Comments on: Fund.com sold for $10 million http://www.dmueller.com/2008/03/11/domain-names-domains/fundcom-sold-for-10-million/ Dominik's blog about finance, investing and economics. Sat, 08 Oct 2011 11:15:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Clothes.com sold for $4.9 million in May 2008 | Dominik Mueller http://www.dmueller.com/2008/03/11/domain-names-domains/fundcom-sold-for-10-million/comment-page-1/#comment-4909 Clothes.com sold for $4.9 million in May 2008 | Dominik Mueller Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:08:44 +0000 http://www.dmueller.com/2008/03/11/domain-names-domains/fundcom-sold-for-10-million/#comment-4909 [...] makes Clothes.com the second-highest domain sale of 2008, topped only by Fund.com, which was sold for close to $10 million. The sale shows once again how many top-dollar domain sales go unnoticed in any given year. But it [...] [...] makes Clothes.com the second-highest domain sale of 2008, topped only by Fund.com, which was sold for close to $10 million. The sale shows once again how many top-dollar domain sales go unnoticed in any given year. But it [...]

]]> By: What’s Your Name.com? » Welcome to the Official Name.com Blog http://www.dmueller.com/2008/03/11/domain-names-domains/fundcom-sold-for-10-million/comment-page-1/#comment-4124 What’s Your Name.com? » Welcome to the Official Name.com Blog Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:58:27 +0000 http://www.dmueller.com/2008/03/11/domain-names-domains/fundcom-sold-for-10-million/#comment-4124 [...] big news in todays inbox: Dominik Mueller reports on a record-setting domain name sale for Fund.com. In recent weeks there’s been a lot of talk about the weakening economy and [...] [...] big news in todays inbox: Dominik Mueller reports on a record-setting domain name sale for Fund.com. In recent weeks there’s been a lot of talk about the weakening economy and [...]

]]> By: dch http://www.dmueller.com/2008/03/11/domain-names-domains/fundcom-sold-for-10-million/comment-page-1/#comment-3478 dch Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:03:14 +0000 http://www.dmueller.com/2008/03/11/domain-names-domains/fundcom-sold-for-10-million/#comment-3478 dominik- the company acquired was a shell that held irs.com. the domain was monetized via CPA/flat-rate deals with various tax prep providers (notably H R Block) dominik-

the company acquired was a shell that held irs.com. the domain was monetized via CPA/flat-rate deals with various tax prep providers (notably H R Block)

]]> By: Steve Z http://www.dmueller.com/2008/03/11/domain-names-domains/fundcom-sold-for-10-million/comment-page-1/#comment-3477 Steve Z Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:59:52 +0000 http://www.dmueller.com/2008/03/11/domain-names-domains/fundcom-sold-for-10-million/#comment-3477 It seems that the “world’s greatest domain sale” has been brokered by a company that has no web presence, at least not as of this writing. I cannot find any info on Cleck Media Inc., the company that was reported to have brokered the deal, other than press releases. A whois search on clekmedia.com and clekmediainc.com produced the following results: both were registered within the past 24 hours, both with private registrations. One is parked at Domain Sponsor and one is for sale. While this is a common occurrence, riding on the coat-tails of news releases and both are most likely not related to Clek Media, it still brings to question the lack of web presence for Clek Media. Does anyone have any information on this company? DN Journal reported it “confirmed” the sale. With so much at stake here, when is a reported sale considered a sale? What is considered “confirmed”? By whom and according to who? Bogus press releases are commonplace and often revealed in domain forums, often months after the original release date. While I have no reason to believe this sale to be untrue, it would be nice if there were some sort of standard on confirming sales. It seems that the “world’s greatest domain sale” has been brokered by a company that has no web presence, at least not as of this writing. I cannot find any info on Cleck Media Inc., the company that was reported to have brokered the deal, other than press releases. A whois search on clekmedia.com and clekmediainc.com produced the following results: both were registered within the past 24 hours, both with private registrations. One is parked at Domain Sponsor and one is for sale. While this is a common occurrence, riding on the coat-tails of news releases and both are most likely not related to Clek Media, it still brings to question the lack of web presence for Clek Media. Does anyone have any information on this company? DN Journal reported it “confirmed” the sale. With so much at stake here, when is a reported sale considered a sale? What is considered “confirmed”? By whom and according to who? Bogus press releases are commonplace and often revealed in domain forums, often months after the original release date. While I have no reason to believe this sale to be untrue, it would be nice if there were some sort of standard on confirming sales.

