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Domain Name Sold for Millions

Posted by samzenpus on from the how-much-for-intercourse.com dept.

Luke PiWalker writes "The infamous and controversial domain Sex.com has officially been sold to Boston-based Escom LLC for a reported $14 million. 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. While other terms of the acquisition remain unknown, XBiz was able to locate information on the deal through a company called InternetRealEstate.com, which shares office space in Boston with Domain Name Acquisition Group (DNAG), a company that was involved in a lawsuit surrounding the Sex.com domain in September."

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  1. Sex Sells by Joebert · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've heard the saying "Sex Sells" but this is ridiculous.

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    1. Re:Sex Sells by Carewolf · · Score: 2, Funny

      It needs a rewrite. The modern version is: "Sex.com sells"

  2. $14 million by yobjob · · Score: 5, Funny

    Definitely goes in my great big "wish I thought of it first" list.

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  3. Today's sexy anagram by digitaldc · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sex.com has officially been sold to Boston-based Escom LLC for a reported $14 million.

    Anagram 'Escom' and you get 'Comes' - now we know why they wanted it so bad.

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  4. expensive sex. by Random_Goblin · · Score: 5, Funny

    $14, million!

    is that the most money paid for sex ever?

    1. Re:expensive sex. by rxmd · · Score: 5, Funny
      $14, million! is that the most money paid for sex ever?
      It's like coitus interruptus for geeks, you pay $14 million for sex and all you get is a domain name.
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  5. Business.com went for pretty much the same price.. by gd23ka · · Score: 5, Funny

    .. a few years ago. I wish I had registered shit,com, it wouldn't be worth crap today :-)

  6. just wait by circletimessquare · · Score: 4, Funny

    as soon as they open up the *.sex domain, i'm buying

    com.sex

    muahahahahaha!

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  7. At Last! by zmollusc · · Score: 3, Funny

    I hope they get their site up and running ASAP. I am desperate to find a supplier of those Viagra pills.

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  8. February issue of Playboy by mzs · · Score: 3, Funny

    There is an long article about sex.com in the current February issue of Playboy. I have not finished it yet, but it so far it is well written and interesting. There is also an interview with Al Franken that is more insightful than humorous. So pick-up the issue or check playboy.com, sometimes they have portions of articles there with no charge.

    1. Re:February issue of Playboy by blankoboy · · Score: 2, Funny

      Something got you distracted so that you cannot finish the article? =)

  9. The headline should've been: by yellowstuff · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sex.com changes hands.