Schhhhhhhh....

[Badger]

Keep this under your hat people but it looks like ive just sold one of those / my free .infos for 5 figures $......

Escrow have received the funds .... So fingers crossed for me eh...



Details will follow idc

 

[Morph]

Its an inspiration.

Best of luck

 

[Badger]

Why .tv Now that would really break my bank

2 reasons:

1. nearly every ad i see on TV nowadays is linked to a .tv domain. Nearly every tv channel has the .tv domain as their web address.

2. As the internet and TV gets closer and closer every day, when they become 'one' what extension will be used to stream live tv?? You guessed it!

Funnily enough, I recently bought a .tv which was the same name as a poker channel here in the UK. I bought it as it was generic enough to not be squatter'esque. The channel shows pictures of live internet games in action and gives commentary on the plays. I developed it and then got a mail from one of their production managers asking "who gave me permission to use their name as it was trademarked". Before i bought the name id already checked this and believed that they hadnt, so I very courtiously replied saying i was confused with what he said. JB (some will know who he is) informed me that despite the confusion i might be in trouble so i was willing to bail on the name. Anyway, heard nothing more and then 2 weeks later i get a large unsolicited offer via afternic. It was so large, i never even counter offered!

Must be something in the water at the moment eh??

 

[Michelle]

Thanks I can see what you are saying so why was I told only a couple of days ago that my

buywebtv.com was reg fee or less :gl:

 

[dgaussin]

Si ça c'est correct, c'est incroiable! J'ai été seulement les problems avec les noms de domaine, l'argent et les française.

Thanks for the funny words Grrilla, I can't stop myself to laugh

And congrats Badger, I read this news in french of course some times ago and I check if the names were free yet, too late obviously...

 

[worldstar]

Congratulations! Could you share you selling technics with us? :lol:

 

[Badger]

Thanks I can see what you are saying so why was I told only a couple of days ago that my

buywebtv.com was reg fee or less :gl:

:lol: thats funny.

But thats what you can expect from an open appraisal. The appraisal forum here has improved vastly but its still not without its problems. Ive learnt to take an open appraisal with a pinch of salt, rely upon certain members here whose opinions do count and disregard the rest. What you should do with any name is be confident in yourself that what you are buying is worth it. If you are unsure, dont buy. When you become experienced (and i dont mean that in a belittling way) you know what a name is worth, more importantly, you know what price it is that you will sell at. No appraisal required. If i use the appraisal forum i do so because im just interested / intrigued by what other people have to think. More recently I specifically ask people not to value the name, just give me their comments.

Hope that helps.

Ps. Im no expert, just been lucky recently!

 

[Michelle]

:lol: thats funny.

But thats what you can expect from an open appraisal. The appraisal forum here has improved vastly but its still not without its problems. Ive learnt to take an open appraisal with a pinch of salt, rely upon certain members here whose opinions do count and disregard the rest. What you should do with any name is be confident in yourself that what you are buying is worth it. If you are unsure, dont buy. When you become experienced (and i dont mean that in a belittling way) you know what a name is worth, more importantly, you know what price it is that you will sell at. No appraisal required. If i use the appraisal forum i do so because im just interested / intrigued by what other people have to think. More recently I specifically ask people not to value the name, just give me their comments.

Hope that helps.

Ps. Im no expert, just been lucky recently!

pm sent if you dont mind

 

[tolkein]

I noticed the same thing with tv stations in Asia. Even tv stations in Malaysia have registered a .tv domain. I wonder if there are any nice one-word ones left

 

[Grrilla]

Thanks for the funny words Grrilla, I can't stop myself to laugh

Merci, et c'est rien. Mais, c'est vrai, ça, n'est-ce pas? Pas problem. J'aime les française, et nous sommes dans, (sur?) le meme côte et, je pense, cette côte, c'est l'autre côte ensemble, non? Haha. (Je m'excuse, mais, c'est un longtemp depuis j'ecrie ou je parle en, française.) Bon soir, et á bientôt.

 

[Jimmy Changa]

Big time encouragement for us .info lovers...thanks!

 

[primacomputer]

Wow! And I guess you might get a similar price for the other two. Awesome!

 

[slaughterbeck]

I would say what a wonderful return on investment but the investment was your knowledge, instinct and foresight, not characteristics usually referred to when discussing RIO. You deserve the profits, I only wish you could share some of your negotiating skill with us.

