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Originally Posted by SteveBloemer
I don't know the answer to this. My assumption is you'd lose everything. But in searching for relevant posts on other forums this morning, I found conflicting theories - both ways.
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I actually looked into this extensively about a month ago when I had the option to obtain "thevpsguy.com" for $60. The previous owner Ian(now XenVDS.net) had let the domain expire, but in the last few years he'd generated a good amount of backlinks. At that point the domain had a PR of 3.
My original intention in purchasing the domain was to try to dispel "the vps guy" vs "vps guy", but then I considered I could take advantage of his existing back links and PR. Long story short I choose not to as I didn't want to confuse potential and existing customers with offers he'd listed on forums, and reviews of his service reflecting on me(although all seemed to be quite good). Within a week of the domain being parked the PR dropped to 2..