WallStreet.com - what a horrible use of a great domain - GoFuckYourself.com

Rhino22 · 12-26-2004, 09:57 PM

They have turned wallstreet.com into a sportsbook. I know that the stock market is somewhat gambling, but comon, what a waste of a great name.

Illicit · 12-26-2004, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Rhino22

They have turned wallstreet.com into a sportsbook. I know that the stock market is somewhat gambling, but comon, what a waste of a great name.

you would think someone would pay big $$ for that name

slapass · 12-26-2004, 10:06 PM

Why pick on their idea? Sportbooks make huge cash and it has great demographics for that. I like the idea.

Illicit · 12-26-2004, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by slapass

Why pick on their idea? Sportbooks make huge cash and it has great demographics for that. I like the idea.

Im sure it makes money, but that is targeted traffic which could be better utilized.

Theo · 12-26-2004, 10:13 PM

owned by

I Like Chocolate · 12-26-2004, 11:49 PM

declining volume on that stocks recent upswing- sign of a looming top

Theo · 12-26-2004, 11:54 PM

time to sell!

Doctor Dre · 12-26-2004, 11:58 PM

Agreed ... brokers could make a shitload out of this

GTS Mark · 12-27-2004, 12:03 AM

KRL is probably licking his lips right now looking at this domain!

DH

Illicit · 12-27-2004, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by DrinkingHard

KRL is probably licking his lips right now looking at this domain!

DH

Im sure alot of people are

LeWeekend · 12-27-2004, 03:44 AM

why not take my:
WallstreetAnalyst.net
WallstreetAnalyst.us

for only $50 instead :P

Trax · 12-27-2004, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by LeWeekend

why not take my:
WallstreetAnalyst.net
WallstreetAnalyst.us

for only $50 instead :P

cuz they suck and aren't even worth half of what you want.

Platinumpimp · 12-27-2004, 03:50 AM

Maybe its just a trick to see people horrify when they see how that domain is being used. Maybe somebody just buys it for a higher prize because he/she can't stand it anymore

xclusive · 12-27-2004, 04:58 AM

I would have to agree it's not being used to it's full potentila but it's not the worst use of it either...

Taboo · 12-27-2004, 05:09 AM

The domain has already traded hands a long time ago... original owners wanted $300K but auction ended for much more...
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,19285,00.htm

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03:00 AM Apr. 23, 1999 PT

A Venezuelan online casino doled out more than US$1 million to buy Wall Street -- dot com.

Players Sportsbook and Casino, based on tiny Margarita Island off the coast of Venezuela, had the US$1.03-million winning bid in an auction for the rights to the wallstreet.com domain.

"I'm shocked that this kind of value exists for a domain name, but I'm overjoyed, too," said Ehud Gavron, owner of the flashy Web address since 1994. Gavron, the 32-year-old president of a Tucson, Arizona-based Internet service provider, will split the loot with two other co-owners.

Players Sportsbook outbid a slew of competitors, including several financial firms, in a blind auction run by broker New Commerce Communications. The bidding started at $300,000, moved slowly up to $500,000, then made a sudden leap to seven figures, according to Tom Millitzer, president of New Commerce.

The piece of prime Net real estate was worth the price and more, said Players Sportsbook.

"We plan on making a return on this investment in six months," said Patrick Carter, a manager at Simpson Bay Limited, the corporate owner of the casino.

The plan is to set up a Web site that lets people place wagers on stock movements without actually investing in stocks themselves.

"We'll say, where do you think the stock will close at the end of the day, where do you think it will close at the end of the month?" said Carter. "You'll be able to bet on stocks, options, futures. It's already been done with great success in the UK. Now we'll bring it to America."

In this market, that's a bit like gambling squared. Whether it proves popular remains to be seen.

Meanwhile, the sellers have some winnings to spend.

"I'm planning on reinvesting it in the stock market," said co-owner Matt Grossman, a 24-year-old Unix administrator who followed his parents to Tucson from Albany, New York, five years ago. "I'll be blunt -- I came out here for free rent."

