Comments on: The True Value of Domains: Has Anyone Ever Lost Money on a Domain.

By: aishwarya

aishwarya — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:47:43 +0000

is there any website which helps to create back links…or can u plz tell me someone wants to see a site…where to approach?

By: The Domains: Has Anyone Ever Lost Money on a Domain? at Conceptualist.com, By Sahar Sarid

Thu, 01 May 2008 22:27:32 +0000

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By: Gordon

Gordon — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:55:58 +0000

A lot of people may not have officially lost money on a name, but only because they haven’t tried to sell it yet.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:48:42 +0000

Adam

I think losing a domain is a risk inherent in the business, but I would not say its the cost of doing business.

I would say defending yourself against such a claim is the cost of doing business, but if you don’t play the trademark typo game, you shouldn’t have too many lost names.

We have never lost a name. We have defended around 10 actions and won them all, not bad when the domain holder generally loses 85% of the time.

However if you have stumbled upon a trademark and your case is crap then its maybe a bad business decision to fight for the sake of fighting.

You have to know when to pick your battles.

If your on the right side fight like hell, spend the money to defend yourself.

That is a cost of this business

By: adam

adam — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:47:07 +0000

14x . . . interesting. Thanks for the insights Michael.

Back On topic.
Does losing a domain to an agressor (udrp or lawsuit threat) count ? It is part of the “cost of doing business” in this space. I’m sure many have paid the piper that way.

By: Greg Nelson

Greg Nelson — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:01:25 +0000

I feel like the only lost value on a name was the true great names that I owned, when I was young and impatient and thought any offer was a good offer. What did I lose…huge potential upside that could have been realized today as these names would have sold for many thousands more.

But, I am sure I will find this post in a couple years and most likely, I will sadly report back a big loss (actual outlay in $$$ loss)…just hope the gains are far bigger.

To date though, it has not happened to me.

By: Empedocles

Empedocles — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:49:07 +0000

The topic is The True Value of Domains: Has Anyone Ever Lost Money on a Domain:
The reason I mention the TM is that if, as an example if chocolate.com had a TM would article titles that mislead and drive traffic to another site be open to legal proceedings under the United States TM law. Would this stop the loss of money on the domain. Would the true value of the domain asset be enhanced by a TM

“I don’t get why you would ever buy a domain for more than you think its worth or would ever be worth” ( I feel sure many people have for all sorts of reasons and good luck to those that bought into that lottery ticket ) Your game is about economies of scale and I respect your decision.

Has anyone ever lost money on a domain?? I guess everyone of those odd gems that comes through the drop sales lost . Greatest investment of all time my guess is a pick & shovel !!

By: Yaron

Yaron — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:11:27 +0000

” Yaron

What good does the appraisal do for you??

If you buy a domain for 10K and someone says its worth 20K, how does that help you? ”

in real estate, when trying to sell a property, one can get a pretty good appraisal as for the value of his property.
in the stock market, you don’t need to sell your Google stock in order to know if you are up or down.
it’s a completely different story with domain names,
and I don’t think you can really tell if you are up or down in such a small market…

By: David J Castello

David J Castello — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:08:05 +0000

Interesting that SexEducation.com does that much PPC revenue. Shows that a popular phrase can have some pull.

By: Sahar Sarid

Sahar Sarid — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:23:51 +0000

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Sahar

I don’t get why you would ever buy a domain for more than you think its worth or would ever be worth.
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Because our game was on converting money, not converting domains. For example, we would spend a X trying to get a return on that money, not looking to make return on each domain separately but making a return on the whole.

Sahar