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I think the point is that he picks it up before anyone else does in your behalf. He's doing the equivalent of standing in line for you outside the Apple store

• paulpauper 10y ago
  yeah but this can be done for much less and if the domain is actually worth anything (it has backlinks, age, and traffic) you will pay for more than $99 since you will be competing with many other bidders. This is a huge industry and you're competing with Russians , eastern Europeans and others who scan for domains thousands of times a minute and check them for rankings and other factors...Very seldom does a good domain drop unnoticed, unlike years ago before this industry took off. Either you pay too much for a worthless domain in or you pay the full price in auction.
  • Jugurtha 10y ago
    It depends why you want it. When Facebook bought fb.com, I don't think it was for the backlinks, age, or traffic. People want things for a whole variety of reasons.
  • rando444 10y ago
    You're critiquing this service like it hasn't been launched yet. Despite people being able to do this for 'much less', the man built a successful business providing a service that people are willing to pay for. Every business has competitors and often you can do the same thing that a business does yourself. This is true for everything from restraunts to taxis to clothing stores. The lesson here is to not overlook creating something simple that can provide value to other people.
  • 20years 10y ago
    I suppose that is why he is making $125,000/month running this business and you aren't. You see no business model here but he obviously did and is benefiting from it. This is the perfect example of why it is not always good to listen to the many naysayers. There are a ton of single purpose things that can be turned into a service. Most people overlook those things because building the next unicorn sounds so much sexier.
    • vuyani 10y ago
      well said
    • jomamaxx 10y ago
      "I suppose that is why he is making $125,000/month running this business and you aren't." We have no idea how much he is making. Especially since if he is saying he is making that, he attracts attention and is therefore incented to say it - he's probably lying. People are not upset because it's a 'single purpose' thing. They are upset because he's not creating value - in fact - he's not even playing in a zero-sum game - he's actually shrinking the pie by introducing a transaction tax where none should exist. He's an anti-capitalist. For every $1 he makes, $1.02 is being drawn out of the system.