Interesting domain name story

Ok so I registered this .net domain name two years ago. I had in mind to create something like "linkexchange" but with impression-per-click award in addition to that per impression. So I got the domain, and after like a year I created this nice web site for it. I also purchased an excellent perl script to do the job for $50. Strike of reality, it wasn't a sucess. It was really done well but it didn't work out (lack of interested people.. perhaps ?)

But shortly after I registered it, I discovered that the .com version of it is for a company which pays per clicks. I sent them an e-mail asking them if they want the domain name, they never replied.

The funny part is that when I put it on ebay for sale last summer, in which I also included what is left of hosting, the entire web site, and the script. The auction ended nicely, and I got myself $280 - $120 = $160 net (well the effort I put in that web site was worth much more than $160, oh well :( ). I tranfered the name and everything went great. A couple of months later, I discover that actually the person who purchased the site wanted only the domain, and he forwarded it to the .com.

I am glad that the story ended this way. I got my money back (maybe a little more), and the company got the name. The interesting part though, is that I offered the name for them in my e-mail for $50! They could have easily purchased it then instead of paying $280 on ebay.

What do you think?

they probably thought it was spam and deleted it with the other thousands of spam mails they got

cool story

Did the "whois" match? Maybe someone else bought it and became an affiliate.

The whois did match! not exactly the same but the same mailing address

Originally posted by President Gringo
they probably thought it was spam and deleted it with the other thousands of spam mails they got

I agree, they most likely deleted it w/o reading it.