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Well you could try getting a DomainTools domain history report as well. If they've not dropped it since 2001 they're probably not going to drop it in 2012. Go

by AlexC04 16y ago

Well you could try getting a DomainTools domain history report as well. If they've not dropped it since 2001 they're probably not going to drop it in 2012. Go to domaintools and do a whois on the site there. They can tell you things like how many other domains this registrant holds. How many times the whois information has changed (if it's ever NOT been private this is where you can look) Maybe try and get in touch with a domain broker. I know the people who work for domainadvisors.com are very well connected in the "domaining" industry and she might be able to help you out. (look up T.R.A.F.F.I.C for a window into the world of domaining) Services are not cheap though - you'd better really want the domain if you're planning on going that route. I might have some more tips if you want to get in touch with me privately - alex dot chesser at gmail. (I don't know exactly how much help I can be - but I can help you hash out the ideas a bit more).

slindstr 16y ago
Thanks for your insight! I'm going to start by looking into DomainTools (never heard of that before, but sounds super helpful). If I had to guess, the person that bought it back in the day bought it for a long period of time because he/she thought the idea would work - at least that's what I'm hoping. I might end up sending you an e-mail too. I really appreciate that you'd be willing to give up some of your time to help me out with this. I think the majority of us here on HN really value our time very highly (myself included), and it speaks worlds about your generosity to be willing to give some of it up. Thanks again!
- AlexC04 16y ago
  No worries. It'd honestly be a pleasure to help out. Domains are a bit of a murky world - but - as the other comment says, the parking provider might be happy to broker a sale as well. Take a look at sedo.com, afternic.com & namejet.com to get an idea of what premium domains 'go for' in the aftermarket. http://domainnews.com/ http://domainnews.com/ http://www.domainnamenews.com/ http://www.domainnamenews.com/ http://www.dnjournal.com/ http://www.dnjournal.com/ Are some industry references that I've got in my RSS feeds. Unless you're prepared for the sorts of costs that domains go for, you might find yourself a little shocked by how much this person might want for the name alone. Quite often it's worth it - but depending on the scope of your project - you might also want to consider looking for alternative names for your project. Someone recently posted http://impossibility.org/ http://impossibility.org/ to HN and I thought it was absoloutely brilliant. A domain name generator. It's bloody fantastic.

by AlexC04 16y ago

slindstr 16y ago

Thanks for your insight! I'm going to start by looking into DomainTools (never heard of that before, but sounds super helpful). If I had to guess, the person that bought it back in the day bought it for a long period of time because he/she thought the idea would work - at least that's what I'm hoping. I might end up sending you an e-mail too. I really appreciate that you'd be willing to give up some of your time to help me out with this. I think the majority of us here on HN really value our time very highly (myself included), and it speaks worlds about your generosity to be willing to give some of it up. Thanks again!

AlexC04 16y ago
No worries. It'd honestly be a pleasure to help out. Domains are a bit of a murky world - but - as the other comment says, the parking provider might be happy to broker a sale as well. Take a look at sedo.com, afternic.com & namejet.com to get an idea of what premium domains 'go for' in the aftermarket. http://domainnews.com/ http://domainnews.com/ http://www.domainnamenews.com/ http://www.domainnamenews.com/ http://www.dnjournal.com/ http://www.dnjournal.com/ Are some industry references that I've got in my RSS feeds. Unless you're prepared for the sorts of costs that domains go for, you might find yourself a little shocked by how much this person might want for the name alone. Quite often it's worth it - but depending on the scope of your project - you might also want to consider looking for alternative names for your project. Someone recently posted http://impossibility.org/ http://impossibility.org/ to HN and I thought it was absoloutely brilliant. A domain name generator. It's bloody fantastic.