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charlie.simm · 06-29-2009, 07:49 AM

Regged at Moniker in 2001, expires in 2019. The initial plan was to turn this baby into a huge-ass tech news portal but I just don't have enough $ to market such a website atm. Minimum offer: $1k.

Good luck bros

charlie.simm · 06-29-2009, 07:49 AM

Domainers

Xdreamer · 06-29-2009, 07:58 AM

Hey buddy,

Very nice domain. Too bad you aren't developing it, I think it would make a great techy site. Can't believe you sell such an aged domain, seriously...

charlie.simm · 06-29-2009, 08:13 AM

I was pretty excited about making things happen but it's hard to get the ball rolling if you don't have a lot of capital to work with. Such a site could receive an insane amount of traffic once it has a decent community behind it (people who can let others know about the site, people who comment and so on).

The problem is that in order to generate enough exposure, you'd have to invest a lot of money and/or time initially. Since I already work like a maniac, I'm definitely not able to invest enough time and my advertising budget wouldn't be large enough to compensate for that

turboburbo · 06-29-2009, 08:33 AM

Short of your min I know but I can stretch to $700 today.

charlie.simm · 06-29-2009, 09:28 AM

Thanks for the offer but I'm definitely not willing to sell upgrades.net for $700. I don't want to be unreasonable and ask for $1 gazillion but on the other hand, selling it for peanuts is out of the question.

charlie.simm · 06-29-2009, 11:20 AM

Btw, the new owner will also receive this vector logo. It turned out great IMO and I'll send the .ai/.cdr/.eps/.jpg files via email

turboburbo · 06-29-2009, 12:32 PM

thanks...that logo link is not working for me.

can you try again?

charlie.simm · 06-29-2009, 02:10 PM

Sorry 'bout that, here it is.

turboburbo · 06-29-2009, 05:30 PM

Further to our exchange on PM's.

I confirm by offfer of $1000 for the domain and logo.

As per PM's I can only guarantee funds for today and tomorrow as am looking for other domains and sites (so may have spent).

Good luck anyway.

chatmasta · 06-29-2009, 07:40 PM

charlie.simm, be careful when selling such a quality domain. Definitely use an escrow service, especially selling to a guy with 6 posts (no offense turboburbo, just a precaution).

radio · 06-29-2009, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chatmasta

charlie.simm, be careful when selling such a quality domain. Definitely use an escrow service, especially selling to a guy with 6 posts

...and a guy w/ a let's do it now, Now, NOW!!! OMGz!!11!

Good luck with your sale.

charlie.simm · 06-30-2009, 12:28 AM

Thanks for dropping by guys, I'll definitely be using an escrow service. I got in touch with Rick Latona and the domain is gonna be listed on his newsletter this week @ $3.5k. As you can see, I'm pricing it to sell and I'm sure you'll agree that it's worth considerably more than that. I'll go ahead and set the BIN to $3.5k, keep those offers comin'

charlie.simm · 07-01-2009, 01:33 AM

$1,500 offer received, keep 'em comin'

charlie.simm · 07-02-2009, 01:57 PM

Highest offer so far: $2,500

charlie.simm · 07-05-2009, 10:10 AM

Highest offer so far: $2,750

radio · 07-05-2009, 12:42 PM

auction end date? per the rules. or so i've read...

charlie.simm · 07-05-2009, 02:06 PM

It's not really an auction (no increments, end date and stuff like that), it's more of a "Make teh Offerz Plz Kind Sirs" thread. Given the way things stand atm, I'm probably gonna sell this baby @ $3.5k in a few days. The new owner can either flip it or turn it into a tech portal/computer "upgrades" (memory upgrades, components and so on) site. I'd obviously prefer to sell upgrades.net to someone who wants to develop it but whatever, it's not like I can force the new owner to do this or that with the domain

Quote:

Originally Posted by radio

auction end date? per the rules. or so i've read...

radio · 07-05-2009, 02:13 PM

incrementa offers = bids. but seriously what the fuck do i care...

good luck w/ domain.

Deliguy · 07-05-2009, 02:19 PM

Finally someone comes in with a great domain at a reasonable asking price. Usually we only get the retarded amateur domainers who are wanting 50k for theseshoesaresweet.org. Unfortunately 2.5k and the costs that'll go into dev and marketing are a bit too much for me atm. Good luck on your sell!

charlie.simm · 07-05-2009, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by radio

incrementa offers = bids. but seriously what the fuck do i care...

good luck w/ domain.

It's kind of a "domainers" thing. There are basically three types of threads where ppl list what they have for sale on domaining forums:

* "Offers Wanted" threads like this one (basically "everything goes" threads, no fancy rules)
* "Fixed Price" threads
* Auction threads (where you gotta specify a start/end date and lots of other stuff because if you don't, you're gonna get loved tenderly)

If you want to organize everything as an auction, you have to specify things like increments (for example, let's say $100). Here's how things would work if you were to start an auction thread:

1) Starting bid: $1,000
2) The offers: $1,100/$1,200/$1,300/$1,400/..............................

