Cowboys.com was sold for $275,000 at the recent TRAFFIC auction to a phone-in bidder - an attorney representing the Dallas Cowboys.
Except he thought he was bidding $275.00.
More info here: [dallasnews.com...]
[keep in mind that the Bobcats paid $50k for bobcats.com]
[side note: Compete.com didn't even notice compete.net expired and was picked up at snapnames]
[edited by: Webwork at 1:41 pm (utc) on Oct. 19, 2007]
[edit reason] Updated news story link [/edit]
Did anyone seriously think they could get cowboys.com for $275?
Only someone with a serious sense of entitlement to it, who didn't spend the time to understand the web at all.
I hope someone explained to the guy that his little faux paus was the equivalent of showing up with only soccer balls to play the cowboys / eagles game.
I wonder if all the extra link pop was worth the $100k or so long term.
I wonder if all the extra link pop was worth the $100k or so long term.
A "group of investors lead by Eric Rice" do.
