Resale of Domain Names
The business of resale of registered domain names is known as the domain aftermarket. Various factors influence the perceived value or market value of a domain name.
Most of the million dollar domain deals are carried out privately and go unreported. As of 2011, the most expensive domain name sales on record were:
- Insure.com $16 million in 2009
- Sex.com for $14 million in October 2010
- Fund.com 2008 £9.99 million
- Porn.com 2007 $9.5 million
- Fb.com for $8.5 million in November 2010
- 99India.com for $.5 million in November 2012
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