Domain name black market
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Some people earn money without adding any value to economy. Just wanted to buy a domain name and noticed someone (who already bought over 100 other names) bought it already and now asks for "4 figures" money to give it to others. :-/
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Some people earn money without adding any value to economy. Just wanted to buy a domain name and noticed someone (who already bought over 100 other names) bought it already and now asks for "4 figures" money to give it to others. :-/
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Looking for a Windows desktop programmer? I look forward to hearing from you! :-) -
jeron1 wrote:
Wish I'd done that.
Done what?
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Some people earn money without adding any value to economy. Just wanted to buy a domain name and noticed someone (who already bought over 100 other names) bought it already and now asks for "4 figures" money to give it to others. :-/
Planning to move to Germany, looking for a job there!
Looking for a Windows desktop programmer? I look forward to hearing from you! :-)Yes, this has been an issue for a long time. In the early days people would make a lot more than that by having prime domain names.
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Some people earn money without adding any value to economy. Just wanted to buy a domain name and noticed someone (who already bought over 100 other names) bought it already and now asks for "4 figures" money to give it to others. :-/
Planning to move to Germany, looking for a job there!
Looking for a Windows desktop programmer? I look forward to hearing from you! :-)Just pick another name.
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Yes, this has been an issue for a long time. In the early days people would make a lot more than that by having prime domain names.
Clifford Nelson wrote:
Yes, this has been an issue for a long time.
I know. By first line I was referring to a category of issues in economy, which this is a good instance in our field of work. Problem is that I searched for tens of names and came across similar websites of people or companies. That's a bit too frustrating. Earning money by making life of others worse is a shame, I believe.
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Clifford Nelson wrote:
Yes, this has been an issue for a long time.
I know. By first line I was referring to a category of issues in economy, which this is a good instance in our field of work. Problem is that I searched for tens of names and came across similar websites of people or companies. That's a bit too frustrating. Earning money by making life of others worse is a shame, I believe.
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Looking for a Windows desktop programmer? I look forward to hearing from you! :-) -
Some people earn money without adding any value to economy. Just wanted to buy a domain name and noticed someone (who already bought over 100 other names) bought it already and now asks for "4 figures" money to give it to others. :-/
Planning to move to Germany, looking for a job there!
Looking for a Windows desktop programmer? I look forward to hearing from you! :-)(disclaimer, IANAL and TINLA) I don't know if it applies to to every jurisdiction, but if you want to register a domain based on your real name and it has been hijacked by someone else, you could argue in some sort of court to have it released to you for registration. I think I've seen it done for businesses, but I assume it could work for individuals.
Nihil obstat
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Just pick another name.
That actually came into my mind too! ;-) My action won't change the reality of this problem in economy and specifically here, in our world.
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Some people earn money without adding any value to economy. Just wanted to buy a domain name and noticed someone (who already bought over 100 other names) bought it already and now asks for "4 figures" money to give it to others. :-/
Planning to move to Germany, looking for a job there!
Looking for a Windows desktop programmer? I look forward to hearing from you! :-) -
Some people earn money without adding any value to economy. Just wanted to buy a domain name and noticed someone (who already bought over 100 other names) bought it already and now asks for "4 figures" money to give it to others. :-/
Planning to move to Germany, looking for a job there!
Looking for a Windows desktop programmer? I look forward to hearing from you! :-)Hamed Mosavi wrote:
Some people earn money without adding any value to economy.
Lots of people would die if they'd have to pay for their food from the value they add. It's an evolutionary advantage; maximize your gain, minimize the effort.
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Some people earn money without adding any value to economy. Just wanted to buy a domain name and noticed someone (who already bought over 100 other names) bought it already and now asks for "4 figures" money to give it to others. :-/
Planning to move to Germany, looking for a job there!
Looking for a Windows desktop programmer? I look forward to hearing from you! :-)I'm one of those assholes. I have about 100 domains, and some I put up for auction (just in case somebody wants to give me money for them). The bulk of them, however, are for various ideas I may want to implement over the rest of my life. I think of them as an insurance policy to be sure I'll have a domain if I ever follow through with my ideas. There is also a domain being sold for nearly $10,000 that I really want. I suspect it'll be sold by the time I can afford it (years from now), but I'm hopeful it will lower in price eventually. It's a shame that so many domains are unused, but though they are virtual they are still of value, and anything of value will be accumulated and sold. In the case of the domain I want, I consider myself lucky that it is even an option to buy it.
