SoldierOfFortune.com - Scores Big at NameJet
April 19th, 2008SoldierOfFortune.com completed its auction today at NameJet, with a final bid of $,9,700. The popular phrase was brought to the public eye in the 1955 movie (with the same title) starring Clark Gable. There is also a magazine publication; Soldier of Fortune which is purportedly aimed at the target demographic for Mercenaries. Although its a popular phrase, there are no advertisers for the term, and development potential for this one might be a big tough without TM issues. This one went much higher than I anticipated. Congrats to the new owner.
Justin
SoldierOfFortune.com - GREAT Domain Name for Mercenaries
Comment by Damir — April 19, 2008 @ 3:35 pm
I was a bidder for this name but struggled to decide whether to participate in this auction. In the end, I decided not to bid anything substantial for TM reasons. Who was going to buy a domain name where most of the visitors were either looking for the magazine or the video game without worry of TM issues? Perhaps a survivalist store? Maybe a security contractor? The US Army? But not sure whether they were the right ones to target for the ‘Soldier of Fortune’ mercenary image. At almost $10,000, I would need to make back about $17,000 to make it worth my while. So, I dropped out.
Comment by Philip — April 20, 2008 @ 10:20 am