This domain name is for sale…
February 16th, 2010
The domaining community is often described as small. Almost all the major players know each other and show up at the same (relatively small) trade shows. But in fact there are many more people selling domain names than you might think at first.
An exact search for “this domain name is for sale” on Google turns up no less than 19 million results, and one for “this domain is for sale” another 2.2 million results. Many of them come from domains that may not be for sale through the big sales channels such as Sedo and Afternic, but are nonetheless for sale by their owners.
One example is short.com that is listed on neither, but is for sale with the owner welcoming “serious inquiries”. This is indeed a great domain, and as the number four listing in the search results, it is certain to get quite a few visitors.
The domain thisdomainnameisforsale.com is, cleverly, owned by a domain trader who forwards it to a domain listing page. But ironically, the website at thisdomainisforsale.com does not seem to be for sale or used in any other way…
