Pisses me off

[cvxdes]

I'm sure other people have felt this too... You sell a great 3 letter domain.. Get a little bit. Then, a total newbie register a random domain name.. sells for 3x yours. 16 chars and all, people like them? Why are people attracted to them? My idea is, a newbies prospective on names is the best. They're average Joe's.. They would think most like the rest of people out there. Everyone should register domains they think are worthless and try to sell them. :imho:
I got friends like that. No offence to them, but I envy them.

 

[Chappy]

It's all about the risk profile.
3 letters = low risk = predictable return
Random domain = high risk = potentially higher return but unpredictable

Just like Vegas, for every lucky winner there are 100's of losers...

 

[patches]

Why are the three letter.com names priced so high? It seems they would be harder to remember than words that mean something. (For instance) If I heard an advertisement on TV or radio about sweet Vegas deals (when I got to my computer to look up the web site) which would I be more likely to remember? SVD.com or SweetVegasDeals.com ? I’m confused as to what makes a good domain name. Thanks to everyone on this forum for some great information for newbies .

I posted this on March 2005. I still think the same way today. For some reason I can never remember the three letters unless I write them down right away. If the domain is generic words, I can always remember the address. I may not remember if it is .com .net or .org. so I always try .com first.
I think this may be a Babyboomer thing!! Or maybe it's just me.