Previously Owned Domain Names

As I mentioned before one of my recent domain name purchases, Third Mesa was doing fairly well. I got curious and found out that it had been previously registered. First by Third Mesa Music then either they either let the registration expire or someone snatched it from them in 2004 and turned it into a bestiality site.

So lucky me, I have a few backlinks from Bestiality sites still linking to my domain which accounts for the traffic.

It seems like Third Mesa Music is still up and running at a 3rdMesa.com which they have owned since ’99. The funny thing is that the singer Casper Lomayesva at 3rdMesa music is from Kykotsmovi Arizona, the other domain name I bought the same day.

I think its cool to see the history of a domain name. A friend of mine bought Bite-This.com not knowing that it had a history going back years. Those Archive.org hits really add to the value of a domain name as he had it appraised a week after its purchase and they valued it at well over $3,000.

I have another friend that foams at the mouth at the mention of lost domain names. He owns well over 100 now but has lost quite a few from failing to renew them. People snatch them up as soon as they come back on the market.

I can sort of understand his anger as there is a domain name I lost years ago that I wish I could get back, if only for sentimental reasons. For years it was listed in the archive but the new owner had the history blocked and it is now parked, owned by iReit.com, curiously purchased right after I sent the owner and inquiry about a possible purchase price.