When I quote a price for a domain name and the prospective buyer replies to me, more often than not, there is a comment about the price being too high. Whether this is true or not, the buyer is obviously looking to get a better deal than the price I’ve set.

A friend of mine shared a response he either gave or heard about someone else giving (I can’t remember which), and I think it’s great. “You should be happy that I am willing to sell the domain name” or “you should be happy this domain name is even for sale” is something that can be said the next time a buyer tells you that your asking price is too high.

There are tens of millions of

There was an article on Chron.com that I found interesting, and I want to share it with you. Texas A&M University privately acquired the 12thMan.com domain name from a company that had been using the domain name for its business but had ceased operations. The seller was unable to share the sale price, presumably due to a non-disclosure agreement.

Apparently, “12th man” is a trademarked term that is owned (and protected) by Texas A&M. According to the Chron.com article, “Texas A&M has been in the midst of an aggressive legal campaign to defend its 12th Man trademark.” In fact, last week, several news outlets reported on the Texas A&M UDRP filing against the  12thManThunder.com domain name.  12thManThunder.com was registered by a Buffalo Bills (NFL) fan who wants the team to stay in Buffalo. It appears that domain name is forwarding to BillsFanThunder.com.

Because of its long ownership history and prior usage, I assume

When I review my investment portfolio, I am content when I see 10%+ returns on my investment. I am ecstatic when returns are higher than that, although I know that paper gains don’t mean that much. YTD returns for the S&P 500 are around 7%. The 10 year average is just under 8%. I don’t know about you, but I expect far greater returns on my domain investments. Perhaps I have a distorted view of expected profit?

When I buy a domain name, I am buying it because I think that it is worth more. How much more really depends on the domain name and price I paid, but if I only thought I could sell a domain name for a 10% profit, I wouldn’t buy it.

The domain name resale market is far more