Sex.com Sold For $14M

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  2. Jimbob1989

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    nice :cool:
     
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    it doesn't even rank #1 for sex. That sux LOL
     
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    Morgan Well-Known Member

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    SAN FRANCISCO – The infamous and controversial domain Sex.com has officially been sold to Boston-based Escom LLC for a reported $14 million, XBiz has learned. Sex.com owner Gary Kremen was unavailable for comment, but a source from Kremen’s company, Grant Media, told XBiz that sales for the famous domain name will still be handled through Grant Media’s San Francisco offices.


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    http://www.advertisetalk.com/showthread.php?t=341
     
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    Wow. What is the record for domain sale? Anybody know?
     
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  7. Brons

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    This is the new record. The previous was business.com, for $7.5m
     
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    That's a bit of a fall from what it was worth in the 90's.
     
    Instigator, Jan 21, 2006 IP
  9. Edz

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    Actually the guy made even more of it if you take the law suit in account,

    $65 million damages law suit Cohen + $x million verisign (could be 10 million) + $14 million for the sale = $89 million total.

    Business.com was the record sale.

    So if you look at it at the way i described this sex.com made 11 times more :eek:
     
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    thts amazing....
     
    Pathan, Jan 22, 2006 IP
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    wow! i would love that someone pays me a least 14 dollars for a domain i dont use... ; )
     
    donwebcorleone, Jan 23, 2006 IP
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    Well, this just reinforces that old saying...

    "Sex DOES sell"
     
    jeeplaw, Jan 24, 2006 IP
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    Well, this just reinforces that old saying...

    "Sex DOES sell"
     
    jeeplaw, Jan 24, 2006 IP
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    Business.com sold for $7.5M, sex.com sold for $14M. That makes sex twice as popular as work, or twice as expensive. ;)
     
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  15. Mia

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    #15

    Odd CNN reports it as the big news yesterday, and says 12 mil, so what was it?

    Either way, it seems a bit extreme. Hell I bid on sex.net some time ago, and it only sold for like a grand.
     
    Mia, Jan 25, 2006 IP
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    Well, you have to understand that sex.com must get TONS of hits from people just typing that in.

    It is crazy and extreme but 14 mil would be great in my pockets.

    Skinny
     
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    True , just type the word and hit ctrl + enter and you are on the website .
    Any guesses on how many hits ?
    Regards
     
    JEET, Jan 25, 2006 IP
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    There was a documentery "The sex.com story" On TV Before. So much happend with that domain when it was first bough. And there was some stuff about bounty hunters and millions of pounds. Hmm all over a domain :p
     
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    Amazing price ....
     
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    Nothing Amazing it is " SEX "
     
    roxy, Jan 28, 2006 IP