View Full Version : selling a screenname....
GraingerGuy
08-17-2002, 12:49 AM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1753501674
And yes...it was bought.....some people. :rolleyes:
hapoo
08-17-2002, 01:00 AM
roflmao, that description would make me want to give the name away along with 50 bucks. I had enough junk come through icq so that i turned off all unknown messages. It was fun at first but for the past 2 years its all been spam
brainsmile
08-17-2002, 01:01 AM
how do you transfer ownership?
that's kind of a dicey thing to do... he could just cancel subscription if he wanted to
Cheesypuff
08-17-2002, 01:05 AM
Originally posted by DarkFury
Wow... simply amazing.
Selling a screenname on a FREE service for $80! Talk about making SOMETHING out of NOTHING!!! :2far:
If you need friends...you'll pay anything
/me presses the bid button on ebay!
brainsmile
08-17-2002, 01:05 AM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1757201784
brainsmile
08-17-2002, 01:19 AM
:D I found a good one that made DF do a double take
i think it's pretty cool
-ice
Merlin
08-17-2002, 06:10 AM
Description
you are bidding on the screen name ice, imagine being the talk of every chat room, imagine getting 500 random ims a day, imagine getting tons of random emails from people you don't even know, this can all be yours for the low price of 50 dollars... pz
Doom doom doom da da doom doom
Ice Ice Baby!
Doom doom doom da da doom doom
DoPeY5007
08-17-2002, 09:25 AM
Originally posted by DarkFury
Wow... simply amazing.
Selling a screenname on a FREE service for $80! Talk about making SOMETHING out of NOTHING!!! :2far: it isn't a free service, by the Description it is a AOL account ;)
ShortStack
08-17-2002, 11:58 AM
Originally posted by brainsmile
how do you transfer ownership?
that's kind of a dicey thing to do... he could just cancel subscription if he wanted to
Actually, if it's an AOL thing...you can transfer just that screename over to a new account. Ain't it weird? And they can't just cancel subscription, it takes 6 months for the name to be available again.
Don't ask me why I know this...:dodgy:
Originally posted by ShortStack
Actually, if it's an AOL thing...you can transfer just that screename over to a new account. Ain't it weird? And they can't just cancel subscription, it takes 6 months for the name to be available again.
Don't ask me why I know this...:dodgy:
Everyone has unfortunately used AOL at one point in their lives. :shifty:
NuTs62
08-17-2002, 12:50 PM
anyone want to purchase my 10 SN's? hmmm, in light of these posts, i think i'll create another 100 SN's and auction 'em off on ebay :)
ShortStack
08-17-2002, 12:52 PM
Originally posted by NuTs62
anyone want to purchase my 10 SN's? hmmm, in light of these posts, i think i'll create another 100 SN's and auction 'em off on ebay :)
But they weren't just screenames, they were AOL accounts I'm pretty sure.
molecularfire
08-17-2002, 02:24 PM
who wants my "molecularfire" AOL account. Only 50 bucks. :P
DoPeY5007
08-17-2002, 04:35 PM
Originally posted by NuTs62
anyone want to purchase my 10 SN's? hmmm, in light of these posts, i think i'll create another 100 SN's and auction 'em off on ebay :) maybe I can sell my SN here with 10k posts :hihi:
DoPeY5007
08-17-2002, 04:36 PM
Originally posted by ShortStack
But they weren't just screenames, they were AOL accounts I'm pretty sure. :stupid:
because the fact that it says " and get e-mails "
ZrEo0
08-17-2002, 07:20 PM
i would pay a dollar for the screen name "the"
MadCool
08-17-2002, 08:06 PM
Damn... Selling AIM SN... It's like selling domain names.
irwin
08-17-2002, 11:02 PM
Originally posted by MadCool
Damn... Selling AIM SN... It's like selling domain names.
Not at all. Domain registration costs money. :)
Napoleon54
08-17-2002, 11:15 PM
Originally posted by brainsmile
how do you transfer ownership?
that's kind of a dicey thing to do... he could just cancel subscription if he wanted to
Really all you need to do is give up the password. Once the new owner has the password that goes to the account, all of the personal information can be changed.
So, how much would YOU pay for the username Napoleon544 on gotapex.com? Let's start the bidding at $600...
Hey DF and Dopey- how much for a G|A? username with a 10K post count?
NuTs62
08-18-2002, 01:19 AM
Originally posted by Napoleon54
Really all you need to do is give up the password. Once the new owner has the password that goes to the account, all of the personal information can be changed.
So, how much would YOU pay for the username Napoleon544 on gotapex.com? Let's start the bidding at $600...
Hey DF and Dopey- how much for a G|A? username with a 10K post count?
Napoleon544? hmm, i may consider that.. but since you only own the rights to Naploean54, I think Napolean544 may still be available! :kaching: :deal:
Napoleon54
08-18-2002, 01:30 AM
Originally posted by NuTs62
Napoleon544? hmm, i may consider that.. but since you only own the rights to Naploean54, I think Napolean544 may still be available! :kaching: :deal:
damn typos
::drop kicks keyboard::
Now get yer bitch ass back on the desk and make me some correctly spelled words!
::muttering:: God damn, I hate you keyboard.
IntegraTypeR
08-20-2002, 02:38 AM
:heh: wow, maybe i should sell my SN... in fact, i could go into business sellin' them cuz then i'd at least hv some sort of job j/k
NuTs62
08-20-2002, 03:05 AM
Originally posted by IntegraTypeR
:heh: wow, maybe i should sell my SN... in fact, i could go into business sellin' them cuz then i'd at least hv some sort of job j/k
you mean to say you don't get paid for posting here on G|A? or that this isn't a job?! SAY IT AINT SO!! :shifty:
IntegraTypeR
08-21-2002, 01:21 AM
wow.. apparently there are a lot of people selling SNs on ebay... someone even has a name "starcraft" for sale~~
ebay SN for sale (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1759303591)
mr2fan
08-21-2002, 04:50 AM
dude you guys dont realize how much people care about these aonames. Programs have been written to crack 3chars because they are soo uncommon. I have friends with meaningless names but they think they are cool since they are random characters but only 3 random chars. The names become even more valuable if they contain no numbers. Heh leets or eleet names a significance and are highly sought after. such as nokia or sm0keable or preludetypesh the list goes on. Just remember people put in hundred of hours into writing apps to harvst these leet names and register them. Aol also has screen name dumps every 6months or so where old names are recycled and this is everyones opportunity to pick up a sn like god or beer. Youd be amazed at how people fight over this stuff. a0haxors are nuts. Piss em off and theyll suspend your aims. lol some people have too much time on their hands. There was even a period of time where you could a sn with an indent before it. ALl sorts of crazy stuff goes into getting sns because some hax0rs think that a cool sn will impres the girls the same way it impresses their greasy hax0r friends. lol i hope this shed some light on the sn fights that occur behind the scenes somewhat i guess. Oh yeah and dont ask why i know so much about aol.
whitak24
08-21-2002, 06:27 AM
well, hey, mr2fan thank you for explaining that. i didn't realize that people were so "into" that stuff.
learn something new every day, i guess
ShortStack
08-23-2002, 08:47 AM
It's a sick, sad world we live in. :shake:
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