For Sale Pool acquires new partner, 000domains.

[Luc]

Dear drop names client,

We would like to inform you that 000Domains.com will no longer offer drop
name catching services on its own, effective August 29, 2003. This decision
is taken mostly due to our program becoming quite ineffective in competing
with the other services in the market. Within the last 3 months the number
of registrars that are competing in the drop name market almost tripled,
resulting a sharp decrease in our domain catching rate. This along with
attractive offers from other services, left us with no choice but to
terminate our program.

We have now partnered with Pool.com to run the drop name pool access
connections on behalf of 000Domains.com. Thank you for using drop name our
services in the past. We hope to offer you services in the future.

Best regards,

Ty
000Domains.com

 

[Kid Kool]

yep. i received the same email

 

[Luc]

what a shame. they got me some good names for $100-$500,
now with pool i'll have to pay $2k for the same thing.

:-(

 

[clemzonguy]

I SMELL MONOPOLY!!! And people were concerned about Verisign. Ha!

 

[Bob]

Another interesting development.. .

I spoke with 007Domains.com not more then 2-3 weeks ago to see if they were interested in leasing out thier conenction. They said "no, unless it is for at least $25,000 per month".

-Bob

 

[Luc]

Originally posted by Bob
Another interesting development.. .

I spoke with 007Domains.com not more then 2-3 weeks ago to see if they were interested in leasing out thier conenction. They said "no, unless it is for at least $25,000 per month".

-Bob

i offered $10,000 plus misc fees (domain regs, server etc), which
would end up being about $15k/month total. they said they've
already "partnered up" with someone.

this was about 2 months ago.

shame shame, since 007 was also very good when it was a
"private" drop catcher.

 

[Bob]

Originally posted by clemzonguy
I SMELL MONOPOLY!!! And people were concerned about Verisign. Ha!

Maybe not monopoly, but strong market share.

Wake up and look at the big picture. I am talking the big picture over the last 5-7 years. I saw what is happening now three years ago and planned accordingly.

If you see it, then you know what you need to do. Otherwise, the time is almost up. The free lunch is still there, but the pickings are getting slim. I would say maybe another 4-6 months and it is game over for everybody except the big boys. It does not matter whether WLS is implemted or whether POOL is the dominant force and names go for $XXXX in auctions. Either way, GAME OVER (more so for the WLS route).

Cheers :-D

-Bob

 

[Luc]

Originally posted by Bob


Maybe not monopoly, but strong market share.

Wake up and look at the big picture. I am talking the big picture over the last 5-7 years. I saw this what is happening now three years ago and planned accordingly.

If you see it, then you know what you need to do. Otherwise, the time is almost up. The free lunch is still there, but the pickings are getting slim. I would say maybe another 4-6 months and it is game over for everybody except the big boys. It does not matter whether WLS is implemted or whether POOL is the dominant force and names go for $XXXX in auctions. Either way, GAME OVER (more so for the WLS route).

Cheers :-D

-Bob

I couldn't have said it better myself. Bob knows all d

 

[Bob]

Originally posted by DomainRetriever


Bob knows all d

I would not go THAT far, but I would agree with "a lot". :clown:

-Bob

 

[Duke]

Originally posted by Bob
I would say maybe another 4-6 months and it is game over for everybody except the big boys. It does not matter whether WLS is implemted or whether POOL is the dominant force and names go for $XXXX in auctions. Either way, GAME OVER (more so for the WLS route).

I also agree with that Bob. People better be thinking up a new strategy or investigating another line of work. The business as we have known it will soon be history no matter what happens. However the new world we are entering may also open up a few unique new business opportunities. Massive shifts in any industry usually have that effect. While a lot of doors will be permanently closed, some new ones are likely to open. It pays to be able to adapt.

 

[Ed30]

It is remarkable how things have changed in this industry in just the last few months. I agree that adaptation is the key over the short term (if it's financially viable for us). There are always benefits to change even if we don't immediately see them. I think the value of the names we hold will obviously go up exponentially as new dropping names become harder to get. Hold on to the cream of your portfolios for a couple of years and I believe you will reap your rewards.

 

[Bob]

Originally posted by Ed30
Hold on to the cream of your portfolios for a couple of years and I believe you will reap your rewards.

uh-huh... true.

But most domain speculators have attention spans in the weeks not YEARS.

'Nuff said.

-Bob

 

[Deleted member 4749]

Originally posted by Bob
... Either way, GAME OVER (more so for the WLS route).

I'm not giving up. That's for sure...

 

[actnow]

Are the resellers going to start jumping out of their windows?

Duke is correct. Plan ahead. As one door closes, a new one opens.