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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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  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. 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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  4. 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 :-)

  5. Wikipedia article by SecState · · Score: 5, Informative

    There's some background on the domain name here:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex.com

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

    Sex.com changes hands.