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Re: Ask HN: what unwanted domain names are you sitting on?

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Post by petercooper »

endlessvoid94 wrote: post #67
petercooper wrote: post #58

I'm sitting on tons, but I've given plenty away over the years too, so I don't think of myself as malicious. Nearly all are from project ideas I had but then never followed up on. ajaxday.com* amonad.com* cocoainside.com* detailedlook.com javascriptinside.com jotpack.com* jsinside.com pythonflow.com pythoninside.com railgrinder.com* railsteam.com (currently giving this away) railswebhosting.com rorhosting.com rubyonr…

i'd be interested in obtaining topichub from you...

Weird.. I thought I allowed all e-mail addresses through. Try [my first name] @ [my user name].co.uk instead ;-) As in peter@petercooper :) That should work for sure.

Re: Ask HN: what unwanted domain names are you sitting on?

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Post by sil3ntmac »

I've had good luck with godaddy's auctions. They have a good, powerful search (you can specify tld's and set a max length and blacklist characters), and their buy-it-now feature allows you to instantly separate inexpensive domains from domains owned by, er, less rational holders.

For example, the auction for eventjunky.com is ending in 10 minutes, and the price is $10. not bad. I also saw asdense.com on there the other day for $5 buy it now... I thought that would be a domain squatter's dream, but decided to pass it up :P

https://auctions.godaddy.com/trpHome.aspx?t=16

Re: Ask HN: what unwanted domain names are you sitting on?

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Post by ajb »

linux-inside.com.

I was looking round for a new computer to run linux on. There are lots of little companies that will sell you a computer with linux preinstalled, but they mainly have short product lines, so you have to check out loads of websites. With windows, there are companies which will put together the computer you want set it up for you.

I thought it would be a good idea if there was one place where all the small linux companies could list their product lines so they would be easier to find. Then the experience of buying a computer for linux would be closer to buying one for windows.

It became less urgent for me because I bought a computer :-) Anyone wants to execute on the idea, I'll give you the domain. Someone else has linuxinside.com, BTW.

Re: Ask HN: what unwanted domain names are you sitting on?

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Post by thorsview »

graemep wrote: post #59
jwesley wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yea, I've had the same thing happen to me with a name that I posted on Sedo :) For what it's worth, owning a domain and not developing it is not "domain squatting" which is defined by law as "registering, trafficking in, or using a domain name with bad faith intent to profit from the goodwill of a trademark belonging to someone else." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybersquatting There is nothing wrong with owning a do…

I do not think real estate, or other investments are a good example. They require paying market value, which means that only those who can genuinely find mis-pricing can make a consistent profit, and by doing that they improve market efficiency. Getting a domain through registrations does not do this, because it requires only registration not payment. For a better analogy, compare how easy it is with the requirements…

Probably the best analogy you could make

Re: Ask HN: what unwanted domain names are you sitting on?

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Post by bockris »

ihartley wrote: post #57

animedubzone.com bitsboltsandvolts.com bitsboltsnvolts.com bitsboltsvolts.com cashnik.com deletetheinternet.com dunbarsdungeon.com finihd.com graphle.net graphle.org hotelfreehd.com maperate.com phinihd.com proclamate.com pussyandguns.com sandiegomarquee.com schrodingershotbox.com sdmarquee.com seekaview.com streamwhat.com

I like sound of the 'bitsboltsandvolts' ones but don't have specific ideas to develop it.
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