How to make a $100,000.00 domain name from just $8

ideasabound411 · 09-18-2007, 03:00 PM

The domain carbuy.com was going to cost me about $100k to purchase. So if found this one: http://www.CarBuyCom.com for $8.00. How is that for a deal. I am thinking about buying a bunch of domains like that by just adding com on the end. What does everyone else think?

Regards,

CJ

thegauntlet · 09-19-2007, 12:16 AM

I think you might be infringing on some trademarks and copyrights.

010081 · 09-26-2007, 04:04 AM

yup copyright is the problem.its hard these days.

rap · 09-26-2007, 08:30 PM

I would guess that copyright would be more of an issue if you tried to create a very similar site. There are lots of websites out there which live only because they are misspellings or variations of a major domain name... untied.com vs united.com comes to mind... but the content is much different. FYI, amazon.com bought amizon.com and amezon.com. I wouldn't recommend that you visit cokecom.com... you'll be killed slowly with pop-ups.

Just my 2 cents

fusionhosting · 09-27-2007, 08:57 PM

Those aren't brandable, and you're likely to get sued by companies that have the legitimate domains if they can prove your attempt to profit off their trademark or any other legal avenue allowed by ICANN.

I'd save your $8 and look for quality domain name drops coming up.

zark_off · 08-01-2008, 04:50 AM

Hi. Just thought I'd add that these kind of sites get minimal type-in traffic.

nixwebo · 09-30-2008, 08:26 AM

I think you should steer away from com.com names. It just sounds confusing to me. The only name that has ever made since like these was slashdot.org, but that's just my opinion...

catalonia · 11-27-2008, 07:42 AM

I've never liked these domains and I think the end user would just get confused anyway. also if you do happen to stumble accross a good one - be careful because the owners of the site you are infringing will take it by force and you'll be left with nothing.

s12345 · 02-05-2009, 01:57 PM

hey there i think it's ok but it does look a bit funny com.com, but everyone to their own!

Strider · 02-06-2009, 10:31 AM

What is the advantage to doing that unless you are doing it to specifically piggy back off of an established site and then you get into Trademark infringement issues (not a copyright issue if I understand it correctly but a Trademark issue).

motivebrendan · 02-06-2009, 05:49 PM

yeah this is not good- i would be careful here and don't go buying up every major brand name site and adding com at the end... you will get squashed...there are better ways to get good domains

jeffdell · 02-09-2009, 01:46 PM

I would think it would end up being a waste; misspelled domains seem to be better

FrankGL · 02-12-2009, 12:21 PM

Even mis-spelled domains can infringe on copyrights. I would steer clear of anything to do with trademark names.

jeffm2009 · 02-27-2009, 01:49 PM

everyone here is right. if you do this, none of those companies will want to buy the domain from you, they'll just take it by force on the grounds of trademark infringement. you cant profit in any way from someone else's trademark.

jgand · 05-19-2009, 10:44 AM

Doesn't sound like a good strategy. I can imagine the lawsuits from large companies.

09-18-2007, 03:00 PM	#1
ideasabound411 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1	How to make a $100,000.00 domain name from just $8 The domain carbuy.com was going to cost me about $100k to purchase. So if found this one: http://www.CarBuyCom.com for $8.00. How is that for a deal. I am thinking about buying a bunch of domains like that by just adding com on the end. What does everyone else think? Regards, CJ

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09-19-2007, 12:16 AM	#2
thegauntlet Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 516	I think you might be infringing on some trademarks and copyrights.

09-26-2007, 04:04 AM	#3
010081 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2	yup copyright is the problem.its hard these days.

09-26-2007, 08:30 PM	#4
rap Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1	I would guess that copyright would be more of an issue if you tried to create a very similar site. There are lots of websites out there which live only because they are misspellings or variations of a major domain name... untied.com vs united.com comes to mind... but the content is much different. FYI, amazon.com bought amizon.com and amezon.com. I wouldn't recommend that you visit cokecom.com... you'll be killed slowly with pop-ups. Just my 2 cents

09-27-2007, 08:57 PM	#5
fusionhosting Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 228	Those aren't brandable, and you're likely to get sued by companies that have the legitimate domains if they can prove your attempt to profit off their trademark or any other legal avenue allowed by ICANN. I'd save your $8 and look for quality domain name drops coming up.

08-01-2008, 04:50 AM	#6
zark_off Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2	Hi. Just thought I'd add that these kind of sites get minimal type-in traffic.

09-30-2008, 08:26 AM	#7
nixwebo Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 77	I think you should steer away from com.com names. It just sounds confusing to me. The only name that has ever made since like these was slashdot.org, but that's just my opinion...

11-27-2008, 07:42 AM	#8
catalonia Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 8	I've never liked these domains and I think the end user would just get confused anyway. also if you do happen to stumble accross a good one - be careful because the owners of the site you are infringing will take it by force and you'll be left with nothing.

02-05-2009, 01:57 PM	#9
s12345 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 10	hey there i think it's ok but it does look a bit funny com.com, but everyone to their own!

02-06-2009, 10:31 AM	#10
Strider Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 388	What is the advantage to doing that unless you are doing it to specifically piggy back off of an established site and then you get into Trademark infringement issues (not a copyright issue if I understand it correctly but a Trademark issue).

02-06-2009, 05:49 PM	#11
motivebrendan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: san diego, ca Posts: 26	yeah this is not good- i would be careful here and don't go buying up every major brand name site and adding com at the end... you will get squashed...there are better ways to get good domains

02-09-2009, 01:46 PM	#12
jeffdell Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5	I would think it would end up being a waste; misspelled domains seem to be better

02-12-2009, 12:21 PM	#13
FrankGL Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4	Even mis-spelled domains can infringe on copyrights. I would steer clear of anything to do with trademark names.

02-27-2009, 01:49 PM	#14
jeffm2009 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2	everyone here is right. if you do this, none of those companies will want to buy the domain from you, they'll just take it by force on the grounds of trademark infringement. you cant profit in any way from someone else's trademark.

05-19-2009, 10:44 AM	#15
jgand Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 34	Doesn't sound like a good strategy. I can imagine the lawsuits from large companies.