Photo Inferno

[RoyL]

Originally Posted by bobshull

Good point Roy. And honestly I'm truly not holding out trying to take advantage of anyone.
I have a great domain name that I truly intend to use at some point. So I had to ask myself, why should I sell it? My answer was, I shouldn't sell it. But if I were to, what would motivate me to do so. My conclusion... "show me the camera baby" ;-)

Just make sure it comes with a set of kit lenses at least $2,500 is not bad for a good name, most registered domains are now owned by porno sites and they want a fortune for them.

[amberskies]

Originally Posted by JerInTheBox

I disagree, I think you should have parted with it. It's a cool name, but if you make a site out of it the success will not hinge on the name. I don't think this site has a particular good name, and the hyphens in the name are totally a web design no-no. But it's still a success.

Seriously, for just a sec, who's idea was it to put hyphens in the name??? Ugh. But I digress.

As I was saying, your site will succeed if the content it cool, not the name. It sounds like in 3 years this is the first person to contact you for the domain, so it's not like people are banging down your door to pay hand over fist for it. You haven't done anything with the site, and now someone you admire has offered to pay you a handsome sum for it. Is it going to change your life? Probably not, but it's a little closer to getting yourself that new 5D. Or it's a new speedlight. Or...

On the other hand, you could get lucky, if he and whoever he's working with are really married to using that name for their seminar then perhaps they'll decide a 5D isn't too much to ask. And I can sympathize with your lust for that piece of tech.

I think that another factor to consider, though, is that domain names are getting harder and harder to come by. If he sells this name now and then in a year decides to build his site, it will be MUCH harder to find a decent domain name that's not full of hyphens and/or has an obscure extension. In my mind if you have one that's easy and cool, keep it!