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The cat has jumped out of the bag again. Yes I did purchase DNForum.com from Dan.
A little history:
I started Perfectname.com in February when I saw Afternic had become the worst place to sell a domain name. I was extremely unhappy with their customer service. Initially I planned to open up Perfectname.com for others to list their names. I didn't understand why Great Domains and Afternic shunned domain resellers by doing things like shutting down reseller chat rooms and forums. I wanted to create a gathering place for domain name resellers. I set up a chat room and was about to setup forums when I was advised not to allow others to list because the more names added to the site the harder it would be for buyers to find my names. I decided to cancel those plans and I didn't install forums.
In March, I received an email from Dan asking if I wanted to purchase a couple of his names with a note saying he was starting these forums. I went the site and there was hardly anything there except a cheaper price than Dan quoted me for his names.
About 2 months ago someone suggested I check this place out. I was amazed. The place was filled with useful information. I was like a kid in a candy store. I started posting. I was using the forums like a chat room to communicate with old friends. (I didn't find the chat room right away). I have greatly benefited from these forums. I have purchased several domain names and I'm sure sold several domain names as a result of being on these forums.
These forums caused me to rethink my decision about allowing others to list on perfectname.com. I saw that resellers, more than ever, needed a replacement for Great Domains and Afternic. A key ingredient to a domain sales site is the smooth exchange of money for a domain name. Many of you saw a successful conclusion to my pursuit of an escrow name when I purchased EscrowPlus.com from a fellow DNForum member.
Then Dan started having hosting problems. People who had come to count on DNForum.com were anxious. I didn't want to see everyone abandon ship. I could see that DNForum had become a burden to Dan. After the longest outage, I contacted Dan and asked if he wanted to sell. He told me he wanted to wait a couple more years. I respected his decision.
Then when Dan was in the middle of negotiations with the mods, Dan let me know he received an offer from 2 of the moderators.
I told Dan I would purchase only if the mods changed their minds about making the purchase. I figured the mods enjoyed this place as much as I did but that they may determine that it wasn't a wise financial decision to make the purchase. So I was waiting in the wings just in case. Then Realnames came along. He had good intentions but his actions caused chaos.
I know, I may not have made the wisest decision in buying DNForum.com. I felt I should take part in keeping this community alive and at the same time reward Dan for his forethought, vision and the 10 years he has aged in the last week. Also, I want to thank the moderators, Safesys, MattyP and Snoopy for all their time and efforts that went into making this place what it is today.
On a techical note. The site will be moving to a dedicated server. The same server that houses www.motherboards.com.
Thanks,
Greg Ricks
A little history:
I started Perfectname.com in February when I saw Afternic had become the worst place to sell a domain name. I was extremely unhappy with their customer service. Initially I planned to open up Perfectname.com for others to list their names. I didn't understand why Great Domains and Afternic shunned domain resellers by doing things like shutting down reseller chat rooms and forums. I wanted to create a gathering place for domain name resellers. I set up a chat room and was about to setup forums when I was advised not to allow others to list because the more names added to the site the harder it would be for buyers to find my names. I decided to cancel those plans and I didn't install forums.
In March, I received an email from Dan asking if I wanted to purchase a couple of his names with a note saying he was starting these forums. I went the site and there was hardly anything there except a cheaper price than Dan quoted me for his names.
About 2 months ago someone suggested I check this place out. I was amazed. The place was filled with useful information. I was like a kid in a candy store. I started posting. I was using the forums like a chat room to communicate with old friends. (I didn't find the chat room right away). I have greatly benefited from these forums. I have purchased several domain names and I'm sure sold several domain names as a result of being on these forums.
These forums caused me to rethink my decision about allowing others to list on perfectname.com. I saw that resellers, more than ever, needed a replacement for Great Domains and Afternic. A key ingredient to a domain sales site is the smooth exchange of money for a domain name. Many of you saw a successful conclusion to my pursuit of an escrow name when I purchased EscrowPlus.com from a fellow DNForum member.
Then Dan started having hosting problems. People who had come to count on DNForum.com were anxious. I didn't want to see everyone abandon ship. I could see that DNForum had become a burden to Dan. After the longest outage, I contacted Dan and asked if he wanted to sell. He told me he wanted to wait a couple more years. I respected his decision.
Then when Dan was in the middle of negotiations with the mods, Dan let me know he received an offer from 2 of the moderators.
I told Dan I would purchase only if the mods changed their minds about making the purchase. I figured the mods enjoyed this place as much as I did but that they may determine that it wasn't a wise financial decision to make the purchase. So I was waiting in the wings just in case. Then Realnames came along. He had good intentions but his actions caused chaos.
I know, I may not have made the wisest decision in buying DNForum.com. I felt I should take part in keeping this community alive and at the same time reward Dan for his forethought, vision and the 10 years he has aged in the last week.
Also, I want to thank the moderators, Safesys, MattyP and Snoopy for all their time and efforts that went into making this place what it is today.On a techical note. The site will be moving to a dedicated server. The same server that houses www.motherboards.com.
Thanks,
Greg Ricks
