Whoa… it looks like the domain aftermarket is heating up this week. In the wake of the sale of slots.com for $5.5 million USD, dating.com has sold for $1.75 milion at auction. Although $1.75 million is nothing to complain about, I believe the name is worth more. Online dating is …
May, 2010
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13 May
Slots.com sells for $5.5 million USD
It looks like the owner of gambling domain Slots.com hit the jackpot… literally. A multi-day auction for the domain ended today. The winner bought the name for an astounding $5.5 million USD. It ties with Casino.com for the seventh most expensive domain ever sold and is the largest sale so …
October, 2009
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12 October
Insure.com sells for $16 million in record sale
News is out that the domain Insure.com has changed hands. The buyer, marketing firm QuinStreet, paid an astounding £10.1 million ($16 million USD). If you discount the fact that the sale also included Insure.com’s corporate name, the sale is the largest ever recorded– beating sex.com by $4 million. Before the …