Sex.com – The legendary domain to be sold
It’s official. The owners of the legendary domain Sex.com and it creditors have reached an agreement to sell the domain via Sedo.com. The failed company Escom LLC which reportedly owes more than $10m to various creditors (See Reuters Report) will be auctioning off the domain in an attempt to clear its debts under Section 336 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Those of you who know the story behind Sex.com will know that this domain is not shy of controversy. Reportedly sold to the owner of Escom for $14m in 2006 the domain has experienced a number of bizarre and intriguing legal battles over the years fueled by greed and was even stolen in September 1995 which started a decade long fight for ownership between the notorious Stephen Cohen and original owner Gary Kremen. If you have not yet read the book of Sex.com by Kieren McCarthy I suggest you buy it from Amazon and get up to speed with the history of this amazing domain.
So now we could see domain name sales history in the making. Will it clear the 8-figure mark? Will it reach more than Escom paid back in 2006?
With so many questions to ask when one of the most valuable domains in the world is going to be put up for sale on domain auction site Sedo.com, possibly the most important is…Who will buy it?
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Hi, I'm Gary Taylor. I have interested in domain names since 2002. In January 2008 I won the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the Midlands Business Awards. I have been featured on sites like Mortgage Strategy, speak at events like Think Visibility and SAScon and develop sites like Rottweilers.co.uk and South Africa. I am a Director of One Result and head up all aspects of SEO, Project Management and Internal Operations. I live in Birmingham with my dog Alfie and love to play the guitar. You can follow me on Twitter or connect with me on Linked In.
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