Namerpros member BetTheLot (Graham Haynes) announced on Namepros that he sold XYB.com for $100,000. The transaction was completed with a broker named Ivy at ename. BetTheLot mentioned It will be a shortening of a pinyin phrase. He cited Xiao long Bao. Which is a very famous type of food which has many restaurants in every town in China. Kassey Lee wrote: For example, it'll be an … [Read more...]
The good, the bad and the ugly – Namepros
“The good, the bad and the ugly” An opportunity for readers to discuss what they like and don’t like about a particular company in the domain space. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their positive and negative experiences. Suggestions for improvement are also encouraged. One of the goals of the column is that company representatives will see … [Read more...]
The travel scam ?
Would you travel to another country to close a $50K deal ? There is an interesting thread on Namepros where a member posted about a potential buyer wanting him to travel to another country to close the deal. Hell guys A strange request from a potential buyer for one of my domain names. He want me to travel to his country to complete the deal face to face. I have asked him to use Escrow … [Read more...]
Look out Domain King this guy says he has a $200 million portfolio
I hope everyone in the U.S. is enjoying the Memorial Day holiday, and hope everyone else is having a pleasant day as well. Here is one of the more interesting new threads today, a member at Namepros valuing their portfolio at $200 million. It is not a comic thread or parody. Needless to say the thread is well worth your read on a lunch or dinner break. The portfolio: GalaxyPalazzo.com- … [Read more...]
Ali Zandi regged 4600 domains in a .com promotion
Ali Zandi took some time to explain his recent strategy for hand registrations. In the very popular available domains thread, Ali lists which names he picked up from Bill Eisenmann's lists. Ali went of topic a tad to detail how he picked up 4600 .com names during a Fasthosts promotion for cheap .coms. I reg'd around 4,600 names ~60 days ago and added them all to Afternic. Made 50% my … [Read more...]
Ali Zandi posts some of his new gtld sales
In a report your new gtld sales thread that was just the usual back and forth between the pro new gtld camp and the anti new gtld camp, Ali Zandi stepped up and reported some of his new gtld sales. He also provided the cost. Night.Life ($5k in 2015) City.Life ($4k in 2015) Design.Agency ($900 in 2015) Travel.Agency ($9.99k in 2016) Map.Run ($500 in 2015) VR.Dating ($2500 … [Read more...]
Sophomore Jinx ?
Dominic Belley who I interviewed last year around this same time, detailed his second year in the business with a post on Namepros. Dominic points out that year 2 was not as good as his rookie season. By detailing his second year he does newcomers a great service in my opinion. Here is his post: It has been a very tough year for me. What seemed easy in the first year has become a … [Read more...]