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人生本来就有很多事是徒劳无功的,但是我们还是依然要经历。其实,没有一件事是徒劳无功的。比如我追你的这些年,我收获了更好的我,你收获了最真的感情,我们收获了一辈子的回忆。——摘自《那些年,我们一起追过的女孩》

中国有句俗话叫“买卖不成仁义在”,其实这句话放在全世界也是通用的。情感,是区分人和*兽禽**的重要因素之一。古时有人说“商人重利轻别离”,这句话放在传统经济上或许行得通。但是放在域名行业的话,老金是比较不认可的——毕竟,每个注册过的域名都凝聚着无数人的青春和汗水。多年前,有那么一小撮人,起早贪黑,整日伏坐桌前,绞尽脑汁,就是为了先人一步注册到自己心仪的域名。其实注册域名和追女孩子是一个道理,你想追到她(它),你就得花时间,花精力,花心思。域名,就像一部老相机,记录着许多人泛黄的青春回忆。你肯定忘了五年前在哪家餐厅吃的饭,在哪个姑娘家过的夜,但你或许还记得五年前“追”过的大米。
大佬蔡文胜也说过,域名是他这辈子最有成就感的事业。虽然不是每个人都能成为大佬,但是我相信大家对域名怀揣着的炽烈情感都是一样的。

一个美国米农在博客中回忆了一部分他当年追过的米,让我们一起来走进他的世界。
For me, the most fulfilling part of selling domains is discovering how buyers develop the domains that I sell to them. Many times, I have an idea of what a domain could become when I buy it, but I am often surprised by the creativity of my buyers, and what they use the domains for.
对我而言,卖域名让我最爽的事就是看买家如何去使用它。入手域名的时候,我时常在想这个域名以后到底能拿来干嘛?然而,我却经常被我那些买家无限大的脑洞所折服,他们竟然把域名拿来做那样的事,,,,
以下是从我手上卖出去,已经建站的域名:
Earnify.com
买入: 11/22/2014 » 卖出: 4/30/2015
My Expectation: I envisioned a lot of different business uses for this domain, but the core value that I saw in the domain was a site to teach people how to earn money.
我的期望:本来预测很多行业的终端会看上它,后来发现这个米的核心价值理念是教人如何赚钱。。。
Outcome: Instead of my vision, the website on this domain is a native advertising platform. From their website: "We present you Earnify, the world’s first CPA native advertising platform which allows you, as a publisher, to yield a premium for the traffic you send.”
结果:出乎我的意料,这个米被一家国内广告平台启用。这个平台的口号是:“ Earnify,世界一流的CPA广告平台,balabala”
Greetfully.com
买入: 10/9/2014 » 卖出: 7/23/2015
My Expectation: I imagined a service that hired greeters for events or a business that created and sold greeting cards. I thought it could also host a website for a gift basket service.
我的期望:本来觉得这个米可以拿来搭建活动迎宾服务或生产贩卖贺卡的网站,甚至是礼物包装服务的网站。
Outcome: It turns out that my vision for the domain was very close to its current use! The domain now hosts a subscription based greeting card service.
结果:这次我没看走眼。这个米搭建了贺卡服务订购网站。
iVetting.com
买入: 1/9/2015 »卖出: 12/29/2015
My Expectation: I knew that the market for doing background checks on people (vetting them) was not going anywhere and a popular way to do background checks is online. However, I almost gave up on this name. I had decided to drop some of my domains that use the i prefix ("iDomains"), and I removed the auto renewal for this one. Luckily, I got an email from GoDaddy just before its expiration date saying, “Congratulations, your premium listing just sold!”
我的期望:我知道背景调查比较流行在网上做。然而,我差点放弃了这个域名。我那时决定丢掉些“i”前缀的米,把这个米的自动续费也取消了。说来也巧,狗爹在这个米到期前几天给我发了个邮件说我这米有人买了。
Outcome: I did not expect the current use of the domain. The site is built around getting feedback on your ideas. It’s an interesting concept, but I’m not familiar with their business model.
结果:这个米现在的应用让我大跌眼镜,做成了类似于“知乎"这类一本正经的胡说八道的网站。
Popful.com
买入: 1/7/2015 » 卖出: 3/13/2015
My Expectation: To be honest, I had no idea what business would use this domain name. I just thought that it was a great six letter name with the word “pop” in it and a nice suffix.
我的期望:说真心的,虽然品相很好,首先是6字母,其次是单词pop(中文意为流行)+ful后缀——这和“饿了”这个词语差不多。从没想过什么类型的公司会启用这个米。
Outcome: The site is in Spanish and features a mix of gossip, pop culture, and viral media.
结果:一家西班牙公司看上了它,建成了类似acfun/bilibili这样的年轻人网站。
Bagogo.com
买入: 1/6/2015 » 卖出: 5/11/2015
My Expectation: When I first saw this domain, I thought of “Bag’n go.” I figured that it would be a neat name for a service that bagged products. I also liked the CVCVCV (consonant, vowel, ...) pattern and that it contained the word “go.”
我的期望:刚见到这个米的时候,我就想到了背包走的含义。我认为这个米和背包产品的气质完美契合。我也很喜欢这种CVCVCV的米,最关键的是它包含了单词“go”(走)。
Outcome: I didn’t see this one coming. From the website: “Bago is a female artist, she is a singer, songwriter, jewelry and candle maker.” She is a true artist. Great domain choice for her, considering Bago.com is taken and in use.
结果:可惜我的小期望没有实现。网上说“Bago是一位女艺术家,即是创作型歌手,也会自己设计珠宝和蜡烛。”她是一个真正的艺术家,值得一个好域名。考虑到Bago.com已经被他人使用,Bagogo.com或许是她最好的选择。

偶然想起纳兰性德一首词和下面要讲的内容甚是应景:人生若只如初见,何事秋风悲画扇?等闲变却故人心,却道故人心易变。
有时候很多米卖出去之后,你和它就缘尽于此,许它一世长安。当然也有些令人哭笑不得的例外,大家也许还记得。现在想来依旧是“多么痛的领悟”:
1.小黑数百万元回购域名277.com
投资者小黑此前曾将域名277.com卖给累主。2015年11月,小黑刚好看到累主急于将此域名出售,而且觉得价格也比较合理,就花数百万元将其回购。
2.大炮多花了100多万元回购Boy.com
早年,投资人大炮曾将域名Boy.com卖给一个朋友,几经转手之后,大炮从Miller处将它买回来,为此还多花了100多万元。
3.麦子中六位回购“跑”单拼域名pao.cn
2012年,麦子曾将“跑”单拼域名pao.cn售出。近年来,由于《奔跑吧兄弟》风靡全国,麦子有意将其回购,他在今年3月以中六位的价格将此域名买回来。
4.Luandao近百万元回购“社保”域名shebao.com
九年前,“社保”双拼域名shebao.com曾被Luandao以1.5万元售给投资者meken,随后meken以80万元的价格将其卖给终端社宝网。去年7月,Luandao花费近百万元将其回收。
5.翟佳炜回购“英国”yingguo.com并启用建站
投资者翟佳炜曾经从滔滔手中购得“英国”域名yingguo.com,价格为六位数,后来该域名被他卖掉,但由于在英国求学多年,对其具有很深的感情,翟佳炜在去年又将yingguo.com买回来,并且已经启用建站。