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question Is Domain Flipping legal?

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Siful Moni

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I don't see anything illegal here unless someone steal the Domain name and try to flip.
 

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Everything which isn't illegal is legal.
Flipping domains is NOT illegal. It's just some form of commerce, after all.
(trademark legal problems aside, as mentioned above)
 

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It's the same concept at flipping real estate. Buy a piece of land, wait for the value to go up, and resell it for a higher price than you paid for it. So, the concept is not illegal at all. The same could be said for:

flipping antiques
flipping cars
flipping real estate
flipping businesses
flipping baseball cards
 

simon johnson

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It also depends on the rules for the extension. Some like .au require you to have a close and substantial connection to the domain.
 

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Domain flipping is legal, but you can get in trouble if you own a domain with a trademark. I found this article about avoiding domain trademark infringement useful.

 

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