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**ordersomething** · 10-01-2009, 10:31 PM

http://www.thedomains.com/2009/10/01...do-for-137500/

1 October 2009

by MHB

Ron Sheridan, formerly with Oversee.net, announced today that he has completed the purchase of the domain name RSS.com for $137,500, including commission, from Sedo.com.

The asking price of the domain, RSS.com which I believe was as high as $750K, was dropped to $250K on July 10, 2009 and then to $125K on September 14, 2009.

Ron Sheridan says that he, along with Phil McKegney, plan on developing the domain, and while they are “not prepared to reveal the precise nature of what we will soon be launching, it will but safe to say it will have a heck of a lot to do with RSS feeds.”

“In the end RSS.com will be what I refer to as a logical build out for a high value premium generic domain. Our hope is that the property/brand will dominate it’s respective category.”" said Mr. Sheridan.

I think this was a great acquisition for Ron and wish him the best of luck with it. It certainly is a category killer domain priced well at just inside the six figures.

This is another very good domain that has sold recently in the $100k-$500K range and we are now running a poll on the right hand side of the blog, asking you what the best purchase has been, so please cast your vote.

As a side note, as someone who gets e-mails from Sedo.com about domains it is brokering on a pretty regular basis, I always assumed the “asking price” was the gross price, out of which the seller would pay the commission, however appearently that is not always the case, so be forewarned.

**Acro** · 10-02-2009, 12:10 AM

Apparently, Ron Sheridan's middle name is Stuart

**cmason** · 10-02-2009, 12:15 AM

Great news! I have been watching the price drops on that one and I feel that the buyer got a pretty decent deal for a superb short-domain. Best of luck to the new owner!

**Acro** · 10-02-2009, 12:19 AM

It's all a matter of ROI. If the seller bought the name at $75k it's not that great of a deal.

**cmason** · 10-02-2009, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Acro

It's all a matter of ROI. If the seller bought the name at $75k it's not that great of a deal.

Agreed, and I feel that they probably did turn a profit, otherwise they probably wouldn't have dropped the price so often. I imagine all parties are quite satisfied.

**dazzleinteractive** · 10-02-2009, 12:32 AM

does that add any value to my www.tworss.com domain ? hehe , good to know that the " rss " domain names are of an importance out there

**loudbeats.com** · 10-02-2009, 02:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dazzleinteractive

does that add any value to my www.tworss.com domain ? hehe , good to know that the " rss " domain names are of an importance out there

lol did it add any value?

**dazzleinteractive** · 10-02-2009, 03:09 AM

lol, i don't know, i just had it a while ago and didn't know that the rss.com will sell with this big number, am just saying its all good in general.

pcproffenno · 10-02-2009, 03:39 AM

Ron got a bargain imo. Best of luck with the development!

**chillking** · 10-02-2009, 05:02 AM

Steal very nice investment .

**DomainsInc** · 10-02-2009, 06:54 AM

Decent sale though I wonder how long it will be until something else replaces rss.

**DNBA** · 10-02-2009, 07:26 AM

i think he got a great deal. sadly rss needs a major update. hopefully they can push it to 3.0

**hugegrowth** · 10-02-2009, 12:58 PM

Nice buy, if they build some kind of RSS aggregator site, and slip some advertising into every fifth post or something, it could do well done right. One place to get rss feeds from all kinds of subjects.

**dominator** · 10-02-2009, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DomainsInc

Decent sale though I wonder how long it will be until something else replaces rss.

i agree

**BidNo** · 10-02-2009, 04:38 PM

Yes, nice buy.

**Onward** · 10-02-2009, 11:57 PM

For the seller it is all about roi.

If I bought it for 75k and sold it for 123 or what everclose...that is not a great sale IMO for this name. If I bought it at 20k...I am very happy....but still knowing it will sell at mid to high 6 figs at somepoint.

**HuntingMoon** · 10-03-2009, 04:18 PM

i'm not sure predicting rss will be replaced by another technology is a very rational thought. rss has become an integral tool for publishers and marketers and seo to the point where i don't see it disappearing anytime soon.

**ibydesign** · 10-03-2009, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Acro

It's all a matter of ROI. If the seller bought the name at $75k it's not that great of a deal.

