Answers.travel Domain Name Sold for $3.3 million - Page 2 - DNForum - Domain Sales, Domain Forum, Domain Appraisals, Domain Registrars

**rajs1ngh** · 01-13-2009, 12:41 PM

Completely rubbish IMO.

**BidNo** · 01-14-2009, 01:08 AM

I call BS!

**Fearless** · 01-14-2009, 01:17 AM

Sounds like the pizza.com story only this time Sedo isn't involved. In this case I don't think it will help in selling the name for real.

**rajs1ngh** · 01-14-2009, 01:22 AM

Just a trick to boost up this dead tld.

**netfleet** · 01-14-2009, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seraphim

I own 1 .travel, purchased it as a SEO experiment. It earns a few hundred dollars a year, and does well in the search engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN). On the flip side, Google doesn't seem to be able to award the TLD PageRank at the moment. Other than that the engines seem to treat it like a .com. Reg fees are about $90 per year via Moniker.

It's a fact (little known but a fact nonetheless IMHO) that the actual extension can aid in SEO if that extension is an exact match for part of the search phrase.

Two identical sites, identical content, age, incoming links etc.

One is called australia.com, one is called australia.travel

The latter would do better for a search "travel to australia" for example.

.Asia and .TV also profit from this part of Google's algo..

However that is off-topic I guess. I can't believe that sale took place either....

**Eraser** · 01-14-2009, 05:39 AM

Quote:

Just a trick to boost up this dead tld.

Agree. Name is good but NOT worth for $3.3 million. IMO, fake sale.

**BidNo** · 01-14-2009, 07:16 AM

**therunner** · 01-15-2009, 09:43 AM

ok, get this; I could say to any media I sold Iam.stupid for $$$$$$$$$$$$, pay them to issue the news, bring the attention to my site and get big chunk from the stupid registrant who owns the stupid extension

by the way, it's strange Sedo didn't get involved in this sale

**SuperDomains.com** · 01-31-2009, 10:51 AM

I can not believe that this deal is true. Dot travel should not garner that much money. Maybe travel.com or travel.net could see this type of sale, but not .travel. Dot com is here to rule for years to come.

**imneazmh** · 01-31-2009, 01:22 PM

I think answers.travel was not that much. If it were asia.travel or europe.travel, then it would have been fine.

**taktikz** · 01-31-2009, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Acro

This story sounds like an expensive tabloid PR.

I agree. It's a nice way of getting attention and publicity.

**000** · 01-31-2009, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xnomis

Answers.travel Domain Name Sold for $3.3 million
The Domain Name Answers.travel Was Acquired by Travel411 ... According to sources within the company, the deal closed in the 3rd quarter of 2008.

Whois.travel on 31-jan-2009 shows the registrant, admin contact, billing contact and technical contact for answers.travel to be registrar Encirca. A random lookup of other .travel names shows Encirca as admin/billing/technical but unique identifying data (not Encirca) as registrant. Maybe Travel411 (which has public whois) arranged a whois privacy deal for answers.travel while announcing the 3.3m deal to the world. Yeah, that makes sense.

Website travel411.com has no obvious link to or mention of their blockbuster Q3-2008 acquisition.

If anyone registers at answers.travel please let us know if Canadian felons can visit Mexico, thanks!

**ARMG** · 01-31-2009, 02:30 PM

Is it april fools day already?

**SIKHboy** · 01-31-2009, 02:44 PM

if someone would have asked to buy the domain, I would hesitate even paying the reg fee for answers.travel.

Lucky Seller

Poor Stupid Buyer

Banned: democrat · 01-31-2009, 10:41 PM

Arent you guys always saying that a domain is whatever the end user is willing to pay? or something along those lines. I dont believe the sale but hey you never know!

**mediawizard** · 01-31-2009, 10:56 PM

This is complete BS.

I'd like to see the paperwork, even then would have a tough time believing this.

**Focus** · 01-31-2009, 11:54 PM

Focus says Bullsh*t..a steamy pile of dung.

**tekz999** · 02-01-2009, 12:58 AM

Yes, let's all go to the bank and order few bags full of dimes and throw at him for being crazy.

**kukgle** · 02-02-2009, 03:24 PM

Absolutely advertising news for me.

**PRED** · 02-02-2009, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by democrat

Arent you guys always saying that a domain is whatever the end user is willing to pay? or something along those lines. I dont believe the sale but hey you never know!

lol

yeah, we do know. its absolute garbage

read this:
http://www.dnforum.com/f489/complete...ad-347347.html

domainfest sales results.

free.travel $3k
city.travel $2.5k

this extension is a pile of dung. years on the regfees are skyhigh and it has no aftersales and the search engines hate it

the above 2 domains are far in excess of the domain 'sold'

now, who do we report those suckers to for falsifying sales data?

