Enjoy unlimited access to all forum features for FREE! Optional upgrade available for extra perks.

The .UK revolution

Discussion in 'General Board' started by Breakline, Jul 10, 2019.

  1. lazarus

    lazarus Super Moderator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Feb 2013
    Posts:
    1,485
    Likes Received:
    409
    Despite being a domainer. I just can't wrap my head around why someone doing business in the UK wouldn't also want the .uk even at very least, for redirection or future-proofing & protecting their brand. It makes no sense to me on so many levels. I can only put it down to just being a poor business decision. Might just be a handful of cases as I get a fair few inquiries from end-users about .uk's
     
    • Agree Agree x 2
    Last edited: Jun 10, 2022
  2. Domain Forum

    Acorn Domains Elite Member

    Joined:
    1999
    Messages:
    Many
    Likes Received:
    Lots
    IWA Meetup
     
  3. DJ

    DJ Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 2019
    Posts:
    1,774
    Likes Received:
    203
    Surely without knowing the name in question or the figures involved the fact he didn't want the .UK is a moo point.

    He could have said, do you want the .UK for another £5k, the buyer thought you've already fleeced my for x so you can f' off.
     
    • Agree Agree x 2
    • Funny Funny x 1
  4. jasman United Kingdom

    jasman Active Member

    Joined:
    Jul 2006
    Posts:
    963
    Likes Received:
    69
    Some end users have no sense of vision when it comes to their online presence. There have been a few times when I noticed a surname domain or EMD matching a business whose owner(s) I know and when I tip them off they reply that they already have <surname>ltd.co.uk or <surname>cambridge.co.uk etc so they don't need any more domains.

    It's a bit like someone being told that a relation has just died and they are eligible to put in a claim on their estate which comprises of a property in Mayfair, but they decide not to bother on the basis that they have a little cottage in the country that they are happy with.
     
    • Like Like x 1
  5. webber

    webber Active Member

    Joined:
    Sep 2019
    Posts:
    766
    Likes Received:
    235
    I for one am grateful for the end users that don't appreciate how much a domain is worth and they let theirs expire/drop
     
    • Like Like x 1
  6. martin-s United Kingdom

    martin-s Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 2012
    Posts:
    3,468
    Likes Received:
    270
    Moo ;)

    But I didn't. What I said was "Would you like to buy *******.uk as well to keep the pair together?"
     
  7. martin-s United Kingdom

    martin-s Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 2012
    Posts:
    3,468
    Likes Received:
    270
    Busy work really, but I'll get around to it one day.
     
  8. DJ

    DJ Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 2019
    Posts:
    1,774
    Likes Received:
    203
    It might have been a different outcome had you offered the .uk during the negotiation stages. You said you don't sell many domains, so I presume this must have been a pretty big sale for you to sell and the buyer may well have blown all of his their budget on .co.uk. I'm also guessing, probably like the buyer, you wouldn't have been prepared to sell it for cheap, otherwise you would have offered it from the outset? Saying would you like to buy it as well, implies, to me anyway, you would be looking for the same price.

    As I said, without knowing all of the information or facts it is a moo point.

    Now had you told us something like: "I sold transplants.co.uk for £5,000 and then offered the .uk to the same buyer for £500 and he sniffed at it" - then the information would be relevant and the point you were making would be valid.
     
    • Like Like x 1
  9. Helmuts

    Helmuts AcornDomains.co.uk ★★★★★

    Joined:
    May 2010
    Posts:
    815
    Likes Received:
    355
    We, at the Latvian Chamber of Commerce for the UK use .uk instead of .co.uk (though own both).

    I have seen quite a lot of people doing the same. And, of course, you need to have both. The winner is the Nominet, of course :)

    The battle is on!
     
    • Like Like x 1
  10. Jiblob

    Jiblob Active Member

    Joined:
    Oct 2005
    Posts:
    410
    Likes Received:
    108
    Yeah, it sounds like the .UK was withheld. Tbh whenever I offer my domains to someone if they are pair I offer them as such.

    I'm just a good citizen like that, whoever's buying it deserves to have use of them together if they're buying and I'm selling it for the right price.

    It's a bit of a sly move to offer the .uk after all is said and done in a sale imho but that's just my opinion.
     
    • Agree Agree x 2
  11. dee

    dee Well-Known Member Acorn Supporter

    Joined:
    May 2013
    Posts:
    2,592
    Likes Received:
    404
    I agree would be sensible to mention from start if you have both, but I personally think its fair game to treat them as separate entities these days. If you had pizza co.uk and uk and you know you can sell them both for loads, then why not ! Apparently extensions don't matter and it's all about content so they can both do just as well if you build them out.
     
  12. martin-s United Kingdom

    martin-s Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 2012
    Posts:
    3,468
    Likes Received:
    270
    As it happens, a Uniregistry broker handled it. I don't normally leave my names brokered because of the cost, but I obviously screwed something up on this config for this one because the first I knew about it was the email saying it had been sold :D

    For what it's worth, I would always expect to buy or sell a pair as a pair. The decent thing.
     
    • Like Like x 2
  13. martin-s United Kingdom

    martin-s Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 2012
    Posts:
    3,468
    Likes Received:
    270
    • Funny Funny x 1
  14. DJ

    DJ Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 2019
    Posts:
    1,774
    Likes Received:
    203
    Moo
     
    • Funny Funny x 3
    • Like Like x 1
    • Winner Winner x 1
  15. Kaleido

    Kaleido Active Member

    Joined:
    Aug 2010
    Posts:
    237
    Likes Received:
    50
    green expo uk.jpg

    Spotted in Chester.
     
    • Like Like x 5
    Last edited: Jun 28, 2023
  16. Jiblob

    Jiblob Active Member

    Joined:
    Oct 2005
    Posts:
    410
    Likes Received:
    108
    Shame that it's some bs about climate change/net zero... but I suppose we'll take it as a win.
     
  17. Kaleido

    Kaleido Active Member

    Joined:
    Aug 2010
    Posts:
    237
    Likes Received:
    50
  18. Jiblob

    Jiblob Active Member

    Joined:
    Oct 2005
    Posts:
    410
    Likes Received:
    108
  19. Kaleido

    Kaleido Active Member

    Joined:
    Aug 2010
    Posts:
    237
    Likes Received:
    50
    Thanks, but I'll follow the science rather than some YouTube no-mark. Physics doesn't care about opinions.
     
    • Funny Funny x 1
  20. Jiblob

    Jiblob Active Member

    Joined:
    Oct 2005
    Posts:
    410
    Likes Received:
    108
    He founded Greenpeace, a now radical leftist co-opted organisation.

    You're full of leftist sayings aren't you. All the nicest people are.
     
  21. Jiblob

    Jiblob Active Member

    Joined:
    Oct 2005
    Posts:
    410
    Likes Received:
    108
    • Funny Funny x 1
    • Winner Winner x 1