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Sex.Com Up for Auction
 

One of the most valuable domain names available on the Web, sex.com, is due to be put up for auction this week after DOM Partners LLC foreclosed on the Internet property. The lenders supported the purchase of the name for US$14 million 4 years ago.

The loan to Escom by DOM to buy the property has been in default for more than 12 months. Bidding for the domain name, which has been the cause of several lawsuits and spurned two books, will begin at US$1 million.

The former owner who sold the domain name to Escom in ´06 is none other than Gary Kremen, founder of Match.com. He registered for the sex.com domain in 1994.

 		 
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  What a surprise  
 
sex.com is one of the most valuable domains on the internet? Really? I´m shocked.

I bet somebody´s going to make a mint out of this. Anyone else seeing this going for 50 mil or more?
 		 
  by: chrismclegless   03/09/2010 05:02 PM     
  What I see  
 
Is the domain being sold to US interests. I dont see anyone else willing to pour in that much money over that domain.
 		 
  by: Rv3   03/09/2010 05:17 PM     
  Sell it to the Southern Baptists  
 
You Know... if the Baptists (in the US) are so concerned about all of the ´SMUT´ on the intarwebz... mebbe they will buy it up and post scriptures and / or other vitriolic anti-sex, anti-gay fire and brimstone stuff on the site.

Not likely to happen, but the thought of it cracks me up!!!
 		 
  by: richie65x   03/10/2010 02:47 AM     
  First time I looked for porn, first place I looked  
 
sex.com
 		 
  by: sceptre_of_fertility   03/10/2010 04:26 AM     
  It wasn´t worth $14 million 4 years ago  
 
why now? Pardon me, but the content makes the site, not the domain.
 		 
  by: H. W. Hutchins   03/10/2010 09:28 PM     
  @H. W. Hutchins  
 
H.W.: Perhaps I am missing your point. If so I apologize.

Content of a site... is ultimately a secondary concern -in THIS case.

The domains name ´SEX.com´ is tantamount and prolific enough that it can dictate its´ own terms of success.

What those terms are and how success is defined by whomever owns this domain is a matter for the holder to decide.

Just as ´sceptre_of_fertility´ points out... Looking for pr0ns and going to ´SEX.com´ is almost an automatic / implied starting point for such content.

The sheer number of n00b hits the domain can expect are probably astronomical.

What happens once the ´SEX.com´ homepage loads is a ´land of milk and honey´ for the programmer that is looking to benefit from / attack said n00b.

Content of any value in this case has little to do with the domains success.

Now, I´m not saying that this site is not able to be a powerhouse of valuable content... but it doesn´t have to be.

And at those prices, I pessimistically state my opinion :"It probably wont be an ethical endeavor whatsoever."
 		 
  by: richie65x   03/10/2010 10:25 PM     
 
 
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