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Comments on: Top 5 most expensive domain names

We count down the most expensive domain name sales ever, and you can win a water bottle.

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by techdude54 May 29, 2009 2:18 PM PDT: beer.com was sold for $80,000 in 1999; Like this Reply to this comment


by Jorey14 May 29, 2009 2:22 PM PDT: the domain beer.com sold for $80,000; Like this Reply to this comment


by HipHop4Prez May 29, 2009 2:30 PM PDT: Beer.com was first sold for $80,000 in 1999 but then was flipped for a cool $7 million in 2004.; Like this Reply to this comment


by creecha123 May 29, 2009 2:35 PM PDT: 7 million in 04 80 thousand in 99; Like this Reply to this comment


by thaskinny May 29, 2009 3:05 PM PDT: 7000000 or 7 million was the last price; Like this Reply to this comment


by May 29, 2009 3:11 PM PDT: $7 million; Like this Reply to this comment


by Reece9182 May 29, 2009 3:32 PM PDT: An 80% stake in Beer.com was bought for $80,000 in 1998 (the original owner retaining 20%). Ninety days later, Beer.com was resold for $7,000,000. Here's a pdf which details the whole thing: http://lowpromedia.com/ireg/ireg-globes.pdf; Like this Reply to this comment


by tricolorro May 29, 2009 3:42 PM PDT: Beer.com was sold for a cool $7,000,000; Like this Reply to this comment


by feidbo May 29, 2009 3:53 PM PDT: First it was purchased for 80,000 then it was bought again for 7,000,000
Well I thinks its funny that right now beer.com looks more like a soft-core Porn site then anything beer related. :P; Like this Reply to this comment


by cstrf9 May 29, 2009 4:18 PM PDT: Beer.com sold for $7,000,000,; Like this Reply to this comment


by mayursb May 29, 2009 4:23 PM PDT: Beer.com sold for $7 million to Interbrew; Like this Reply to this comment


by tipoo_ May 29, 2009 4:27 PM PDT: ^^ every comment is about beer.com...; Like this Reply to this comment


by acedtect May 29, 2009 4:40 PM PDT: 7 Million is what we were looking for. It was a complete sale, not a stake. but since I didn't make that 100% clear, we'll count the two 80K folks and pick from the top 12 posters..... Good luck everyone.; Like this Reply to this comment


by Blubberkinesis May 29, 2009 5:22 PM PDT: Beer.com sold for 7 million dollars; Like this Reply to this comment


by Azitone May 29, 2009 5:39 PM PDT: It was first bought for $80,000, then sold and bought again for $7 million.; Like this Reply to this comment


by Azitone May 29, 2009 5:41 PM PDT: lol everyones talking about the giveaway; Like this Reply to this comment


by jscincolumbiaca May 29, 2009 6:12 PM PDT: 80 K then in 04 7 million; Like this Reply to this comment


by Quilvio123 May 29, 2009 7:21 PM PDT: An 80% stake in Beer.com was bought for $80,000 in 1998 (the original owner retaining 20%). Ninety days later, Beer.com was resold for $7,000,000. Here's a pdf which details the whole thing: http://lowpromedia.com/ireg/ireg-globes.pdf; Like this Reply to this comment


by lilshortyan11o9 May 30, 2009 1:45 AM PDT: $80,000 for the first time then $7,000,000 for the second time it got sold; Like this Reply to this comment


by Wizboy777 May 30, 2009 11:44 PM PDT: Beer.com sold for 7 million dollars as a complete sale.; Like this Reply to this comment

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