Re: [ga] Verisign now auctioning off dot-cc names on eBay

[Sotiris Sotiropoulos <sotiris@worldatlarge.org>]

George Kirikos wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I've not seen this mentioned before, but they're now auctioning off .cc
>names. It had previously been noted that they were auctioning off .bz
>names. See their store at:
>
>http://www.ebaystores.com/id=47260199
>
>Is this the future of dot-com?
>
>Chuck Gomes had written at:
>
>http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/ga/Arc10/msg02298.html
>
>"How does a consumer find the choices?  What will the consumer have to
>pay if he/she is successful?  How easy is it?"
>
>Well, I went to http://www.nic.cc, and typed in "games" and was told
>that games.cc was already taken. Hmmm. Not finding a "back order this
>domain" button, I looked for the WHOIS...
>
>http://www.nic.cc/cgi-bin/whois?domain=games.cc
>
>Domain Name: games.cc
>Creation Date: 10-12-1997
>Expiration Date: 10-12-2007
>
>Not very much detail. If I wanted to buy the name, can't really contact
>the current owner....
>
>So, let's see if there's a webpage. I went to http://www.games.cc and
>just see an under construction page -- there is an email to
>"registrant@games.cc", though....perhaps someone will reply....
>
>No link to the eBay auction, nada, which is at:
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2033366154
>
>Only $25,000 opening bid! Who knows what the reserve is...
>
George, this one takes the cake.  :-o

>
>I'm glad that Verisign is out there protecting consumers from
>speculators.... ;) Who are the real speculators out there, Chuck?
>
Yes Chuck, who?

>
>I think I'll keep my http://Games.org/ instead. :)
>
Not bad.  I like that name.

Sincerely,

Sotiris Sotiropoulos






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