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Old 06-25-2010, 04:08 PM
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there is a few x5driver domains forsale including x5drivers.com, I know the godfather was a top hustler but c'mon man
I own that one too.
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May aswell sell it back to them for what you paid, then everyone is happy, I can't see them making you a good offer out of principlel! Plus there is a few x5driver domains forsale including x5drivers.com,

I know the godfather was a top hustler and done whateva he had to do to make money but c'mon man,

Obviously its your call though
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Old 06-25-2010, 04:10 PM
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So you followed a forum, watched the WHOIS and waited for domain registration to expire, then when it did, you bought the domain after the re-up time for the original owner expired. If you really gave a crap about that forum you would have found a way to make contact with someone who ran it and told them 'hey times a wastin' but you wanted to buy it and make money on it. That is fine, but don't run around expecting peeps to think it is some good thing. It isn't. You're taking advantage of a situation.

If anything you should have stayed anonymous, then you may have made a dime. As it goes now I doubt anyone is shoveling you cash for a domain when they can re-establish the whole board under a new domain and use OUR forum to pimp it

Pretty safe to say that you aren't making any money on this gig. Next time you want to whore someone, don't mention it just do it.
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So you followed a forum, watched the WHOIS and waited for domain registration to expire, then when it did, you bought the domain after the re-up time for the original owner expired. If you really gave a crap about that forum you would have found a way to make contact with someone who ran it and told them 'hey times a wastin' but you wanted to buy it and make money on it. That is fine, but don't run around expecting peeps to think it is some good thing. It isn't. You're taking advantage of a situation.

If anything you should have stayed anonymous, then you may have made a dime. As it goes now I doubt anyone is shoveling you cash for a domain when they can re-establish the whole board under a new domain and use OUR forum to pimp it

Pretty safe to say that you aren't making any money on this gig. Next time you want to whore someone, don't mention it just do it.

You are wrong.

I did no research and I followed nothing.

It was all just by chance that I checked to see if it was available after reading the first few posts of this thread.

I had no reason to hide, because at the time I was convinced the domain name was VOLUNTARILY given up, and therefore had no use to the original owner.
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Old 06-25-2010, 04:14 PM
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Any who, I think I will now remain silent.
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For those that have been around here for a while, you will know that our domain name used to be X5 world.com (as well as X3world.com and X6world.com). I changed the domain name over to Xoutpost.com when BMW's hired legal guns came after us for trademark infringement.

So personally I wouldn't be investing a whole lot of time and money on a domain that has "X5" as part of the name unless you have deep pockets and are up for a good legal battle with BMW. Just my 2 cents.
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So personally I wouldn't be investing a whole lot of time and money on a domain that has "X5" as part of the name unless you have deep pockets and are up for a good legal battle with BMW. Just my 2 cents.
very valid point.
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You are wrong.

I did no research and I followed nothing.

It was all just by chance that I checked to see if it was available after reading the first few posts of this thread.

I had no reason to hide, because at the time I was convinced the domain name was VOLUNTARILY given up, and therefore had no use to the original owner.
BS....


I'm sure you just happened to figure out now that you could use GoDaddy to look up the domain, and just happened to figure you'd buy it......yup..that sounds solid..because lots of popular space that people attend that was up a week ago is obviously not wanted..
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Old 06-25-2010, 05:13 PM
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For those that have been around here for a while, you will know that our domain name used to be X5 world.com (as well as X3world.com and X6world.com). I changed the domain name over to Xoutpost.com when BMW's hired legal guns came after us for trademark infringement.

So personally I wouldn't be investing a whole lot of time and money on a domain that has "X5" as part of the name unless you have deep pockets and are up for a good legal battle with BMW. Just my 2 cents.
Pretty soon they'll go after anything that has B or M or W in it
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Old 06-25-2010, 05:16 PM
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BS....


I'm sure you just happened to figure out now that you could use GoDaddy to look up the domain, and just happened to figure you'd buy it......yup..that sounds solid..because lots of popular space that people attend that was up a week ago is obviously not wanted..
I am sorry you cannot grasp the truth in my words.

If I was actually able to practice what you outlined (following and researching) I probably would be making money doing this sort of thing.

Basically I have no idea the exact date the name expired. It could have been expired since the site went down or it could have expired the very hour I decided to check godaddy.

All I know is I was not waiting to pounce as you seem to think.

Any one with any knowledge of how the domain name marketplace works would have done the same thing.

It's a market, and I entered it legitimately with non malicious intent.

Is it the fact that I am a member of a forum like x5drivers, that you think what I have done is wrong? It makes the situation unusual, however it is no different than Billy Bob buying the domain that has nothing to do with online BMW forums.

You all seem to think these forums are not for profit .org services.

In fact if x5drivers forum was actually an entirely free and not for profit service I would give up the name. But I think that ship has sailed anyways.


I registered the domain at around 11pm on Wednesday June 23.

If I was "stalking" and preying on this domain name, then my registration would come immediately after the domain expired. I have no idea when this happened but I am very very convinced it was not close to 11pm Wednesday night.
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