VPSnewb.com -- Perfect domain for VPS tutorial site / blog.

MannDude

I tried. But this got too off-topic and no one seemed interested.

Registered May 22nd at Internet.bs

Starting bid at $10, increments of $5 per additional bid.

Bidding will end in 48hrs. If not enough interest is shown or the highest bid 'too low' after 48hrs I won't sell (sorry).

I've sold a lot of domains, of which can be seen here: http://manndude.com/#domains Most of the domains I have sold are similar in age (some younger, some older) and have all sold for $50-$150 per domain.

Have at it!

EDIT: Ideally I would like to get -at least- $25 for this domain. Apologies for the confusion

gsrdgrdghd

@MannDude said: If [...] the highest bid 'too low' after 48hrs I won't sell

What the fuck?

Zen

Give me it for free so I can make a community based tutorial site? Honestly been waiting to open some sort of tutorial blog for a while. Gimme!

Jacob

$10.

Zen

MannDude

@gsrdgrdghd said: What the fuck?

Did you not understand it? If, for example, no one expressed any interest in it and the highest bid (for example) was only $10 then I don't want to sell it. It'd be more worth it to just keep a hold of it in that case or list it at WHT where I can sell it at a set price.

This is the first time I've listed a domain here, so I am just testing the waters.

gsrdgrdghd

But thats not at all how an auction works. If you don't want to sell under a specific price, just put that price as the starting bid.

MannDude

@gsrdgrdghd said: But thats not at all how an auction works. If you don't want to sell under a specific price, just put that price as the starting bid.

All I'm saying is I didn't want to sell it if this got no responses and I had to, by default, sell it to the only bidder. I'm NOT going to get rid of this domain for what I paid for it, because that would defeat the purpose of selling it in the first place. ;)

I'd like to get no less than $25 for it, I just figured if I listed it for $25 that most people would complain it was too expensive. Most the domain threads I've seen on here didn't start out that high.

AsadHaider

Are the god damn domain auction rules in effect yet?

MannDude

@AsadHaider said: Are the god damn domain auction rules in effect yet?

Nah. All I could find were drafts and nothing was set in stone.

Damian

@MannDude said: Nah. All I could find were drafts and nothing was set in stone.

So you're going to come to LET and be a dick about it then?

AsadHaider

@Damian said: So you're going to come to LET and be a dick about it then?

Reading his posts in this thread, seems that way.

Jacob

Are you going to sell this domain or not, as I already have plans, if not then I will just grab my own domain as I have rounded up a couple of Ideas.

MannDude

@Damian said: So you're going to come to LET and be a dick about it then?

How am I being a dick? There are no set in stone rules for domain posting. I just read a couple other threads and tried to make mine like those.

It doesn't seem bizzare that someone wouldn't want to sell something for less than they thought it was worth, though in hindsight I should of listed the bare minimum I would sell for and since this has been pointed out I have edited my post and made it clear.

Sorry if I offended anyone with this thread, shit.

@Jacob said: Are you going to sell this domain or not, as I already have plans, if not then I will just grab my own domain as I have rounded up a couple of Ideas.

Bidding is still open for another 46 or so hours. I'm wanting to sell the domain, yes. The commotion is because I said I wouldn't sell it if the highest bid was 'too low', and understandably that confused people. So I'm looking to get at-least $25 out of this.

liamwithers

Guys give the dude a break.. seems like a perfectly reasonable thread to me :S. Ignore 'em man, you've been fine :)

Alex_LiquidHost

Rofl... Just like - you go to buy a car, the listed price is 10000$, you check it out and etc. .. Then the owner says that he put a cheap price on it it cause the other cars were chaper and he wont sell it for under 15000$... lol

cosmicgate

Not sure serious or trolling

liamwithers

Many auctions have reserve prices. That's kinda what's happening here. How is this a problem?

Damian

@liamwithers said: Many auctions have reserve prices. That's kinda what's happening here. How is this a problem?

I think it was more about the "oh you guys have some rules in progress? fuck that, and fuck you and your rules, i'll just do whatever i'd like" attitude towards the situation.

liamwithers

@Damian I may be lost somewhere.. but he stated a starting bid, and bidding increments, as well as an end time. What else was the OP supposed to do additionally or differently?

I've not looked at the "drafts" for a while, so I'm a little behind at the moment.. bear with me please :P

HalfEatenPie

@liamwrithers: Lets put it this way, he comes to a community that focuses on low-end/deal VPSes. We currently have a draft going through which states that maximum price to start a domain auction is 7 dollars and increments of 1 dollar.

It would be nice if @MannDude could please be considerate and follow those regulations even if they haven't been finalized.

Also, if he's testing the waters there's no reason for him to be a dick to people who are trying to tell him that while there are some domains that do go past 10 - 20 dollar range, expecting 25 dollars and/or not following with the entire "I'll make sure you get it" thing is kind of a bs reason. If you want people to even consider investing their money into something or their time, he should atleast make it worth while by GUARANTEEING them that he'll sell it.

AsadHaider

Exactly what Pie said above.

There's been a few domains sold on here that have gone for a few bucks where the seller was expecting a lot more. But they've all followed the draft rules and honoured the sale even if it was considerably below what they wanted.

Zen

LET is turning into a civilian rebel version of WHT.

WHT Mods == LET users

Taz

LET FTW!

HalfEatenPie

@Zen I'm a WHT mod?

AWESOME.

Taz

@HalfEatenPie you better die in an old rusty oven!

Zen

Joined : June 3

HalfEatenPie

@NinjaHawk said: you better die in an old rusty oven!

You just have your shorts in a knot because you know I'm the better dressing of the bunch.

MannDude

@Damian said: I think it was more about the "oh you guys have some rules in progress? fuck that, and fuck you and your rules, i'll just do whatever i'd like" attitude towards the situation.

These 'rules' are not set in stone, they're just, "Yeah, maybe we should do this. Maybe we should do that." Are you familiar with the definition of a draft? It's not final, they're just "maybe". If LET was going to be so die-hard on setting and enforcing domain posting rules, perhaps they should of created them before the creation of the Domains forum. I don't expect you to agree, that's fine.

I'm not quite sure how I've come off as a dick as I've not been the one name calling, I've explained myself clearly, expressed my concerns and have changed my original post to reflect what I was told after posting it.

MannDude

@Zen said: Joined : June 3

If it's worth anything, WHT member since 2004. Though I can tell that no one here is serious about purchasing the domain and I don't wish to give it away, so let's just close this thread or make it be known that the domain is no longer for sale at LET.

HalfEatenPie

@MannDude said: I'm not quite sure how I've come off as a dick as I've not been the one name calling, I've explained myself clearly, expressed my concerns and have changed my original post to reflect what I was told after posting it.

Your asking price is offensive to the community. You're asking for a minimum of 10 dollars with your expectations for 25 dollars and that's not even a guaranteed purchase. You expect people will run over to you and beg you for the domain for those prices.

This is a community of cheap deals and most of the people here have budgets around 7 dollars. Yes there are people out there with deeper pockets but its just insulting that you want to start at 10 instead of 5 or something lower and THEN build up.