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Disclaimer: For entertainment purposes on April 1. Real domain value depends on many factors, including quality, market demand, timing, and buyer intent.

Web3 domains solved a problem that didn't exist. Normal domains work fine. People don't want complex BS. Anything that requires special software or settings to work, is never going to take off. "Decentralization" is a better marketing pitch than reality. Brad

Yeah, it's quite unfortunate that .US does not allow WHOIS privacy. There are so many spammers that harvest data from the WHOIS. Any time you register a domain, expect to be flooded with phone calls and emails offering web design, logo design, SEO services, and other garbage. The good news is...

I get these from time to time. It always gives me an uneasy feeling. However, when I inquired about it my rep told me it was normally related to someone contacting support and being confused about a domain they own. It can happen even more if you are actively buying expired domains. Brad

One problem is the registration/renewal fee for .AI is like 8x .COM. So, even if the STR is 4x .COM the carrying costs are a major factor. There is no doubt that .AI domains have become popular, but at this point the initial cost is high and holding costs are high. Brad

Several of these sales are likely related to SEO reasons like traffic, backlinks, pagerank, etc. So, the generic value of the domain itself is basically zero on several of these without that. Brad

Everything I don't understand or believe is false! No evidence needed. That's simply the argument from incredulity logical fallcy.  Brad

If .com didn't exist, then .NET would likely be in that position. .ORG would also probably be even more popular. It's not like .COM is magic. It is the first popular extension, and is synonymous with the internet. The same would have happened with another extension, without .COM. Brad

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GoDaddy has acknowledged this system problem in the past, outside blaming employees. They have stated that they were "actively working on multiple solutions" to fix it. I am not sure on the current status, as I gave up bidding on GoDaddy auctions a while back primarily because of this issue...

Basically every domain auction format ends up shafting legitimate bidders. Brad

Richard is right, as that system also allows easy manipulation. It has been an issue with GoDaddy auctions for well over a decade. auctions - GoDaddy Expired Auctions can be tricked Two or more bidders run a domain up, and block any legitimate bidders from bidding. Then the top bidder doesn't...

"Autos" is a terrible extension. Some long winded post doesn't change that. Brad