Recent content by BillSweetman

I've been brokering the purchase of social media handles for 19 years now for clients. First one I brokered was a Twitter handle that matched a Canadian city's name. To do it safely (so the handle does not get clawed back or suspended or banned) requires a great deal of expertise and close ties...

A broker friend of mine who handles the purchase and sale of 1-800 numbers (or other toll-free numbers, not sure about the specifics) told me that most of the unsold inventory is still in the hands of one person, an entrepreneur who is really challenging to deal with. (Not Rick, someone not...

It's still too small an industry for anyone (any organization) to want to take on the expense and hassle of 'certifying' or 'licensing' domain brokers. This topic was discussed extensively within the ICA, and the decision was made to share best practices and not get into the certifying or...

Love the AI picture and sentiment. I don't know how wise I am, but I am very happy to be a member (and now sponsor) of this forum. Thanks!

I would add to the list of ways to qualify a domain broker: Are they a member of the ICA? And if they are not a member, I would ask them why not. The answer would probably be very illuminating, especially if their answer is "What's the ICA?".

To the best of my knowledge, Mike is authorized by the owner(s) of those domains to represent them for sale. Mike is quirky, but I have had nothing but positive dealings with him, and he has a big heart. I would not lump him in with the faux brokers and scammers out there.

Lots of registrars partner with DomainAgents for this service. That's probably how DomainAgents gets most of its leads. I can't say how long this partnership has been in place, however, I rarely do whois lookups on WHC.ca. One of the things I like about the DomainAgents.com platform is that it...

In general, from the deals I am seeing/doing, a domain like this would go for over $1M in today's market. Everyone still wants to get a great one-word .com, so the demand is stronger than ever yet the supply (of really great one-worders) is dwindling.

This was covered quite extensively in the domain blogosphere back in the day. Of course I got criticized in some quarters for 'interfering' with an expired domain flowing to auction, but the former owner (a Toronto artist) had died and I was trying to help his estate out. In the end, the domain...

On the flip side, I do know from experience that if I buy ANY domain via Afternic, regardless of who owns the domain, I get charged HST by GoDaddy. In other words, if I buy a premium domain that is listed on Afternic, that is owned by a third party, including third parties who are not in Canada...

I am not a tax accountant and certainly don't know the specifics about how GoDaddy handles things, but as a general rule of thumb, when I have overseen deals where the Buyer is based in Canada and the Seller is based in Canada, and the Seller is required to collect HST, and the Buyer is...

My slightly OCD mind thanks you!

Happy to be a sponsor. I had been thinking recently about how much this forum has grown over the last few years, and how much personal and professional enjoyment I have gotten out of it, even though I am more of a lurker than a poster. And then when I saw you were looking for sponsors ... bingo...

Every time I see Stratus.ca mentioned I immediately think of Trish, so I may be dating myself, lol. #IYKYK

Buyer should be happy he got a response at all. I wish I were so lucky 100% of the time!