Domain brokers -whats your opinion

netgal06 · #1 (**permalink**) 25th August 2006, 02:17 AM

I’m divided when it comes to selling domain names. It is a great opportunity and I have some great ideas for domain names, but is it unethical? Or is it just unethical if we were to register a domain name for say a movie or an organization and then try to re-sell it back to them (it happens a lot). Some domain names are sold for inflated prices that seem very unreasonable. I specifically hate it when vultures are on the look out for domain expiry to steal it away. I know its all in the name of business, but I think ethics go a long way too.

humpty · #2 (**permalink**) 11th September 2006, 08:25 AM

my advice is, don't go for it, if you yourself feel bad and unethical about it, it ain't gonna be something you wanna do for long term right, so in the end, you might just waste a lot of time doing it, getting nothing in the end

backstage · #3 (**permalink**) 19th September 2006, 05:31 AM

It's not unethical if the names are new and there are no popular brands that wear the same name.

If you copyright , for example pepsi.com and then sell it to the Pepsi Co then you are unethical but will you feel bad about it?
That really depends on your character... :?:

maggots · #4 (**permalink**) 22nd September 2006, 12:55 AM

hei, it's business, if it's not illegal, wat's so unethical about it?

i only refer to the subject matter here, as in domain brokering, doesn't apply to all ypes of business ok

netgal06 · #5 (**permalink**) 23rd September 2006, 05:25 AM

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If you copyright , for example pepsi.com and then sell it to the Pepsi Co then you are unethical but will you feel bad about it?

Well I wouldnt feel bad for selling something to pepsi because they are a corporate giant, but if it was a smaller business who hadnt registerd their business name via the web and my motive for buying a domain was to sell it to them, then yes I would feel bad about it, even more so If i was waiting for someones domain to expire just so i could sell it back to them. A practice which I am strongly against

but if I registered a domain which i thought was a good marketing lure and nobody had thought of it before I wouldnt feel too bad

backstage · #6 (**permalink**) 27th September 2006, 04:37 AM

Someone once said : If you feel bad , take some money and you'll feel better in second.
That work for some people....

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netgal06 · #7 (**permalink**) 1st October 2006, 07:23 AM

Quote:

Someone once said : If you feel bad , take some money and you'll feel better in second.

hmm easier said than done

humpty · #8 (**permalink**) 6th October 2006, 03:39 AM

lol, some people can do it all the time and still feel ok

janetgan · #9 (**permalink**) 1st November 2006, 02:44 AM

hhmmmm

reminds me of the guinness web thing that happened in 2002 if i'm not mistaken,

you guys remeber the www.whoisadamking.com ad campaign and how a dude just bought the domain instead of guinness?

i wonder what happened to the domain after that, could guinness have bought it from that dude with a high price??

Devious · #10 (**permalink**) 14th December 2007, 05:12 PM

Hey guys, do your part and sign these petitions to restrict domain brokers:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/domains/
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/expireddomains/
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/domainsforsale/
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/cybersquatting/

After you've done that, take it a step further and repost some of these links on your blog, forum signature, or website.