]]> By: Michael http://www.dmueller.com/2008/03/11/domain-names-domains/fundcom-sold-for-10-million/comment-page-1/#comment-3467 Michael Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:03:36 +0000 http://www.dmueller.com/2008/03/11/domain-names-domains/fundcom-sold-for-10-million/#comment-3467 Interesting, just googled it and looks like IRS.com sold for $12.5M a year ago to Intersearch.com The vast majority of sales don't get reported so there is a good chance there are other higher sales we are not aware of. Interesting, just googled it and looks like IRS.com sold for $12.5M a year ago to Intersearch.com

The vast majority of sales don’t get reported so there is a good chance there are other higher sales we are not aware of.

]]> By: Dominik Mueller http://www.dmueller.com/2008/03/11/domain-names-domains/fundcom-sold-for-10-million/comment-page-1/#comment-3462 Dominik Mueller Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:13:46 +0000 http://www.dmueller.com/2008/03/11/domain-names-domains/fundcom-sold-for-10-million/#comment-3462 dcd: Do you know whether the $11 M price was for the domain IRS.com only? I believe that domain was owned by a company back then and InterSearch bought the entire company to get it, but I'm not 100% sure and I didn't quickly find any source for this information. Hustle Strategy: Yes, a very good payday indeed. My only question would be, who is Clek Media and why didn't they report this sale earlier, since the domain was last updated in January 2008 according to its whois? dcd: Do you know whether the $11 M price was for the domain IRS.com only? I believe that domain was owned by a company back then and InterSearch bought the entire company to get it, but I’m not 100% sure and I didn’t quickly find any source for this information.

Hustle Strategy: Yes, a very good payday indeed.

My only question would be, who is Clek Media and why didn’t they report this sale earlier, since the domain was last updated in January 2008 according to its whois?

]]> By: Hustle Strategy http://www.dmueller.com/2008/03/11/domain-names-domains/fundcom-sold-for-10-million/comment-page-1/#comment-3461 Hustle Strategy Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:57:27 +0000 http://www.dmueller.com/2008/03/11/domain-names-domains/fundcom-sold-for-10-million/#comment-3461 Again not a bad payday. Considering it was just the domain it is a good payday. Not surprising, four letter domain, that is a word and related... Again not a bad payday. Considering it was just the domain it is a good payday. Not surprising, four letter domain, that is a word and related…

]]> By: Fund.Com Goes For 10M at Conceptualist.com, By Sahar Sarid http://www.dmueller.com/2008/03/11/domain-names-domains/fundcom-sold-for-10-million/comment-page-1/#comment-3460 Fund.Com Goes For 10M at Conceptualist.com, By Sahar Sarid Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:28:04 +0000 http://www.dmueller.com/2008/03/11/domain-names-domains/fundcom-sold-for-10-million/#comment-3460 [...] reported by now. Via Dominik Mueller’s Blog: Clek Media Inc. (”Clek”) today announced that it has brokered the world-record sale of the [...] [...] reported by now. Via Dominik Mueller’s Blog: Clek Media Inc. (”Clek”) today announced that it has brokered the world-record sale of the [...]

]]> By: dch http://www.dmueller.com/2008/03/11/domain-names-domains/fundcom-sold-for-10-million/comment-page-1/#comment-3459 dch Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:51:15 +0000 http://www.dmueller.com/2008/03/11/domain-names-domains/fundcom-sold-for-10-million/#comment-3459 irs.com sold for $11.1MM...although I doubt the current owners want that in the news :) irs.com sold for $11.1MM…although I doubt the current owners want that in the news :)

]]> By: Dominik Mueller http://www.dmueller.com/2008/03/11/domain-names-domains/fundcom-sold-for-10-million/comment-page-1/#comment-3455 Dominik Mueller Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:52:35 +0000 http://www.dmueller.com/2008/03/11/domain-names-domains/fundcom-sold-for-10-million/#comment-3455 Judging from the press release it was a domain-only sale. Archive.org shows an active website from early 2007 saying there was a FUND.com trademark owned by Arausio Properties. It was a very basic content website with Amazon.com affiliate links though and it doesn't look like Fund.com was used for a real business website. I don't have any inside information but it's possible that the FUND.com TM was part of the deal. Judging from the press release it was a domain-only sale.

Archive.org shows an active website from early 2007 saying there was a FUND.com trademark owned by Arausio Properties. It was a very basic content website with Amazon.com affiliate links though and it doesn’t look like Fund.com was used for a real business website.

I don’t have any inside information but it’s possible that the FUND.com TM was part of the deal.

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