Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2004
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 59403
interpreted = N
texte = on 9/16/2004 7:57 pm, Kenneth Grome at owner@kengrome.com so noted... >> Buy Domains snatched up a name I had been wanting for years when the company >> who had originally registered the domain finally dropped it (I guess Buy >> Domain's auto-registration service was quicker on the ball than the one I >> used). When I asked about buying the name, they quoted a price of $6,000. >> I'm sure if I asked a second time (now a year and a half later) they'd bump >> it up to eight. In the meantime, the domain gathers dust. >> >> Buydomains.com needs to be put out of business and all of the domain names >> they're squatting on released to the public. > > > Buydomains.com is a good business. They snatch up the domains that > the owners are too stupid to keep registered. So what? Why should > they be "put out of business" when they are acting within the law? > Just because the original owners are too stupid or lazy to keep their > domains registered does not give anyone an excuse to blame others for > their screw-ups or to put a properly run company out of business! Since this was directed at my comment, I'll field this one. This wasn't a case of an owner being "too stupid" to keep a domain registered. The domain I had wanted was registered and used by a company of the same name. I have no problem with that. In the late 90s, the company was bought out by another and the domain now served as a redirect to the subdivision of the new company. I have no problem with that. A couple years ago, they stopped using the redirect and eventually they let the domain registration fall into disuse, eventually passing into registrar lock. It was at that point I set up an account with a registrar to automatically register the domain when it became available. Someone already had the same process set up with Network Solutions (the domain's registrar) so I didn't have high hopes of getting through, but hey, it was cheap. When the domain was released, it was purchased and not by me. If it had been purchased by a company or individual who were making use of the name, I would have been disappointed, but I could deal. Instead, buydomains.com acquired the name and offered to sell it to me for 750 times their purchase price. THAT I have a problem with. I don't care that they're operating within the law and I don't need to hear any real estate speculation analogies. In my opinion, for keeping 22,978 domains in limbo (according to a recent lawsuit) in the hopes of striking gold one day, buydomains.com ranks right up with optinrealbig.com on the internet scum scale. > I tried to register a domain that was being sold by one of these > companies and they wanted minimum $200 for it so I said "forget it". > Less than 6 months later I checked it again and it was available so I > registered it for $7. My conclusion is that these companies never > register domains for a long time, and the ones not on the top of the > list at the time of expiration are released, thus giving everyone > else in the world an opportunity to register them -- usually within > one year or less. If buydomains.com had wanted $200, I would have paid it with a smile. After the first year, they renewed it for a second. We'll see about year three. The auto-registration service I signed up for runs indefinitely. Rob Marquardt Designer/Resident Wirehead Toast Design 800 Washington Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 612.330.9863 v 612.321.9424 f www.toastdesign.com ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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on 9/16/2004 7:57 pm, Kenneth Grome at owner@kengrome.com so noted... >> Buy Domains snatched up a name I had been wanting for years when the company >> who had originally registered the domain finally dropped it (I guess Buy >> Domain's auto-registration service was quicker on the ball than the one I >> used). When I asked about buying the name, they quoted a price of $6,000. >> I'm sure if I asked a second time (now a year and a half later) they'd bump >> it up to eight. In the meantime, the domain gathers dust. >> >> Buydomains.com needs to be put out of business and all of the domain names >> they're squatting on released to the public. > > > Buydomains.com is a good business. They snatch up the domains that > the owners are too stupid to keep registered. So what? Why should > they be "put out of business" when they are acting within the law? > Just because the original owners are too stupid or lazy to keep their > domains registered does not give anyone an excuse to blame others for > their screw-ups or to put a properly run company out of business! Since this was directed at my comment, I'll field this one. This wasn't a case of an owner being "too stupid" to keep a domain registered. The domain I had wanted was registered and used by a company of the same name. I have no problem with that. In the late 90s, the company was bought out by another and the domain now served as a redirect to the subdivision of the new company. I have no problem with that. A couple years ago, they stopped using the redirect and eventually they let the domain registration fall into disuse, eventually passing into registrar lock. It was at that point I set up an account with a registrar to automatically register the domain when it became available. Someone already had the same process set up with Network Solutions (the domain's registrar) so I didn't have high hopes of getting through, but hey, it was cheap. When the domain was released, it was purchased and not by me. If it had been purchased by a company or individual who were making use of the name, I would have been disappointed, but I could deal. Instead, buydomains.com acquired the name and offered to sell it to me for 750 times their purchase price. THAT I have a problem with. I don't care that they're operating within the law and I don't need to hear any real estate speculation analogies. In my opinion, for keeping 22,978 domains in limbo (according to a recent lawsuit) in the hopes of striking gold one day, buydomains.com ranks right up with optinrealbig.com on the internet scum scale. > I tried to register a domain that was being sold by one of these > companies and they wanted minimum $200 for it so I said "forget it". > Less than 6 months later I checked it again and it was available so I > registered it for $7. My conclusion is that these companies never > register domains for a long time, and the ones not on the top of the > list at the time of expiration are released, thus giving everyone > else in the world an opportunity to register them -- usually within > one year or less. If buydomains.com had wanted $200, I would have paid it with a smile. After the first year, they renewed it for a second. We'll see about year three. The auto-registration service I signed up for runs indefinitely. Rob Marquardt Designer/Resident Wirehead Toast Design 800 Washington Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 612.330.9863 v 612.321.9424 f www.toastdesign.com ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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