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Regarding the guy holding the .com - Just because there's no website there doesn't mean it isn't being used. Think email.

by zaius 18y ago

antiismist 18y ago
Upvoted because that's the situation with me and my 4 letter domain name. I was able to buy it for ~$250 in 1999. Anyone know how much they go for these days?
- Hexstream 18y ago
  The valuation might vary wildly depending on what particular 4 letters we're talking about and what order they're in.
  - Liron 18y ago
    I don't see how the order they're in could possibly matter.
    - cubicle67 18y ago
      pets.com ptse.com
- axod 18y ago
  As far as I've seen, pretty much all "premium 4 letter domain names!!!" are held by people like you. If no one has offered you a lot of money in the last 10 years, it's likely worthless IMHO You might get really lucky and be able to sell it to another domain speculator, or someone that really really needs it. What's the last big website to use a 4 letter .com name?
  - antiismist 18y ago
    >> ...people like you Hey, I take offense to being lumped in with domain squatters, because I have the domain name for purely personal reasons and I would never sell it. I was just curious about how much they go for, that's all. (My first name is Idoh and I own idoh.com)
    - axod 18y ago
      heh sorry... In that case, it depends on how many people called Idoh you can find most probably who want to own the .com
      - antiismist 18y ago
        At this point I only know of one other Idoh, and he's about 3 years old.
    - knightinblue 18y ago
      so your email is idoh@idoh.com?
      - antiismist 18y ago
        Yup.
    - jmatt 18y ago
      I would never sell it. Even if it ended up being worth a fortune? I guess I would be hard pressed to sell my name domains too. But for enough money maybe.
      - antiismist 18y ago
        Sure, I can envision some scenarios where I'd sell. I haven't gotten even one offer yet, so I don't think anyone will ever make an offer that is in the ballpark of what I'd consider.
  - Timothee 18y ago
    What's the last big website to use a 4 letter .com name? There's digg and hulu at least. I can't think of anything more recent. (there's also xkcd.com but it's not exactly big)
    - joshu 18y ago
      ning?
    - qeorge 18y ago
      eBay is the most obvious, but Hulu and digg are good calls too. There's also Vevo, Toys.com and Dice.com to name a few. Short URLs are great, but given the 4 char domains left you're probably better off with a longer and more memorable one.

Regarding the guy holding the .com - Just because there's no website there doesn't mean it isn't being used. Think email.

by zaius 18y ago

Regarding the guy holding the .com - Just because there's no website there doesn't mean it isn't being used. Think email.

antiismist 18y ago

Upvoted because that's the situation with me and my 4 letter domain name. I was able to buy it for ~$250 in 1999. Anyone know how much they go for these days?

Hexstream 18y ago
The valuation might vary wildly depending on what particular 4 letters we're talking about and what order they're in.
- Liron 18y ago
  I don't see how the order they're in could possibly matter.
  - cubicle67 18y ago
    pets.com ptse.com
axod 18y ago
As far as I've seen, pretty much all "premium 4 letter domain names!!!" are held by people like you. If no one has offered you a lot of money in the last 10 years, it's likely worthless IMHO You might get really lucky and be able to sell it to another domain speculator, or someone that really really needs it. What's the last big website to use a 4 letter .com name?
- antiismist 18y ago
  >> ...people like you Hey, I take offense to being lumped in with domain squatters, because I have the domain name for purely personal reasons and I would never sell it. I was just curious about how much they go for, that's all. (My first name is Idoh and I own idoh.com)
  - axod 18y ago
    heh sorry... In that case, it depends on how many people called Idoh you can find most probably who want to own the .com
    - antiismist 18y ago
      At this point I only know of one other Idoh, and he's about 3 years old.
  - knightinblue 18y ago
    so your email is idoh@idoh.com?
    - antiismist 18y ago
      Yup.
  - jmatt 18y ago
    I would never sell it. Even if it ended up being worth a fortune? I guess I would be hard pressed to sell my name domains too. But for enough money maybe.
    - antiismist 18y ago
      Sure, I can envision some scenarios where I'd sell. I haven't gotten even one offer yet, so I don't think anyone will ever make an offer that is in the ballpark of what I'd consider.
- Timothee 18y ago
  What's the last big website to use a 4 letter .com name? There's digg and hulu at least. I can't think of anything more recent. (there's also xkcd.com but it's not exactly big)
  - joshu 18y ago
    ning?
  - qeorge 18y ago
    eBay is the most obvious, but Hulu and digg are good calls too. There's also Vevo, Toys.com and Dice.com to name a few. Short URLs are great, but given the 4 char domains left you're probably better off with a longer and more memorable one.