If you have a good portfolio

[bramiozo]

Well, I am in, but that's because I got a freebee from the new dutch sedo-representative .

[Alphamale]

I have burning question for Mr Wassi-dabsi-wassi-dabsi..

Where did you go and what were you doing during your exile?

And why did you decide to come back out from under that rock?


and Yes sedo sucks.

[IDNCowboy]

Originally Posted by Rubber Duck

Yes, that is correct and I have just made an application based on such a referal from someone who was completely up front about it. I have to say curiousity got the better of me. I am curious to see whether they would give me an account. In my estimation, if they choose not to then they clearly have no concept of what this market is about. If they do, then I shall attempt to judge it on its merits. I will move a few domains in and see how they do. I have to say though on the whole I am not overly optimistic. Interchanges between myself and SEDO go back several years, and overall their track record can only be described as extremely poor.

On the positive side, any team is only as good as their last game. Sedo have yet to put on a performance but it does means that it is impossible that they might. It will, however, take more commitment and focus than has been evident to date.



When I was referring to major players, I was talking in the context of an IDN Forum, so anything you have in ASCII is irrelevant, apart from the fire power that it would give you. As your fire power seems to barely show up on most peoples radar screens, we can only assume that either it is non-existent or you have chosen not to use it, indicating a general lack of commitment. Yes, we know that you have bought one or two names at Snapname. We also know for a fact you haven't gone over the $2K limit, so nothing there puts you in major league.

Apologies for the Typo, but frankly how much time am I expected to dedicate to checking replies to contributions that frankly are unwelcome in the first place.

On the who sold what level. It would seem I have equalled your tally for developed ASCII sites, with undeveloped Asian IDN domains.



Which brings us to the interesting point, of if Dabsi's portfolio is so much better than ours, why he is after 5% of the our earnings, which he now mocks?

I purchased around 25 names from snapnames so far according to my records. There are quite a few that went up to a few thousand dollars.

I bought shoes.com for $3400 and had a private buy of nearly $10k.

I have seen that you have sold names for $10k+ but what have YOU bought for over $2k?? ;-)

[Rubber Duck]

Originally Posted by IDNCowboy

I purchased around 25 names from snapnames so far according to my records. There are quite a few that went up to a few thousand dollars.

I bought shoes.com for $3400 and had a private buy of nearly $10k.

I have seen that you have sold names for $10k+ but what have YOU bought for over $2k?? ;-)

Nice to see you will spend so much there and nothing amongst the community. Still if they are all bargains that can be justifiable.

Sorry, I missed the Shoe.com. Nice name. Didn't realise that was yours. I was asked my opinion by a lot of interested parties on this one. I told them it was not ideally suited to Internet based business, so I might have helped you out there. Good luck on proving me wrong on that one.

No, you are quite right, I have bought an awful lot. Couldn't really justify it though, as I picked up my drops long before Snapnames was around. I figured they had conned me out of enough on the ASCII names.

[IDNCowboy]

Originally Posted by Rubber Duck

Sorry, I missed the Shoe.com. Nice name. Didn't realise that was yours. I was asked my opinion by a lot of interested parties on this one. I told them it was not ideally suited to Internet based business, so I might have helped you out there. Good luck on proving me wrong on that one.

Edit: Not worth my time and effort responding to this nonsense. Nothing is sold online(contact lenses re: dnforum and shoes)... OK you win. I have learned.

[Rubber Duck]

Originally Posted by IDNCowboy

Edit: Not worth my time and effort responding to this nonsense. Nothing is sold online(contact lenses re: dnforum and shoes)... OK you win. I have learned.

Well, I can only really judge from my own personal experience and behaviour on this one. I try to buy as much as possible online, as I have a strong adversion to shopping but see that as the lesser of all evils. I certainly buy nearly all household appliances on line and avoid at all costs going anywhere near a high street bank. I won't go into town to buy anything if there is any possible way around the problem.

When it comes to shoes, sadly I have to confess, I have never once considered buying them online. Perhaps, it is a mental block. Perhaps, it is the reaction of someone well past their sell-by date. I hardly give a damned what colour they are, but I am damned if I am going to buy shoes until I have stuck my feet in them!

[Olney]

Would you guys like your own wrestling ring in here?
I think many of us know by just going through whois info that both of you own premium domains.
What you bought, what you sold, who you sold etc.... Does it matter?

There is a variety of users on IDNF yes it's still a small forum but realize there is going to be a variety of investors, developers, journalists, hobbiest, & business owners. Not everyone came here with thousands to invest. I know I didn't. I bought & sold to get $9,000 worth of domains. I started by putting up like $100.

