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With the death of American pop-star Michael Jackson, the Internet is ablaze with news and domain speculators are rushing in droves to register any name bearing his likeness.
In an eBay auction today, InMemoryOfMichaelJackson.com sold for £6,103,329 ($9,999,999 USD) via the site’s Buy it Now feature.
The seller says this in the auction description: “It’s a sad day. Maybe someone can make a good site for people to remember the king by.”
This domain is worth very little and my guess is the sale won’t go through. Despite having been sold already, it is apparently still for sale in a another eBay listing.
A number of other Michael Jackson domains are also for sale on the auction site, all for exorbitant prices. Michael Jackson may be hot news today, but a year from now his domains will be worthless. When investing in domains, it’s important to ignore hype and watch out for scams.
So the next time you see a “Thriller” domain like this, do yourself a favor and “Beat It.”
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