"After two years and a lot of hard work, we've determined the (domain re-selling) segment does not have sufficient opportunity to continue devoting resources toward it
Nice find, db.
richlowe
2:56 pm on Sep 28, 2002 (gmt 0)
Glad to see it go.
Richard lowe
Lisa
7:07 pm on Sep 28, 2002 (gmt 0)
I have bought a lot of domains through them. And they used to be the premier site. But I stopped visiting them when they turned off the chat room. If I wanted to buy a domain there was no reason I would not just directly contact the owner and make an offer. They lacked the something extra.
Goodbye!
digitalbrain
7:06 pm on Sep 29, 2002 (gmt 0)
I think Register.Com is playing fishy ! maybe some sort of market manipulation to buy back their own stocks. ! . I bet the site will never go down !. ..By the way have u visited afternic.com recently?.. Their page is clean and nowhere mentions of financial problems ..,
xbase234
5:41 pm on Oct 7, 2002 (gmt 0)
It was a great idea at first, but soon turned to waste.
I bought several names there, but found out that shill bidding was rampant. They never seemed to get this under control.
JamesR
6:34 pm on Oct 7, 2002 (gmt 0)
So where do people go to find sites to buy? Ebay doesn't seem to have anything worthwhile...
liman
7:51 am on Oct 8, 2002 (gmt 0)
i sold a domain there at a good profit. once the original owners cashed out the quality of the site went down, down, gone....
xbase234
2:43 pm on Oct 8, 2002 (gmt 0)
JamesR-
The best alternative to Afternic that I have found is DNForums - lots of sellers and buyers hang there, including a bunch of ex-Afternic users (After-Afternic?).
They seem willing to deal, and you will often find decent names for a reasonable price.