As far as the Sedo issue. RD you have a legit grudge with them. Even with attacks Dabsi keeps coming back to say what Sedo is doing. Even if you don't like them some members actually use them. Also many of us still have ASCII domains too. A company not doing right today doesn't mean they won't straighten up tomorrow.

So I'll confirm that I know both of you hold great portfolios, no need to argue about it.

[Rubber Duck]

No need to worry Olney, you cannot imagine how reassuring it is for me to have my own personal Trolls back. I cannot tell you how desserted I felt having to answer mail from others that had been deeply upset and hurt by these two, when I was being totally neglected.

[Olney]

I'm not taking anyones side on this RD.
Dabsi hasn't been attacking you in his recent Sedo posts. This is my main point.

Originally Posted by Rubber Duck

No need to worry Olney, you cannot imagine how reassuring it is for me to have my own personal Trolls back. I cannot tell you how desserted I felt having to answer mail from others that had been deeply upset and hurt by these two, when I was being totally neglected.

[Rubber Duck]

Originally Posted by Olney

I'm not taking anyones side on this RD.
Dabsi hasn't been attacking you in his recent Sedo posts. This is my main point.

Well far be it from me to question your judgement on that one!

[Olney]

Let me rephrase that to clarify.
He hasn't been attacking you in his original posts for his Sedo topics.
That's my point.

Originally Posted by Rubber Duck

Well far be it from me to question your judgement on that one!

[IDNCowboy]

Originally Posted by Rubber Duck

I cannot tell you how desserted I felt having to answer mail from others that had been deeply upset and hurt by these two, when I was being totally neglected.

LOL, emails about me? Yea, ok

[Rubber Duck]

Originally Posted by Olney

Let me rephrase that to clarify.
He hasn't been attacking you in his original posts for his Sedo topics.
That's my point.

So, just to clarify. It is not acceptable to make a provocative initial posting, but it is acceptable to make unprovoked acts on members and their portfolio's in subsequent threads? Just so we have this straight.

Originally Posted by IDNCowboy

LOL, emails about me? Yea, ok

Well, actually mainly PMs to be fair, but yes more relating to you than Dabsi in all fairness. You may be surprised to learn this but many in the community regard you as a vertible pain in the arse.

[Olney]

I'm not trying to tell you what to discuss or what is acceptible or not.
But this thread doesn't seem like it's heading into constructive discussion.
This is why I stepped in.

[Rubber Duck]

Originally Posted by Olney

I'm not trying to tell you what to discuss or what is acceptible or not.
But this thread doesn't seem like it's heading into constructive discussion.
This is why I stepped in.

Your not wrong there. If you want to close it, don't let me deter you.

[touchring]

Originally Posted by Rubber Duck

Sorry, I missed the Shoe.com. Nice name. Didn't realise that was yours. I was asked my opinion by a lot of interested parties on this one. I told them it was not ideally suited to Internet based business, so I might have helped you out there. Good luck on proving me wrong on that one.

Well, one can't win all the time, the Pets.com he got for a couple hundreds is really a coup, plus the petshotel.com he got for reg fee, more than compensates for the any overbidding he did the past few rounds. As i understand, hidden is having a perpertual headache because of this, but from what i see, that didn't diminish any of his appetite for those slubs, zys, and skis.

[Rubber Duck]

Originally Posted by touchring

Well, one can't win all the time, the Pets.com he got for a couple hundreds is really a coup, plus the petshotel.com he got for reg fee, more than compensates for the any overbidding he did the past few rounds. As i understand, hidden is having a perpertual headache because of this, but from what i see, that didn't diminish any of his appetite for those slubs, zys, and skis.

Look, I never said Shoe.com/Shoes.com was a looser. I am sure it will prove a sound enough investment, but the internet is much better for shifting high value electronic goods than it is shoes. It will be a winner, but not a massive winner.

[bramiozo]

(I can imagine people would want to try out clothing since sizes seem to have a different meaning for each brand..but if developed it should still attract the motherload of chinese looking to buy shoes online)

edit: yep time to close this topic...

[Rubber Duck]

Originally Posted by bramiozo

(I can imagine people would want to try out clothing since sizes seem to have a different meaning for each brand..but if developed it should still attract the motherload of chinese looking to buy shoes online)

All I did was try to point out that it isn't has simple as assuming that each foot requires $10 worth of shoe per year and then multiplying that figure by 2 Billion feet. It is going to take a lot more than just a domain to make a successful online shoes retailer. No doubt there will be an online market, but the touch it and feel it side of the business isn't going to lie down quietly!

[thegenius1]

Originally Posted by Rubber Duck

It is going to take a lot more than just a domain to make a successful online shoes retailer.

This can be said about many domains , but the internets shoe & sneaker market is very very very huge. Most woman cant get enough of shoes !