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pizza.com Sold For $2.6m

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the meanwhile-people-are-losing-their-homes dept.

f8d noted a beeb bit on the fact that the pizza.com domain name was sold for a ridiculous 2.6m bucks. Can there be a bubble and a recession at the same time, or do the two cancel each other out like Penn & Teller?

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  1. You kidding? by WarlockD · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That was a STEAL. Just think of the marketing budget of any of the standard delivery places (Pizza Hut, Papa Johns, etc). This is not even a blip on that radar. I just hope it was a pizza place. God help us all if it was a porn company.

  2. Why is that so ridiculous? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've PERSONALLY been so hungry I couldn't make it to google, typing "pizza" directly into the URL bar AT LEAST 50,000 times, spending $20+ dollars each time. If there's a couple of more people out there like me, they've already broken even.

  3. Re:To a big company it's a few dozen TV adverts... by BountyX · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah $2.6 million dollars? No problem, I have a couple of euros in my pocket....

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  4. Re:Moral of story by MrNaz · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'll definitely take that moral to heart for the next time the 90's come around.

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  5. Unfortunately for the seller ... by BabyDave · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... the domain transfer took more than 30 mins, so it was free.

  6. They could have saved there money... by memorycardfull · · Score: 5, Funny

    If only their was a homophone for pizza.

  7. Re:no their can't! by Russ+Nelson · · Score: 5, Insightful

    People who cant spel don't care that they can't spell. Ridiculing them is a waste of time, first, because they don't care, and second, because they can't tell that you're mis-spelling stuff.

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  8. Re:d'oh!! by Richmeister · · Score: 5, Informative

    If it makes you feel any better, FTFA: "Mr Clark registered the domain name in 1994..."

  9. Re:Two Americas by oni · · Score: 5, Informative

    *sign*

    1: learn the difference between profit and profit margin.

    2: "millions of people" are not getting losing their homes. You're off by an entire order of magnitude - which makes it pretty clear that you're just spewing hyperbole

    2.a: The majority of the people who will lose their homes *lied* on their applications. That's right. They lied so that they could get a $300k McMansion on their 30k salary. Had they been honest, they couldn't have gotten that big a loan, but then they might have had to *gasp* live within their means, and we Americans just can't have that, now can we.

  10. Re:Actually, it really does make sense by Jafafa+Hots · · Score: 5, Insightful

    First, America is going through a recession because of our debt, combined with our realizing that we have overspent. OTH, Europe, japan, canada, etc are all picking up speed while the dollar continues to plummet due to our federal and trade deficits. Hopefully, the next president will be responsible.

    Don't worry, the Republicans are certain to make sure we hold the next president responsible.

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