.us .US - The OFFICIAL Discussion, Showcase and Sales Report Thread

[slaughterbeck]

It appears the domain industry has been starting to take notice of the .us namespace over the past year, read DnJournal.com .us growth and Namepros with even greater expectations for the year to come.

So I thought it would be a good idea to ask everyone to show us your .us domain names. You can post your favorites or your entire portfolio.

 

[mwzd]

I've seen a lot of things in this business, but to question Ron's (DNJ) ethics is a bit beyond the pale.

A sale is a sale, he's just reporting it.

wot, .us is a really funny extension, domains should be worth more but aren't, but a few local peer to peer sales really present good numbers.

.US has had a chequered past, but I still think the best is ahead, not behind for this under-appreciated extension and I only have a dozen or so, so can't be accused of 'pumping'.

It would be interesting to see whether ICANN approves the .usa extension, I thought they weren't going to for any extension which could 'create a confusion' with any existing extension.

 

[Ms Domainer]

ms domainer, this is a great domain either way, "lift" covers a big industrial category, you might be able to find a few large industrial manufacturers that might be interested in a domain like this which in that case you might be able to get some good money for it.

ps: By the way your avatar could use a little facelift, don't you think so.
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Done!!!

I know you were kidding, but you were also right.

:hehe:


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[bmugford]

It would be interesting to see whether ICANN approves the .usa extension, I thought they weren't going to for any extension which could 'create a confusion' with any existing extension.

That was one of the most important things that was stressed about the new gTLD.

If knockoff extensions are allowed it will open Pandora's Box.

Why not just apply for .CON and grab all the typo traffic of the entire .COM extension.

Brad

 

[nameflake]

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[namenut]

That's a shocker. I wonder if it's real.

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Okay, but dnjournal has a reputation for publishing auction/sales results from Snapnames, the largest admitted domain auction fraudster in history. Also, the founder of dnjournal Ron Jackson, has an extensive .us portfolio, so IMHO, his data is skewed and biased. What's he going to say: "Sorry folks, the value of .us names is in the toilet?" Not while he owns lots of .us name, IMHO.

I disagree. I think Ron is exactly the type to disclose on himself and "his" as he would with anyone else. This is paramount to his industry credibility. Just as with real estate you can't hide the values from industry experts or the market.

And if you dig deeper into the human psyche we all are bias to some degree. If not we would never form an opinion, a belief or direction. However professionalism is a cape DUKE wears well. :imho: Humility is something we all face and are judged by in our ability to weather the effect and criticism. I don't think Ron wouldn't hesitate disclosing a loss in his portfolio's value.

One more thing .... according to your school of thought the simple act of owning a domain portfolio precludes one from being an honest contributer to the industry or market? I think you may be mistaking bias ... for expertise.

As with the fraud case you are suggesting that any company that has any history of improprieties should not be trusted as a whole? And I'm not at all convinced the reputation Ron has built is that of a "shill" for snapnames. Snapnames represent about 2% of the names listed on the DNjournal home page right now..... Hardly up to the reputation your suggesting.

If I take anything from your post I would have to call it bias, disrespectful and unfounded. Something tantamount to "defamatory or slanderous" ... as gossip will tend to be.

IMO, you have an ax to grind with him, so your forum contributions are skewed and biased, and in fact predictable.
IMHO.

Exactly ....


NN

 

[Keith]

I have just obtained kiss.us.

Please give me any and all feedback possible as I hope I got a deal. Pss, I think I did

 

[bmugford]

Well, now the landrush auctions on GD have been moved into my account, here are some that I grabbed -

Bargains.us
Butterflies.us
CatholicChurch.us
Charities.us
FireSafety.us
Fraud.us
InternalMedicine.us
Jeremy.us
Opal.us
Turtles.us
WeddingPhotographer.us

Brad

 

[DU]

Bargains.us
Fraud.us

Like these 2 best. Pretty good list!

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After intense negotiation I have just obtained kiss.us.

Please give me any and all feedback possible as I hope I got a deal. Pss, I think I did

Not as good as Kiss.me but nice short four letter verb. Also a nice acronym.

If you think you got a good deal - you probably got a good deal.

 

[oldtimer]

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Done!!!

I know you were kidding, but you were also right.

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This one is a little bit better,

But what is it supposed to be.