01-13-2009, 12:41 PM	#21 (permalink)
rajs1ngh Last Online: 11-20-2009 02:13 AM iTrader: (31) Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 623 DNF$: 5,284 Location: My Home	Completely rubbish IMO. __________________ Acidity.Info BharatNews.com Serve.Asia iMail.me Nab.Me JobsReal.com Only18.Me

01-14-2009, 01:08 AM	#22 (permalink)
BidNo Platinum Lifetime Member Name: Richard Last Online: 11-12-2009 12:21 PM iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,162 DNF$: 2,298 Location: Dallas Country:	I call BS! __________________ BidNo from HighEndNames.com Looking for Domain Sales History? See DNSalePrice.com

01-14-2009, 01:17 AM	#23 (permalink)
Fearless Last Online: Yesterday 04:49 PM iTrader: (26) Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,987 DNF$: 8,739 Location: Planet Earth Country:	Sounds like the pizza.com story only this time Sedo isn't involved. In this case I don't think it will help in selling the name for real. __________________ Hotshot Domain Name Sellers Wanted

01-14-2009, 01:22 AM	#24 (permalink)
rajs1ngh Last Online: 11-20-2009 02:13 AM iTrader: (31) Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 623 DNF$: 5,284 Location: My Home	Just a trick to boost up this dead tld. __________________ Acidity.Info BharatNews.com Serve.Asia iMail.me Nab.Me JobsReal.com Only18.Me

01-14-2009, 07:16 AM	#27 (permalink)
BidNo Platinum Lifetime Member Name: Richard Last Online: 11-12-2009 12:21 PM iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,162 DNF$: 2,298 Location: Dallas Country:	. __________________ BidNo from HighEndNames.com Looking for Domain Sales History? See DNSalePrice.com Last edited by BidNo; 01-14-2009 at 07:31 AM.. Reason: Found answer

01-15-2009, 09:43 AM	#28 (permalink)
therunner Platinum Lifetime Member Name: JVM Last Online: Today 07:26 PM iTrader: (4) Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 150 DNF$: 10 Location: close to a pc Country:	ok, get this; I could say to any media I sold Iam.stupid for $$$$$$$$$$$$, pay them to issue the news, bring the attention to my site and get big chunk from the stupid registrant who owns the stupid extension by the way, it's strange Sedo didn't get involved in this sale __________________ 1836.com , 1929.us , 1989.us , Numbers mean something? Last edited by therunner; 01-15-2009 at 09:49 AM.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

01-31-2009, 10:51 AM	#29 (permalink)
SuperDomains.com Gold Lifetime Member Last Online: 01-31-2009 01:27 PM iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 9 DNF$: 10	I can not believe that this deal is true. Dot travel should not garner that much money. Maybe travel.com or travel.net could see this type of sale, but not .travel. Dot com is here to rule for years to come.

01-31-2009, 01:22 PM	#30 (permalink)
imneazmh Platinum Lifetime Member Name: Neaz M H Last Online: Yesterday 07:19 AM iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 246 DNF$: 510 Location: Earth	I think answers.travel was not that much. If it were asia.travel or europe.travel, then it would have been fine.

01-31-2009, 02:30 PM	#33 (permalink)
ARMG A&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp ;amp ;R Name: A&R Last Online: Today 08:30 AM iTrader: (34) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 833 DNF$: 791 Location: The Netherlands Country:	Is it april fools day already? __________________

01-31-2009, 02:44 PM	#34 (permalink)
SIKHboy Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: Today 03:58 PM iTrader: (1) Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 335 DNF$: 3,270 Location: davis	if someone would have asked to buy the domain, I would hesitate even paying the reg fee for answers.travel. Lucky Seller Poor Stupid Buyer

01-31-2009, 10:41 PM	#35 (permalink)
Banned: democrat Account Terminated Name: Patty Last Online: 09-10-2009 04:45 AM iTrader: (4) Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 818 DNF$: 1,647 Location: Seattle Country:	Arent you guys always saying that a domain is whatever the end user is willing to pay? or something along those lines. I dont believe the sale but hey you never know!

01-31-2009, 10:56 PM	#36 (permalink)
mediawizard Exclusive Lifetime Member Name: Samit Last Online: Today 01:13 AM iTrader: (31) Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 738 DNF$: 763 Location: mwzd.com Country:	This is complete BS. I'd like to see the paperwork, even then would have a tough time believing this. __________________ My Blog Domain Name Showroom

01-31-2009, 11:54 PM	#37 (permalink)
Focus Making Everything Click Name: Chris Last Online: Today 05:56 PM iTrader: (112) Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 9,415 DNF$: 15,390 Location: Dirty South Country:	Focus says *Bullsht..a steamy pile of dung. __________________ Selling the tremendous domain name : FLUS dot com** must see unbelievable price & opportunity! Hurry!

02-01-2009, 12:58 AM	#38 (permalink)
tekz999 41 LLL.nets For $35k! Last Online: Today 09:27 PM iTrader: (318) Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,201 DNF$: 18,534 Location: Hong Kong Country:	Yes, let's all go to the bank and order few bags full of dimes and throw at him for being crazy. __________________ ★★★ OQD.com+ CQY.net+ AIN.biz+ Package / Single Fire Sale ★★★

02-02-2009, 03:24 PM	#39 (permalink)
kukgle Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: 09-28-2009 04:28 AM iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 23 DNF$: 230 Location: Sriracha Country:	Absolutely advertising news for me.

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