On the other hand, here's how things work w/ "Offers Wanted" threads:

1) Minimum offer: $1,000
2) The offers: $1,000/$1,500/$2,500/$2,750/.....

In theory (Sedo is a good example), the main difference is represented by the fact that, as far as auction threads are concerned, you gotta play by the rules (most people don't respect the rules so yeah, "Offers Wanted" and auction threads end up representing pretty much the same thing). Retarded, I know, but I gotta be a "domainers" this time

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deliguy

Finally someone comes in with a great domain at a reasonable asking price. Usually we only get the retarded amateur domainers who are wanting 50k for theseshoesaresweet.org. Unfortunately 2.5k and the costs that'll go into dev and marketing are a bit too much for me atm. Good luck on your sell!

Thanks man, I'm definitely pricing it to sell and appreciate the fact that people respected my approach and didn't lowball me to death

radio · 07-05-2009, 04:36 PM

Fuck. I don't care. But it's bugging me... Fine - it's an "Offers" thread:

Quote:

Offers should have a minimum acceptable offer (just a suggestion, not required), unless you really don't care what kind of offers you get. Often I've seen "Make offer" and then a potential buyer posts "I offer $50" and the seller gets offended at such a low offer. If you think your item is worth $500 and don't want to deal with low offers, then post your minimum acceptable offer.

Buying and Selling Guidelines

And like fucking clockwork SEO_Mike gets all wishy washy making minimum acceptable offer a suggestion instead of a requirement. FUCK! Just kidding Mike - y'know your tops in my book. But seriously, an "offers" thread can live on forever (and keep popping up in my "New Posts" feed).

Regardless...

Fucking domainers.

Good luck w/ the newsletter listing.

Refrozen · 07-05-2009, 05:03 PM

Yeah. Fucking domainers. ;-)

Edit: seriously though, DNForum, NamePros, why here?

charlie.simm · 07-05-2009, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by radio

Fucking domainers.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Refrozen

Yeah. Fucking domainers. ;-)

How DARE you?!?!?!?!?!question mark!?!?exclamation mark?!?11one

charlie.simm · 07-05-2009, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by charlie.simm

How DARE you?!?!?!?!?!question mark!?!?exclamation mark?!?11one

STFU, domainers suck!

charlie.simm · 07-05-2009, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by charlie.simm

STFU, domainers suck!

No, YOU suck!

charlie.simm · 07-05-2009, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by charlie.simm

No, YOU suck!

Where's Dullspace?

Refrozen · 07-05-2009, 05:46 PM

LOL!

charlie.simm · 07-08-2009, 06:40 PM

I've contacted the highest bidder and the domain will be sold within 24-48 hours if I don't receive a better offer. If you want upgrades.net, post your offer here or PM me.

AdExhibitJason · 07-09-2009, 02:43 AM

whats the highest bid at???

charlie.simm · 07-09-2009, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdExhibitJason

whats the highest bid at???

$2,750 but the thing is, he can't pay everything at once. He wants to send a certain amount now and then continue w/ small monthly payments. The guy is legit but I'd rather sell upgrades.net to someone who can pay me right away. So if you can match his offer and pay now, you'll officially be the highest "bidder". Actually, I'll even accept $2,500 as a better offer if you can send teh monies now.

charlie.simm · 07-09-2009, 08:12 PM

24 hours left

charlie.simm · 07-10-2009, 05:30 PM

sold

nmwando · 07-10-2009, 07:14 PM

congrat on the sale.

Damn good domain.

AdExhibitJason · 07-10-2009, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by charlie.simm

sold

damn I was gonna bid like $3k, forgot about thread,

06-29-2009, 07:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
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06-29-2009, 07:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
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06-29-2009, 07:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
Xdreamer On The Downside Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 679 iTrader: 60 / 100%	Hey buddy, Very nice domain. Too bad you aren't developing it, I think it would make a great techy site. Can't believe you sell such an aged domain, seriously... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Fuck inspiration, get links __________________________________________________ ________

06-29-2009, 08:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
charlie.simm =>Articles\|Hosting\|SEO Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,247 iTrader: 114 / 100%	I was pretty excited about making things happen but it's hard to get the ball rolling if you don't have a lot of capital to work with. Such a site could receive an insane amount of traffic once it has a decent community behind it (people who can let others know about the site, people who comment and so on). The problem is that in order to generate enough exposure, you'd have to invest a lot of money and/or time initially. Since I already work like a maniac, I'm definitely not able to invest enough time and my advertising budget wouldn't be large enough to compensate for that Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Magazine-Quality Articles @ $2/100 Words -> Only Pay if You're Satisfied

06-29-2009, 08:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
turboburbo Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 7 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Short of your min I know but I can stretch to $700 today. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

06-29-2009, 09:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
charlie.simm =>Articles\|Hosting\|SEO Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,247 iTrader: 114 / 100%	Thanks for the offer but I'm definitely not willing to sell upgrades.net for $700. I don't want to be unreasonable and ask for $1 gazillion but on the other hand, selling it for peanuts is out of the question. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Magazine-Quality Articles @ $2/100 Words -> Only Pay if You're Satisfied

