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Selling domain names!! Little investment with potentially huge profits.

Its only recently I found out that there could be an easier way to make money on ebay. By registering for a domain name as low as 2 or 3 pounds and reselling it on Ebay. Of course, your domain should sound good and memorable, in order to attract buyers. I assume, most of the best ones have already been taken, although, I’m not exactly sure whether I’m allowed to include trademark names in the domain.

For instance can I register for https://www.playstation2-power.co.uk ?
(doesn’t exist but currently available for registering)

I found this article you can read

http://developers.evrsoft.com/article/web-development/domain-names/how-to-make-money-selling-domain-names.shtml
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  • BFG_2
    BFG_2 Posts: 2,022 Forumite
    All the money for domain names has already been made.

    These sorts of articles/opportunities are started by ....surprisingly...the compoanies that make money....wait for it.......surprisingly.....registering domain names.

    Save your money and think of something else.

    Why would anyone want a domain name like the one you've suggested??
  • NMc106
    NMc106 Posts: 862 Forumite
    The only way you make big money as if it was popular and the company have decided to shut down, then you could buy it and maybe sell it on??
  • Jellicle
    Jellicle Posts: 165 Forumite
    I think that they've maybe got wise to this, isn't there now a "transfer" fee to pass the domain name on to somebody else? I think I heard a figure of £36 mentioned somewhere.

    Anyway, isn't it a bit unethical to do that - to take up a domain name which someone else would want, soley to make yourself a profit... I feel that it's against the spirit of the internet and ruins it for others.
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