#Afternic and #GoDaddy : Easy to fake the #domain ownership without even Photoshop!
Domain verification is important when adding domain names to marketplaces like Afternic and GoDaddy. The currently used process is flawed and dangerous, however, as it relies on a verification method that is manual and easy to fake. To provide proof of ownership, the seller is asked by GoDaddy to send a screenshot of the registrar […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Epic thread about #NamePros being sold for zero dollars!
An epic thread over at NamePros, the domain name forum that never sleeps, is titled “Rob Monster bought Namepros without paying a dime.” In less than 24 hours, the ensuing discussion has ballooned into a dozen pages and thousands of pageviews, but why? Apparently, Epik founder Rob Monster, who has been controversial in the past, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.From #NamePros to #NameJet : JE.com is being auctioned
It’s rare to see two letter .com domains go in auction, and JE.com is one of these rare gems. Two letter .com domains are being snapped by the Chinese, often without consideration to the “quality” of the letters involved. Simply put, China’s capital for LL .com domains is almost unlimited, and many two letter .com […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#MeToo : Domainer spams company with terrible sexist byline
A domainer spamming a number of companies for the purpose of outbound sales, is in hot waters after delivering a classless intro email. According to Irish domain professional, Michele Neylon, his team received the following email from domain investor, Rohit Goyal: “My name is Rohit Goyal and i am also a domainer whose main focus […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Two letter #domain JE.com listed for sale at #NamePros
It’s very rare to see two letter .com domain names listed for sale on domain forums. The reason: members of most domain forums are fellow domain investors, looking for the best possible deal. To maximize a domain’s potential, premium domains such as a LL .com should be brokered to end user buyers, willing and able […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#LLLL : Four letter .com #domains are still being stolen
The four letter domain marketplace might have gone south, but domain theft involving such assets still persists. A new incident involving domains registered with Namesilo has been shared at NamePros: Yesterday, I was checking domain list in my namesilo account. Found that my 4L.com’s were missing. Immediately I’ve sent mail to namesilo and got a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Clueless #domainer lists #JacksonvilleShooting .com on NamePros
Following a mass shooting tragedy in Jacksonville, Florida, a clueless domainer registered JacksonvilleShooting.com. Such domain registrations related to crimes or disasters are frowned upon by domain investors. In this case, the registrant listed the domain at NamePros, and asked for people’s opinions on its value: ” Unfortunately there was a mass shooting today in Jacksonville […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#AlpNames : #Domain registrar denies it’s being targeted negatively by #Facebook
Domain registrar AlpNames is popular for its domain discount special promotions. In doing so, some believe that spammers end up abusing these promotional discounts, registering domains en masse. A domain investor shared their issue with AlpNames when he attempted to add them on Facebook: they were blocked. I register and buy names for one sole […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Lies or ignorance? #GoDaddy rep claims expired #domains can’t be transferred out
A frustrated domain investor was told that expired domain names at GoDaddy aren’t officially his. This incredible statement came from a GoDaddy representative, when domainer Dan Sanchez asked to obtain the authorization codes for expired domains in his account. Unlike what the official domain transfer policy at GoDaddy states, Dan Sanchez was told that the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Domain drama at #NamePros : “Bait and switch” scam, or bizarre coincidence?
A new “domain drama” thread is unfolding at the popular domain forum, NamePros, after a brokered acquisition went south. Following a member’s request, supposedly to help locate the owner of the domain Vege.us, a Canadian domain investor states that he agreed on a $1,500 acquisition on the member’s behalf. Vege.us was registered on 4/26/2018 by […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#NamePros rolls out #NamesCon 2017 highlights in new #domain video
Great things take a while, and in the case of the NamesCon 2017 video highlights it took a year. Better late than never, as they say, and the NamePros Marketplace production does not disappoint; after editing hours of video footage that was shot during the biggest domain conference of 2017, they rolled out a five […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#NamePros by the numbers : Whoever owns the #domain forum is happy with these Google Analytics
NamePros is by far the busiest domain forum these days, and has been so for a long time. It attracts numerous domain investors to its ever-active sub-forums, from rookies to veterans like Rick Schwartz. And if you’re looking for some busy, drama-laden threads, often times controversial, that’s the place to be. Very few in the […]
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