Does this guy want to buy your domain name too? (scam?)

TimothyW · 03-13-2009, 10:46 PM

Someone named Brandon Birdwell?...

Domain Name scams - 2 just this week!

-- TW

PS: I got an email from BB too.

TimothyW · 03-13-2009, 10:50 PM

When I looked at my own post (above) to see if the link works, it came up with a strange box about spamming. I'm not a spammer! I just looked up the guy who says he wants to buy my domain name -- and a blog post came up about how others are getting the exact same email (the link Iposted above is a link to that blog post about the possible scam). I just wanna see if other warriors are also getting the email offer from Birdwell -- and if it is a scam or not (I assume it IS some sort of scam).

Cheers.

-- TW

X · 03-13-2009, 11:16 PM

Hi TW -

From my understanding, no this isn't a
scam. Some very clever marketer (or
domain speculator is probably better term)
is "tasting" domains - ie, tying them up
long enough to try to sell them and
letting them go if he can't.

I don't know if this is the same guy or
not, but I've heard of a guy who did
$8 million last year. His program finds
.net, .info, etc, owners of .com
versions that have expired and they're
automatically emailed that the .com
version of the domain is available.

Officially, no, he doesn't own the domain
- yet. Hard to explain "tasting" if you
don't know about it.

Pretty ingenious.

X

TimothyW · 03-13-2009, 11:19 PM

No -- this guy just says he wants to buy my domain name. When I searched his name, I found a blog post with several comments about how the same guy is soliciting others, wanting to buy their names too. Maybe it's a bot of some kind.

03-13-2009, 10:46 PM	#1
TimothyW Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: , , . Posts: 1,138 Thanks: 252 Thanked 88 Times in 71 Posts	Does this guy want to buy your domain name too? (scam?) Someone named Brandon Birdwell?... Domain Name scams - 2 just this week! -- TW PS: I got an email from BB too.

03-13-2009, 10:50 PM	#2
TimothyW Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: , , . Posts: 1,138 Thanks: 252 Thanked 88 Times in 71 Posts	Re: Does this guy want to buy your domain name too? (scam?) When I looked at my own post (above) to see if the link works, it came up with a strange box about spamming. I'm not a spammer! I just looked up the guy who says he wants to buy my domain name -- and a blog post came up about how others are getting the exact same email (the link Iposted above is a link to that blog post about the possible scam). I just wanna see if other warriors are also getting the email offer from Birdwell -- and if it is a scam or not (I assume it IS some sort of scam). Cheers. -- TW

03-13-2009, 11:16 PM	#3
X HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sedona Posts: 244 Blog Entries: 6 Thanks: 34 Thanked 103 Times in 37 Posts Social Networking	Re: Does this guy want to buy your domain name too? (scam?) Hi TW - From my understanding, no this isn't a scam. Some very clever marketer (or domain speculator is probably better term) is "tasting" domains - ie, tying them up long enough to try to sell them and letting them go if he can't. I don't know if this is the same guy or not, but I've heard of a guy who did $8 million last year. His program finds .net, .info, etc, owners of .com versions that have expired and they're automatically emailed that the .com version of the domain is available. Officially, no, he doesn't own the domain - yet. Hard to explain "tasting" if you don't know about it. Pretty ingenious. X
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03-13-2009, 11:19 PM	#4
TimothyW Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: , , . Posts: 1,138 Thanks: 252 Thanked 88 Times in 71 Posts	Re: Does this guy want to buy your domain name too? (scam?) No -- this guy just says he wants to buy my domain name. When I searched his name, I found a blog post with several comments about how the same guy is soliciting others, wanting to buy their names too. Maybe it's a bot of some kind.