~[...] "The coveted domain name 'Sex.com' is about to hit the auction block. The bidding will start at a cool $1 million. The domain name was last sold for $14 million --and it's not even the most expensive URL out there.
We've taken a look at the 11 most expensive domain names to date. Not surprisingly, most are breasts, booze, ...and 'bling' heavy, but there are some curveballs on the list."
Beer.com was sold for $7 million in 2004. Johnson & Johnson bought Baby.com for over $2 million almost a decade ago. ~~~endquotes~~~
"A decade ago" when the flood was really underway... registering domain names was an 8 hour a day job. The registrars back then parked your name for 30 days waiting payment. That gave us a month to sell the joint before forking over the $10 bucks. Brinkmanship at its' best.
Some of us got cleaned while others laughed all the way to the bank. I myself got "cleaned" by a guy that refused to pay me my $20K asking for "happy.net" and instead talked me into stealing the bugger for a piddly $2K. When you need $2K badly, that's the sort of thing that happens, init.
This is not to say that the end to all this fun is anywhere in sight, it's just that every usable word in the dictionary is already gone, making things a bit more challenging but well worth it should your name ring the right buyer's bell at a time when you're not hurting for a piddly $2K.
-- "Ward, weren't you a little hard on The Beaver last night?" --June Cleaver
On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:27:43 +0000 (UTC), Mad as a Box of Frogs
<Dydd.Sadwrn.2...@2010.ad> wrote: > I myself >got "cleaned" by a guy that refused to pay me my $20K asking for "happy.net" and >instead talked me into stealing the bugger for a piddly $2K.
>This is not to say that the end to all this fun is anywhere in sight, it's just >that every usable word in the dictionary is already gone, making things a bit more >challenging but well worth it should your name ring the right buyer's bell at a >time when you're not hurting for a piddly $2K.
Oddly enough, piddly.com appears to be for sale.
?;^)
-- Last week, the universe threw a douche parade, and every float was John Mayer: John Mayer the racist, John Mayer the homophobe, John Mayer the compulsive masturbator, John Mayer the porn addict, John Mayer the crying apologizer, and John Mayer, the fucking terrible ex-boyfriend. Hortense, jezebel.com
In article <24cdq55ujrhjbud72ue23d3vbf52e88...@4ax.com>, Patricia Martin Steward <pats...@noteranews.com> wrote:
>On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:27:43 +0000 (UTC), Mad as a Box of Frogs ><Dydd.Sadwrn.2...@2010.ad> wrote: >> I myself >>got "cleaned" by a guy that refused to pay me my $20K asking for "happy.net" and >>instead talked me into stealing the bugger for a piddly $2K.
>>This is not to say that the end to all this fun is anywhere in sight, it's just >>that every usable word in the dictionary is already gone, making things a bit more >>challenging but well worth it should your name ring the right buyer's bell at a >>time when you're not hurting for a piddly $2K.
>Oddly enough, piddly.com appears to be for sale.
>?;^)
Good catch. Someone out there will pay for piddly. Just watch, some huge clothing or skateboard company will be looking for it.
Then you'll be kicking yourself ... huh?
-- "Ward, weren't you a little hard on The Beaver last night?" --June Cleaver
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