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Ask HN: How to approach the dot-com domain owner of "my" domains?
I own 2 domains (dot NET and dot ORG) and would like to get the dot COM , how do I approach the owner if I don't have a fortune to spend? Can I just "trademark" the domain name like Groupon did http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1547943 and go after the guy?
- sradnidge 15y agoIn the first instance, just ask as one human to another if you can track down contact details - you might surprised. I went through something similar recently and it all worked out amazingly, although I don't imagine my experience is the more common one (the owner basically said 'i tried something with it but it didn't work out, good luck' and gave it to me).
- Concours 15y agoThank you for the advice, you were very lucky to get your domain, your experience isn't indeed a common one, but I'll try it, worse case could be the guy could rising the price just because of my interest.
- cancelbubble 15y agoIs the .com being used seriously? If it isn't, you probably have a fair chance of buying it. Trademarking the name will prove far more expensive and time consuming. And there's no guarantee it will help you as you dump even far more $ to "go after the guy" legally. Why didn't you buy the .com when you bought the .net and .org? Was the .com already registered before you? If so, that certainly won't help if you try to brute force steal his domain.