GIZ.com from 1983 sells cheap on Ebay

**lordbyroniv** · 12-13-2007, 12:54 AM

Cool auction

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=009

**Giode** · 12-13-2007, 01:10 AM

Originally Posted by lordbyroniv

Cool auction

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=009

You mean 1993 right?

**Devil Dog** · 12-13-2007, 01:15 AM

Nice price.

**lordbyroniv** · 12-13-2007, 01:27 AM

It says in the advertisement that he built a mortgage company on the site in 1983 - pictures are cool - I was in 3rd grade in 1983

Dont know why whois only dates to 1993

I thought it went cheap too

**denny007** · 12-13-2007, 01:29 AM

I think is not wise to sell such domain on Ebay. Unless something wrong with the domain (stolen etc.)

**lordbyroniv** · 12-13-2007, 01:31 AM

So its agreed, the domain went cheap, correct?

**Acro** · 12-13-2007, 01:42 AM

Originally Posted by lordbyroniv

It says in the advertisement that he built a mortgage company on the site in 1983 - pictures are cool - I was in 3rd grade in 1983

Dont know why whois only dates to 1993

I thought it went cheap too

Symbolics.com was the first .com to be registered - March 15, 1985
There is no way that he had an online business in 1983. BBS's don't count as web presence.

**denny007** · 12-13-2007, 02:02 AM

So its agreed, the domain went cheap, correct?

Checked the numbers, not that cheap, probably no or little traffic.

**James Jean** · 12-13-2007, 02:23 AM

I wouldn't consider that cheap... it's an old name but, aside from that, what are the practical acronyms/usage of that name... pronouncability? I think everyone is just happy that it sold at that price on Ebay.

**sashas** · 12-13-2007, 02:36 AM

its pronounceable, which is a huge plus. Pronounceables go for much more than regular names. I think this could've reached much higher here

This makes me sure of one thing: the best place to sell LLL.coms is DNF. Even Traffic, etc. are bad: PPX.com sold for a little over 5k at the last one.

**denny007** · 12-13-2007, 03:22 AM

its pronounceable

Well it pronounces same as jizz methink, which is HUGE minus...its practially UNMARKETABLE, imho

**sashas** · 12-13-2007, 03:30 AM

Well, to me the G in this one is pronounced the way its in Goal, not as in George

**bdjuf** · 12-13-2007, 03:35 AM

been chasing after that name for months... I was even aware of the ebay auction, but no cash :(

**denny007** · 12-13-2007, 03:36 AM

Well, to me the G in this one is pronounced the way its in Goal, not as in George

Oh you are right - same like GIZMO, my mind is really DIRTY

**Focus** · 12-13-2007, 05:44 AM

splat...good name for an internext auction

**Devil Dog** · 12-13-2007, 07:01 AM

Originally Posted by Focus

splat...good name for an internext auction

ew, spare me the visuals

**Focus** · 12-13-2007, 07:05 AM

it's the acid man

**Devil Dog** · 12-13-2007, 07:28 AM

Originally Posted by Focus

it's the acid man

acidic giz?

might want to get that looked at

**Focus** · 12-13-2007, 07:51 AM

umm no...or umm yeah..right in her eye!

ouch!

**afcassidy** · 12-13-2007, 08:54 AM

Very nice price for the buyer, I think this should have gone for double at least. The Gizmo element could have made it very valuable for an end user... think Gizmodo. Plus it's just a solid and pronouncable 3 letter name in it's own right.