GAMBLE.mobi sold - biggest mobi landrush sale so far - Page 3 - DNForum - Domain Sales, Domain Forum, Domain Appraisals, Domain Registrars

**mjnels** · 12-12-2006, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by seanboy

"zero.mobi"

HAH!

heh... i laughed at that earlier too

**KRL** · 12-12-2006, 11:00 AM

Everything in the domain business is relative to timing.

That is a huge return on investment in a very short time frame. If you calc that ROI on an annualized basis it is clearly off the charts.

Could you have sold it for $50K? $100K? $200K? Probably so. However timing is everything in investing and .mobi is still up in the air in terms of its ultimate credibility in the marketplace and the gaming sector is under immense legislative attention. So as much as it could have sold for way more, it could have also sold for way less in the future.

I've found you're much better off to take a nice pop when the opportunity arises and don't waste your time second guessing your decision to sell.

You can beat the casino, the stock market, etc. when you win and walk with your profits. Sit and stay hoping for more almost always means walking out with empty pockets.

**Domain Jedi** · 12-12-2006, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by KRL

Everything in the domain business is relative to timing.

That is a huge return on investment in a very short time frame. If you calc that ROI on an annualized basis it is clearly off the charts.

Could you have sold it for $50K? $100K? $200K? Probably so. However timing is everything in investing and .mobi is still up in the air in terms of its ultimate credibility in the marketplace and the gaming sector is under immense legislative attention. So as much as it could have sold for way more, it could have also sold for way less in the future.

I've found you're much better off to take a nice pop when the opportunity arises and don't waste your time second guessing your decision to sell.

You can beat the casino, the stock market, etc. when you win and walk with your profits. Sit and stay hoping for more almost always means walking out with empty pockets.

Brilliantly said!

**aZooZa** · 12-12-2006, 11:13 AM

A fine showing. Well done! And yes, I would have taken the offer so enjoy your cash and put it down to a very successful investment.

**petrosc** · 12-12-2006, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by silverdom

Agree with Rico 100%
Gamble.mobi is much better than Flowers imo.
33K in cash is a big money for the majority of domainers here, but
don't forget that in Gambling industry such amount is nothing.
It's possible th earn that amount and even more as affiliate with such a name.

Gamble.mobi is way better than Flowers.mobi. But don't forget that flowers.mobi was overpriced and most
likely, as I like to think, deliberately overpriced. If I bought your toyota for $200,000, would that make the neighbour's ferrari worth $2M?

.mobi is a promising new tld, but who knows if it will be successful or not? Maybe it will, and in that case, gamble.mobi could sell for six figures, but if it crashes as an extension then gamble.mobi would hardly sell for low $xxxx. The sales you see now are all speculative and the buyers are, de facto, gambling. There is no traffic and no indication that would point us out the future of this new tld. So based on today's facts, $33,000 is a great price to sell your domain for. Congratulations on your sale mate, I wish you all the best with your future sales.

**gemsergio** · 12-12-2006, 02:02 PM

The main point I beleive in the value of .mobi is not that its for cellphone since we did not need it in the past and we wont need it in the future, but what value will search engine give to .mobi when user search online:
if .mobi will rank higher because they are specific for the device than yes .mobi will have value but if there is not going to be a push from google msn an yahoo forget about .mobi they will be dead very soon.
We need to see in the next 2 3 yrs what kind of devices will come out.
Lets see...

**petrosc** · 12-12-2006, 02:18 PM

Google and Yahoo are in fact behind of the .mobi creation... so I think they will push it

**DaveZilla** · 12-12-2006, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by gemsergio

The main point I beleive in the value of .mobi is not that its for cellphone since we did not need it in the past and we wont need it in the future, but what value will search engine give to .mobi when user search online:

I don't mean to pick on you, but would just take the chance to share some views.

I have to disagree - the mobile web did need .mobi in the past. There is a lack of standardization of the location where users can go to find mobile sites on their phone.

wap.domain.com/
www.domain.com/wap
www.domain.com/pocketpc
www.domain.com/xhtml

...and many more variations. This lack of standardization is a huge roadblock for the mobile web. When an advertiser is branding their site, will users remember wap.domain.com or was it www.domain.com/wap - and the millions of other variations? Not likely.

www.domain.mobi can be branded and advertised. Its standardized, and memorable.

If mobile web had standardized as wap.domain.com or any of the other variations .mobi would be unecessary, and the mobile web would probably be more in demand than it is.

**hugegrowth** · 12-12-2006, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by petrosc

Obviously, he gave it a lot of thought before he accepted...

or he just wanted it to appear that way.

if he took the counter offer right away he may have thought the seller would balk.

I can't believe some people still think the flowers.mobi sale was rigged.

There were two bidders in the xxx,xxx range and everyone who was there (people from this forum) say it was all legit.

Look at all the mobi names that have sold at Sedo and Afternic auction for x,xxx to xx,xxx including gamble.mobi, are these rigged too?

