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04-15-2008, 02:02 PM
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| AUTO.COM sold for $10,000???
I heard on NP today that AUTO.COM sold for $10,000 dollars. I just can't believe that someone would sell for that cheap in fact its almost a guarantee that this sale will not go through in my opinion.
Has anyone else heard any more on this? I believe the sale was through Afternic.
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04-15-2008, 02:08 PM
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| well it points to and is owned by cars.com
somehow i think they would know value, but more importantly would not sell to a competitor | |
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04-15-2008, 02:10 PM
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| Some more info- its seems that I guy name Lorenzo (italiandragon) won it and get this it was a buy it now option for $10,000. Dude is filthy rich now if its true.
Doe's anybody have any contacts at Afternic?
here's the link. http://www.afternic.com/name.php?domain=auto.com
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04-15-2008, 02:11 PM
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| Nah..owned by CV who owns cars.com and apartments.com
auto.com redirects to their cars.com
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04-15-2008, 02:12 PM
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| I find this really hard to believe. Anyone have more info on this? | |
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04-15-2008, 02:15 PM
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| Scam!
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04-15-2008, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by theinvestor  I find this really hard to believe. Anyone have more info on this? |
Hi guys, 99.9 % it`s not legit but I bought it as soon as I saw the thread.
I just emailed the current Registrant to check if it was a joke like I already supposed.
I had to copy and paste the text of the listing because initially I though it was an idn. | |
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04-15-2008, 02:16 PM
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| Not true guys..come on...
The seller on afternic is bmwsil >>look up on google >> some russian dude with only 1 other name on afternic.
Conclusion: afternic should be more careful when monitoring names listed for sale - this one somehow slipped through and got all the hype. | |
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04-15-2008, 02:17 PM
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| Looks like an 0, not O! | |
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04-15-2008, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by italiandragon Hi guys, 99.9 % it`s not legit but I bought it as soon as I saw the thread.
I just emailed the current Registrant to check if it was a joke like I already supposed.
I had to copy and paste the text of the listing because initially I though it was an idn. | ROFL Lorenzo
you're a bit long in the tooth to fall for this?
surely you would pay and get domain in your control before posting such a thread at np?
must be the Italian in you   | |
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04-15-2008, 02:21 PM
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| a while ago the domain name "co.uk' was for sale @ Sedo.
There should be a verification system, otherwise someone should sell Microsoft.com - just imagine the parking revenue on this one  | |
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04-15-2008, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by PREDATOR ROFL Lorenzo
you're a bit long in the tooth to fall for this?
surely you would pay and get domain in your control before posting such a thread at np?
must be the Italian in you |
enough! 
I`d like to see if it was happening to you!! | |
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04-15-2008, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by italiandragon enough!
I`d like to see if it was happening to you!! | 
you posted a thread about it, you daft sausage  | |
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04-15-2008, 02:44 PM
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| the name is with markmonitor.com and i am sure it is owned by a big company
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04-15-2008, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by simon the name is with markmonitor.com and i am sure it is owned by a big company | Thanks Simon, I noticed that even before to buy it.
Would you have left that listing alone without buying despite it could very likely be a joke? | |
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04-15-2008, 03:12 PM
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| yea sometimes things are too good to be true. good that you grabbed the opportunity even you had doubts over it. believe it or not, few months ago one close friend of mine bought a domain for about 12k$ and two months later the name was sold for 150K$
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04-15-2008, 03:14 PM
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| come on ... April Fools is over LOL
I would have paid $11,000 for it myself LOL
this is 2008 that price was 1995. hehehe  | 
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04-15-2008, 03:51 PM
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| so if its a 0 instead of an O it looks like you'll be paying 10k for a crappy domain? | |
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04-15-2008, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Rockefeller so if its a 0 instead of an O it looks like you'll be paying 10k for a crappy domain? | Can't be a 0 rock, they display both upper case and lower case - it's clearly an "O". | |
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04-15-2008, 04:13 PM
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