WhatIsMyIP.com - GoFuckYourself.com

axelcat · 02-22-2005, 09:36 PM

Sold for $386,100 wow

axelcat · 02-22-2005, 09:39 PM

damn that auction was exciting

Spunky · 02-22-2005, 09:40 PM

Nice haul..great name as well

tungsten · 02-22-2005, 09:40 PM

interesting, quite a few bids too

smack · 02-22-2005, 09:43 PM

damn. i was gonna bid on that too. haha. it was at 3 grand when i was looking at it. should have known it would blow up.

triumph · 02-22-2005, 09:52 PM

I feel bad for the buyer, the stats are not accurate. It seems several sites link to it to grab the ip address's for their surfers, and it has over inflated the stats. The buyer is definitely going to point to a ppc program or even google adsense, but good luck making that money back in the next 10 years.

smack · 02-22-2005, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by triumph

I feel bad for the buyer, the stats are not accurate. It seems several sites link to it to grab the ip address's for their surfers, and it has over inflated the stats.

i'm pretty sure if they changed their script around a little bit so that wouldn't work, that is would pay off as a long term investment.

B40 · 02-22-2005, 09:57 PM

Wonder if the winning bid was even real

BRISK · 02-22-2005, 09:58 PM

I question anything that sells on eBay

Was the top bid legitimate?

triumph · 02-22-2005, 09:59 PM

also the domain name is being sold only, not the site, and the site itself has a number 1 listing on google bringing in a good chunk of the visitors. If they move it to another server and put something new up, they are in danger of loosing their number listing! Either way it is going to be difficult to recover the money from it.

I play the ppc game, and I only buy domains that have type in value, and not traffic from previously running sites! This domain does have type ins, but not enough to justify 386k.

Nevertheless, thanks to the buyer, my domain portfolio value goes up!

triumph · 02-22-2005, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BRISK

I question anything that sells on eBay

Was the top bid legitimate?

we will know if it is legit in a few days, keep in tuned!

axelcat · 02-22-2005, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by B40

Wonder if the winning bid was even real

I tought about the same thing

tgpmakers · 02-22-2005, 10:10 PM

No way I use that domain now and again

azguy · 02-22-2005, 10:11 PM

hahaha it must be a fake winning bid.. who the fuck would spend this much on that domain.

axelcat · 02-22-2005, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azguy

hahaha it must be a fake winning bid.. who the fuck would spend this much on that domain.

It apparently has lots of traffic on it

Jace · 02-22-2005, 10:17 PM

quite a lot of traffic there for type ins and valid searches......could make someone a nice chunk of change

axelcat · 02-22-2005, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JaceXXX

quite a lot of traffic there for type ins and valid searches......could make someone a nice chunk of change

It also has a great ranking on alexa

triumph · 02-22-2005, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JaceXXX

quite a lot of traffic there for type ins and valid searches......could make someone a nice chunk of change

the grass always looks greener from the other side!

Houdini · 02-22-2005, 11:06 PM

1,754,091 uniques per month. Put up an adsense banner. At 5% CTR, that's 87,704 clicks. Say they get a low click rate like $0.20 cents. That's $17,754 per month with just a banner. With a few other products or services, they could make it back relatively quick.

TheSaint · 02-22-2005, 11:27 PM

I have many remote small offices, all with comcast business dynamic ip.

They all have cron jobs to grab their ip daily from whatismyip.com, so I can assure your you that a good portion of their traffic is hitbot.

Funny thing is its a 1 line php script, so I could care less if it goes away.

TheMob · 02-22-2005, 11:30 PM

wow, it sold for a lot. i'm sure it will pay for itself though.

kuthi123 · 02-22-2005, 11:39 PM

that is a huge price ,

triumph · 02-22-2005, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheSaint

I have many remote small offices, all with comcast business dynamic ip.

They all have cron jobs to grab their ip daily from whatismyip.com, so I can assure your you that a good portion of their traffic is hitbot.

Funny thing is its a 1 line php script, so I could care less if it goes away.

Agreed 100%!

I checked out all the logs today, and about 85% of the traffic is from hitbots and wget's

Ron Bennett · 02-22-2005, 11:54 PM

TheSaint- Why call a remote site to determine one's own IP address? Just grab the environment from PHP and you'll have the machine's IP and a lot more ... quick, easy, and with no dependence on a remote website.

Or does whatismyip.com do something else that I'm missing ...

Ron

p.s. the buyer, especially if they paid that much, should definitely try to acquire whatsmyip.com (note the missing i), since it's likey a common typo variation.

triumph · 02-23-2005, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron Bennett

p.s. the buyer, especially if they paid that much, should definitely try to acquire whatsmyip.com (note the missing i), since it's likey a common typo variation.

whatsmyip.com is owned by vertical axis, they dont sell, and dont be surprised if they are the ones that bought it!

