Today I created a site where you can post your unused domain names

Re:Today I created a site where you can post your unused dom... by briansmith on Saturday July 17, 2010 @11:02AM (#1523878)

That kind of policy only helps the squatters. If you set a $100 maximum then you'd just get squatters buying them all for $100 and reselling them for much, much more. There's not much difference in paying $100 for something and paying $10 for something, if you're going to sell it for $10,000 or $100,000.

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Re:Today I created a site where you can post your unused dom... by ohashi on Saturday July 17, 2010 @12:31PM (#1524071)

I've made a living buying and selling domain names and 100$ is a fine price in many cases. I've had days where I've registered 100+ names... if I could get decent liquidity at $100/each, I would be a happy man.

Anyways, about the idea, one of two outcomes is possible:

1. If they domain is worth more than threshold, someone will buy it and take advantage. I don't see a difference of a startup benefiting versus someone else reselling it. the difference in value is still being captured.

2. Garbage names, nobody cares and the site dies.

I know I am not the only domain investor reading HN and if there is quality, someone will buy them.

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Re:Today I created a site where you can post your unused dom... by Jake541 on Saturday July 17, 2010 @12:36PM (#1524093)

Isn't this squatting? Correct me if I'm wrong.

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Re:Today I created a site where you can post your unused dom... by ohashi on Sunday July 18, 2010 @01:53AM (#1525320)

Squatting is infringing other people's trademarks. If I bought micros0ft.com and covered it in software ads, that would be squatting.

If I bought hotels.com and planned to sell it for money to a big hotel chain or something, I've not infringed anyone's rights. Generic/descriptive names are normally OK.

of course if there is a company using the generic for a non-generic purpose and I grab a typo/another extension and use their non-descriptive purpose, that is also squatting. For example, if I owned amazon.net and tried to sell books that would infringe on amazon. Or if I bought apple.net and sold computers. However, if I advertised amazon rain forest trips or sold apples that would be ok (not squatting).

Of course, lots of money and lawyers can change what is and isn't right (checkout nissan.com)

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Re:Today I created a site where you can post your unused dom... by ljf on Saturday July 17, 2010 @11:12AM (#1523895)

Sorry who will they resell them to?

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