Selling sub-domains

[drifta]

hmm

dunno where to post this


but
I was browsing ebay just now for any domains i could resell or use

and i see people trying to trick people into buying sub domains

like work.for-profit.com
or chooseus.for-hostng

I dont know if im seeing this the wrong way but this is just wrong

 

[Koollo64]

looks like there trying to sell a domain name unless they have a typing error..... :D

 

[mr webname]

Re: hmm

Originally posted by FreeOnli
dunno where to post this


but
I was browsing ebay just now for any domains i could resell or use

and i see people trying to trick people into buying sub domains

like work.for-profit.com
or chooseus.for-hostng

I dont know if im seeing this the wrong way but this is just wrong

It is always good to be on the lookout for Ebay scams, however in principle I don't think it would be wrong to sell, or more appropriately rent/lease a sub-domain.
Let's just say you had "carsales.com", (ignoring for the purposes of this illustration any TM issues), you could offer to rent someone the subdomain ford.carsales.com or toyota.carsales.com - that may well be a valuable asset to them if they sell those cars. You could have a portal of "carsales.com" and they could be associated with that site using the sub-domain. This is often used in business and owners do make money from such rentals - I would be wary of buying a sub-domain though as control over its existence could be limited unless arranged more formally than through an Ebay auction.
Just my personal opinion.

 

[RJ]

many companies designed their business models around selling sub-domains.

take eu.com and uk.com for instance.

 

[doubledee999]

good point RJ

 

[wicked_gal00]

Yea, but maybe people think they are buying what they really aren't... That probably makes no sense, lol

 

[XenoStatik]

I'd be extremely cautious when buying a subdomain on Ebay lol... you don't have much control if it isn't a real domain.

 

[WhiteLion]

Absolutely agree with RJ there.

 

[November-870]

I think if you want to buy a domain you should be able to tell if it's a domain or a sub domain by looking at the name.

 

[annayee]

woah... subdomains eh?

 

[drifta]

Originally posted by annayee
woah... subdomains eh?

Ummm yeah... :blink:

 

[adill420]

well technically they are buying as say for example

abc.xyz.com is for sale for year - $500

two years maybe more or renewal...i know a lot of people who have some awesome three letters being rented that way..

good business

 

[DenimQueen]

weird

 

[xxlauren]

that is wrong but that's just some sick people trying to play

 

[adill420]

well there is nothing wrong with it..sellers are selling all the things that they think are worthy..its the buyer..just because i think something is worthless doesn't mean it is worthless..a domain that is well established and you can get a sub domain thats a very big thing actually..soo what wrong with that?

 

[funmom]

Why would toyota.carsales.com be worth renting rather than owning toyotacaringo.com or whatever you can find the is available?

 

[funmom]

i mean toyotacariFo.com

Suz
www.fundraisingmom.com

 

[Christopher Marks]

You would really need to trust the TLD owner. If you build your business around a subdomain, and the domain owner lets it expire or sells it to someone else, you're screwed and there's nothing you can do.

 

[TJ]

Originally posted by -RJ-
many companies designed their business models around selling sub-domains.

take eu.com and uk.com for instance.

I was always wondering how people had site.uk.com i didn't know it was a subdomain :P

 

[TJ]

ok nvm... i was thinking co.uk .. is that the same concept tho?