if you hoard physical products like water, food, medicine, etc.

Waiting to hear from you guys about this issue.

 

[bmugford]

I don't think most people are going to have to worry about the morality, as they won't be selling any.
The vast majority of all these registrations are beyond worthless.

Brad

 

[DomainBarracksRob]

Every Day Your :

Doctor hopes you Get sick and Hopes you Get Well too
Mechanic hopes your Car breaks down and Hopes you get it fixed too
Lawyer hopes you're Into some legal trouble and Hopes he can get you out of it too
Farmer hopes you Get hungry and you buy his food too

WHY? ( You already know the answer )

I could add Stocks and bitcoin and who is holding whos' bag at the end of the trading day, but hopefully you catch my drift by now...

MAYBE Some "domainers" Hope someone buys their names, so that They can Feed themselves and their family, MAYBE some see opportunity and can conduct business without emotions. Not all are out to "Make a Quick Buck".

Capitalizing on situation grave or not, still produces results, and those results can be positive for those whom choose to do so. No one should belittle anyone whom trys to fairly and within the rules of the law better themselves, financially or otherwise.

I hope some people can stop being Snowflakes and understand that Capitalism will always be key and essential. Capitalism will build the economy back up.

MAYBE...in this thread and others, people are shaming others, all the while knowing d@mn well IF ANY OF you had the name Godaddy got from the Uni deal sitting in your account all these years....NONE of you would be giving it up freely in the name of "good cause" no matter how self righteous you claim to be, as If your non-"sinful" perfect self would just toss away thee all elusive fortune every domainer dreams of. Honestly, Shame on those "New" &old" shaming others for trying to capitalize on what another person see as a "opportunity". WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE? I also think in times like this, if ANYONE has an idea, to keep money coming, flowing, more power to them.

It is quite Ironic and humorous to see some people scolding people for trying to make a profit on Corona Names.....yet Find themselves Morally at ease, Selling some "poor chap" his expired name back for 20-100x marked up..........Judge, Jury, & Executioner when it's fitting right?

If someones being reasonable & within the lines of the law legally and trying to make a profit....NO ONE should be knocking No ones hustle!

Leave your emotions in your diary. NOT in your B.o.b ( Book of Business )

( I do wish Peace and Health too all and hope everyone stays safe regardless of your position)

 

[Rob Monster]

Totally fair game.

There are folks who want full control of the narrative. However if someone wants to empower local beat reporting from folks on the ground in different parts of the world, I think that is mighty useful.

As long as free speech laws allow it, have at it. However, for the folks selling these domains, don't be greedy and be quick to extend leases.

 

[kite26]

Our job is to make money. But it is not only that.
Our destination is to help people build their new projects, giving them inspiration aka domain names.

Nothing bad about it. That's the reason I really love domaining.

 

[Haykay2005]

No, you are making money while solving a problem

 

[Domain Crazy]

The people crying about others making money from this are either fuelled by jealousy or socialism (On Twitter/Reddit at least). It's then masked with morality. What harm is there purchasing domains.

Drug companies have been making money from exactly these type of problems for decades and none of the moral police bat an eye.

 

[ivey]

This is all over the place...take what speaks to you and discard the rest:

It only makes sense to buy a corona name, if you plant to develop it into a info site... could make money with ads on site.

It's tricky... I've always had a hard time buying names related to sensitive topics. I missed out on the occupy wall street movement and buyers made 8k on some names. This is a sensitive topic so people might find it offensive to use it directly to make money. Like the guys that hoarded the hand sanitizers and got shamed into giving them away for free. I guess he wanted to open an online store and sell them for hundreds. Actually he did. Buying and selling domains isn't exactly the same thing, but as i said people can find it offensive if it's not done purely to help others.

The best answer is that it's up to each man's personal conviction.

Because even the people who are making the cure are mostly about making money from it...

But they are not our measuring stick..so choose as you wish according to your own conscience.
Our conscience has a God effect to it... we wouldn't ask if our conscience was at peace with it...so we look for ways to overwrite our conscience with the opinions of others...that matches with our desire to make money by any means necessary.

 

[branding]

I don't blame people trying to make money off Corona related domains.

In essence that's what domainers do. Spot a 'trend', reg the names and hope for the best.

I have regged just 1 domain somewhat related to the side effects imposed on society by corona. Got offers right away and am now in talks with a foundation to gift it to them so they can develop it instead of selling.

Got nothing much to do these days as clients are bailing like crazy so why not? Just hoping that in the long run they'll remember and support my business when things get better.

 

[Silentptnr]

According to DotDB there are 9654 domains registered that contain the term "coronavirus".

https://dotdb.com/search?keyword=coronavirus&position=any&exclude=

I'm not one to make too many "what's moral" judgements, but I will say that no matter what the subject, there will be people that are okay with it and there will be people that aren't.

Whether porn, hate speech, or now pandemic, morality seems to be subjective.

The real question is, are gun manufacturers the problem or are gun buyers the problem?

I say register whatever you want. These are domain names, not guns. Just know that you might be wasting some of your hard earned money. For me, it wouldn't be my first time wasting a bit of money.

I don't think we should be too judgmental either way. I accept the guy/girl that registers adult names, virus names, etc. I also accept the guy that buys guns and the guy that hates guns.

I do think I would be sensitive to a person that lost someone to a pandemic and someone that lost someone to gun violence.

Just food for thought.

 

[legendarynames]

I don't see much value in overtly selling Coronavirus domains and websites, especially since it is a very time-sensitive topic. It has the potential of the appearance of trying to profit from a pandemic which can lead to negative press. But you could create beneficial (and accurate) content on the virus as part of a larger project that can be monetized.

It's risky, but sometimes works. During the ebola outbreak a few years ago, I sold an ebola domain for ~$5k. The reason is that during a crisis, some people buy on impulse, and impulse buyers always pay dearly.

 

[DomainBarracksRob]

Mike Mann sold co/ro/na/c/are for 2288.

He also sold So/cia/lDis/tnance for 3888 on the March 12th, said "he didn't even realize he owned it and it was worth 50k "

 

[Mary Muse]

I don't think most people are going to have to worry about the morality, as they won't be selling any.
The vast majority of all these registrations are beyond worthless.

Brad

Lol yes, karma will be in the form of you wasting ~$9 per

 

[cooljub]

What's Coronavirus?

 

[karmaco]

I got some generic terms that could be used for other things but nothing with corona word in it.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Immoral are non-payers.
100% immoral.

 

[Silentptnr]

Mike Mann sold co/ro/na/c/are for 2288.

 

[1Darko]

Normally people buy domains to make profit with them. I don't see any problem in selling such domains.

 

[Reality11]

Why only corona?
What of other diseases and other medical related domains?

 

[iAdam]

If you are making any money that's probably good by working remote, social distancing, and staying safe.

 

[Pierre Barnard]

I personally won't.

 

[Silentptnr]

Oh, I just received another price request for a domain in this subject. Just now. Like just, just now.

Should I ignore it? Should I not give a price?

 

[Silentptnr]

I'm giving a price below 1k since I just regged the domain like 2 weeks ago. I'll post if it sells.

 

[Silentptnr]

No, but looks like a serious buyer going by the trend

Okay, I priced it low at $499. I only regged it 11 days ago on Dynadot special.

I usually know a price request comes from an end user when it appears they haven't checked the whois for the registration date.

 

[frank-germany]

Okay, I priced it low at $499. I only regged it 11 days ago on Dynadot special.

I usually know a price request comes from an end user when it appears they haven't checked the whois for the registration date.

I see no reason why you should price it low
just because some people don't like you to sell cv related names

cv has other meanings, too