How much did you pay?

Great name.

I don’t know much about ballet.

It appears that HP owns Digital.com. HP acquired Compaq, which had acquired a company called Digital http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Equipment_Corporation

I disagree with you.

Had a company inquired to a former owner or had inquired and been rebuffed many years prior, they may never know the domain name was on the market with a standard “for sale” landing page. A broker can help find fresh leads to let them know the domain name is for sale.

Relying on potential buyers to find a for sale notice isn’t as effective, especially if it’s been a parked page for years.

The brokers should commit to a specific expenditure in writing for promotion of the domain to put their money where their mouth is if they are so sure they can sell it. Just throwing it out there, making a dozen phone calls, and crossing their fingers is not a real auction or real promotion, IMO.

Real estate agents spend a LOT of money on advertising and they get paid a lot less of a percentage then do domain brokers.

It’s time for the industry to mature, that is, start charge less of a percentage for domain brokerage, brokers start spending money and time on promotion, stop double-dipping on commissions on both the buyers and sellers, and stop treating domain owners like idiots.

Regarding the latter, some of them openly insult domain investors in correspondence over prices, terms, etc… and come across as more like bill collectors. These clowns need to go. We need professionals in the industry, not them.

There are some good brokers, but very few, so watch your back if you have never used one.

As you can tell I’m fed up with domain brokers and the industry on a whole for putting up with these low-life bottom feeders. It’s time for those types to go sell used cars and get out of the domain industry.

Would also take a huge up front investment to build the site out right. Can’t just put one of those basic geo domain scripts on those and hope to recoup your investment.

I would bet my weekly income that these guys are doing their best to reach out to potential end user buyers and not simply reaching domain investors.

My own personal opinion is that the domain owner should help with marketing as well, although the effort would need to be made in concert to avoid annoying a potential buyer with multiple touches.

I’ve been beating my head against my desk for a week trying to figure out how to afford it.

But it’s WAY out of my leage.

That has to be one of the best domains in existence.

California runs “Visit California” ads on TV every day around here.

What a kick-butt name!

GL with the auction, guys.
Hope you land a big sale.

- Aron