One person catching a lot...

[Retired_Member42]

What is it?

 

[philiporchard]

Maybe you could suggest he puts it up on DomainLore

 

[philiporchard]

Check out:

http://buydomainnames.co.uk/

You'll soon spot it.

 

[Brassneck]

I think people will continue to use DL as a sales platform no matter how many domains he catches - assuming people still have something to sell! I don't think he should stop doing what he's doing to keep in domainers good books. I would imagine DL makes peanuts compared to his domain sales.

Although he does seem to flip a fair few catches through the platform which must make up a decent chunk of the £1m sales that have occurred. Decent pocket money if nothing else.

 

[DaveP]

I'm guessing Philip and Edwin are referring to the very nice GEO one.

 

[Retired_Member42]

Lots of good domains there, which is it? Don't see the harm in just saying?

 

[philiporchard]

Yes, it would fit quite nicely in my set !

 

[Murray]

doesn't he want £200,000 odd for it.

 

[Edwin]

doesn't he want £200,000 odd for it.

A lot more than that...

 

[Murray]

A lot more than that...

It was £225k last week, I guess .uk has doubled the price.

 

[Edwin]

It was £225k last week, I guess .uk has doubled the price.

Plus a bit for luck. And why not? He certainly doesn't need to sell

 

[diablo]

Interesting thing about that name is that before it dropped in 2005, I contacted the Registrant asking if they wanted to sell it. They said no. Then it wasn't renewed and became suspended. I contacted them again, said it was now suspended, asked if they were going to renew it - and if not would they sell it to me now. Again they said no! It dropped and Denys got it!

 

[Skinner]

Thats fairly common diablo, I come across that so often it hurts

 

[anthony]

I'd prefer Everton to be honest!!

 

[Retired_Member39]

Some of the recent sales on the site show just how effective and lucrative in getting end user prices a decent website for your domains can be by the looks of it. Blownaway recently dropped and has been sold already looking at the just sold section.

 

[arkvard]

In theory, can Nominet slow down a TAG for catching or something else to stop someone catching if they wanted to?

 

[Skinner]

Nominet *could* do anything, the question is why the hell would they ?

Your £5+Vat or My £5+Vat its still £5+Vat, they have no reason to, and most coders in drop catching are watching their times and analysing, so they would notice significant delays in timings.

Punishing a member (or rewarding) for doing nothing against the rules would set a dangerous precedence.

 

[kate-brownhill]

Thats fairly common diablo, I come across that so often it hurts

That's painful. Why would they refuse to sell and then let it drop??

 

[cyphix]

It was £225k last week, I guess .uk has doubled the price.

Wouldn't the announcement of .uk devalue the price of the .co.uk?

 

[Murray]

Wouldn't the announcement of .uk devalue the price of the .co.uk?

If you get the co.uk you will get the .uk too.