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**DaddyHalbucks** · 03-17-2004, 05:22 PM

Yep, and not a single owner of one of those big dollar .com names among us either. On the other hand there are owners of very good Biz, Info & US among us who have sold thousands of dollars worth of new extension domains.

That's the point the .commies always leave out. They point to big dollar .com sales but have never come within sniffing distance of actually owning a .com of the quality that gets sold for a price like that themselves. And given the realities of today's marketplace, they never ARE going to get close to one either.

Meanwhile several new extension folks I know just go about their business piling up profits and building great portfolios for the future with names that are still affordable. The .commies sit and hope that somehow a big dollar .com is going to magically miss the Pool/NW/Etc auctions and fall into their lap. Easter is coming - maybe the Easter Bunny will bring you one! Dream on and continue missing what historically may be looked back on as the greatest buying opportunity since the early to mid 90's when the great .coms were picked up for a song.
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Yes, .BIZ/ .INFO/ .US could be the next .COM in a few years.

Or... they could be a .BOMB

My money is on the latter..

Correct, great domains don't magically fall in anyone's lap. The best way is to open up your wallet and spent $XX,000 for a great .COM domain that could be worth 10-100 times that in the near future. There are a few people on this board who do this sort of .COM investing successfully. GeorgeK is one.

Or, you can hope to sell second rate merchandise at a much smaller margin. .BIZ/ .INFO/ .US are all second rate goods.

You can always hope that a .BIZ/ .INFO/ .US will grow up to be a .COM, but in my opinion, that is not an event that seems even remotely possible.

03-17-2004, 05:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
DaddyHalbucks Domain Buyer Name: Hal Last Online: Yesterday 01:50 PM iTrader: (57) Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,633 DNF$: 119,697 Location: Las Vegas, USA Country:	Re: mercury.com - $1.1m, smoking.com - $500K, mr.com - $350K, americans.com - $150K Yep, and not a single owner of one of those big dollar .com names among us either. On the other hand there are owners of very good Biz, Info & US among us who have sold thousands of dollars worth of new extension domains. That's the point the .commies always leave out. They point to big dollar .com sales but have never come within sniffing distance of actually owning a .com of the quality that gets sold for a price like that themselves. And given the realities of today's marketplace, they never ARE going to get close to one either. Meanwhile several new extension folks I know just go about their business piling up profits and building great portfolios for the future with names that are still affordable. The .commies sit and hope that somehow a big dollar .com is going to magically miss the Pool/NW/Etc auctions and fall into their lap. Easter is coming - maybe the Easter Bunny will bring you one! Dream on and continue missing what historically may be looked back on as the greatest buying opportunity since the early to mid 90's when the great .coms were picked up for a song. ++++++++++++++ Yes, .BIZ/ .INFO/ .US could be the next .COM in a few years. Or... they could be a .BOMB My money is on the latter.. Correct, great domains don't magically fall in anyone's lap. The best way is to open up your wallet and spent $XX,000 for a great .COM domain that could be worth 10-100 times that in the near future. There are a few people on this board who do this sort of .COM investing successfully. GeorgeK is one. Or, you can hope to sell second rate merchandise at a much smaller margin. .BIZ/ .INFO/ .US are all second rate goods. You can always hope that a .BIZ/ .INFO/ .US will grow up to be a .COM, but in my opinion, that is not an event that seems even remotely possible. __________________ Are you looking for a few extra bucks, or perhaps.. steady income? If so, find me good domains to register! I buy domain research. To discuss, send PM.