If I were a seller and I bought it for $1 and made $62,500, is it not a good deal? The only difference than the stated scenario where you buy it for $75K and sell it at the stated sale price, is the risk the seller carried to make the investment. In the end, cash is cash. The seller made a nice profit. Maybe not as nice as the seller would have liked, but that will buy a lot of other investments, or frivolities.

On the buying side of the table, I think Ron got a great deal, too.

**Acro** · 10-03-2009, 05:26 PM

The numbers I posted are hypothetical. The margin isn't always indicative of a good sale. For a prior asking price of $750,000 the drop is tremendous.

**DomainName** · 10-03-2009, 05:38 PM

great name and great pick up. I'll be interested to see the developed site when up and running.

10-01-2009, 10:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
ordersomething Exclusive Lifetime Member Last Online: 11-21-2009 03:33 PM iTrader: (4) Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 492 DNF$: 4,310 Location: Corpus Christi	rss.com http://www.thedomains.com/2009/10/01...do-for-137500/ 1 October 2009 by MHB Ron Sheridan, formerly with Oversee.net, announced today that he has completed the purchase of the domain name RSS.com for $137,500, including commission, from Sedo.com. The asking price of the domain, RSS.com which I believe was as high as $750K, was dropped to $250K on July 10, 2009 and then to $125K on September 14, 2009. Ron Sheridan says that he, along with Phil McKegney, plan on developing the domain, and while they are “not prepared to reveal the precise nature of what we will soon be launching, it will but safe to say it will have a heck of a lot to do with RSS feeds.” “In the end RSS.com will be what I refer to as a logical build out for a high value premium generic domain. Our hope is that the property/brand will dominate it’s respective category.”" said Mr. Sheridan. I think this was a great acquisition for Ron and wish him the best of luck with it. It certainly is a category killer domain priced well at just inside the six figures. This is another very good domain that has sold recently in the $100k-$500K range and we are now running a poll on the right hand side of the blog, asking you what the best purchase has been, so please cast your vote. As a side note, as someone who gets e-mails from Sedo.com about domains it is brokering on a pretty regular basis, I always assumed the “asking price” was the gross price, out of which the seller would pay the commission, however appearently that is not always the case, so be forewarned. __________________ My Portfolio

10-02-2009, 12:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
Acro Bloody lovely Last Online: Yesterday 02:57 AM iTrader: (394) Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 23,904 DNF$: 4,079 Location: USA Country:	Apparently, Ron Sheridan's middle name is Stuart __________________ DomainGang.com - Domainers' Most Awesome News Source Acroplex - Web & Graphics Acro.net - My Blog My Countdown Counting down to: Snapnames rebate hitting my mailbox 77 days 5 hours 30 minutes

10-02-2009, 12:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
cmason Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: Today 03:37 PM iTrader: (9) Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 93 DNF$: 260 Location: Canada	Great news! I have been watching the price drops on that one and I feel that the buyer got a pretty decent deal for a superb short-domain. Best of luck to the new owner! __________________ Rural Technocrat

10-02-2009, 12:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
Acro Bloody lovely Last Online: Yesterday 02:57 AM iTrader: (394) Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 23,904 DNF$: 4,079 Location: USA Country:	It's all a matter of ROI. If the seller bought the name at $75k it's not that great of a deal. __________________ DomainGang.com - Domainers' Most Awesome News Source Acroplex - Web & Graphics Acro.net - My Blog My Countdown Counting down to: Snapnames rebate hitting my mailbox 77 days 5 hours 30 minutes

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dazzleinteractive Platinum Lifetime Member Name: Kareem El.Deeb Last Online: Yesterday 12:24 AM iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 14 DNF$: 10 Location: Egypt Country:	does that add any value to my www.tworss.com domain ? hehe , good to know that the " rss " domain names are of an importance out there __________________ Art Director - Idea to execution Kareem El.Deeb www.dazzleinteractive.com

10-02-2009, 03:09 AM	#8 (permalink)
dazzleinteractive Platinum Lifetime Member Name: Kareem El.Deeb Last Online: Yesterday 12:24 AM iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 14 DNF$: 10 Location: Egypt Country:	lol, i don't know, i just had it a while ago and didn't know that the rss.com will sell with this big number, am just saying its all good in general. __________________ Art Director - Idea to execution Kareem El.Deeb www.dazzleinteractive.com

