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ket · Jan 18, 2006, 21:13

And that makes a new record...

Link for the news - http://xbiz.com/news_piece.php?id=12847

And just for fun, which domains do you think are also valuable in the same level as sex.com? (no "company" names)

JoshU · Jan 18, 2006, 21:28

Some of these are company names but they began as simple nouns. Some of these are worth more than $14 million.

cars.com
houses.com
realestate.com
hotels.com
search.com
movies.com
sports.com
news.com

best4service · Jan 18, 2006, 23:47

Sex Sells!

iTechno · Jan 19, 2006, 09:41

porn.com would definitely be one!

Olney · Jan 22, 2006, 07:01

I'm so glad I own top adult related Japanese IDN domains......
Can you say retire by 40....

DomainWorks · Jan 24, 2006, 12:41

Interland just bought web.com for about $4 million. Actually, they bought the hosting company that owned Web.com, but given the number of accounts involved, it looks like the domain accounts for at least half the value of the deal.

dorkstuff · Jan 26, 2006, 08:22

Business.com was sold for 7billion around the internet boom in 1999.

JordanTW · Jan 26, 2006, 15:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by dorkstuff

Business.com was sold for 7billion around the internet boom in 1999.

Its $7.5 million.

DomainWorks · Feb 4, 2006, 15:35

Clarification - the sale of Sex.com was for the entire web site ... no way to break out the cost of the domain, so it doesn't apply.

dodo1 · Feb 6, 2006, 11:36

Yeah, it was the entire web site that sold for $14M. In addition, Kremen (the seller) got a share in the new Sex.com site. Otherwise the sales price would have been even higher, of course.

Anyway, the actual value of Sex.com is higher than an amount in the low eight-figure range, in my opinion. This domain is probably one of the most valuable domains on the Internet.

heinlein99 · Feb 6, 2006, 13:33

There's a nice article on the convoluted history of the Sex.Com domain in the Feb 2006 issue of Playboy. (I only buy it for the pictures.)

Jeremy W. · Feb 6, 2006, 13:51

There are hundreds of domains worth millions of dollars. None of them are availalbe now (nor ever will be), but they are out there

WealthStream · Feb 7, 2006, 00:34

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There are hundreds of domains worth millions of dollars. None of them are availalbe now (nor ever will be), but they are out there

Yes, there's quite a few. I'd say that the .COM of any marketable industry (eg. cars.com, cellphones.com, computers.com, television.com) would be worth well over 1M.

ket · Feb 7, 2006, 11:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by DomainWorks

Clarification - the sale of Sex.com was for the entire web site ... no way to break out the cost of the domain, so it doesn't apply.

That just changes the whole meaning of this thread, thanks for the info.

Jeremy, wasn't Blog Herald sold a few weeks ago? Or the deal didn't go through? I can't find anything about 'aborting' the deal..

heinlein99 · Feb 7, 2006, 17:30

Just went by the site for the first time. (Talk about a Not Safe For Work homepage!) It wasn't as nice as I expected it to be, though.

Jan 18, 2006, 21:13	#1
ket trip Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 367	Sex.com sold for $14 Million And that makes a new record... Link for the news - http://xbiz.com/news_piece.php?id=12847 And just for fun, which domains do you think are also valuable in the same level as sex.com? (no "company" names)

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DomainWorks SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 58	Web.com Interland just bought web.com for about $4 million. Actually, they bought the hosting company that owned Web.com, but given the number of accounts involved, it looks like the domain accounts for at least half the value of the deal.

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Jan 18, 2006, 21:28	#2
JoshU oh hello. Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: New Orleans Posts: 422	Some of these are company names but they began as simple nouns. Some of these are worth more than $14 million. cars.com houses.com realestate.com hotels.com search.com movies.com sports.com news.com

Jan 18, 2006, 23:47	#3
best4service SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 40	Sex Sells!

Jan 19, 2006, 09:41	#4
iTechno The I's for intelligent Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Yorkshire, UK Posts: 1,909	porn.com would definitely be one!

Jan 22, 2006, 07:01	#5
Olney SitePoint Zealot Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Tokyo Posts: 174	I'm so glad I own top adult related Japanese IDN domains...... Can you say retire by 40....

Jan 26, 2006, 08:22	#7
dorkstuff SitePoint Addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 279	Business.com was sold for 7billion around the internet boom in 1999.

Feb 4, 2006, 15:35	#9
DomainWorks SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 58	Clarification - the sale of Sex.com was for the entire web site ... no way to break out the cost of the domain, so it doesn't apply.

Feb 6, 2006, 11:36	#10
dodo1 SitePoint Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 14	Yeah, it was the entire web site that sold for $14M. In addition, Kremen (the seller) got a share in the new Sex.com site. Otherwise the sales price would have been even higher, of course. Anyway, the actual value of Sex.com is higher than an amount in the low eight-figure range, in my opinion. This domain is probably one of the most valuable domains on the Internet.

Feb 6, 2006, 13:33	#11
heinlein99 SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 34	There's a nice article on the convoluted history of the Sex.Com domain in the Feb 2006 issue of Playboy. (I only buy it for the pictures.)

Feb 6, 2006, 13:51	#12
Jeremy W. 32,817 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 10,496	There are hundreds of domains worth millions of dollars. None of them are availalbe now (nor ever will be), but they are out there

Feb 7, 2006, 17:30	#15
heinlein99 SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 34	Just went by the site for the first time. (Talk about a Not Safe For Work homepage!) It wasn't as nice as I expected it to be, though.