US man has sold the domain name pizza.com for $2.6m (£1.3m)

Chris Clark, 43, accepted the offer from an anonymous bidder after a week-long online auction.

"It's crazy, it's just crazy," Mr Clark, who lives in North Potomac, Maryland, was quoted as saying by the Baltimore Sun newspaper.

"It will make a significant difference in my life, for sure," he added.

Regret

Mr Clark registered the domain name in 1994, when the world wide web was just starting.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7331042.stm

That is a really big money for a domain name

 

amazing story. I wish the internet was only just starting now, then I could register lots of great domains.

 

That domain game is over GameOver.. All cool domains been registered.. If there were a time machine, I would be rich

 

Great sale, well done to the owner.

 

And the seller didn't even know that the domain he owned was worth that much money, he only found out when Vodka.com sold for millions.

 

Yeah ... damn .. i wish my dad would have bought some goods ones then ..

 

A successful story.Wish i can have some nice domains like this.

 

A long wait proved to be perfect sales for that new rich guy. ALL THE BEST!!!!

 

if you think smart enuff there is still a small chance you can get something.

Think different : For example http://del.icio.us

I wonder if that anon bidder is going to sell the domain to Smokinjoes or dominoes or some pizza company for a higher price


Regards,
ASHISH T.

 

OR.. that person could consolidate all pizza companies from around the world and take orders then distribute to the actual local franchises and charge 1-3% per order. It's all about the fees.......................

 

i dont even know what was a computer in 1994

thats old time when he registered that

 

Amazing story, thanks for sharing!

 

WOW!

Its amazing to know so many people making a million with just a domain name.

 

This is amazing indeed, I am sure there are many domains out there worth as much as this.

 

This domain is worthless without the software and marketing behind it. If someone were to register it for the first time today... No one would buy it from them.

That is the point others are making. Easy money names are all gone with the exception of new emerging products/technologies/company names, etc. If you can catch one of those before they get big... you'll earn some cash.

Other than that... you need to build a brand now a days to sell it for some money... and that is not easy money.

 

So it was an anon bidder rather than Pizza Hut or something?

Not bad at all

 

1994.. internet existed back then??

hahaha

 

Agreed.. didn't want to go in all the detail in a post but ya, exactly what I was thinking when I read that. It's common sense really.....

 

Wow they have a portal there already, and a forum:

Take the poll: Overpriced? Underpriced? Price is Right? ...?:
http://pizza.com/pizza-forum/online-pizza-search-engine-gets-sold-for-2-6-million-t81.html

 

Good for him..his registrar did not suck him... if he registered that domain with registerfly or godaddy, he could kiss goodbye to his pizza..LOL