toysrus buys toys.com - 5.1 million

[kengreenwood]

glad to see that toysrus ended up with this domain... would hate for kids to type in toys.com and see a bunch of adult toys.

 

[Theo]

And now ToysRus can proceed with corporate layoffs and a large shipping of toxic paint toys from China

 

[Compassion]

And now ToysRus can proceed with corporate layoffs and a large shipping of toxic paint toys from China

:yes:

:disappointed:

 

[kengreenwood]

i'm sure that's not too far from what will happen... toysrus has been in and out of major financial trouble for years... not sure if a 5 million dollar domain purchase is really going to change that.

 

[PRED]

link to some of the bidding:

http://www.directnavigation.com/Dir...e_on_toys.com_-_currently_at_2.9_million.html

quote:

"a break as taken place to discuss bidding increments among the bankruptcy lawyers."

you're not far off Theo!

maybe they finally realised that having traffic of this quality can give them a large step up? dunno. its a shedload of corn though

great high profile sale

wonder what the muppet who dropped it in 98 is doing?

 

[TheLegendaryJP]

I believe Toys R Us actually owns its stores ( land/buildings ) I remember years ago looking into them and being impressed by this.

 

[whitebark]

wonder what the muppet who dropped it in 98 is doing?

out:

 

[PRED]

wonder what the muppet who dropped it in 98 is doing?

LOL

:smilewinkgrin:

 

[Domainster]

I wonder in how many layoffs this may help lead to at ToysRus when they're "re-adjusting" the corporate budget to pay for the domain purchase.

Still yet, this is a great landmark sale to help give the domain secondary market some stimulus and positive vibes !

 

[Compassion]

Mitt Romney is making a statement loud and clear:

Mothers and Fathers will buy toys for their children from Romney's online toy cartel whose primary method for profit is the mass production of Chinese slave toys.

 

[jaydub]

I think you are going to start to see some more major corporations using online presence/stores ...where possible and realistic, to save money vs bricks and mortar ...

 

[tekz999]

They should negotiate with .US registry and get R.US

Why? Toys.R.Us

 

[Focus]

This is exactly who this name belongs with...glad they have it, should be a huge benefit to their brand & company..that domain gets ALOT of quality traffic.

 

[Edder]

Since Amazon.com served 'em a can of retail "whoop ass", it seems Toys R' Us has been itching for a little payback. But who woulda thought they'd have $5.1 million to spend in this economy! It's clearly a long-term bet, imo... let's hope it pays off!

 

[Compassion]

Since Amazon.com served 'em a can of retail "whoop ass", it seems Toys R' Us has been itching for a little payback. But who woulda thought they'd have $5.1 million to spend in this economy! It's clearly a long-term bet, imo... let's hope it pays off!

Romney poured more than 5 mil into his own campaign, -

this decision to buy toys.com has far more potential than his republican candidate saga ever had.

 

[NetworkMsia]

5.1 million in today's economy ? WOW!!

 

[britishbulldog]

i don't get it what auction....who auctioned it and how did they notify the potential bidders ?

 

[audi]

They did not pay 5.1 for just the domain but the whole company.

 

[cleverlyslick]

who was the seller?

 

[ServeAd]

as I see it ToysRus is THE end user for Toys.com

Was a very good sale imho