10-02-2009, 03:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
pcproffenno Never Sleep™ Name: Stian Last Online: Today 02:28 PM iTrader: (132) Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,835 DNF$: 3,903 Location: EHOT.net Country:	Ron got a bargain imo. Best of luck with the development! __________________ EHOT.net \| Twitter \| Skype ID: ehot.net

10-02-2009, 05:02 AM	#10 (permalink)
chillking Exclusive Lifetime Member Last Online: Today 06:26 PM iTrader: (5) Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 825 DNF$: 4,412 Location: liverpool engla	Steal very nice investment . __________________ SchoolLoanConsolidation World-News.com for sale pm me or bid on sedo.com Affordableheadstones for sale ( cranes for sale )

10-02-2009, 06:54 AM	#11 (permalink)
DomainsInc Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: Today 05:33 PM iTrader: (3) Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,441 DNF$: 437 Location: Ottawa Country:	Decent sale though I wonder how long it will be until something else replaces rss.

10-02-2009, 07:26 AM	#12 (permalink)
DNBA Platinum Lifetime Member Name: shahram Last Online: Today 10:41 AM iTrader: (8) Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 503 DNF$: 0 Location: los angeles Country:	i think he got a great deal. sadly rss needs a major update. hopefully they can push it to 3.0 __________________ Now Selling: KPH.com, Tag.Us, Podcasts.net, LaCantina.com, IronKettle.com, pixd.com, OilDriller.com, ExhibitPrints.com Sign up for more info on becoming a licensed Domain Name Broker DNBA.org

10-02-2009, 12:58 PM	#13 (permalink)
hugegrowth Last Online: Today 05:37 PM iTrader: (23) Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4,043 DNF$: 9,005 Location: BeeCee Country:	Nice buy, if they build some kind of RSS aggregator site, and slip some advertising into every fifth post or something, it could do well done right. One place to get rss feeds from all kinds of subjects. __________________ Submit URL Free now - Free website advertising and classifieds DomainReport.ca - domain tips and .ca domain blog

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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:	Yes, nice buy. __________________ BidNo from HighEndNames.com Looking for Domain Sales History? See DNSalePrice.com

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Onward Last Online: Today 12:10 PM iTrader: (45) Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,051 DNF$: 15,826 Location: Washington DC Country:	For the seller it is all about roi. If I bought it for 75k and sold it for 123 or what everclose...that is not a great sale IMO for this name. If I bought it at 20k...I am very happy....but still knowing it will sell at mid to high 6 figs at somepoint. __________________ . Find out who is sending that anonymous offer... Search their e-mail address across over 40 social & business networking sites, blogs and forums. Last edited by Onward; 10-03-2009 at 10:20 AM..

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HuntingMoon Name: Evan Last Online: 11-13-2009 09:02 PM iTrader: (27) Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,220 DNF$: 3,286 Location: Bay Area Country:	i'm not sure predicting rss will be replaced by another technology is a very rational thought. rss has become an integral tool for publishers and marketers and seo to the point where i don't see it disappearing anytime soon. __________________ HuntingMoon PDDW.COM_Essociate Join Our Mailer!__ Find Drops

10-03-2009, 05:26 PM	#19 (permalink)
Acro Bloody lovely Last Online: Yesterday 02:57 AM iTrader: (394) Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 23,904 DNF$: 4,079 Location: USA Country:	The numbers I posted are hypothetical. The margin isn't always indicative of a good sale. For a prior asking price of $750,000 the drop is tremendous. __________________ DomainGang.com - Domainers' Most Awesome News Source Acroplex - Web & Graphics Acro.net - My Blog My Countdown Counting down to: Snapnames rebate hitting my mailbox 77 days 5 hours 30 minutes

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10-03-2009, 05:38 PM	#20 (permalink)
DomainName Live, Eat, Breathe Names Last Online: Today 01:37 PM iTrader: (19) Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 808 DNF$: 88 Country:	great name and great pick up. I'll be interested to see the developed site when up and running. __________________ My Countdown Counting down to: Until a new year 36 days 5 hours 31 minutes

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