New investment, will it pay off?

[wackoo_jackoo]

Hey people.
My friend is investing in .name domains
Do you think this will prove successfully as time goes on?

[akula]

why? why would it?
think of domains as penny stocks
why would you buy these damn things?
* they're illiquid
* there's no analyst coverage
* there's no historic market data which could be used to structure a risk efficient portfolio
based on these facts, as a financial planner I would have no reason to recommend a client to buy .name domains - i'd sooner recommend her to buy options/warrants/CFDs on mining stocks, or sell futures or what have you

btw, why on earth are you doing students classifieds? I mean, my gawd, dude...that's just sooo wrong

[LiveWise]

There are so many ways to get a name similar to what a person is trying to get. If there were only 1000 sites and there was a limited supply, then it is worth buying. But there is a limitless quantity available--people don't need to buy from your friend, they just need to create a unique name.

Natalie

[richkid]

i dont see any value in .name domains. they just seem so tacky. if you going to invest in domains atleast get quality .com's