For its part, New Commerce Communications will have some hot new domains to auction off.

"We're getting lots of calls from people looking for our services," said Millitzer.

"I'm sorry to see domains go for these prices," said Ellen Rony, author of the Domain Name Handbook. "It really fuels the domain name-speculation fire."

owned by:
http://www.playersonly.com/

Young · 12-27-2004, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by DrinkingHard

KRL is probably licking his lips right now looking at this domain!

DH

Why so he could do absolutely nothing with it? Or do all the wrong things.

Rhino22 · 12-27-2004, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by ajpiii

Im sure it makes money, but that is targeted traffic which could be better utilized.

Right, it is targeted traffic going to waste.

polish_aristocrat · 12-27-2004, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by ajpiii

you would think someone would pay big $$ for that name

actually they did it

slapass · 12-27-2004, 10:16 AM

I must be fuzzy headed on this one. what would you sell? Online brokerages and charting services?

Babagirls · 12-27-2004, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Trax

cuz they suck and aren't even worth half of what you want.

hell, i wouldnt even register them for the $8 fee lol

Verbal · 12-27-2004, 10:22 AM

sports betting and online gambling. WHAT were they thinking. Everyone knows there's no money in that ;)

Rhino22 · 12-28-2004, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by slapass

I must be fuzzy headed on this one. what would you sell? Online brokerages and charting services?

Exactly. Or you could make a financial site giving advice to people. As long as it is targeted! The domain and the site don't mesh together.

Rhino22 · 12-28-2004, 01:45 PM

And part of their problem is the old saying, if your only tool is a hammer, all your problems will be nails.

The only thing they know is gambling, so I guess thats why they made it into a gambling site

DarkJedi · 12-28-2004, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by LeWeekend

why not take my:
WallstreetAnalyst.net
WallstreetAnalyst.us

for only $50 instead :P

why not take it to the next level: reg WallStreetAnal.com and make a niche porn site out of it

TheMob · 12-28-2004, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ajpiii

Im sure alot of people are

Yeah, I am too. But it's the honey sandwich I'm eating.

TheMob · 12-28-2004, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkJedi

why not take it to the next level: reg WallStreetAnal.com and make a niche porn site out of it

now we have an idea

Alexander D Great · 12-28-2004, 04:14 PM

yes i could make lots of $$$ with it

axelcat · 12-28-2004, 04:59 PM

thats actually a cool name for it

12-26-2004, 09:57 PM	#1
Rhino22 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 2,288	WallStreet.com - what a horrible use of a great domain They have turned wallstreet.com into a sportsbook. I know that the stock market is somewhat gambling, but comon, what a waste of a great name.

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Platinumpimp Logos and such. Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Kingdom of the Netherlands Posts: 10,214	Maybe its just a trick to see people horrify when they see how that domain is being used. Maybe somebody just buys it for a higher prize because he/she can't stand it anymore __________________ I design logo's.

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slapass Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 14,625	Why pick on their idea? Sportbooks make huge cash and it has great demographics for that. I like the idea.

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12-26-2004, 11:49 PM	#6
I Like Chocolate Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 821	declining volume on that stocks recent upswing- sign of a looming top

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Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	time to sell!

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GTS Mark Vrume Mark Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 20,912	KRL is probably licking his lips right now looking at this domain! DH

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LeWeekend Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 288	why not take my: WallstreetAnalyst.net WallstreetAnalyst.us for only $50 instead :P

12-27-2004, 10:16 AM	#19
slapass Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 14,625	I must be fuzzy headed on this one. what would you sell? Online brokerages and charting services?

12-27-2004, 10:22 AM	#21
Verbal Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,420	sports betting and online gambling. WHAT were they thinking. Everyone knows there's no money in that ;)

12-28-2004, 01:45 PM	#23
Rhino22 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 2,288	And part of their problem is the old saying, if your only tool is a hammer, all your problems will be nails. The only thing they know is gambling, so I guess thats why they made it into a gambling site

12-28-2004, 04:59 PM	#28
axelcat Adult Locals Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: West Coast Posts: 25,450	thats actually a cool name for it