Ask HN: What now occupies a web domain you used to own?

Posted by rpjt on Saturday July 26, 2025 @06:24PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm sure some of us have had domains and have let them expire. Anything interesting at any of your old domains?

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Re:Ask HN: What now occupies a web domain you used to own? by Mister_X on Saturday July 26, 2025 @06:30PM (#44697422)

All five of my former domains since 1999 are now placeholders by squatters.

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Re:Ask HN: What now occupies a web domain you used to own? by rpjt on Saturday July 26, 2025 @06:34PM (#44697444)

This is true for one of mine. Bought it for $12.99 a couple of years ago and now GoDaddy is squatting on it, wanting about $5k

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Re:Ask HN: What now occupies a web domain you used to own? by al_borland on Saturday July 26, 2025 @06:39PM (#44697467)

I really wish the powers that be would do something about domain squatting. Any decent name is unavailable, or simply unattainable due to the high price… when most of them are sitting unused.

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Re:Ask HN: What now occupies a web domain you used to own? by rpjt on Saturday July 26, 2025 @08:17PM (#44697936)

How might we influence those powers to do something about this? I can't imagine anyone in opposition except for those who make a living off of squatting.

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Re:Ask HN: What now occupies a web domain you used to own? by TradingPlaces on Saturday July 26, 2025 @11:13PM (#44698646)

A site in Japanese that has tips on decorating a sushi restaurant.

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Re:Ask HN: What now occupies a web domain you used to own? by bravesoul2 on Sunday July 27, 2025 @05:11AM (#44699949)

You win

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Re:Ask HN: What now occupies a web domain you used to own? by rpjt on Monday July 28, 2025 @03:03PM (#44714186)

Haha that's great

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Re:Ask HN: What now occupies a web domain you used to own? by fabianholzer on Sunday July 27, 2025 @03:08AM (#44699425)

Most of them seem to not even justify the cost of ownership for squatters anymore and are free again.

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Re:Ask HN: What now occupies a web domain you used to own? by bravesoul2 on Sunday July 27, 2025 @05:10AM (#44699945)

Are you expecting me to even remember my old cursed domain names? :)

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Re:Ask HN: What now occupies a web domain you used to own? by mmphosis on Sunday July 27, 2025 @01:27PM (#44702895)

Not interesting: expired or 404

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