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Some people earn money without adding any value to economy. Just wanted to buy a domain name and noticed someone (who already bought over 100 other names) bought it already and now asks for "4 figures" money to give it to others. :-/
Planning to move to Germany, looking for a job there!
Looking for a Windows desktop programmer? I look forward to hearing from you! :-) -
(disclaimer, IANAL and TINLA) I don't know if it applies to to every jurisdiction, but if you want to register a domain based on your real name and it has been hijacked by someone else, you could argue in some sort of court to have it released to you for registration. I think I've seen it done for businesses, but I assume it could work for individuals.
Nihil obstat
Maximilien wrote:
I think I've seen it done for businesses
It's probably because they had registered trademarks.
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I'm one of those assholes. I have about 100 domains, and some I put up for auction (just in case somebody wants to give me money for them). The bulk of them, however, are for various ideas I may want to implement over the rest of my life. I think of them as an insurance policy to be sure I'll have a domain if I ever follow through with my ideas. There is also a domain being sold for nearly $10,000 that I really want. I suspect it'll be sold by the time I can afford it (years from now), but I'm hopeful it will lower in price eventually. It's a shame that so many domains are unused, but though they are virtual they are still of value, and anything of value will be accumulated and sold. In the case of the domain I want, I consider myself lucky that it is even an option to buy it.
AspDotNetDev wrote:
I'm one of those a**holes.
No you're not. Based on what you wrote, I'd say you are worried. Although part of this state in my opinion is rooted the real problem of possibility of lack of the right name when you need it, but since you aren't faced with the problem right now, this mindset I believe is nervousness. I too suffer from it. Nervousness, if not fought with, might extend to other areas of life too. ;-)
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Mladen Janković wrote:
So?
So, the money they earn is not added to the system, so they are stealing money from others. And so if you are interested, let's discuss it!
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AspDotNetDev wrote:
I'm one of those a**holes.
No you're not. Based on what you wrote, I'd say you are worried. Although part of this state in my opinion is rooted the real problem of possibility of lack of the right name when you need it, but since you aren't faced with the problem right now, this mindset I believe is nervousness. I too suffer from it. Nervousness, if not fought with, might extend to other areas of life too. ;-)
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Looking for a Windows desktop programmer? I look forward to hearing from you! :-)Hamed Mosavi wrote:
Nervousness, if not fought with, might extend to other areas of life too.
Luckily they have pills for that. :~
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Hamed Mosavi wrote:
Some people earn money without adding any value to economy.
Lots of people would die if they'd have to pay for their food from the value they add. It's an evolutionary advantage; maximize your gain, minimize the effort.
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^] They hate us for our freedom![^]
Eddy Vluggen wrote:
It's an evolutionary advantage; maximize your gain, minimize the effort.
No it's not. Putting burden on others to have a simpler life is not evolutionary, it's actually opposite of that. Part of the limbic system of our brain is responsible for caring about our kind/species. Some worms don't have it and don't care if by moving over their new born children, they even kill some. We aren't like that. If someone is, he has brain issues.
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Hamed Mosavi wrote:
Nervousness, if not fought with, might extend to other areas of life too.
Luckily they have pills for that. :~
Yes! :-D
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Eddy Vluggen wrote:
It's an evolutionary advantage; maximize your gain, minimize the effort.
No it's not. Putting burden on others to have a simpler life is not evolutionary, it's actually opposite of that. Part of the limbic system of our brain is responsible for caring about our kind/species. Some worms don't have it and don't care if by moving over their new born children, they even kill some. We aren't like that. If someone is, he has brain issues.
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Looking for a Windows desktop programmer? I look forward to hearing from you! :-)Hamed Mosavi wrote:
No it's not. Putting burden on others to have a simpler life is not evolutionary, it's actually opposite of that.
Whehe, altruism brings a lot more magic than egotism, you're right there. Still, looks as if those without a consciousness are winning :(
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