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A Domainers Fantasy: Old Domains

February 27, 2009 | Written by -GRUMBA- | Topic: My Views | Comments (3)

In 1995 when many top domain names were available for $100 USD, I was 5! I admit even if I was 18 then who knows as to whether the Internet would have had a similar influence on me. Furthermore it is unlikely I would have been prepared to splash out $100 for a website address thingy.
It is 2009, and I am 18, heading towards 19. I have been online for 5 ish years, and feel I have learnt a lot, and to an extent made an impact. When I first got into domaining I always thought ‘I really wish I owned a ccc.com’, then I got one.. then it became LLL.us, LLL.info etc, and built up to now where I own a couple of LLL.com, and a few other great domains.
The only domain type which has eluded me so far is a top category killer generic .com, simply because there aint many, and they are expensive! I would love to own such a domain, but I would not say it is a fantasy.

One thing I have been thinking about recently is old domains. A few years ago, I was extremely excited to win a 1995 domain on snapnames for $60. I thought that as it was old it would be worth loads. I forgot that anyone can use snapnames: if they had wanted it, they would have had it :)
I still have it, and couldnt sell it if I wanted to. It costs $7 to keep each year, so I may as well.
Digitalpoint seems to have quite a market for old domains. Recently someone was advertising a 1993 domain there for high $xxx. That is probably the oldest domain I have seen recently for public sale. My feeling is that if you are going old, you may as well go really old. This has led me to my newest fantasy/ambition. The birth date!
In 1993 I was 3, but in 1990 I was born! If you are older than 20 you have little to no chance of accquiring a domain registered on your birthdate. Over 24, and it is impossible… domains were not invented then. I was born in a nice round year: 1990, and there were around 1,300 domains registered then (by my calculations) relative to 70+ million today.
On my birth date, there would have been 1 if i am lucky, 3 max, but more than likely 0. I am now on a hunt for that 1 domain that is the exact age I am. When I find it, I will get it!

If any individual had the power to hunt down ‘this’ domain, it would be me. GUA domain tools, have more uses than you might think.

This is a fantasy in that it is something I really want, but that word suggests I will not get it. I will!
I will keep you updated.

3 Comments »

  1. It’s not dangerous to have a nice fantasy, but the most important thing is not get fall asleep into your fantasy.

  2. bigdaddydomain on March 17th, 2009 at 7:55 am
  3. Damn, you’re as old as me and you got a three-letter domain name. Good job, shit I wish I could get one but they a bit pricey. How’d you get yours? You buy it and for how much?

    I’m EGS at DN Forum and every other forum by the way. ;)

  4. Justice McCay on March 18th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
  5. Thanks for reading !
    I actually own 5 ! Hard work, reinvestment, and perseverance.

    I started at 14, and made many many many a mistake. I learnt from nearly every one !

  6. -GRUMBA- on March 19th, 2009 at 5:22 pm

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