There is a special kind of endurance in the domain aftermarket. It is the endurance of a seller who refuses to take hints – from the market, from other forum members, from the passage of time itself. This week, Defequer discovered a NamePros thread that began in May 2024 and is still being bumped into 2026.
The seller: “Eminent Domain Names” (a fittingly grandiose handle).
The domains: EminentDomainName.com (registered 29 June 2024) and EminentDomainNames.com (registered 16 February 2019).
The asking price: $24,988 (for both, apparently – though the thread is confusing).
The thread length: 9 pages.
The visible outcome: No public offers. No “sold” announcement. Just bumps. Endless bumps.
Let us roast this two‑year bump marathon from every angle – the quality of the names, the confusing pricing, the psychology of bumping, and the brutal truth about how forums actually work.
The Name Problem – “Eminent Domain” Means Government Seizure
Before we even discuss price or bumping, let us address the elephant in the room: Eminent domain is the legal power of a government to take private property for public use, with compensation. It is not a positive brand association.
Imagine a company called “Eminent Domain Properties” – it sounds like they will seize your house. “Eminent Domain Names” sounds like a service that takes domains away from their owners. That is not “highly brandable.” That is highly confusing at best, mildly threatening at worst.
The seller claims the names are “for domain name investors & brokers” and that the buyer would be an “eminent domainer.” But “eminent” (meaning distinguished or famous) is completely different from “eminent domain” (a legal concept). The seller is conflating two different words because they sound similar. That is not branding. That is a pun that does not work.
A serious domain investor would understand that EminentDomain.com (singular) might have some value if developed into a legal news site or a government relations blog. But EminentDomainName.com and EminentDomainNames.com are clunky, long, and legally ambiguous. They are not premium assets.
The Domains – One Veteran (2019), One Newborn (2024)
Let us look at the two main domains:
EminentDomainNames.com– Registered 16 February 2019. That gives it roughly 7 years of age (as of 2026). Seven years is respectable, but age alone does not create value. The domain has no apparent development history, no backlink profile of note, and no inherent commercial demand. It is a four‑word phrase (counting “Eminent” as a word) that no business would naturally want.EminentDomainName.com– Registered 29 June 2024. That is less than two years old (as of 2026). The seller registered this after starting the thread, apparently to create a “portfolio” of similar names. But adding a newer, even clunkier singular version does not increase the value of the older one. It just doubles the renewal fees.
The seller also mentions EminentDomainer.com and EminentDomainers.com – registered at some point, though the thread is vague. So the seller is paying renewal fees on at least four mediocrities. That is not a portfolio strategy. That is a slow bleed.
The Price – $24,988 for What, Exactly?
The seller asks for $24,988 for both.
What does $24,988 buy in the real domain market?
- A genuinely strong two‑word
.comwith commercial intent (e.g.,FastLoan.com– though that would be more) - A portfolio of 10–20 solid brandables
- A meaningful marketing campaign for a startup
- A used car
What it does not buy is a confusing legal term with a plural “s” and a clunky “name” suffix. EminentDomainNames.com might be worth 100–500 to a niche legal blogger or a government affairs consultant. EminentDomainName.com is worth less – perhaps 50–200 as a curiosity. Combined, a realistic portfolio price would be 500–1,500 reseller, maybe 2,000–3,000 to an end‑user who really, really likes eminent domain puns.
$24,988 is roughly 10‑50x the realistic ceiling. That is not “priced to sell.” That is “priced to bump until the heat death of the universe.”
The Bump Phenomenon – A Two‑Year Marathon
Let us talk about the thread itself. The seller started it in May 2024. As of this writing (April 2026), the thread has reached 9 pages. The vast majority of posts are the seller bumping – posting “Bump,” “Offers encouraged,” “Get lucky! Make an offer!” – with no visible engagement from other members.
We checked the dates. The bumps are frequent. Sometimes multiple bumps per week. The seller has been doing this for nearly two years. Two years of logging into NamePros, scrolling to his thread, typing “Bump,” and hoping for a miracle.
Here is the brutal truth: if a domain has not sold after 24 months of active bumping on a major forum, it is not the price or the exposure that is the problem. It is the domain itself.
NamePros has thousands of active domain investors. If EminentDomainNames.com were a hidden gem at $24,988, someone would have made an offer by now. Even a lowball offer. The complete radio silence – not even a “LOL no” – tells you everything you need to know. The market has spoken. The seller is not listening.
The Psychology of Bumping – A Sunk Cost Trap
Why does the seller keep bumping? Simple: sunk cost fallacy.
He paid registration fees. He spent time creating the thread. He has invested emotional energy in the idea that these domains are valuable. Admitting that they are not would mean accepting that he wasted time and money. So he keeps bumping, hoping that one day – miraculously – a buyer will appear.
But bumping does not create demand. It only creates annoyance. After the 50th bump, regular forum users start ignoring the thread. After the 100th bump, they might even mute the seller. The seller is not increasing his chances. He is decreasing them.
The healthy response would be: drop the price to $500, or let the domains expire. But the seller will not do that. Because that would require admitting that two years of bumps were for nothing. So the bumps will continue. Page 10. Page 11. Page 12. Until the seller runs out of renewal money or NamePros implements a “bump limit.”
The Bottom Line – A Cautionary Tale in Domain Delusion
EminentDomainNames.com and EminentDomainName.com are not the worst domains we have ever seen. They have a certain quirky, niche appeal. A legal blogger might buy the plural version for a few hundred dollars. A domainer with a sense of humour might pick up the singular as a conversation piece.
But $24,988? That is not a price. That is a cry for help.
The seller has spent two years bumping a thread that no one is reading, for domains that no one wants, at a price that no one will pay. That is not domain investing. That is a slow‑motion tragedy. And we are roasting it so that others may learn.
If you are a domain seller reading this: listen to the market. If you bump a thread for six months with no offers, your price is too high. If you bump for a year, your domain is probably not valuable. If you bump for two years, it is time to let go. You are not being “patient.” You are being delusional.
Defequer Rating: 💩💩💩💩 (4/5 shits)
Four shits. Not five, because the domains themselves are merely mediocre (not trademark‑infringing or gibberish). But the two‑year bump marathon, the $24,988 fantasy price, and the complete refusal to read market signals earn a solid four. The Delusion Olympics – Bumping Division – has a new medalist.
Roast served. Bump marathon analyzed. Next thread, please.
Post‑Roast Note to the Seller
Dear “Eminent Domain Names,”
We have watched your thread. We have seen your bumps. We have counted the pages. And we have a question for you: what are you waiting for?
You have been at this since 2024. It is now 2026. No one has bought your domains. No one has made a public offer. The only person reading your bumps is you – and now, us.
We are not saying your domains are worthless. They might be worth something to the right buyer. But that buyer is not going to pay the price that you quoted.
Here is our advice, offered free of charge (unlike your domains):
- Stop bumping. You are only embarrassing yourself.
- Lower the price to $500 or best offer. See what happens.
- If no offers after 30 days, let the domains expire. Seriously. Cut your losses.
- Next time, research before registering. Ask yourself: “Would a real business pay real money for this name?” If the answer is “maybe, if they love puns about government seizure,” do not register it.
You have spent two years of your life on this thread. That is two years you could have spent learning to flip better domains. Do not waste two more.
We will be here. Watching. And hoping you finally hear what the market is saying.