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Re: Web Domain White Elephant Exchange

#81
post #61

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That's the plan! Going to post a list of all domains and who sent/received them at webdomainwhiteelephantexchange.com

You really need to shorten that to wdwee.com which is available.

Actually, I really don't need to do that. The absurd length is part of the humor. Plus, WDWEE.com is 10x more difficult to type.

Re: Web Domain White Elephant Exchange

#85
post #15

Interesting idea, but if you are seeing the full list, what's stopping you from just assigning yourself to the domains that you want?

Because I'm not an asshole?

P.S. I showed this to a friend and her response was: "Little does that guy know, you're totally an asshole." So there's that...

Re: Web Domain White Elephant Exchange

#86
post #61

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You really need to shorten that to wdwee.com which is available.

Actually, I really don't need to do that. The absurd length is part of the humor. Plus, WDWEE.com is 10x more difficult to type.

Well you know about humor (from your profile) and I know about domains and naming.

It's (part of) what I do.

And I make plenty of money doing it (both buying and selling) as well as consulting for people who you have heard of and who you trust and that pay me for my opinion.

So given that we are talking about +-$12 or so for wdwee.com while you may not feel you need it there really isn't much in going with the expert opinion on the subject.

I mean if I decided to do standup comedy and you told me to "drink 3 glasses of water and piss before going on stage" I'd probably take your word for it and not tell you "I really don't think I need to do that". And I'm guessing I'm probably better at domains than you are at comedy.

Agree that wdwee is hard to type. But so is a long domain name (chance of typos is greater with more letters, in general). Not saying you should use it instead of the ironic name but as an additional short acronym.

Re: Web Domain White Elephant Exchange

#88
post #76
post #74

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Tried what?

Holding onto it, probably for long enough that he's noticed even his other, more obviously valuable domains aren't drawing huge offers either.

Long enough?

Sorry a year or two is not a long time in domains as anyone who is in that business knows (such as myself).

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Domain Name: STRETCHIER.COM

Creation Date: 2012-12-30 17:28:00Z

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Domain Name:LONERS.ORG

Created On:14-Jan-2013 22:17:50 UTC

Re: Web Domain White Elephant Exchange

#89
post #65

Two domains I'm not using, stretchier.com and loners.org, are expiring this month. Anyone want either? They're regged at namecheap, can either transfer there or give you a code for another registrar Don't want to do this exchange because I really don't want another two domains :P

Don't drop loners.org It's worth holding on to for sure. Not great that it's a .org but as a general rule a name like that is worth keeping and paying the reg fee on. stretchier.com same thing. I would hold onto it it's worth the gamble.

I used to hold >100 domains of similar quality, until I realized I was paying $1k/year on registration, and the value of my portfolio was increasing much more slowly.

It's certainly possible to profit from domains if you actively seek out buyers, but if you're not going to, it's not worth holding on to domains of that quality. It's a poor investment.

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