Swanny007 - 8:56 pm on Mar 6, 2007 (gmt 0)

I'm in a similar position. I registered a .net name 7 years ago today. In spite of there being a .com domain, the site has grown every year. I get great rankings in the search engine and I'm happy.

The .com version redirected to Google for years, but now the .com domain is a stupid MFA site. Oh well, it doesn't rank but it does get traffic from those folks that type in widget.com. My site is much bigger, better, and more popular so I don't care.

If I was you, I'd try to buy it but really if you're doing well, don't worry about it. If it's something you can't control, then move on, that's life. Sure I wish I could get the .com but I'm doing fine without it.