What would you pay for a domain?

What would you pay for a domain?

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Rockbomb
Dog fucker (but in a good way now)

2009 Nov 13 • 2045
So, probably about a year ago, I was thinking of different domain names that would be awesome to have for a site. There were two that I came up with that I really wanted, but both were taken. Those urls were 'malicio.us' and 'infectio.us', but both of them were already taken. I looked at malicio.us, and its some photography website where a guy is selling his photos, so he's not gonna sell it. But then I took a look at infectio.us, and got a blank white page... So I did a who.is search and got the guys info, and sent him a message asking if he'd be interested in selling it. He said make an offer, I offered $30, and he laughed at me and pretty much told me to fuck off.

So here I am a year later and I'm considering buying it again, but I'm not sure how much would be reasonable to pay. He doesn't use the domain, and according to dnscoop.com the domain is worth $0.
So, how much do you guys think would be a reasonable amount for him to be wanting, and whats the most you'd pay to have an awesome domain like that?
 
 
 
2010 Aug 3 at 13:49 PDT
fedex _

2009 Mar 23 • 909
13 ₧
sell it on ebay lol
melloyellow582 said:
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2010 Aug 3 at 13:57 PDT — Ed. 2010 Aug 3 at 13:58 PDT
Rockbomb
Dog fucker (but in a good way now)

2009 Nov 13 • 2045
fedex _ said:
sell it on ebay lol

What?
I'm trying to buy a domain, not sell one
 
 
 
2010 Aug 3 at 13:59 PDT
fedex _

2009 Mar 23 • 909
13 ₧
Rockbomb said:
fedex _ said:
sell it on ebay lol

What?
I'm trying to buy a domain, not sell one



OHHH lol i thought thats what u ment ,


ummm the most i will pay is up to 10 - 15 bucks on a good domain


or try godaddy lol
melloyellow582 said:
I post sometimes, to make a point.
 
 
 
2010 Aug 3 at 14:00 PDT — Ed. 2010 Aug 3 at 14:01 PDT
buq25

2008 Jul 5 • 583
295 ₧
A cut off arm! That will make him happy and he'll give it to you or he'll be scared and won't have any choise but to give it to you.
Nah, actually I'd give like... 200 Swedish krowns.
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2010 Aug 3 at 14:01 PDT
the_cloud_system
polly pushy pants

2008 Aug 1 • 3080
-6 ₧
a slave of dogs
I drink to forget but I always remember.
 
 
 
2010 Aug 3 at 14:15 PDT
Rockbomb
Dog fucker (but in a good way now)

2009 Nov 13 • 2045
fedex _ said:
Rockbomb said:
fedex _ said:
sell it on ebay lol

What?
I'm trying to buy a domain, not sell one



OHHH lol i thought thats what u ment ,


ummm the most i will pay is up to 10 - 15 bucks on a good domain


or try godaddy lol

Well, a .us domain on godaddy is 10 bucks, and thats where he purchased the domain from... so he's gonna want more than that for it.
 
 
 
2010 Aug 3 at 14:25 PDT
Down Rodeo
Cap'n Moth of the Firehouse

Find the Hole II Participation Medal
2007 Oct 19 • 5486
57,583 ₧
I reckon that he thinks the domain is worth a fair amount on the basis that it spells infectious. Which is a word. You will find that some domains are worth more than others, even if websites don't necessarily say so. www.proflat.co.uk is like £15 for two years, for instance.
 
 
 
2010 Aug 3 at 14:50 PDT
Rockbomb
Dog fucker (but in a good way now)

2009 Nov 13 • 2045
Down Rodeo said:
I reckon that he thinks the domain is worth a fair amount on the basis that it spells infectious. Which is a word. You will find that some domains are worth more than others, even if websites don't necessarily say so. www.proflat.co.uk is like £15 for two years, for instance.

Well any .us domain from godaddy is normally $10 (there ahving a sale where they are $5 right now). But since this guy already bought it, he really can charge whatever he wants for it... even a million dolalrs if he thinks its worth it xD
 
 
 
2010 Aug 3 at 14:58 PDT
Down Rodeo
Cap'n Moth of the Firehouse

Find the Hole II Participation Medal
2007 Oct 19 • 5486
57,583 ₧
Pretty much, though it's not going to make him any money if he can't sell it for more. I suppose, all you need to do is keep making low offers while he has it, because if no-one else is buying then he has the option of selling to you or keeping it for himself. Assuming, like I said, that no-one else makes an offer.
 
 
 
2010 Aug 3 at 15:01 PDT
Rockbomb
Dog fucker (but in a good way now)

2009 Nov 13 • 2045
Down Rodeo said:
Pretty much, though it's not going to make him any money if he can't sell it for more. I suppose, all you need to do is keep making low offers while he has it, because if no-one else is buying then he has the option of selling to you or keeping it for himself. Assuming, like I said, that no-one else makes an offer.

Yeah, I guess thats what I'll do. And, eh's had it for at least a year (some site said he's had it since 2002, so yeah...)

Honestly, I'd prolly pay him like $100 for it if he'd take it, but I think thats way overpriced.
 
 
 
2010 Aug 3 at 15:03 PDT
Down Rodeo
Cap'n Moth of the Firehouse

Find the Hole II Participation Medal
2007 Oct 19 • 5486
57,583 ₧
He'll be looking to make back the money he's spent on it so far, so it might be something like that.
 
 
 
2010 Aug 3 at 15:44 PDT
SuperJer
Websiteman

2005 Mar 20 • 6629
I wouldn't expect to get any domain for less than $500 if it is already registered and you are buying it from a human. E.g. I paid $500 for mcdiddys.com in a similar situation.

If you are getting it on an automated service, then probably $15 is the lowest. E.g. I paid $15 for damnfun.com on TDNAM.

It always depends on the name, and how much the owner thinks it is worth. Some domains are worth millions.
 
 
 
2010 Aug 7 at 00:38 PDT — Ed. 2010 Aug 7 at 00:38 PDT
sprinkles

Chrome Whore
2009 Sep 6 • 2547
10 ₧
superjer said:
mcdiddys.com...damnfun.com


How many domains do you have!?
 
 
 
2010 Aug 7 at 03:41 PDT
the_cloud_system
polly pushy pants

2008 Aug 1 • 3080
-6 ₧
sprinkles said:
superjer said:
mcdiddys.com...damnfun.com


How many domains do you have!?


not enough.
I drink to forget but I always remember.
 
 
 
2010 Aug 7 at 10:51 PDT
melloyellow582
The Original Portmanteau

Brisk.
2005 Mar 21 • 12862
666 ₧
I noticed a while ago that you bought every combination of bourne3.com.
 
 
 
2010 Aug 7 at 16:11 PDT
Rockbomb
Dog fucker (but in a good way now)

2009 Nov 13 • 2045
You can never have enough domains

But for real SJ, if you're gonna be spending $500+ on multiple domains, you might as well buy your license to sell domains. Then you can sell me domains for cheap (or free *cough cough*) and start up a site to sell them too.
 
 
 
2010 Aug 7 at 16:33 PDT
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