 

[Badger]

I would say what a wonderful return on investment but the investment was your knowledge, instinct and foresight, not characteristics usually referred to when discussing RIO. You deserve the profits, I only wish you could share some of your negotiating skill with us.

:lol:

Well, without sounding brazen Kimberley i have to say that 9/10ths of reason is because im too lazy and too busy to do the admin unless its worth it in the $ stakes. :red: The other 1/10th is because if im make a minimum of $30 or $40 lets say per annum, that too me is an appreciating asset and so when i get offers of $200 less sedo fees $150 you get $50 i either ignore them or counter with $$$$$ and if they go away, they go away and thats fine.

My tactics, chapter and verse. More rocket salad than rocket science. :lol:

 

[Michelle]

:lol:

Well, without sounding brazen Kimberley i have to say that 9/10ths of reason is because im too lazy and too busy to do the admin unless its worth it in the $ stakes. :red: The other 1/10th is because if im make a minimum of $30 or $40 lets say per annum, that too me is an appreciating asset and so when i get offers of $200 less sedo fees $150 you get $50 i either ignore them or counter with $$$$$ and if they go away, they go away and thats fine.

My tactics, chapter and verse. More rocket salad than rocket science. :lol:

$200 less sedo fees $150 you get $50 is that true

 

[Grrilla]

I have to say, Badger, that some of your posts over the past few weeks, have influenced my tactics. I used to list all of my better names at "market value" and the rest at $100-$200 -10%= $90-$180 (Sedo commission), w/ the idea of drawing people in and than negotiating. Prob #1 I don't like negotiating Prob #2 I was drawing people in, but the wrong kind of people- lot's of lowballers and I was either feeling I was selling for too little because of starting too low w/ the min, or not making the sale, because the other party was not going to go up to what I wanted for the name. Prob #3 Apart from obvious premium names, a large percentage of my names are hard to pinpoint. So now, I've listed all of my names at, absolutely, no lower than $395 min and all within a range of min prices that I can live with and some particular names, listed w/ no min, at all. This way I can decide whether or not I will take the min while continuingto have the flexibility of adjusting upward if my expectations for the name change. No more dinking around negotiating back and forth in the $100-$300 range. May mean less offers, but also less headaches. If I don't get offers, c'est la vie. I am prepared to sit on my entire portfolio for a few yrs w/ no sales at all, unless the right buyers come by, and if they don't, I, simply, didn't choose my names well enough. However, I've had enough low $xxxx sales, to think otherwise, at present.

I like the cut and dry feel to this approach, which shrinks the grey area down to something that is more manageable for my temperment. I might make a stab or two at selingl off some lists of names in the resellers mkt, but frankly, except for a few instances, I have found that to be a disappointing enterprise and to be more hassle than what it is worth. In one recent sale in the reseller's market, I was unaware that I had mistakenly/inadvertantly listed a couple of very strong names, (OV 300,000+), in w/ a group of $29 names. The fact that there were about 100 views and, (thankfully), no takers, speaks volumes about the resellers mkt, to me. But I will, of course, continue to auction off the occasional name or two at the NP auctions!

$200 less sedo fees $150 you get $50 is that true

It hasn't been true for US customers for several months, and I thought they had also adjusted the Europeon mkt to 10% commission a couple of months ago, as well. Maybe they haven't adjusted for the UK mkt yet, or Ian has outdated info, but when one is involved in making as many sales as Ian appears to making, it is understandable that he, probably, is too busy making money, to be bothered w/ some of the minor details. :hehe:

 

[Jimmy Changa]

Rocket salad or science either way it's a sale. Sounds like patience pays.

Patience is what eludes me....well, that and good domains.

 

[mole]

Without doubt, a lot of .INFO domains are changing hands for tens of thousands without anyone the wiser because of NDA.

 

[Fleege]

1 2 3 4 5 Thats 10K or over.... Wow.

Inspired the domain shakespeare dips his fountain pen and continues his craft...

good one ian. congrats and thansk for inspiring us all as I am knocking on wood for you.

 

[Grrilla]

Alas, I finally understand the secrect of the 10K+ sale! It's inspiration, patience, rocket salad, and no kissing and telling.

 

[slaughterbeck]

Alas, I finally understand the secrect of the 10K+ sale! It's inspiration, patience, rocket salad, and no kissing and telling.

I’ve got my pad and pen Michael and while I may be a chatterbox my listening skills are improving.