Grey Goose and Domaining don't mix well
POSTED BY Rick Latona IN Web Sites

I should have lost the bet but I didn't. In an effort to sell DayTraders.com to Jay Westerdal (founder of DomainTools.com), we decided to flip a coin over whether he got a screaming good deal or just a good deal. The value of the coin toss was $34,200.

Of course, all of this was happening about four hours into a night on the town in Cairo. Neither of us had any business making that bet.

I had suggested that we just flip once but Jay wanted to flip two-out-of-three. I lost the first toss then won the next two.

Jay is now the proud owner of DayTraders.com for the still very reasonable price and low multiple of $84,200.

  • http://RegFeeNames.com RegFeeNames.com

    Well Done Rick!

    Another Great Sale!

    Drinking and business is never a good idea...

    Regards,

    Robbie
    Founder
    RegFeeNames.com

  • Paul

    Congrats to both, great domain and a great deal! And, yeah what a bet on a coin toss.

  • http://www.mardenconsulting.com Jeff Marden

    That is a great story. Would have loved to be in on that night in Cairo. Did it come with a hangover?

  • http://www.TextToSpeechGPS.com GPS

    Is it the liquor or the long flight that is evident in your eyes?! :)

  • Rick Latona

    I think it's the camera flash. ;)

  • http://www.ehot.net Stian Eng Holtet

    Great job, although drinking and domaining is usually not a good thing (I have made a few "blackout offers" in the past :D ).

  • http://aquality.com chad

    sounds like a blast,

    daytraders.com has some serious x,xxx,xxx potential

    you guys like to play poker? :)

  • http://mikemann.com Mike Mann

    Sweet, I have a rum and coke for you and a bridge.......

  • http://www.WatchCount.com/ Jake

    Wow. As a rookie domainer, I must say I'm quite impressed with the large figures I keep seeing thrown around.

    Grey Goose, huh. Mixed with anything, or shots? I s'pose if Everclear were at play, the outcome could've been much different.

  • http://www.dotvesting.com TommyC

    A great domain name and noteworthy sale. Rick, you and Jay are living the life, that many of us can't wait to experience firsthand. keep the stories coming, they're inspiring and interesting.

  • Matt Collins

    I can't think of anything more exciting than a $34,000 coin toss. Rest assured, drinking and domaining do go GREAT together and provide a lot of entertainment to the rest of us!

  • http://GeoOwners.com Tim Davids

    Rick...looks like you flipped off the wrong guy by the looks of that band-aid

  • http://www.microguy.net Greg

    Glad to see you guys still having fun at your late age. Just kidding I'm 43. Lol.

  • http://adultdomainauction.com trendicator

    did you guys plan to go holiday in Cairo together? looks like you've had a lot of fun ...

    great domain sale

  • http://www.dnxpert.com John Motson

    Congrats on a good deal for both of you. Looks like you are having a lot of fun in Egypt!

    John

  • Rick Latona

    trendicator, we were both there for the ICANN conference.

  • http://foxo.com James Jean

    A very nice name and screaming good buy... congrats to both. I love the story by the way... resonates so well with me. My biggest sell ever was on Grey Goose... can not wait to see what Absinthe does for me.

  • Raul

    Hey Rick...good job. This reminds me of the time when I sold my domains over Grey Goose. Although my deal was for far less than yours but, still a deal for me. :)

    4 hours through the night, I was checking my mail and my inbox says "Are you interested to sell your website". I thought it's spam. I was drunk. I still opened it.

    Read it. Sipped. Read on. Sipped again. Sold.

    Lol.

    Good times.

    Raul

  • Raul

    Actually...just 1 domain.

  • http://www.nomcast.com NomCast

    awwww...congrats Jay!

  • http://www.successclick.com Stephen Douglas

    Congrats to the both of you. I think I can speak freely when I say that many domainers would love to have the financial ability to bet $34,200 on a coin toss for a domain price. In fact, forget domainers, just take the average American, who makes that much in a year.

    Isn't domaining fun!!

  • http://www.successclick.com Stephen Douglas

    okay, i'm using gravatar. does it work automatically? I'll test it now with this post. My last post I couldn't update with the pic. Cool service tho!

  • http://www.successclick.com Stephen Douglas

    nope, not working. Now that I have a gravatar pic, how do i implement it in my post?

  • Raul

    Hey Stephen, the gravtar pic comes with the corresponding email id.
    1 more thing, it takes time (like 10-15 mins) for the pic to get activated.

    Try it again.

    And yes : Domaining is fun!

  • Carter

    Good job Rick!

  • http://yahoolan.com Tarek

    Congrats for the deal, Man, That is a good money

  • Eric

    sigh.....what its like to have money.................

  • http://www.DayTrader.com Ray Johns

    Can always count on you for an interesting story Rick! :-) Glad to see that you are winning your bets and that our domain found a good home with an interesting end.

    If you ever wanna flip for daytrader.com, just let me know. I'm sure we can work out something :-)

    Ray Johns
    DayTraders.com
    Founder, Editor & Publisher - 1996 to 2008.

  • http://www.daytrading.net Trader Shane

    @RayJohns did you ever get that flip for daytrader.com?

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