So Rick Schwartz is mighty pissed at the ability for someone to make an offer on Spaceship without the email address being verified. Rick posted, "You mean, they don’t even verify the email address for an anonymous offer? Sounds ridiculous to me. How about You?" Spaceship replied: “Hello, Thank you for your patience! We would like to clarify that our system allows anonymous offers, which … [Read more...]
Rick Schwartz on the exceptional value and power of domain names
Rick Schwartz posted on X his plans for his 30th year in the business. Rick shares insights to his story over the past 30 years and makes the case for power of domain names. Full Post: As I begin my 30th anniversary year, this is the statement I plan to make consistently. It’s how I’ll make the case for the exceptional value and power of domain names and at the same time, tell my own story. … [Read more...]
Rick is older than the Pope!
Rick Schwartz celebrated his birthday on a yacht and our esteemed leader here at TheDomains.com Mike Berkens showed up with custom tee shirts, they say "Rick is older than the Pope" amintoto amintoto slot qris cantiktoto totoagung totoagung totoagung restoslot4d sakuratoto cantiktoto Happy Birthday to Rick and let's see what he comes up with for Mike's birthday. I chartered an 88-foot … [Read more...]
Rick Schwartz details every domain he has acquired since 2022
Rick Schwartz gave an intimate look at his recent domaining activity that few others do. Rick discusses the years 2022 through present, all his acquisitions and the prices he paid. Many don't get to see this info as Rick's X account is private. I did contact Rick and ask him if it would be permissible to post this. He replied yes. idn live So here is the data: Total Domains acquired in the … [Read more...]
Rick Schwartz $1.225M Lease with option deal on HurricaneDamages.com
Rick Schwartz posted on X that he booked a 7 figure lease with option deal on HurricaneDamages.com. Rick's X is private so not as many people see his posts. As the turnaround continues… Inked a deal this morning for a lease with option to buy on a $35 hand registered domain from 2004; http://HurricaneDamages.com $1,225,000 BOOM! Not too bad for a $35 handreg. Right before this news … [Read more...]
The old “we have a small project but would love your premium .com” Did not work with Rick Schwartz
Rick Schwartz shared what he deemed a successful Domain negotiation. It was quite comical, and illustrates something I have been saying to friends in the corporate world for years. "If you are going to try to buy a domain name, find out who owns the name and see if you can research them." Because someone would have to be batshit crazy to email Rick and offer $3,000 for a name like … [Read more...]
Rick Schwartz answers some questions on why he dipped his toe in the .ai pool
So the first real news in domaining of 2024 was that Rick Schwartz started investing in .ai domain names. I asked Rick if he would answer a few questions and he graciously agreed. One point Rick made was this, "I am NOT endorsing .Ai. I am sharing the fact that I am dabbling." I think it's an interesting read and hope you enjoy the interview. Q1) What made you decide to invest in .ai domain … [Read more...]