Howdy folks, quick message to say that I just finished an adrenaline-filled dotMobi auction at Sedo where I dropped 6-figures acquiring Dating.mobi, Adult.mobi, and Student.mobi to complement my .mobi portfolio. The adrenaline was pumping and the heart was thumping and I didn't get a chance to update OUD with the latest offers, so I'll do that first thing tomorrow together with the Round 25 Vote at NP.
Thanks to those of you who made offers!
Andres
Trading internet real estate from worthless to $1 million.
On Sept. 29, 06 I traded my one ugly domain for ReleaseParty.com with Geoffrey McGill
On Oct. 23, 06 I traded ReleaseParty.com for CelebrityAffairs.com with Brian Raymond
On Nov. 14, 06 I traded CelebrityAffairs.com for VoiceTone.mobi with Ross Alden
On Dec. 8, 06 I traded VoiceTone.mobi for RealitySeries.tv with Tom Rice
On Jan. 1, 07 I traded RealitySeries.tv for YoG.mobi with Ross Alden
On Feb. 8, 07 I traded YoG.mobi for F9Y.com (.net, .org, .biz, .info) with Randy Pendleton
On Feb. 23, 07 I traded F9Y.com for the TriGuard.com set with Dan Mortensen
On Mar. 5, 07 I traded the TriGuard.com set for Consolidate.biz with Andy Kelly
On Apr. 13, 07 I traded Consolidate.biz for 354.net with Simon Moxon
On Apr. 25, 07 I traded 354.net for Casino.rw with Alex Simon
On May 7, 07 I traded Casino.rw for OnlineCasino.im set with Brian Raymond
On July 04, 07 I traded the OnlineCasino.im Set for the Months.us set with Rom
On July 17, 07 I traded the Months.us Set for LBAB.com with Tristan Perry
On July 30, 07 I traded LBAB.com for NQT.us with Brian Raymond
On October 31, 07 I traded NQT.us for DeluxeBurger.com with Dan Mortensen
On November 14, 07 I traded DeluxeBurger.com for MotorizedHome.com with Tom Rice
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Hello. My name is Andres Kello and I'm trying to break the world record for the most expensive domain by selling TheRecordBreakingDomain.com for $12,000,001. The problem is, I've been criticized for choosing such a "long" and "ugly" domain. I naturally disagree, but that criticism, together with one red paperclip, has given me yet another idea that's never been tried before. I'm going to show my critics that it's not about the domain; it's about the idea! So this time I'm going to start with an unquestionably ugly domain, oneuglydomain.net, and I'm going to trade it up for prettier and better domains until I end up with a beautiful domain worth $1 million. But here's the best part: I'm going to share 50% of the wealth with every single trader, ensuring the final trader gets $100,000 and every other trader gets 10% more than the previous trader, totaling $500,000!
OK, so this is how it's going to work. The offering period for each domain will last either 1 week or until I receive 11 offers to give everyone a chance to submit their offers. But here's the twist: YOU are going to decide which offer I accept. See, at the end of the 1-week offering period, I will be putting every single offer up for a 24-hour vote on the NamePros.com domain forum. The winner will trade their domain with mine and then I will rinse and repeat the whole process with my new domain. Sound simple enough? Cool, anyone can offer any domain they own, no matter how ugly, but you're limited to 1 offer per round, so always choose your best one. I will continue to do this until someone is willing to buy my current domain on offer for $1 million. Who the heck knows what domain that will be, but that's what makes this fun.
Ready to start? The 17th offer on the table is:
MotorizedHome.com
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2 comments:
Six figures on .mobi is one heck of a commitment. I hope that pays off! It sounds like you did actually pick up some quality domains.
Since no one else submitted domains - due probably to your travels and such - you can just put my two submissions into the next round, if you want to offer better choices. That is allrigth with me.
Good luck!
Not only is it one heck of a financial commitment but, since I'm required to develop them, it's also one heck of a time commitment which I'm actually more than happy to make. Even in the worst case scenario that .mobi doesn't end up becoming the defacto standard of the mobile internet, a mobile dating site under the simple and specific "Dating.mobi" brand, for example, could still be worth a lot, regardless of whether .mobi is considered a success or not. So I'm feeling pretty comfortable about my investment, especially since those names won't be parked. In fact, I went after names I thought would be fun to develop yet could be monetized greatly...dating, adult, student...of course, however, I strongly believe .mobi will be a great success and I'm putting my money where my mouth is in that regard.
Anyway, thanks for your offers RW, I've included them in this round.
Cheers,
Andres
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