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Help me pick my online business name

The way I handle this sort of thing is just start jamming names into the "is it taken" engine (e.g. on Network Solutions) and on Google. I start off with just one or two ideas, but the more variations I think up, the more new ideas occur to me, until I have like a hundred that are already taken, half a dozen that are available, and one of those is a good name.

A different approach from the literal names you've got is the random-but-easy-to-remember made up words like "Zzounds".

Bizzong
Quarp
Beeble
Katang
Foop
Padonk
etc.

Looks like "PartsAhoy.com" is available. :)
 
The way I handle this sort of thing is just start jamming names into the "is it taken" engine (e.g. on Network Solutions) and on Google.

this is the correct answer. sure, put your personality, some relevant word or whatever, but make SURE its easy to google.

im a fan of the band "3" but even i take like 20 minutes trying to find their site.

other than that, i will think it over and post some thoughts when they exist.
 
Thanks guys...I am really trying to be google friendly and have a great name at the same time. Also something that could turn into an actual brick and mortar store in 5-10 years if all goes well.

Already doing great in its first year with an ebay store. I can't hide the money from Uncle Same anymore. So I am incorporating next week.

The next step will be to open an online store apart from ebay in Jan 2010.