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Originally Posted by Randy West
I did too. Altavista was the shit back in the day. I think I remember something about them back in the late 90's that they let their domain drop or some shit and some schmuck picked it up and sold it back to them for like 20 million or something. This was before cybers quatting laws and what not.
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Ahh I found it:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name
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Resale of domain names
The business of resale of previously registered domain names is known as the domain aftermarket. Various factors influence the perceived value or market value of a domain name.
As of 2004, according to Guinness World Records and MSNBC, the most expensive domain name sales on record were:[10]
* Business.com for $7.5 million in December 1999
* AsSeenOnTv.com for $5.1 million in January 2000
* Altavista.com for $3.3 million in August 1998
* Wine.com for $2.9 million in September 1999
* CreditCards.com for $2.75 million in July 2004
* Autos.com for $2.2 million in December 1999
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Sorry it wasn't 20 million but 3.3 isn't bad for a fast snag from a dumbass company