BoNgHiTtA · 02-23-2005, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron Bennett

TheSaint- Why call a remote site to determine one's own IP address? Just grab the environment from PHP and you'll have the machine's IP and a lot more ... quick, easy, and with no dependence on a remote website.

Or does whatismyip.com do something else that I'm missing ...

Ron

p.s. the buyer, especially if they paid that much, should definitely try to acquire whatsmyip.com (note the missing i), since it's likey a common typo variation.

I wondered the same thing. This could be done alot cleaner.

Adultnet · 02-23-2005, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Houdini

1,754,091 uniques per month. Put up an adsense banner. At 5% CTR, that's 87,704 clicks. Say they get a low click rate like $0.20 cents. That's $17,754 per month with just a banner. With a few other products or services, they could make it back relatively quick.

nice idea to cash the traffic..

emthree · 02-23-2005, 03:19 AM

I dont get what's so hard about telling your own fucking IP?
Great service, and I did use it back in the day ... but this is 2005?

acctman · 02-23-2005, 04:16 AM

how much can i get for 'ipstatus.com' or 'dnsstatus.com' ????

dude @ ihackedu.com

webcrawler · 02-23-2005, 04:18 AM

try it on ebay and keep us posted.

acctman · 02-23-2005, 04:20 AM

where was WhatIsMyIP.com auctioned at, wish there was a list of the losing bidders

psyko514 · 02-23-2005, 04:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BRISK

I question anything that sells on eBay

Was the top bid legitimate?

What's worse is if the top bid is legitimate, how many of the previous bids are legitimate?

Muff · 02-23-2005, 04:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emthree

I dont get what's so hard about telling your own fucking IP?
Great service, and I did use it back in the day ... but this is 2005?

When I load my browser I have google there. I type IP hit im feelying lucky and get my IP. It's so easy.

slapass · 02-23-2005, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Muff

When I load my browser I have google there. I type IP hit im feelying lucky and get my IP. It's so easy.

And the site that tells you your IP is the one that just sold

Muff · 02-23-2005, 06:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slapass

And the site that tells you your IP is the one that just sold

Exactly. I wont be hitting the im feeling lucky button anymore though.

Nathan · 02-23-2005, 06:47 AM

Some people keep asking..

the point of the site is to get your ip as it is for the OUTSIDE. The reason is the ever growing number of dsl router users who simply do not know their own ip just by checking internal things.

Of course this is easy to do anywhere, but "whatismyip.com" is so nice to remember and easy to type in. I honestly doubt it will make that kind of $$ back though. People do not go there to click on banners.

TheSaint · 02-23-2005, 07:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron Bennett

TheSaint- Why call a remote site to determine one's own IP address? Just grab the environment from PHP and you'll have the machine's IP and a lot more ... quick, easy, and with no dependence on a remote website.

Or does whatismyip.com do something else that I'm missing ...

Ron

.

You need an external web site. In my remote offices the local address is always something like 192.168.1.2 (using nat adressing). Nothing inside the firewall has anyway of getting the real address, so you need an external web site.

Obviously we are not talking about porn servers here that all have static ip.

max140 · 02-23-2005, 07:23 AM

I have used it before as well, time will tell if the sale is "legit"

adonthenet · 02-23-2005, 07:30 AM

damn thats too much.... i thoght it will end at the 100K

axelcat · 02-23-2005, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acctman

where was WhatIsMyIP.com auctioned at, wish there was a list of the losing bidders

It was auctioned at ebay

polish_aristocrat · 02-23-2005, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Muff

I type IP hit im feelying lucky and get my IP.

i never used "i am feeling lucky" in my life

e-god · 02-23-2005, 09:17 AM

really nice sum

JFPdude · 02-23-2005, 10:26 AM

I'll take 1/10 that for http://myrealip.com LOL

Manowar · 02-23-2005, 10:28 AM

a waste of money. it wasnt worth that much.

emthree · 02-23-2005, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JFPdude

I'll take 1/10 that for http://myrealip.com LOL

mytoplip.com is probably available

02-22-2005, 09:36 PM	#1
axelcat Adult Locals Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: West Coast Posts: 25,450	WhatIsMyIP.com Sold for $386,100 wow

02-22-2005, 09:40 PM	#3
Spunky I need a beer Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ♠ Toiletville ♠ Posts: 133,944	Nice haul..great name as well __________________ *YOUR INFORMATION HERE*

02-22-2005, 09:40 PM	#4
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02-22-2005, 09:43 PM	#5
smack Push Porn Like Weight. Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Inside .NET Posts: 10,652	damn. i was gonna bid on that too. haha. it was at 3 grand when i was looking at it. should have known it would blow up. __________________ Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war.

