Did Cellphones.com sell for $4.4 million?

[Vision]

I've heard some people say the sale of Cellphones.com did occur for $4.4 million, BUT should not have been disclosed to the public, while others say this sale NEVER happened.

At a TRAFFIC earlier this year I heard participants continuing the debate, some said the sale happened, while others contended it did not occur.

Does anyone know the real story about Cellphones.com?

Thank you,

Michael

Evidently, some domaining websites assert the sale did occur....

http://www.domaininformer.com/news/press/060320NICHECOW.html

http://domainsmagazine.com/Domains_3/Domain_2326.shtml

 

[iDName]

Apparently CellPhone.com sold for $7.5 million too?

http://www.hbsps.com/article.html?aid=135

CellPhone.com which recently sold for $7.5 million

I'd also like to know if anyone can confirm either of these sales?

Thanks.

 

[tonyfloyd]

yes...it was a Greek kid from Astoria,NY who had handregged cellphones.com back in 1998 for $35 who later went on to sell it for $4.4 mil....alwyas attends these domain parties/shows and is in pics with the "King" Schwartz.....his name is Mike..something.....

thats what ive heard/read...

tony

didn't some Greek kid (Mike something) from Astoria, NY handreg cellphones.com back in 1998 for $35 and later sold it for $4.4 mil?...that is story i have heard and read......and he is always at these TRAFFIC events/domain events hanging out and being photographed with the "King" Schwartz......so...i believe it is true....

 

[PRED]

yes...it was a Greek kid from Astoria,NY who had handregged cellphones.com back in 1998 for $35 who later went on to sell it for $4.4 mil....alwyas attends these domain parties/shows and is in pics with the "King" Schwartz.....his name is ..........

Acroplex? :smilewinkgrin: :-#:

 

[tonyfloyd]

lol....no....he wishes.....

 

[Gerry]

Acroplex? :smilewinkgrin: :-#:

Naw, that greek kid regged cellphones.mobi and 電話をかける.com (IDN xn--u8jm8oza8416ijzpa)

 

[Theo]

I only have Acroplex.mobi and one IDN ...and that last one was a freebie LOL

 

[Vision]

LOL @ at all the posts.

Thank you,

Very interesting indeed.

Michael

 

[Varchar]

If that Greek kid hand-reg'ed that name for $35, he should be a Greek man by now selling it for $4.4 million. What puzzle me is that if an end user who is willing to pay $4.4 million to buy that domain, howcome this end user doesn't use it for business but instead parking the domain?

 

[tonyfloyd]

the greek kid sold it a while ago....for $4.4 mil.....i think he was like 24 in 1998 when he regged it......i had read an article about it a while ago....

 

[Theo]

WHOIS shows Dimitri Spiliopoulos as the owner, still. And the domain was registered in 1996 - which makes it very feasible it was hand-registered (potentially after a former registration from the no-fee era lapsed).

 

[tas38]

( What puzzle me is that if an end user who is willing to pay $4.4 million to buy that domain, howcome this end user doesn't use it for business but instead parking the domain? )

Because it's mostly resellers selling it to resellers, it sold for $4.4 mill they will now make some off of all the types checking it out parked. I noticed that with many high priced names, just sitting parked so it must be lot of that going on I would think.

 

[Gerry]

WHOIS shows Dimitri Spiliopoulos as the owner, still. And the domain was registered in 1996 - which makes it very feasible it was hand-registered (potentially after a former registration from the no-fee era lapsed).

Quite an incredible reg by any date and standards.

Potentially more than $4.4 million? There's nearly 4.5 billion cell phones in use worldwide now. Estimates are to be 7 billion by 2010.

WOWSER!

 

[tonyfloyd]

lucky bastard.....

 

[Gerry]

lucky bastard.....

naw, just a greek geek :lol:

 

[tonyfloyd]

a "rich" greek geek.....

 

[Theo]

greek geek :lol:

Laugh not, for I own the .com

 

[tonyfloyd]

greekgeek.com????

u own it??....lolol....

Bravo Acro!!

lucky bastard.....

 

[Gerry]

Laugh not, for I own the .com

SHAZAM!

Go for it...do the mobi thing.

Come on! Do it, do it, do it!

 

[GAMEFINEST]

Not bad indeed