Who the fock paid 15K for hotboat.com???

[GRADS2009]

Inquiring minds want to know.oint

 

[Vmjtc3]

Inquiring minds want to know.oint

The name Victor came up in another thread? Duno.

 

[Bobby V]

The name Victor came up in another thread? Duno.

Must be a real RvRrat...

 

[GRADS2009]

The person is obviously a member here at RDP so what is their screen name? And with that kind of jack they must own a DCB.

 

[Bobby V]

Copied and pasted from PB

Yes they did pay just shy of 15,000 for the domain. No the domain is not worth anything near that amount and probably looses value every day that goes by. It is my belief that the domains true value is in the 1500 to 2500 range as a novelty item. The domain carries no SEO weight and barely gets 1600 searches a month. Google has now BlackListed the domain effectively killing it off the internet. You can't even find it by searching for hotboat.com. Ahh the wrath of Google. The next time that domain sells it will not go for more than 3,500.

 

[RiverDave]

How does a domain name get black listed by google? And why would a name get black listed by google?

RD

 

[Bobby V]

How does a domain name get black listed by google? And why would a name get black listed by google?

RD

I dunno Dave. Admin posted it over on PB..

 

[ultra26shadow]

How does a domain name get black listed by google? And why would a name get black listed by google?

RD

Don't ask as long as you keep giving out free tshirts you wont get black listed.

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[Vmjtc3]

How does a domain name get black listed by google? And why would a name get black listed by google?

RD

http://onlinealley.com/seotools/goo....hotboat.com&verify=wrong&Submit=View+/+Check


looks like its still a go:thumbsup

 

[RiverDave]

http://onlinealley.com/seotools/goo....hotboat.com&verify=wrong&Submit=View+/+Check


looks like its still a go:thumbsup

Admin of PB is correct, if you try to search for "Hotboat" it will not come up.. I was just curious as to what would cause such a thing?

RD

 

[72Hondo]

Admin of PB is correct, if you try to search for "Hotboat" it will not come up.. I was just curious as to what would cause such a thing?

RD

Really, 1 2 or 3?

 

[RiverDave]

Really, 1 2 or 3?

Just "admin."

He's right, if you google "hotboat' instead of pulling up the URL 1st like it should, it pulls up everything but the domain.

RD

 

[Vmjtc3]

Just "admin."

He's right, if you google "hotboat' instead of pulling up the URL 1st like it should, it pulls up everything but the domain.

RD

Admin said you cant find it by searching hotboat.com, I find it just fine by searching hotboat.com. Not by searching hotboat though.
Here is something though, if you come in to RDP through the hotboat link you are not signed in anymore............

 

[C-2]

I noticed a while back RDP pulls an Alexa traffic rank of 125,930 and has passed PB at 177,346. Before the upgrade both sites were hovering in the 130K range. I think these are straight traffic stats, no google penalties or anything else.

Most likely the hotboat.com name only needed to get re-indexed. The redirect to RDP appears as the first listing on a google search. The google algorithm, rules and penalties change all the time, they channel info thru their front man Matt Cutts at http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/. Everybody in SEO follows his blog.

Congrats Dave, you are pulling more SEO juice than PB.

 

[shreve"T"]

The person is obviously a member here at RDP so what is their screen name? And with that kind of jack they must own a DCB.

Grads,

Why do you feel your entitled to any of this information ???

 

[Tom Brown]

I think the declaration of HotBoat.com being dead is a little premature. Perhaps it's sour grapes from someone loosing the bidding war over the domain.

As far as the Google black list, that can be unwouned with a couple of emails.

Still, I don't know if it's worth $15K.

The problem with domain name squatters is they can be compelled to transfer the domains by anyone with a valid business case for owning it. If you try to extort a couple of grand from a business, they will probably just pay it. If you try to extort too much from a business, it will be cheaper for them to hire an attorney and take it from you.

At $15K, it still might be cheaper to pay the fee but I can't imagine it being a particularly difficult case to prosecute and there's always small claims court where the same law is enforced as any of the higher courts.

I wonder, seriously, how much it would cost to buy HotBoat magazine. I suspect it could be had for less than $15K and with it would come the copyright on the name. From there, you're just 20 minutes in small claims away from having HotBoat.com.

Still, the novelty value of HotBoat.com is terrific. Enjoy your prise, whomever you are.

 

[Outdrive1]

Enjoy your prise, whomever you are.

Tom, belief me, you are the prise.:bowdown:

 

[Tom Brown]

You Americans don't pronounce "z" properly so why would I bother to use it.

 

[Outdrive1]

You Americans don't pronounce "z" properly so why would I bother to use it.

 

[460]

For the record: I'm not telling

All you got is the registrant info. Doesn't mean this Vic guy owns it.

But whoever does own it only paid a few hundred bucks more than the losing bidder. Pretty nice score considering

Guess that means there were at least 2 people who were willing to lay down the cabbage :hmm

Mexicans dont lie very well.

 

[Baja Big Dog]

Vic...AKA "LOOK WHAT I BOUGHT!!" 2 FORCEFULL!!!