02-22-2005, 09:57 PM	#8
B40 Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 7,020	Wonder if the winning bid was even real __________________

02-22-2005, 09:39 PM	#2
axelcat Adult Locals Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: West Coast Posts: 25,450	damn that auction was exciting

02-22-2005, 09:52 PM	#6
triumph Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,433	I feel bad for the buyer, the stats are not accurate. It seems several sites link to it to grab the ip address's for their surfers, and it has over inflated the stats. The buyer is definitely going to point to a ppc program or even google adsense, but good luck making that money back in the next 10 years.

02-22-2005, 09:58 PM	#9
BRISK Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,240	I question anything that sells on eBay Was the top bid legitimate? __________________ I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do, I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

02-22-2005, 09:59 PM	#10
triumph Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,433	also the domain name is being sold only, not the site, and the site itself has a number 1 listing on google bringing in a good chunk of the visitors. If they move it to another server and put something new up, they are in danger of loosing their number listing! Either way it is going to be difficult to recover the money from it. I play the ppc game, and I only buy domains that have type in value, and not traffic from previously running sites! This domain does have type ins, but not enough to justify 386k. Nevertheless, thanks to the buyer, my domain portfolio value goes up!

02-22-2005, 10:10 PM	#13
tgpmakers Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 575	No way I use that domain now and again __________________ http://www.tgpmakers.com/

02-22-2005, 10:11 PM	#14
azguy Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 5,167	hahaha it must be a fake winning bid.. who the fuck would spend this much on that domain.

02-22-2005, 10:17 PM	#16
Jace FBOP Class Of 2013 Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: bumfuck, ky Posts: 35,562	quite a lot of traffic there for type ins and valid searches......could make someone a nice chunk of change

02-22-2005, 11:06 PM	#19
Houdini Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,651	1,754,091 uniques per month. Put up an adsense banner. At 5% CTR, that's 87,704 clicks. Say they get a low click rate like $0.20 cents. That's $17,754 per month with just a banner. With a few other products or services, they could make it back relatively quick.

02-22-2005, 11:27 PM	#20
TheSaint Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Everywhere at once Posts: 991	I have many remote small offices, all with comcast business dynamic ip. They all have cron jobs to grab their ip daily from whatismyip.com, so I can assure your you that a good portion of their traffic is hitbot. Funny thing is its a 1 line php script, so I could care less if it goes away. __________________ I have no signature

02-22-2005, 11:30 PM	#21
TheMob Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: 2006 Posts: 8,584	wow, it sold for a lot. i'm sure it will pay for itself though.

02-22-2005, 11:39 PM	#22
kuthi123 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,478	that is a huge price ,

02-22-2005, 11:54 PM	#24
Ron Bennett Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,653	TheSaint- Why call a remote site to determine one's own IP address? Just grab the environment from PHP and you'll have the machine's IP and a lot more ... quick, easy, and with no dependence on a remote website. Or does whatismyip.com do something else that I'm missing ... Ron p.s. the buyer, especially if they paid that much, should definitely try to acquire whatsmyip.com (note the missing i), since it's likey a common typo variation. __________________ Domagon - Website Management and Domain Name Sales

02-23-2005, 03:19 AM	#28
emthree Dialer Kingpin Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New York Posts: 10,816	I dont get what's so hard about telling your own fucking IP? Great service, and I did use it back in the day ... but this is 2005? __________________ • Sell Patches & Pills •

02-23-2005, 04:16 AM	#29
acctman Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Atlanta Posts: 2,840	how much can i get for 'ipstatus.com' or 'dnsstatus.com' ???? dude @ ihackedu.com Last edited by acctman; 02-23-2005 at 04:18 AM..

02-23-2005, 04:18 AM	#30
webcrawler Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ICQ .:. 286608143 Posts: 2,692	try it on ebay and keep us posted.

02-23-2005, 04:20 AM	#31
acctman Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Atlanta Posts: 2,840	where was WhatIsMyIP.com auctioned at, wish there was a list of the losing bidders

02-23-2005, 06:47 AM	#36
Nathan Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,108	Some people keep asking.. the point of the site is to get your ip as it is for the OUTSIDE. The reason is the ever growing number of dsl router users who simply do not know their own ip just by checking internal things. Of course this is easy to do anywhere, but "whatismyip.com" is so nice to remember and easy to type in. I honestly doubt it will make that kind of $$ back though. People do not go there to click on banners. __________________ "Think about it a little more and you'll agree with me, because you're smart and I'm right." - Charlie Munger

02-23-2005, 07:23 AM	#38
max140 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13	I have used it before as well, time will tell if the sale is "legit"

02-23-2005, 07:30 AM	#39
adonthenet Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 16,753	damn thats too much.... i thoght it will end at the 100K

02-23-2005, 09:17 AM	#42
e-god Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: BabeLand Posts: 1,736	really nice sum __________________

02-23-2005, 10:26 AM	#43
JFPdude Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mountains of Western North Carolina. Posts: 4,027	I'll take 1/10 that for http://myrealip.com LOL

02-23-2005, 10:28 AM	#44
Manowar jellyfish Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 71,528	a waste of money. it wasnt worth that much.