Last year I spent $540 on domain names, and I didnt even use most of them - GoFuckYourself.com

clickhappy · 03-21-2005, 02:34 PM

I'm really pissed at myself, its like an addiction. It seems so cheap, $8 here, $8 there but it really ads up.

I'm counting up my domain names for my taxes and it hit me that I spend $540 on them, and I didnt even use most of them.

I should have spent that on 1 GREAT domain and just used that

clickhappy · 03-21-2005, 02:35 PM

there must be a lot of domain name addicts who just buy buy buy and it ads up.
This must be a Huge business

polish_aristocrat · 03-21-2005, 02:35 PM

i spent $25k or so last year on domains

03-21-2005, 02:38 PM

I spent 1k$ on domains and I didn't use a single one

all I did was sell them back, made helluva lot of profit, and it's a hobby I love to do

bangman · 03-21-2005, 02:38 PM

I spent about $380 this year so far and almost all of them are still in development.

I just see some and i'm like "Oh shit! What a perfect domain!" when most of the time I wake up the next day and wonder what the hell I was thinking.

clickhappy · 03-21-2005, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by polish_aristocrat

i spent $25k or so last year on domains

oh. well i dont feel so bad anymore now

clickhappy · 03-21-2005, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by bdjuf

I spent 1k$ on domains and I didn't use a single one

all I did was sell them back, made helluva lot of profit, and it's a hobby I love to do

I tried that once when I used network solutions but it was so unbelievably confusing to transfer them I never tried to sell them again.

who · 03-21-2005, 02:42 PM

yeah, $500 isn't really too much. jsut be prepared to renew them all, if you registered them on the same day

PokerCams · 03-21-2005, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by clickhappy

I'm really pissed at myself, its like an addiction. It seems so cheap, $8 here, $8 there but it really ads up.

I'm counting up my domain names for my taxes and it hit me that I spend $540 on them, and I didnt even use most of them.

I should have spent that on 1 GREAT domain and just used that

what are some of the names you didnt use - perhaps by posting them here - you can make your $500+ back

Sly · 03-21-2005, 02:53 PM

I spent about $3k. Used most of them.

Shooting_Manic · 03-21-2005, 02:54 PM

Ive spent a couple hundred this year also and most all are sitting there. Some really good ones also.

One day.

paxton · 03-21-2005, 02:58 PM

I spent a lot more last year than I wanted to on domains...

It's hard to pass up a good deal on a great name.

who · 03-21-2005, 02:59 PM

I spent more on transvestite hookers in one week in Brazil.

MyNameIsEmily · 03-21-2005, 03:08 PM

If they're decent names, I can make them into websites.

PokerCams · 03-21-2005, 03:13 PM

post the domain names - so we can make all of you guys offers to buy them

QualityMpegs · 03-21-2005, 04:15 PM

heh, i hate buying domains while im drunk...mediocrepoker.com

TKoProductions · 03-21-2005, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by QualityMpegs

heh, i hate buying domains while im drunk...mediocrepoker.com

pornJester · 03-21-2005, 04:20 PM

I know the feeling, I have over 200 domains. While I tend to be careful about what I buy there are a few that I should have passed up. Not a big deal though, comes with the territory, a few hundred dollars is just water under the bridge.

Rick Latona · 03-21-2005, 04:25 PM

I spent 40,000 dollars renewing the names in my portfolio. I probably spent another 150,000 on purchases.

mrgica · 03-21-2005, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick Latona

I spent 40,000 dollars renewing the names in my portfolio. I probably spent another 150,000 on purchases.

FUCK!!!

how many domain are we talking about

Rick Latona · 03-21-2005, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mrgica

FUCK!!!

how many domain are we talking about

Nearly 6,000.

Babagirls · 03-21-2005, 05:21 PM

i never buy a domain unless im sure i'll use it and it has a purpose or a goal for it.
i cant wait till a few of them expire actually.

PHPdude · 03-21-2005, 06:12 PM

Now you know, that's the moral lesson there buddy.

PokerCams · 03-21-2005, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick Latona

Nearly 6,000.

nice - i have almost 2,000 domains - always adjusting cleaning - are all your 6K domains top ones that you'd renew? or how do you analyse that?

mikeyddddd · 03-21-2005, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Sly

I spent about $3k. Used most of them.

Me, too. But used less than 1/2. Most just have an FPA at the root.

03-21-2005, 07:32 PM

$560 here. Used maybe half of them. I ought to unload a few.

Illicit · 03-21-2005, 07:37 PM

Im in for $5k last year...

crockett · 03-21-2005, 08:01 PM

I severely started limiting myself on buying names unless it's too good to pass or it's needed for a project. I've sold a few of them in the past for a decent profit and I have plans or am using just about all that I have bought. However damn It's an addiction I swear.

1215 · 03-21-2005, 08:56 PM

i do the same thing you guys do and redirect them all to the same site. why? just like you, i think ill do something with it...i dont even bother trying to sell them.

then once its time to renew i should just let go, but now i feel like theyre mine forever...lol

The Heron · 03-21-2005, 09:00 PM

I spent more than you, and I made more than you I bet. All it takes is a little brain power and time.

03-21-2005, 02:34 PM	#1
clickhappy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,027	Last year I spent $540 on domain names, and I didnt even use most of them I'm really pissed at myself, its like an addiction. It seems so cheap, $8 here, $8 there but it really ads up. I'm counting up my domain names for my taxes and it hit me that I spend $540 on them, and I didnt even use most of them. I should have spent that on 1 GREAT domain and just used that

03-21-2005, 02:35 PM	#3
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bangman Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: PA, USA Posts: 5,283	I spent about $380 this year so far and almost all of them are still in development. I just see some and i'm like "Oh shit! What a perfect domain!" when most of the time I wake up the next day and wonder what the hell I was thinking. __________________ - David Hall ICQ: 312744199

03-21-2005, 02:53 PM	#10
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Shooting_Manic Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NY Posts: 1,740	Ive spent a couple hundred this year also and most all are sitting there. Some really good ones also. One day. __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.

03-21-2005, 02:38 PM	#4
buddyjuf Guest Posts: n/a	I spent 1k$ on domains and I didn't use a single one all I did was sell them back, made helluva lot of profit, and it's a hobby I love to do

03-21-2005, 02:42 PM	#8
who So Fucking Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ICQ #23642053 Posts: 19,593	yeah, $500 isn't really too much. jsut be prepared to renew them all, if you registered them on the same day

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03-21-2005, 02:59 PM	#13
who So Fucking Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ICQ #23642053 Posts: 19,593	I spent more on transvestite hookers in one week in Brazil.

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03-21-2005, 04:20 PM	#18
pornJester Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 6,138	I know the feeling, I have over 200 domains. While I tend to be careful about what I buy there are a few that I should have passed up. Not a big deal though, comes with the territory, a few hundred dollars is just water under the bridge. __________________ FreshBucks \| Webmaster Vault \| GayAW Trusted Names in Adult. ICQ 9157.3698

03-21-2005, 04:25 PM	#19
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03-21-2005, 07:32 PM	#26
shermo Guest Posts: n/a	$560 here. Used maybe half of them. I ought to unload a few.

03-21-2005, 07:37 PM	#27
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03-21-2005, 08:01 PM	#28
crockett in a van by the river Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 76,818	I severely started limiting myself on buying names unless it's too good to pass or it's needed for a project. I've sold a few of them in the past for a decent profit and I have plans or am using just about all that I have bought. However damn It's an addiction I swear. __________________ In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

03-21-2005, 08:56 PM	#29
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03-21-2005, 09:00 PM	#30
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