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People mostly don't wait in line anymore - they buy tickets through a website. The tickets aren't there, because the scalpers pre-bought them. Now people need t

by anatoly 16y ago

People mostly don't wait in line anymore - they buy tickets through a website. The tickets aren't there, because the scalpers pre-bought them. Now people need to waste time looking for scalpers to buy tickets from, and pay lots more money to support the scummy business set up by the scalpers. If the scalpers weren't there, _everybody_ would be better off except the scalpers. That's why they're parasites. All the talk about "optimal distribution" is laughable. Nobody's saying that the system without domains squatters is optimal or pessimal, that's not the point. The point is, you add no value to anyone except yourself, you create nothing of value, and you hinder people who want to actually do something worthwhile with the domains. If the domain squatters weren't there, _everybody_ would be better off except the domain squatters. This includes users, who wouldn't be annoyed by the horrible parked-domain ads and would find what they're looking for, if not by organic traffic, then through ads on search engines or real topical sites that actually add value. Again, it's very simple: if the domain squatters weren't there, _everybody_ would be better off except the domain squatters. That's why they're parasites.

ohashi 16y ago
How are scalpers pre-buying ahead of everyone else? Here is a thought experiment, let's say there is someone willing to pay up $100,000$ for a ticket that's face value is $50. All the tickets were sold for $50, no reselling occurs. The difference between the highest price (presumably 50$) someone was willing to pay and the highest price of our rich patron is lost in utility. A better scenario would be guy sells his $50 ticket for some price more than the value he would get from the ticket and capturing excess utility himself. In this scenario without someone playing a scalper role, that utility is lost. You immediately think every use of a domain is better, which is a more laughable argument. Who are you to decide what is or isn't a better use? You also have no idea how actual users behave and navigate to things. Some people do get value out of parked pages. I see CTRs over 100%. That's right, they come back to click another ad, consistently. Somehow the same ads on google are different than me showing identical ads on a parked page. Some integrate organic and paid search links exactly like google, is that ok? Sorry, your arguments don't add up.

by anatoly 16y ago

ohashi 16y ago

How are scalpers pre-buying ahead of everyone else? Here is a thought experiment, let's say there is someone willing to pay up $100,000$ for a ticket that's face value is $50. All the tickets were sold for $50, no reselling occurs. The difference between the highest price (presumably 50$) someone was willing to pay and the highest price of our rich patron is lost in utility. A better scenario would be guy sells his $50 ticket for some price more than the value he would get from the ticket and capturing excess utility himself. In this scenario without someone playing a scalper role, that utility is lost. You immediately think every use of a domain is better, which is a more laughable argument. Who are you to decide what is or isn't a better use? You also have no idea how actual users behave and navigate to things. Some people do get value out of parked pages. I see CTRs over 100%. That's right, they come back to click another ad, consistently. Somehow the same ads on google are different than me showing identical ads on a parked page. Some integrate organic and paid search links exactly like google, is that ok? Sorry, your arguments don't add up.