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Originally Posted by trader Easier said than done when the name of that so called private drop catcher you said you purchased America.us from is secret and even when I asked you over the phone who it was you would not identify them even more than 1 month after the purchase.
How could myself or anyone else have got them when the entire event was behind close doors and unannounced? The entire affair seems very odd. For example, what ever you paid for America.us I am sure I woud have offered more so why would that private drop catcher sell to you secretly with no offering elsewhere such as on the forums, etc?
It all seems quite strange. I know if I was selling that amazing US portfolio Blink purchased privately at fire sale pricing and selling America.us (the best of the best) I certainly would advertised the sale very heavily in all venues. |
You obviously have been around here on these boards trading a lot longer than me and certainly know the industry better, but please let me make a few observations with all due respect.
To add to Stocdoctor's post, more than 35 days passed between the first and second drop when 1,000+ reserve names were in the hands of the public and reflected in the whois of the registry where even one attempt to check the file of any one of those names would have clued anyone in to what was happening.
Everyone knows many large domain sales remain private and are done in nonpublic trading. Sometimes they include cash and other domains, the latter being exclusive to the registrant which means the general public can't offer the same deal. Week after week, DNJournal does a great job of publishing domain sales but I bet most of the larger .us and other extensions are not published as the parties want privacy, particulary when there is great debate on an extension.
How can you be sure you would have offered more for america.us? Do you know the price? Without being a party to the sale, you can't know even if (and I am not saying he did) Zouzas told you a number. I'll bet Blink didn't really give you accurate information on the real size and nature of his deal because it would not be advantageous for him to do so and Stocdoctor even provided some clues supporting this. It would weaken his bargaining position for gaining similar names in the future.