Well as a domainer my spending hasn't slowed down, I'm actually spending more now.
Recent drops (without my own dac hosting) haven't been upto much for me, so I've been concentrating on my website design, selling domain names with a basic site which has made deals.
Recession is hitting everyone, and now its holiday season, I have foregoed my holiday, even foregoed Download this year, to pour the money into domain names. While names are going so cheaply, its time to snap them up

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Market forces dictate price, if the market force demands names cheaper than you want to sell then you don't sell. If you want/need to sell you take market or below market prices, you can't change that, like it or not.