06-29-2009, 11:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
charlie.simm =>Articles\|Hosting\|SEO Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,247 iTrader: 114 / 100%	Btw, the new owner will also receive this vector logo. It turned out great IMO and I'll send the .ai/.cdr/.eps/.jpg files via email Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Magazine-Quality Articles @ $2/100 Words -> Only Pay if You're Satisfied

06-29-2009, 12:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
turboburbo Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 7 iTrader: 0 / 0%	thanks...that logo link is not working for me. can you try again? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

06-29-2009, 02:10 PM	#9 (permalink)
charlie.simm =>Articles\|Hosting\|SEO Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,247 iTrader: 114 / 100%	Sorry 'bout that, here it is. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Magazine-Quality Articles @ $2/100 Words -> Only Pay if You're Satisfied

06-29-2009, 05:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
turboburbo Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 7 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Further to our exchange on PM's. I confirm by offfer of $1000 for the domain and logo. As per PM's I can only guarantee funds for today and tomorrow as am looking for other domains and sites (so may have spent). Good luck anyway. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

06-29-2009, 07:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
chatmasta Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NH, Connecticut Posts: 2,441 iTrader: 23 / 100%	charlie.simm, be careful when selling such a quality domain. Definitely use an escrow service, especially selling to a guy with 6 posts (no offense turboburbo, just a precaution). Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ $$ AFFILIATE PROGRAM PAYING 50% COMMISSION $$ PM me if you are interested. Looking for service providers. Seriously, no bullshit. PM me with any questions.

06-30-2009, 12:28 AM	#13 (permalink)
charlie.simm =>Articles\|Hosting\|SEO Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,247 iTrader: 114 / 100%	Thanks for dropping by guys, I'll definitely be using an escrow service. I got in touch with Rick Latona and the domain is gonna be listed on his newsletter this week @ $3.5k. As you can see, I'm pricing it to sell and I'm sure you'll agree that it's worth considerably more than that. I'll go ahead and set the BIN to $3.5k, keep those offers comin' Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Magazine-Quality Articles @ $2/100 Words -> Only Pay if You're Satisfied

07-01-2009, 01:33 AM	#14 (permalink)
charlie.simm =>Articles\|Hosting\|SEO Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,247 iTrader: 114 / 100%	$1,500 offer received, keep 'em comin' Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Magazine-Quality Articles @ $2/100 Words -> Only Pay if You're Satisfied

07-02-2009, 01:57 PM	#15 (permalink)
charlie.simm =>Articles\|Hosting\|SEO Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,247 iTrader: 114 / 100%	Highest offer so far: $2,500 Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Magazine-Quality Articles @ $2/100 Words -> Only Pay if You're Satisfied

07-05-2009, 10:10 AM	#16 (permalink)
charlie.simm =>Articles\|Hosting\|SEO Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,247 iTrader: 114 / 100%	Highest offer so far: $2,750 Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Magazine-Quality Articles @ $2/100 Words -> Only Pay if You're Satisfied

07-05-2009, 12:42 PM	#17 (permalink)
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07-05-2009, 02:13 PM	#19 (permalink)
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07-05-2009, 02:19 PM	#20 (permalink)
Deliguy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 4,942 iTrader: 11 / 100%	Finally someone comes in with a great domain at a reasonable asking price. Usually we only get the retarded amateur domainers who are wanting 50k for theseshoesaresweet.org. Unfortunately 2.5k and the costs that'll go into dev and marketing are a bit too much for me atm. Good luck on your sell! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________

07-05-2009, 05:03 PM	#23 (permalink)
Refrozen 123456789 123456789 (123) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Houses Posts: 1,615 iTrader: 11 / 100%	Yeah. Fucking domainers. ;-) Edit: seriously though, DNForum, NamePros, why here? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ WordPress makes you more money. WP Smart Tools-(you need this) WP Link Engine Please use [email protected] and not the PM system if you need product support.

07-05-2009, 05:46 PM	#28 (permalink)
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07-08-2009, 06:40 PM	#29 (permalink)
charlie.simm =>Articles\|Hosting\|SEO Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,247 iTrader: 114 / 100%	I've contacted the highest bidder and the domain will be sold within 24-48 hours if I don't receive a better offer. If you want upgrades.net, post your offer here or PM me. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Magazine-Quality Articles @ $2/100 Words -> Only Pay if You're Satisfied

07-09-2009, 02:43 AM	#30 (permalink)
AdExhibitJason Banned Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,402 iTrader: 2 / 75%	whats the highest bid at??? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

07-09-2009, 08:12 PM	#32 (permalink)
charlie.simm =>Articles\|Hosting\|SEO Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,247 iTrader: 114 / 100%	24 hours left Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Magazine-Quality Articles @ $2/100 Words -> Only Pay if You're Satisfied

07-10-2009, 05:30 PM	#33 (permalink)
charlie.simm =>Articles\|Hosting\|SEO Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,247 iTrader: 114 / 100%	sold Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Magazine-Quality Articles @ $2/100 Words -> Only Pay if You're Satisfied

07-10-2009, 07:14 PM	#34 (permalink)
nmwando Credworthy Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: raleigh Posts: 760 iTrader: 2 / 100%	congrat on the sale. Damn good domain. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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