Congratulations Stephen Betley

[Retired_member41]

Your not to blame Wayne.

They have been acting daft for ages im told.

Maybe someone wanting to steal it by stealth by letting it drop and then nabbing it with the help of a drop catcher?

I think you will see this up for sale in the very near future.

 

[MurrayMurray is verified member.]

The fact that it spells aid is its downfall.

Vanity domain at best.

To those who disagree, what would you do with it apart from starting one of those scumbag bag through your door businesses.

Yes, it's a bit red cross..

But could be used commercially with the right branding, but "aid" is limiting.

Well done Jamie, I'm glad you got it but I also don't like that you got it because I would have liked to have caught it

 

[boxerdogboxerdog is verified member.]

I went back with an even higher offer a few hours a go, after it was renewed and it was still a no, so i think anyone will have to go in with an offer higher than 10k lol

 

[LordBull]

Well done Jamie, a bright and fruitful future of spivvery and adventure surely lies ahead of you
It reminds me of skipping my O levels to visit the bookies, ahead of opening my first betting shop in 1983. My, is that the time ...

 

[tifosi]

I'm getting really paranoid. Every time I pop on the board and click on new posts my name is in the top thread!

All very surreal!

 

[boxerdogboxerdog is verified member.]

Lol this thread has gone a little out of control

 

[DaveP]

Well done to Jamie for taking the initiative and I hope you make a nice profit.

 

[Jamie101]

Well done Jamie, a bright and fruitful future of spivvery and adventure surely lies ahead of you
It reminds me of skipping my O levels to visit the bookies, ahead of opening my first betting shop in 1983. My, is that the time ...

Ha. I only missed one class I think, not bad considering what I got in the end.

Seems like there are a good few decent domains dropping lately isn't there?

 

[LordBull]

Lol this thread has gone a little out of control

Is there any truth in the rumour that a certain domain relating to a root vegetable you can make chips from is about to drop very soon ? A sweet one at that ? And I think the registrant might be very VERY easy to contact, and have multiple identities ?

(Newcomers to the forum may wish to do some research ;-)

 

[DaveP]

Seems like there are a good few decent domains dropping lately isn't there?

Amen to that.

But this topic has got completely out of control lol.

 

[MurrayMurray is verified member.]

Seems like there are a good few decent domains dropping lately isn't there?

No, because people keep contacting the owners

 

[Jamie101]

No, because people keep contacting the owners

Probably true. I assumed that boxerdog had already contacted him but I think he was talking about another domain.

By the way, I wasn't the first person to contact him to buy the domain. I'm sure a few people on here probably contacted him well before me anyway.

 

[MurrayMurray is verified member.]

Probably true. I assumed that boxerdog had already contacted him but I think he was talking about another domain.

By the way, I wasn't the first person to contact him to buy the domain. I'm sure a few people on here probably contacted him well before me anyway.

This is what I think, not that it really matters.

Putting myself in the domain owners place (assuming they know nothing about domains), if someone contacted me out of the blue and said I want to buy your domain and offered me X amount, Id be like "oh hello, this is obviously worth a bob" and no way would I sell it to them.. I would do a bit of research and probably end up putting it on Sedo.

No way would I sell it to someone without doing some research first.

So In my mind there is no point contacting people with a suspended domain because they will probably renew it and then look to sell it for the best price they can get (if that's what they want to do) and fair play to them.

But obviously, people aren't like me and will sell willy nilly.. I'm giving them too much credit lol.

I think it's more fun trying to catch domains anyway, not that I have have much chance, but still, the possibility is fun.

I can't really knock people for calling up owners if it's working for them, but I don't really like it either, because selfishly it ruins my (albeit slim) chances

Whoever reads this I've probably just wasted a minute of your life and I apologise lol.

 

[Jamie101]

That's an interesting post, I actually agree with you.

I think all of us on here would think about doing some research, but there are plenty of people that don't. Probably because they don't think it's worth their time.

This was my first time contacting someone about a domain so I don't know much about it to be honest, but I'd assume that 99% of the time you don't get what you want.