Don't let the naysayers get you down - it's a good domain name!
It may not rank as
fast as a .com, but it's a searchable name that you can link to. Do good SEO on the page and you'll do fine.
Not sure if I was a naysayer but to me he take a gamble basically or decided to "invest" into something. A domain has to be renewed for many years even if that doesn't cost very much. I see potential of course but only time will tell really. Personally I wouldn't buy it if I saw it but OP thinks he found gold, that's the only thing that in my opinion didn't make too much sense.