I was just checking out thedomains blog of Michael who is also into the new gTLDs and saw his latest article about Rick. Looks like the new gTLDs are getting more and more traction with serious domainers entering the arena
i dont think they want to get wrapped up in this discussion
I call bullshit. Sorry McDuke, but if these folks love the new gtlds so much, they won't mind being named!i dont think they want to get wrapped up in this discussion
I call bullshit. Sorry McDuke, but if these folks love the new gtlds so much, they won't mind being named!
It not happening because i know what the haters will do. sorry lads.
What can haters do if what you say is true? You said:
"I know end users people in "whos who", who have bought gtlds or are affiliated with the companies planning to use gtlds and they LOVE them! "
That sounds like you've been in communication/or know some big companies. So somehow big companies contacted McDuke to tell you just how much they LOVE their new gtlds. C'mon. It's like that other dude who said all these merchants contacted him, saying they were going to give up their .com for one of these new extensions. Lying basically.
It's your business if you want to invest (term used lightly) in these. But stop making stuff up.
"didnt we have this same convo a few months ago when i mentioned the same situation."
Oh, so this is a continuation of you making stuff up? I thought it was a new one.
I'm not sure what the second part of your response has to do with the who whos talking about how much they love their new gtlds.
What that says is they are accomplished business persons and really like their gtlds. If you knew what whos who was you shouldn't need me to explain.
Some day a gtld will fetch a premium said:I doubt we will see a$MILLION sale in the next 10 years BUT we could see some good ones in the XXXXXX. Only time will tell.
Stub, Learn something everyday...didn't know Rick any registries?I'd like to know how many of the domains he bought were not at his own new gTLD Registries.
Stub, Learn something everyday...didn't know Rick any registries?
Lets keep talking about the real topic here, the fact that some people can't cope with the new land rush of gtlds and are in denial that they are here to stay. Some day a gtld will fetch a premium, I think this is why Rick has now jumped in. Hey, s*x.xxx just hit 3 mill remember our discussions about .xxx?
Ricks farewell greeting to his followers at the end of his post:
"PS: For the haters and lowlifes, I got the keywords, Fuck You and Fuck off."
Doesn't matter why he jumped in. Sometimes he jumps in and makes money, other times he jumps in and loses money. Are they defensive regs, shits and giggles regs as he says or does he believe in them. Who cares of the purchases of somebody who has money to lose? The real topic are people that have spent money on these new gtlds, looking for some hope at this point, something to sink their teeth into. Because reality isn't a good look right now. The reg numbers are low. The sales? Where are they? Most of what gets reported as sales, while technically a sale are just initial registrations/early bird regs, with most of them probably going to lose money.
This:
Rick Schwartz went on a new gTLD buying frenzy !
years ago could have been replaced with
Rick Schwartz bought a .mobi for $200,000 !
So therefore .mobi is a great investment?
One person buying domains is just one person buying domains. Look at the market, that's what counts.
I think that is all you need to know about Rick Schwartz. And I'm an admirer, not a hater.
Why do people who reg a name need hope in the first few months?
You should ask the thread starter that. It's pretty obvious he thought the news of some big domainer buying new gtlds was somehow a good sign of things to come. It makes people who buy them feel a little better.
As far as big sales. It's happened with other extensions and early on. Again, it's something to point to. As time goes on and they don't happen, some might not feel as good with those purchases.
And those that don't like people pointing out some of the reality, well, it must just be hate. When it's just looking at what's happening and posting about it. You can flip that and say the people the constantly try to pump them are just fan boys/heavily invested or whatever, at least that would be closer to the truth.
You do want to see some kind of market activity with these.
I never thought I would find one... and here you are