[thelist] Expired Domain Name

Evan Kent ekent at code-poet.net
Sat Sep 28 20:11:01 CDT 2002


Timothy J. Luoma:
======= At 2002-09-28, 16:42:00 you wrote: =======

>Kevin wrote:
>
>> I am interested in buying a certain domain name. The ownership of the domain
>> expired a few days ago, but I am unable to register it.
>>
>> Is there anything that can be done to release the domain name for
>> registration?
>
>Nope... and if it's a desirable domain, they may hold it until they get
>a really good offer for it.
>
>The system is broken.  I saw a domain listed for $6,000 the other day,
>and I know others go for even more.  So we have a bunch of domains being
>wasted by vultures just looking to make a profit on reselling them.

I don't understand why a domain being sold for 6000 dollars means the system is broken.  The price of real estate isn't regulated, so why should "virtual real estate" be regulated?

Evan Kent
ekent at code-poet.net
2002-09-28






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