Who owns domainnames.com?

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I think the best domain name for domain names is domainnames.com. Is it for sale? Who owns it? Will it be developed? Is it for sale? Is it worth one million dollars? Was it ever sold publicly? Will @stub make an offer? Last snapshot link was to the Uni Registry 1st of December 2021. On the 10th of July 1997 first snapshot made. I going to hazard a guess and say it was owned in 1997 by a U.K. national being that it had so many English place names for sale and many of them quite random (Barnsley, Wigan, Cheltenham, Wolverhampton) that would suggest first hand geographical knowledge. And there down the list under "D" fairly bizarrely is listed DOMAINNAMES.COM - SOLD - How is a domain name listing it's own domain name as sold able to promote itself? Any detectives in the building? Doctor Watson wants to know where his boss is eating his lunch. Had links http://www.domainnames.com/ida.htm to hundreds of premium quality and other domain names:

A
ABTA.COM
ACCOUNTS.CO.UK
AFTERSHAVE.COM (under offer)
AITO.COM
ALICANTE.COM
ANDORRA.COM
ANGELESEY-WIND.CO.UK - SOLD
AQUALIBRA.COM - SOLD
AUCKLAND.COM
AUDIO-VISUAL.COM
AZERBAIJAN.COM
B
BABYWARE.COM
BAGHDAD.COM
BAKERIES.COM
BALEARICISLANDS.COM
BARNSLEY.COM
BEDFORDSHIRE.COM
BELFAST.COM
BENIDORM.COM
BEPL.COM
BOATBUILDERS.COM
BOOKIES.COM
BORNEO.COM
BRATISLAVA.COM
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.COM
BUENOSAIRES.COM
BURY.COM
C
CALDERDALE.COM - SOLD
CALLCENTRE.COM - RESERVED
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.COM
CARPARKING.COM
CASHANDCARRY.COM
CASHREGISTERS.COM
CASINO-ONLINE.COM
CHAUFFEURS.COM
CHELTENHAM.COM
CHEMISTS.COM
CHRISTCHURCH.COM
CONFECTIONERY.COM
CONSERVATORIES.COM
CONVEYANCING.COM
COSTABLANCA.COM
COSTADELAZAHAR.COM
COSTADELSOL.COM
COSTADORADA.COM
COUNTYDURHAM.COM - SOLD
COUNTY-DURHAM.COM - SOLD
CRISPS.COM
CZECHREPUBLIC.COM
D
DEANCLOUGH.COM - SOLD
DELICATESSENS.COM
DEMOLITION.COM
DERBYSHIRE.COM
DERWENTSIDE.COM
DOMAINNAMES.COM - SOLD
DOUBLEGLAZING.COM
DRAUGHTSMAN.COM
DRESSMAKERS.COM
DRIVINGSCHOOL.COM
DRUM.CO.UK
E
ELECTRICALS.COM
EMPLOYMENTAGENCY.COM
EUROPEANTELEPORT.COM - RESERVED
EUROS
EUROSERVER.COM - SOLD
EURO-TELEPORT.COM - RESERVED
F
FINANCIALADVICE.COM
FISHANDCHIPS.COM
FOOTIE.COM
FOOTY.COM
FREEZERS.COM
FUERTEVENTURA.COM
FUNERALDIRECTORS.COM
G
GARAGES.COM
GLAMORGAN.COM
GLAZIERS.COM
GLOUCESTERSHIRE.COM
GRANCANARIA.COM
GREENGROCERS.COM
GREENLAY.COM - SOLD
GUESTHOUSES.COM
GUNSMITHS.COM
GWENT.COM
H
HAIRDRESSERS.COM
HARARE.COM
HARTLEPOOL-ONLINE.COM - RESERVED
HEALTHFOODS.COM
HOLIDAYCAMP.COM
HUMBERSIDE.COM
I
INSURANCE-ONLINE.COM
ISLEOFMAN.COM
J
JOBCENTRE.COM
JOBCENTRE.CO.UK
K
KARACHI.COM
KAZAKHSTAN.COM
KIRKLEES.COM - SOLD
KNITWARE.COM
KOWLOON.COM
L
LACQUER.COM
LADIESWARE.COM
LANZAROTE.COM
LEADERSHIPFACTOR.COM
LEICESTER.COM
LEICESTERSHIRE.COM
LEIGHTON.COM - SOLD
LIFEASSURANCE.COM
LIFETIMELEARNING.ORG
LINCOLNSHIRE.COM
LISBON.COM
M
MAJORCA.COM
MALAGA.COM
MALAWI.COM
MERSEYSIDE.COM
MILLION-DOLLAR.COM
MINORCA.COM
MOBILES.COM
MOLDOVA.COM
MOTORBIKES.COM
MOTORWAYS.COM
MUZZY.COM
N
NORFOLKPUNCH.COM - SOLD
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.COM
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.COM
O
OPTICIANS.COM
ORCHIDDRINKS.COM - SOLD
OXFORDSHIRE.COM
P
PALMA.COM
PAPUANEWGUINEA.COM
PARAGUAY.COM
PETERBOROUGH.COM
PETROL.COM
PHYSIOTHERAPIST.COM
POWYS.COM
PROPERTY-ONLINE.COM
PSYCHIC-ONLINE.COM
PURDEYS.COM - SOLD
R
RAILTIMES.COM
RAILWAYS.COM
REMOVALS.COM
RIDING.COM
ROCKTOP-WASTE.CO.UK - SOLD
ROTHERHAM.COM
S
SHOCKWAVES.COM
SHROPSHIRE.COM
SLIMMING.COM
SOLOMONISLANDS.COM
SOUTHSHIELDS.COM
STAFFORDSHIRE.COM
STOCKPORT.COM
STRATEGICREWARD.COM - SOLD
SUNBEDS.COM
SUNDERLAND.COM - SOLD
SUNDERLAND-AFC.COM - SOLD
SUNHOST.COM - SOLD
SWEDBANK-LONDON.COM - SOLD
T
TAXIS.COM
TEESSIDEBUSINESS.COM - SOLD
THEPAPERS.COM
THEWEBFACTORY.COM
TORREMOLINOS.COM
TOURISTINFORMATION.COM
TOURIST-INFORMATION.COM
TRAVEL-TOURISM.COM
TYNESIDE.COM - SOLD
TYRES.COM
U
UNITEDARABEMIRATES.COM
W
WALSALL.COM
WARWICKSHIRE.COM
WASHING.COM
WEARSIDE.COM - SOLD
WIGAN.COM
WINDSCREENS.COM
WOLVERHAMPTON.COM
Z
ZAGREB.COM

