America.com domain name fails to sell at auction
Published June 3rd, 2008
America.com, thought to be one of the web’s most valuble domain name addresses, has failed to sell at auction. Bidding reached $1.71m. Prior to the auction there was speculation that America.com would top the $12.5m paid for Sex.com.
The world record price for a domain was set last year by the sale of Business.com to a phone directory publisher for nearly $350m. In 1999, Business.com was sold for $7.5 Million U.S. Dollars. In just a few years the developed Business.com domain name was resold to R.H. Donnelly for over $345 Million U.S. Dollars.
Recent domain sales include, (in U.S Millions), Sex.com $12.5, IRS.com $12.5, Fund.com $9.9, Porn.com $9.5, Diamond.com $7.5. Last month Pizza.com fetched $2.6 million at GreatDomains.com
The America.com auction was run by domain reseller Sedo
