Brownian Motion Posted October 22, 2010 Report Posted October 22, 2010 Sex.com sells--for $13 million, that is. Placed on the auction block in July, the potentially valuable domain name has been scooped up by Clover Holdings from Escom for a cool $13 million. Escom put Sex.com up for sale after declaring bankruptcy earlier this year. Though it swooped in with the winning bid, Clover can't officially claim ownership until the sale is approved by the bankruptcy court overseeing Escom. This is expected to happen on Wednesday. Not much is known about Sex.com's new owner. BBC News describes it as an obscure company registered on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent. Escom bought the Sex.com domain name in 2006 for an estimated $14 million. The tale of Sex.com could fill a book. In fact, two books have been written about its checkered past. Read more Quote
_forumlogo.png.a607ef20a6e0c299ab2aa6443aa1f32e.png)
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.