Well, now the landrush auctions on GD have been moved into my account, here are some that I grabbed -

Bargains.us
Butterflies.us
CatholicChurch.us
Charities.us
FireSafety.us
Fraud.us
InternalMedicine.us
Jeremy.us
Opal.us
Turtles.us
WeddingPhotographer.us

Brad

Nice domains Brad, some of them have very good potentials.

Ojohn

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[oldtimer]

It would be interesting to see whether ICANN approves the .usa extension, I thought they weren't going to for any extension which could 'create a confusion' with any existing extension.

People are probably going to apply for most of the top 5000 keywords that we normally think of as being valuable, but just because someone applies for a certain keyword doesn't mean that ICANN is going to approve it automatically, there is an objection procedure at ICANN that gives others the chance to point out any reasons that a certain keyword should not be made into a new TLD , I guess we have to keep an eye on this situation and if necessary make an objection if things start getting serious.

As you all recall I have mentioned several times in the past about the need to have some kind of a .US domain owners association so that we can have a collective voice to promote and to protect the extension that we have invested in.

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[HeyNow]

Actually the sales are published from a variety of sources, not solely snapnames.

Not stating "the value of .us names are in the toilet" is quite a far difference from claiming he is committing fraud. Your bias smells bad and your statements are not based upon fact either.
Btw, he makes a lot more money on his dnjournal site than all his domain sales combined and it's foolish to assume he would risk his brand and reputation and therefore most of his income! Maybe you missed the us rush.. no need for sour grapes.

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Maybe you should question the sales in all extensions, not just the ones that don't conveniently pertain to you.



"bias" is quite different from "fraud". What gives you the right or evidence to libel his name/reputation? If you are accusing him on the order of cooking the books or posting falsified information, better have the proof to back it up... don't just go on your "gut" or ill feelings against an extension. That's pretty outrageous in my eyes.

What really should be outrageous in your eyes is a domain "news" website publishing auction results from the largest admitted domain auction fraudster in history without any caveat about those results. What really should be outrageous in your eyes is the posting of "sales" results by the fraudster along with sales results from auctioneers who are apparently honest. If your financial advisor continued to take data from Bernie Madoff and publish that data along with investment data from honest fund managers, you'd probably get a different financial advisor. You really don't care if domain auction fraudsters are held in high esteem. Frankly, neither do I, but I'm not going to stick my head in the sand and pretend like the fraudster and the fraudster's enablers are just peachy-keen. Wait until YOUR pocket is picked by one of these jackasses. You'll be singing a different tune.

 

[Kate]

The problem is that you're depicting the company like it's rotten to the core and even the night porter could be part of a conspiracy, and you don't think for a second the company might be a victim too. By your own logic every bank that has had a case of insider trading should stop publishing financial reports.

But OK OK you win.
Ron is in bed with Snapnames.

Proof: Photos of Alleged SnapNames Shill Bidder Nelson Brady and Our Thoughts on a Scandal That is Rocking the Domain Industry
He is also trying to cover it up here and here. Here too.
There and there.

 

[theoretical]

My godaddy stash from the other week:
CriminalJustice
Jokers
Petition
Felicia

 

[kemjika11]

What do you all think of Garbage.us? Regged since 2002.

are you kidding? i wouldn't take less than mid $x,xxx for that name. Good investment!

As for other .us buyers, some of you(who've posted recently bought names) are snagging up some really good .us names. Some of you could easily demand mid $x,xxx for those names. Good luck.
what do u guys think of Tomatosauce.us? bought it for $10 2 or 3 years ago.

 

[ipodxpert]

what do you guys think of Rooter dot us ? I have bseen owning this name since some time. I'm thinking of putting this name for sale.

 

[stingrae]

Discount.us $1980

 

[nameflake]

drugrehab.us
$4000

 

[o7media]

Flue.us

What do you guys think?

301,000 monthly searches. Almost 15,000 exact monthly searches.

4L and dictionary word. Also a typo for "Flu". Any opinions?

:wave:

 

[Ms Domainer]

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Picked up Raze.us for reg fee.

I can see a demolition company using this for their demo business.

I like short domains like this, ones that can fit on a vanity license plate. (I'm seeing more of these around.)

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[Eurod]

Just picked up

DownloadAntivirus

5,000,000 Global Monthly Searches
Average Cost Per Click: $1.56 USD

Any good?