News Sex.com is for sale through private sealed bid auction

[olivier69]

PRESS RELEASE: The most valuable domain name on the internet goes up for auction

Sex.com is officially up for sale. Previously sold at $13 million in 2013, the opening price today is a cool $20 million. "Sex.com is one of the most
valuable and recognizable domain names in the world, and we're thrilled to be able to offer it for sale to the highest bidder," said the seller in
a statement.

“After our recent relaunch as an innovative blend of popular social platforms, we have seen a large influx of new creators capitalizing on our
1.5 million unique visitors per day. As a result, prominent parties made an offer on the domain name. For this reason, we’ve decided to put it
up for auction. We look forward to seeing who the next owner of the sex.com brand will be.”

This is a rare opportunity for any individual, business, or brand to own a piece of internet history. The iconic domain is the first platform to
require personal identification for the onboarding of creators. This makes it one of the most secure and well-respected websites in the
industry.

The bidding process is set to begin immediately and will be conducted through a private sealed bid auction. Interested parties can learn
more at https://sex.com/auction or by emailing [email protected].


Source: https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/6119...up-for-auction

[k0nr4d]

Funny that they don't mention anything about how it's cursed in the auction text XD

[SpicyM]

So I was right...

https://gfy.com/23066309-post19.html


Wonder what idiot pays over $20M for a domain that generates $80k a month passive income (according to this broker)

[DVTimes]

If this was 2001 this would be a dream domain to have.

But this is 2023, and while it would be nice to have, it would not be worth as much as it would have been ages ago.

For a business or media, it may be worth spending a lot of cash on, simply for the free press it would get.

If you were mainstream media it would be good for a TV show about sex.

But one suspects a porn business will buy it for too much money, then panic and do very little with in, and end up making a loss.

[Publisher Bucks]

Tree fiddy.

[bns666]

Originally Posted by SpicyM

So I was right...

https://gfy.com/23066309-post19.html


Wonder what idiot pays over $20M for a domain that generates $80k a month passive income (according to this broker)

he wanted a 5mil broker fee

[DVTimes]

Originally Posted by SpicyM

So I was right...

https://gfy.com/23066309-post19.html


Wonder what idiot pays over $20M for that

I suspect very unlikely, unless you're a big media business, or such as Facebook, where $20 million would be a tiny part of your marketing budget.

To me, this is worth max $2 million, or at least years ago it was £2 million.

But this is the reality, most people never think about. If this domain name was such a big money maker, then why sell it?

But as i say, I suspect someone will buy it, then find they cannot make as much money from it as they thought.

At $20 million you would need to be making at least 1 million pure profit each year.

I have just had a look at https://www.sex.com/ and the site does not even work for me.

I suspect the person who purchased it at $13 million has probably not made a lot on it, and is hoping to make a profit on selling it.

Unless a big media firm sees this as a bit of a marketing opportunity, then I do not see it selling or $20million.

[SpicyM]

Originally Posted by bns666

he wanted a 5mil broker fee

And it seems the domain has lost 500,000 uniques a day since then

Originally Posted by uglydork

2 million unique visitors per day

Originally Posted by olivier69

“...we have seen a large influx of new creators capitalizing on our
1.5 million unique visitors per day.

[NatalieK]

nice tax relief for one of the major players

[CaptainHowdy]

Here we go again . . .

[CurrentlySober]

i cunt a4d it...

[nikki99]

20 million venezuelan bolivars from me

[Markul]

$500 I bid...

[Klen]

Originally Posted by Markul

$500 I bid...

I follow it and add a $ , so 501$

[GoCastaway]

Originally Posted by Klen

I follow it and add a $ , so 501$

I go far over you... 505$

[NatalieK]

Originally Posted by Markul

$500 I bid...

Originally Posted by Klen

I follow it and add a $ , so 501$

Originally Posted by GoCastaway

I go far over you... 505$

which one of you lucky guys are going to own it....


any one bidding 506$

[adtrafic]

Tricky main domain keyword for SEO traffic, because whatever you do, you will never rank in the first position for "sex" Google eats almost the entire page with Google local business and the featured snippets and the rest of the results are Wikipedia, Netflix, sexual education websites .edu , etc...

[Tasty1]

I bid 1.000.000 usd.

[BaldBastard]

Many internet businesses throw 50 million at the start and end up with a site that loses 20 million a year, and call that.. success!

Whoever buys it at 20 million WILL make their money back.

[AMDWarrior]

Lol false

[AMDWarrior]

[QUOTE=NatalieK;23087120]which one of you lucky guys are going to own it....

Well you're poor so we know it won't be you..

[romeo22]

Who would pay that much just for a domain name

[Mr Pheer]

$1,000,001

[DVTimes]

Originally Posted by romeo22

Who would pay that much just for a domain name

It is like everything, if you can find the right buyer.

I have often seen people live on hope, and try to sell domain names for thousands if not millions, and no one is interested.

Ten years or so ago, they may have got $20 million, but things have changed a lot.

Then again, some media firm with a few billion spare may purchase it, simply for publicity.

[bns666]

$20mil+ domain name is obviously an investment to resell it in future or asset in money laundering scheme.

with that price it would really need a hell of a website to make money just to cover investment and then generate profit.

[Klen]

Originally Posted by adtrafic

Tricky main domain keyword for SEO traffic, because whatever you do, you will never rank in the first position for "sex" Google eats almost the entire page with Google local business and the featured snippets and the rest of the results are Wikipedia, Netflix, sexual education websites .edu , etc...

Yep, it would actually have more sense to use it for mainstream/education purposes then porn, but question is can it generate enough money.

