Hi, thanks for your reply and for correcting my spelling of "gall." Obviously
"spell checker" isn't going to catch that! I don't think that I expressed
bitterness or envy--I didn't intend to, and in analyzing my thoughts now, I
don't think that I was feeling either. I think what really got to me was the
request for me (or someone else) to unselfishly give of their time so that
someone else could profit--that was the main irritant as opposed to envying
someone else being more perceptive, lucky or smarter than I was. After all,
this is America--the home of free enterprise. Even though free enterprise may
be the system around, that doesn't mean that it is always fair and ideal.
Some people will end up getting screwed. Dick
Alfred wrote:
> Here we go again... gee. Where did you get the idea that this guy
> "latched onto" something? How do you know he didn't purchase the name and
> perhaps in the process overpay for it? And even if he is going to profit
> by the sale, since when is buying an asset and selling it at an appreciated
> value wrong? And why, in this case, unlike that of real estate, stocks,
> commodities, art, or other collectibles, such as cars, is it so distasteful
> that someone could have the vision to guess correctly that an inexpensive
> property might have significant potential to appreciate, and thus be worth
> acquiring... assuming that is even how it happened for this guy?
>
> The only explanation I can think of for your bitterness is envy. Because
> the upside is so extraordinary, and it would have been so easy.
>
> I mean all of us had equal opportunity over the past ten years or so to buy
> and sell domain names. Did any of you who are so upset identify a domain
> which you thought had great potential to appreciate, and then not buy or
> register the name because you thought it was wrong to do so? Come on, a
> few people paid attention, went to the trouble to figure out what used to
> be a technical maze, made great decisions, or just got lucky. Most of us
> didn't. It happens. Let it go.
>
> For the record, I agree that to some, it might seem a bit impolite to ask
> folks you've never met to help you do a business deal which stands to make
> you a lot of money. But from time to time in business, haven't we all
> known of a potential resource who would have no real reason in the world to
> be helpful, but we've asked anyway? All this guy did is ask.
>
> Oh, and by the way, Dick, unless you are alluding to the possibility that
> this fellow has ancient European ancestors, I believe the word you wanted
> was "gall" not "gaul". But if you are feeling vexed and irritated by his
> question, I suggest that you may be doing it to yourself. You shouldn't do
> that. Its not good for you.
>
> OK, I'm done, and I apologize if I've offended anyone. I don't mean to. I
> am very much impressed by the folks on this list. I've learned an awful
> lot from you. So with respect, I am now putting the soap box back into
> long-term storage.
>
> -A
>
> At 06:43 PM 04/03/2000 -0600, you wrote:
> >Dick,
> >You got that right!!!
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >> > I, for one, am irritated and offended by people who latch on to
> >desirable
> >> > domain names and then try to make a killing by selling it to some
> >company
> >> > who wasn't as quick as you were. AND THEN to ask us to help you in
> >your scheme
> >> > seems to show an amazing amount of gaul.
> >
> >
> >
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