It will be for sale in a month for a hundie!!!

 

[Joker]

Vic...AKA "LOOK WHAT I BOUGHT!!" 2 FORCEFULL!!!

It will be for sale in a month for a hundie!!!

That would not surprise me one bit! Im just glad it got a good home.

 

[460]

Lke I said, I'm not telling. There must be 1,000 guys wiith that name in the LA phone book. Might be a good place to start looking



In other news, I heard a guy paid $16,000 for a jetboat :rotflmao:

You just had to toss a grapefruit out there. Oc is gunna be alond now to jump right on that.:skull

 

[HavasuHank]

15K?!?!?!
oint

 

[WTDecker]

In other news, I heard a guy paid $16,000 for a jetboat :rotflmao:

:rotflmao::rotflmao:

 

[Singleton]

Fucking priceless :thumbsup

Same results in you enter 'hotboat'

Whoever purchased the name, nice move and happy to see it point to RDP.

 

[MMD]

The problem with domain name squatters is they can be compelled to transfer the domains by anyone with a valid business case for owning it. If you try to extort a couple of grand from a business, they will probably just pay it. If you try to extort too much from a business, it will be cheaper for them to hire an attorney and take it from you.

True. But it doesn't hurt if you happen to have a URL that someone or a company wants. Like what happened earlier this week:

Facebook today acknowledged paying $8.5 million to buy the Internet address `fb.com' for internal use by its employees from the American Farm Bureau Federation.

 

[Joker]

Rumor has it that "later" bought it with the funds he received to recover his sunken jet boat.

 

[Wmc]

I Google Hotboat it appears to be working fine. RDP comes up first:skull
I think PB is pissed because someone got out bid by a few hundred

 

[Bobby V]

Keep on proddin me Bobbi.

Or what.???? And its Bobby

 

[SBjet]

Yup, it's back up now.

 

[RiverDave]

What are you all talking about?


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it wasn't like that last night.. It has changed since this morning.

RD

 

[RiverDave]

I wonder of those pricks at Network Solutons had anything to do with it?

I do'nt know enough about the Web, or computers to say.. LOL

RD

 

[AZJD]

Total internet domination isn't cheap!!:skull

 

[RiverDave]

Total internet domination isn't cheap!!:skull

But we got hats and shirts... well actually we don't... well sometimes..

RD

 

[AZJD]

But we got hats and shirts... well actually we don't... well sometimes..

RD

Yes, but do you have a golf cart????

 

[RiverDave]

Yes, but do you have a golf cart????

Yes / no / sometimes..

RD

 

[JBS]

PB is most likely pissed based on the past History they have with HB. We all know the story

If PB really wanted to get their numbers up they would purchase Political and Religious domains to point to their site. Is that not what their board is all about


When it comes down to it who cares about what PB take is on anything:monkey:

 

[Cole Trickle]

I heard it will be featured on next weeks Pawn Stars. The owner wants 100,000 but Chumley is gonna try and steal it for $100 becuse he loves jetskis:champagne::skull

 

[Classic Daycruiser]

How much did boathot.com sell for?
(For the Dyslexic boating crowd)

 

[RiverDave]

PB is most likely pissed based on the past History they have with HB. We all know the story

If PB really wanted to get their numbers up they would purchase Political and Religious domains to point to their site. Is that not what their board is all about


When it comes down to it who cares about what PB take is on anything:monkey:

Jesus man you really hate PB don't ya? LOL.. That's like the 3rd post now.

RD

 

[RitcheyRch]

Wow, they are priced that high these days. I thought with the recession they were practically giving them away.

Lke I said, I'm not telling. There must be 1,000 guys wiith that name in the LA phone book. Might be a good place to start looking



In other news, I heard a guy paid $16,000 for a jetboat :rotflmao:

 

[Nord]

Jesus man you really hate PB don't ya? LOL.. That's like the 3rd post now.

RD

You would too if they didn't put your Kachina on the cover or in the magazine

 

[AZJD]

Jesus man you really hate PB don't ya? LOL.. That's like the 3rd post now.

RD

Well it's probably for the same reason Donald hates RDP......he's not allowed here!

 

[GRADS2009]

Well it's probably for the same reason Donald hates RDP......he's not allowed here!

Nice ***** reference.

 

[LV R SCHIADA'S]

Who really cares !!!, not like its gonna make the world a better place.........

 

[RiverDave]

Grads, you wrote this on PB, but I can't get on there much today..

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I never said that you bought it. And as far as my bidding goes, my last bid was $303 because frankly thats all I thought it was worth.

Are you telling me that we did not have a conversation that we had? LOL

Because the #'s you were spittin in that conversation weren't 300 bucks it was 4 - 5K?

RD

 

[Wmc]

Ok its mine... and if you want to buy it let me know:skull Victor is my middle name:blah:

 

[RiverDave]

Ok its mine... and if you want to buy it let me know:skull Victor is my middle name:blah:

and sanchez is how you roll.

RD

 

[Outdrive1]

and Dirty sanchez is how you roll.

RD

Fixed it.

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