muck Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 I know we've discussed this a couple of times before ... Here's the business proposition. My business ownes a URL -- "www.___________partners.com" I've contacted the guy that ownes "www.____________.com" about selling it to me, allowing me to drop about 40% of the length of the URL; easier for emails, etc. FWIW, the url I'm interested in buying is 10 characters long; the one I use now is 17 characters long. I don't have a lot of traffic, etc., so I have no interest in paying the guy the $10k he asked for ... but, I would maybe pay a grand or so. Am I expecting too low of a price? Am I nuts for wanting to spend any money at all on something like this for the business? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Just sue him for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8tank Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 ut, I would maybe pay a grand or so Big mistake. Be creative, get something else. .net, .biz, .co, org or just a number, www.mucksucksass2020.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 www.mucksucksass2020.com I believe that someone here at the Huddle already has that one. I agree though that it would be better to come up with something rather than pay some guy big bucks. He's just holding you up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted September 12, 2008 Author Share Posted September 12, 2008 In case I wasn't clear when I said I already owned "www.____________partners.com" that I do own "something else". Also, I was the one that originally reached out to him about selling it a year or so ago; he dug up the old traffic and asked me today if I was still interested ... hence my post here ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8tank Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 In case I wasn't clear when I said I already owned "www.____________partners.com" that I do own "something else". Also, I was the one that originally reached out to him about selling it a year or so ago; he dug up the old traffic and asked me today if I was still interested ... hence my post here ... I don't know how this extra info would change my opinion in anyway. You can buy a URL for $10. If you want to buy a 'special' one for $1000, go for it rich guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 In case I wasn't clear when I said I already owned "www.____________partners.com" that I do own "something else". Also, I was the one that originally reached out to him about selling it a year or so ago; he dug up the old traffic and asked me today if I was still interested ... hence my post here ... Sounds like he is strapped for cash and wants to make a quick sale if he is digging up old stuff and questioning interest. You could probably get it for a lot lower than his original quote. A LOT lower. As for the something else.... you complained that the one you have is too long. So something else would be a lot shorter and easier to manage and you could ditch the something else you already have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre8tiff Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 I'll bet if you wait a month, it will come free. I'll bet the dude is shopping it to avoid re-upping the cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted September 12, 2008 Author Share Posted September 12, 2008 The guy has it up now with all sorts of links to companies websites that are related to what _____________ is. ...to put a finer point on it, imagine that _______________ = www.chairmaker.com ... and that my firm name was Chairmaker Partners ... and that he has a website that is up and has links to all sorts of furniture makers / retailers that he presumably gets some money for having set up ... So, if he sold the URL to me, he would be giving up whatever income he's getting (regardless of how modest it is) and would be looking to me to pay him enough so that it is in his interest to no longer receive the advertising annuity he's currently getting. ...make sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 I know we've discussed this a couple of times before ... Here's the business proposition. My business ownes a URL -- "www.___________partners.com" I've contacted the guy that ownes "www.____________.com" about selling it to me, allowing me to drop about 40% of the length of the URL; easier for emails, etc. FWIW, the url I'm interested in buying is 10 characters long; the one I use now is 17 characters long. I don't have a lot of traffic, etc., so I have no interest in paying the guy the $10k he asked for ... but, I would maybe pay a grand or so. Am I expecting too low of a price? Am I nuts for wanting to spend any money at all on something like this for the business? hmmmmmmmm......"www. homosexual partners.com" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggieFries Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 I know we've discussed this a couple of times before ... Here's the business proposition. My business ownes a URL -- "www.___________partners.com" I've contacted the guy that ownes "www.____________.com" about selling it to me, allowing me to drop about 40% of the length of the URL; easier for emails, etc. FWIW, the url I'm interested in buying is 10 characters long; the one I use now is 17 characters long. I don't have a lot of traffic, etc., so I have no interest in paying the guy the $10k he asked for ... but, I would maybe pay a grand or so. Am I expecting too low of a price? Am I nuts for wanting to spend any money at all on something like this for the business? If your intentions for this new URL is for reducing your typing by seven characters on email addresses, then I would save the cash and just stick with what you have. But if you plan on using the new URL (and its resulting traffic, search engine rankings, etc.) for advertising purposes, then I guess you'd have to do some kind of cost/benefit analysis of the URL and how much business you think it'll produce for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8tank Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 it is in his interest to no longer receive the advertising annuity he's currently getting. Series of tubes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 In case I wasn't clear when I said I already owned "www.____________partners.com" that I do own "something else". Also, I was the one that originally reached out to him about selling it a year or so ago; he dug up the old traffic and asked me today if I was still interested ... hence my post here ... He's contacting you because he wants to sell. Offer him somewhere between a number he wouldn't care about and what you'd actually pay. Also, the page he has now that shows search results is a parked domain. He is a "domain squatter", which isn't illegal... only unethical in internet hippie land. But if you have your business name as a registered trademark, you could probably get him evicted from the domain with some expense on your part. Weigh that against what you are offering him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Seriously, tell him to get bent. I'm sure that you can come up with a URL that isn't in use and/or someone isn't trying to cornhole you over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted September 13, 2008 Author Share Posted September 13, 2008 Seriously, tell him to get bent. I'm sure that you can come up with a URL that isn't in use and/or someone isn't trying to cornhole you over. +1 Muck, you are a clueless bastard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I'll sell you loafpartners.com cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 (edited) The guy has it up now with all sorts of links to companies websites that are related to what _____________ is. ...to put a finer point on it, imagine that _______________ = www.chairmaker.com ... and that my firm name was Chairmaker Partners ... and that he has a website that is up and has links to all sorts of furniture makers / retailers that he presumably gets some money for having set up ... So, if he sold the URL to me, he would be giving up whatever income he's getting (regardless of how modest it is) and would be looking to me to pay him enough so that it is in his interest to no longer receive the advertising annuity he's currently getting. ...make sense? you might try www.AAAAAAAAAchairmaker.com that way it will get listed first on the internets Edited September 13, 2008 by wiegie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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