 

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sometimes buyers don't change the dns.

 

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Frank Schilling bought it
https://domaininvesting.com/video-frank-schilling-wins-domainnames-com-auction/

 

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$370,000 for domainnames.com as recent as 2019? That's a great deal for the buyer and not such a great deal for the seller. Surely the best domain name for selling domain names is domainnames.com. Got everything. Exact match, Keywords, Trust, Easy, Simple, Short, It's criminal that nobody is developing this website. The buyer should be languishing in a dark and cold prison cell on Shutter Island for crimes against domain names.

 

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$370,000 for domainnames.com as recent as 2019? That's a great deal for the buyer and not such a great deal for the seller. Surely the best domain name for selling domain names is domainnames.com. Got everything. Exact match, Keywords, Trust, Easy, Simple, Short, It's criminal that nobody is developing this website. The buyer should be languishing in a dark and cold prison cell on Shutter Island for crimes against domain names.

If you're a person that owns quality domains (like domainnames.com)...domains sell themselves, regardless of how you want to dress it. A great site with a great name doesn't sell your domains, they sell themselves. With that understanding, some people just can't be bothered making it prettier, as it isn't totally necessary. Like a pharmacy that doesn't clean its windows, your doctor has given you the prescription (you need these great drugs, you need this great domain)...will you show up to the place or not? In conclusion: You're still showing up. IMO

 

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If you're a person that owns quality domains (like domainnames.com)...domains sell themselves, regardless of how you want to dress it. A great site with a great name doesn't sell your domains, they sell themselves. With that understanding, some people just can't be bothered making it prettier, as it isn't totally necessary. Like a pharmacy that doesn't clean its windows, your doctor has given you the prescription (you need these great drugs, you need this great domain)...will you show up to the place or not? In conclusion: You're still showing up. IMO

I'm just throwing it into the mix mate. Imagine a total beginner who wants to buy a domain name and doesn't know any brands. Which one of these will he or she most likely choose/trust?

• afternic.com
• bluehost.com
• dan.com
• domain.com
• domains.google
• domainnames.com (I.M.O.)
• epik.com
• godaddy.com
• ionos.com
• name.com
• namecheap.com
• namesilo.com
• sedo.com

 

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I'm just throwing it into the mix mate. Imagine a total beginner who wants to buy a domain name and doesn't know any brands. Which one of these will he or she most likely choose/trust?

• afternic.com
• bluehost.com
• dan.com
• domain.com
• domains.google
• domainnames.com (I.M.O.)
• epik.com
• godaddy.com
• ionos.com
• name.com
• namecheap.com
• namesilo.com
• sedo.com

When I started out in business, my first domain for a business was "ignition cars"...as a beginner, selling starter cars, I had an idea of what I want to call myself, regardless of anyone giving me recommendations from the marketplace. I'd like to be called "ignition"...well I can't get that, I'll get "ignition cars". If you're a person that has a vision of what you want to do, I think a name isn't so hard to imagine...but hey, depends

 

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I'm just throwing it into the mix mate. Imagine a total beginner who wants to buy a domain name and doesn't know any brands. Which one of these will he or she most likely choose/trust?

• afternic.com
• bluehost.com
• dan.com
• domain.com
• domains.google
• domainnames.com (I.M.O.)
• epik.com
• godaddy.com
• ionos.com
• name.com
• namecheap.com
• namesilo.com
• sedo.com

By the way, in answer to the question, contrary to the great domain "domain names"...as a beginner I'd sway with GoDaddy, as they're the most known / first provider that pops into my head. Even if a shame for "domain names", GoDaddy are a domain powerhouse, with a bigger marketing spend. Its hard to imagine that even an absolute beginner not once hearing / seeing GoDaddy in an advert. In the vast majority of circumstances, I just think people have. So...the world of "imagine if a newbie knows no brands" I don't really buy. I would even say if you haven't once heard about the online brand GoDaddy, you're so out of tune with online stuff, that you shouldn't run an online business (side joke)