There is clearly high demand, whether it's driven by speculation or not, for the better .mobi domains.

**petrosc** · 12-12-2006, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by hugegrowth

or he just wanted it to appear that way.

if he took the counter offer right away he may have thought the seller would balk.

I can't believe some people still think the flowers.mobi sale was rigged.

There were two bidders in the xxx,xxx range and everyone who was there (people from this forum) say it was all legit.

Look at all the mobi names that have sold at Sedo and Afternic auction for x,xxx to xx,xxx including gamble.mobi, are these rigged too?

There is clearly high demand, whether it's driven by speculation or not, for the better .mobi domains.

I think you didn't read what I said, don't get me wrong...the sale was legit alright, but IMO, overpaid to induce speculation in the new TLD market. I never claimed that it wasn't legit. Rick did take $200,000 out of his pocket, i wouldn't doubt that.

**mvl** · 12-12-2006, 03:38 PM

Nice sale at a very fair price, considering how speculative .mobi is.

Banned: domain newbie · 12-12-2006, 04:00 PM

so did you get yr money yet?

**silverdom** · 12-12-2006, 04:09 PM

once again, if it wasn't Gamble , but any other generic word i would
doubt , but it's Gamble . Such term will be always on demand , especially with Mobile devices , were people should not care from where to gamble, but gamble on the Go.
It's not a money for the actual casino program owner.

**9888** · 12-13-2006, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by gemsergio

It is one of those rear .mobi that really makes sense IMO.
Casino and poker on mobile device will be really super hot.
I beleive as well it is worth more than flowers.com

Forgot about it didn't you submitted it to moniker live auction?

Nice sale!

Are you not concerned about Moniker coming looking for their commission, as if you submitted it to the Traffic Auction they have a 6 month exclusive on selling it?

I have one I submitted to Traffic which they did not list/use, and I am waiting for the 6 months to lapse prior to selling it elsewhere.

**paulbakerboo** · 12-13-2006, 05:15 PM

Im sorry but i think you made a big mistake
gamble.mobi its worth BIG BIG MONEY
time will tell

**DaveZilla** · 12-13-2006, 06:21 PM

In a way, you're betting that .mobi will fail...because if .mobi is a success, gamble.mobi will be worth much much more.

If the sale falls through, consider yourself lucky.

**steven22** · 12-13-2006, 06:36 PM

I think .mobi is a complete waste. It will be a complete flop. Good sale and I feel bad for the lad who purchased it. If anyone knows a place to place bets on the success of a TLD, let me know. I think I could get a very high ROI on some .mobi puts.

Again, nice sale!

**DaveZilla** · 12-13-2006, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by steven22

If anyone knows a place to place bets on the success of a TLD, let me know. I think I could get a very high ROI on some .mobi puts.

Again, nice sale!

What criteria would you place for it having failed or succeeded though?

**WorldRadio.mobi** · 12-13-2006, 08:54 PM

If you ask me, any domain extension, within a considerable time frame, only gets BETTER than currently now because we are all stuck in the dotcom only world psyche of the mainstream masses. That, of course, is changing in our current times we are witnessing. I fathom dot mobi, more than any other extension, will lead the way globally to changing this cultural awareness mentality of "more than dot com" in the internet.

**Vision** · 12-13-2006, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by steven22

I think .mobi is a complete waste. It will be a complete flop. Good sale and I feel bad for the lad who purchased it. If anyone knows a place to place bets on the success of a TLD, let me know. I think I could get a very high ROI on some .mobi puts.

Again, nice sale!
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Gamble.mobi was a nice sale.

Also, this critter, Steven22, is violating at least 2 trademarks (see his signature)
Second, he exudes negativity, bitterness & envy towards those who had the foresight to register prime .mobi domains
Third, this .mobi extension is only 10 weeks old. Below are just a few of the examples of live, content-rich .mobi sites on the MobileWeb. If .mobi is such a failure why do these .mobi sites continue to launch on the MobileWeb. Why have Fortune 500 companies registered several .mobi domains outside their trademarks?

3D Animation - 3danimation.mobi – video production & 3D animation company - http://www.3danimation.mobi

Airline Ticket - airline tickets booking - http://airline-ticket.mobi

www.Boing.mobi

Baj.mobi - Baj.mobi – Baj GmBH communications systems company, Germany - http://www.baj.mobi

BMW.mobi - BMW Auto co - http://bmw.mobi

Business Week - Business Week magazine

Caravan Park & Caravan Site - A privately owned Caravan Holiday Park in the Scottish Borders (UK); Greenlaw Riverside Caravan Park ( http://caravanpark.mobi & http://caravansite.mobi )

Cartomanzia Telefonica - Spanish telecom company - http://www.cartomanzia.mobi

Creat IU - Creat IU, a design and creative firm - http://creatiu.mobi

Cyso Web Hosting - Cyso.mobi – Cyso Web Hosting company from Netherlands - http://