Comments on: $3M Candy.com Sale Gives Domain Name Industry a Boost http://domainnamewire.com/2009/06/03/3m-candycom-sale-gives-domain-name-industry-a-boost/ News and Views for the Domain Name Industry Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:32:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sex.com Up For Sale, Can It Fetch $14 Million Again? http://domainnamewire.com/2009/06/03/3m-candycom-sale-gives-domain-name-industry-a-boost/comment-page-1/#comment-560765 Sex.com Up For Sale, Can It Fetch $14 Million Again? Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:26:07 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=6671#comment-560765 [...] the new buyer might be able to turn it around. Previously, Toys.com was sold for $5.1 Million and Candy.com sold for $3 Million. What do you think, are these premium domain names really worth millions of dollars or are they [...]

[...] the new buyer might be able to turn it around. Previously, Toys.com was sold for $5.1 Million and Candy.com sold for $3 Million. What do you think, are these premium domain names really worth millions of dollars or are they [...]

]]> By: Looking at the recently-launched $3m domain name, Candy.com | colorful life http://domainnamewire.com/2009/06/03/3m-candycom-sale-gives-domain-name-industry-a-boost/comment-page-1/#comment-456738 Looking at the recently-launched $3m domain name, Candy.com | colorful life Sun, 09 Aug 2009 09:25:39 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=6671#comment-456738 [...] have been plenty of seven-figure domain name sales. One of them came last month when Candy.com changed hands for $3m. The seller: Rick Schwartz, one of the best-known domainers. The buyer: G&J Holdings, [...]

[...] have been plenty of seven-figure domain name sales. One of them came last month when Candy.com changed hands for $3m. The seller: Rick Schwartz, one of the best-known domainers. The buyer: G&J Holdings, [...]

]]> By: NameDrive Blog » Blog Archive » ND Weekly #86 http://domainnamewire.com/2009/06/03/3m-candycom-sale-gives-domain-name-industry-a-boost/comment-page-1/#comment-420123 NameDrive Blog » Blog Archive » ND Weekly #86 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:15:33 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=6671#comment-420123 [...] 1. I like the online candy sales business, and this is of course the perfect domain name for it. This really came down to a make vs. buy decision for the buyers. They could spend $3 million on branding or buy this domain name. Was it a smart move? Only time will tell. But I sure like the ring of calling up a potential business partner and saying “This is Joe with Candy.com”. Instant credibility. More… [...]

[...] 1. I like the online candy sales business, and this is of course the perfect domain name for it. This really came down to a make vs. buy decision for the buyers. They could spend $3 million on branding or buy this domain name. Was it a smart move? Only time will tell. But I sure like the ring of calling up a potential business partner and saying “This is Joe with Candy.com”. Instant credibility. More… [...]

]]> By: bernard http://domainnamewire.com/2009/06/03/3m-candycom-sale-gives-domain-name-industry-a-boost/comment-page-1/#comment-417710 bernard Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:35:24 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=6671#comment-417710 As a wannabee domainer hoping to be the rick schwartz of tomorrow, I will immediatly start to buy tons of LLLL.com and 3 keywords domains with 0 revenue and additional expenses of minisites to flip like a crazy with greatCandyOnline.com in a few years! More seriously, it will be interesting to see what will be the market share of candy.com in a few years. As a wannabee domainer hoping to be the rick schwartz of tomorrow, I will immediatly start to buy tons of LLLL.com and 3 keywords domains with 0 revenue and additional expenses of minisites to flip like a crazy with greatCandyOnline.com in a few years!

More seriously, it will be interesting to see what will be the market share of candy.com in a few years.

]]> By: Candy.com sells for $3 million!! « Domain name news from Nomzo http://domainnamewire.com/2009/06/03/3m-candycom-sale-gives-domain-name-industry-a-boost/comment-page-1/#comment-417321 Candy.com sells for $3 million!! « Domain name news from Nomzo Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:06:43 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=6671#comment-417321 [...] Read more at Domain Name Wire [...]

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]]> By: nuordr http://domainnamewire.com/2009/06/03/3m-candycom-sale-gives-domain-name-industry-a-boost/comment-page-1/#comment-528556 nuordr Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:10:52 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=6671#comment-528556 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">A domain name [Candy.com] has sold to G&J Holdings for $3 million http://tinyurl.com/pfrpe2</span></span>

A domain name [Candy.com] has sold to G&J Holdings for $3 million http://tinyurl.com/pfrpe2

]]> By: Bob Lange http://domainnamewire.com/2009/06/03/3m-candycom-sale-gives-domain-name-industry-a-boost/comment-page-1/#comment-528557 Bob Lange Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:16:11 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=6671#comment-528557 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">$3M Candy.com Sale Gives Domain Name Industry a Boost http://tr.im/nn2d</span></span>

$3M Candy.com Sale Gives Domain Name Industry a Boost http://tr.im/nn2d

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