* * * * * It might help your case if you actually owned the item before selling it … This just landed in my email: > From: Dan Johnson > To: sean@conman.org > Subject: XXXXXXXXXX.com for the owner of XXXXXXXXXX.org > Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:02:38 -0600 (CST) > > Hi, > > The domain XXXXXXXXXX.com has recently become available for us so we are > offering it to you, because you are the owner of its .org version. > > Domain Guard System is intended to assist our clients with their promotion > on the Internet. We use many methods to increase the effectiveness of a > client's presence on the Web. Securing .com domains for anyone using > another extension for their site is one of them. > > There are several reasons why owning a .com is of great importance for any > domain holder: > > * It's in the essense of Internet: .com is most popular and widely used, > and the typical user usually supposes that he/she will find you at > XXXXXXXXXX.com. > > * A lot of companies and organizations who use other extensions as primary > (.net for Web services or private sites, .org for non-profit > organizations etc.) are securing .coms not to lose the visitors who are > seeking them there. > > * With .com, you will be free to use both your .org and .com so you will > only gain visitors. > > * By owning the .com, you will be sure to stay #1 in your own name space. > > > If you are interested in this domain, please act quickly, as we soon intend > to bring it to the auction where the acquisition cost will be higher than > now. > > Please use the link below to discover the current cost of the domain, read > more about the advantages of owning a .com and get information on the > details of the purchase and domain transfer procedure: > > Secure XXXXXXXXXX.com now! > > [link deleted —Editor] > > Best regards, > Dan Johnson > Domain Guard System > mailto: dan@domainguardsystem.com [2] > Oh really? I decided to see if they had a parked page on XXXXXXXXXX.com and no, no website. Heck, there didn't appear to be any DNS (Domain Name System) information for the XXXXXXXXXX.com domain. I checked to see of the domain in question was even registered, and well … > [spc]lucy:~>whois XXXXXXXXXX.com > [Querying whois.internic.net] > [whois.internic.net] > > Whois Server Version 2.0 > > Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered > with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net > for detailed information. > > No match for domain "XXXXXXXXXX.COM". > >>> Last update of whois database: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:25:08 EST <<< > Now it's getting interesting. Let me check with my registrar to see if I can register XXXXXXXXXX.com … well, how do you like that? It's available! I can register it right now for $15.95 (yes, I know, not the cheapest registrar out there, but I've been using them for years now and never had a problem with them, and if it ain't broke, don't fix it). So, how much is Domain Guard System asking for it? > **Here's How To Buy** > > The price for **XXXXXXXXXX.com** is: **$99.00** > > Please click on the **“PayPal—Click Here To Buy”** button below to make > payment via PayPal. > > Payments made through PayPal are Safe and Secure. You can pay by credit and > debit card, or using your PayPal account. Please note, that the credit card > information you submit is only viewable for PayPal.com and not for us. > > The refund will be issued on your payment in case of any problems with the > domain transfer. > > Once paid, your domain name information will be delivered to your email > address in next 15 to 30 minutes. > > Please read our FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) [3] if you have more > questions concerning purchase procedure and further domain management. > $99? And Domain Guard System isn't even squatting on it? Sometimes I think I'm in the wrong business. [1] mailto:dan@domainguardsystem.com [2] mailto:dan@domainguardsystem.com [3] http://www.domainguardsystem.com/domain_faq.php Email Sean Conner at sean@conman.org .