[adtrafic]

Originally Posted by Klen

Yep, it would actually have more sense to use it for mainstream/education purposes then porn, but question is can it generate enough money.

In any case, it is a top domain and it may make sense for top 5 adult companies, some big mainstream or gambling companies, etc... Just to have the domain itself, it is true that it is a rare opportunity of 3 letters com domain.

But the word cannot be trademarked, the domain will not rank well in google for the main keyword.

And a suspicious thing is that they advertise on the sales page that all content creators are manually verified which makes it the safest site on the internet for adult content. It would be nice to know how much of the traffic is type-in and how much is organic... I'm sure that a lot of the organic traffic they have is from the old pin board user submission that they still have available. Something that whoever buys the domain will probably have to knock down and the millions of urls end up deindexed in a matter of months...

[DVTimes]

Originally Posted by Klen

Yep, it would actually have more sense to use it for mainstream/education purposes then porn, but question is can it generate enough money.

If you had a fashion brand, it would also be cool.

Having SEX on t-shirts would be a great brand.

But the people selling it, I think are being greedy, as to me at most it is worth $2million.

Then again if it is true they purchased it for the millions said, then they themselves have no idea what they are doing, or hoping that when they purchased it, it would gain value.

[sandman!]

some idiot with more $$$ then brains will buy it

[nikki99]

Originally Posted by sandman!

some idiot with more $$$ then brains will buy it

[NatalieK]

Originally Posted by AMDWarrior

Well you're poor so we know it won't be you..

lol... my income and business pays my way and gives me a great life thank you...


not that it matters what you post, you only come here to troll & you can´t even get that right

[Colmike9]

I'll trade you my Chaturbate account plus $20 for it.

I'd ask my current company to buy it, but I told corporate about a mistake someone made and it cost $10mil yesterday, so that might have to wait a couple weeks. Fun week..

[Colmike9]

Originally Posted by NatalieK

lol... my income and business pays my way and gives me a great life thank you...


not that it matters what you post, you only come here to troll & you can´t even get that right

But the asking price is 20mil...

[CaptainHowdy]

Originally Posted by nikki99

20 million venezuelan bolivars from me

[NatalieK]

Originally Posted by Colmike9

But the asking price is 20mil...

you know as well as I, most real business minded people can borrow, no matter the amount, as long as the purchasable item is worth the money.

Banks love to lend money, as long as you´re a good creditor. Most people with money, owe big money


Anyway, for this cool 20 mill, i think i´ll leave it to the big boys in the biz

[CAHEK]

20 million of shitcoins i will offer.

[SpicyM]

Originally Posted by Colmike9

I'll trade you my Chaturbate account plus $20 for it.

I'd ask my current company to buy it, but I told corporate about a mistake someone made and it cost $10mil yesterday, so that might have to wait a couple weeks. Fun week..

Some years ago you described yourself as a millionaire thanks to your blog network...

I am amused by the impressive amount of successful innovators GFY produces every year.

[SpicyM]

Originally Posted by CAHEK

20 million of shitcoins i will offer.

Russian ruble is a great asswipe paper ATM, so that term "shitcoin" is actually a spot on name for your currency... Congratz!

[Colmike9]

Originally Posted by SpicyM

Some years ago you described yourself as a millionaire thanks to your blog network...

I am amused by the impressive amount of successful innovators GFY produces every year.

I made at least 700k on blogs alone, but things aren't the same anymore.
But my point is that no one wants that domain for 20mil

[SpicyM]

Originally Posted by Colmike9

I made at least 700k on blogs alone, but things aren't the same anymore.

Oh look, a GFY expert who used to be a millionaire (as he proclaimed himself) can't pay a fucking debt of $2k ...

https://gfy.com/fucking-around-and-b...lmike-owe.html




Eat shit you idiot.

[Colmike9]

Originally Posted by SpicyM

Oh look, a GFY expert who used to be a millionaire (as he proclaimed himself) can't pay a fucking debt of $2k ...

https://gfy.com/fucking-around-and-b...lmike-owe.html




Eat shit you idiot.

I've always thought that you're a fucking retard, and you keep proving it.
Seriously be careful who you talk shit to..

[SpicyM]

Originally Posted by Colmike9

I've always thought that you're a fucking retard, and you keep proving it.
Seriously be careful who you talk shit to..

Here comes the GFY Hall of fame ... The blog network millionaires now broke and asking for a job

[baddog]

Originally Posted by Klen

Yep, it would actually have more sense to use it for mainstream/education purposes then porn, but question is can it generate enough money.

That was the original intent

[12clicks]

Gotta laugh at all these idiots holding the bag on a “premium” domain that isn’t worth shit. 😂

[NatalieK]

Originally Posted by Klen

Yep, it would actually have more sense to use it for mainstream/education purposes then porn, but question is can it generate enough money.

I suppose government owned for schools, education, help & advice, maybe even like a phone in line for problems, a problem line, a safe place to read or communicate with others, sexual problems or worries, sex advice...

this has no limit to the payout, there´s no top line on education & health

[DVTimes]

Originally Posted by NatalieK

you know as well as I, most real business minded people can borrow, no matter the amount, as long as the purchasable item is worth the money.

Banks love to lend money, as long as you´re a good creditor. Most people with money, owe big money

Just to confirm, that your clearly believing a bank will lend you $20 million as a business loan.

[DVTimes]

Originally Posted by 12clicks

Gotta laugh at all these idiots holding the bag on a “premium” domain that isn’t worth shit. 😂

The best ones are the ones who buy things like xxhamster.com and think people will pay them $100000 for the domain name.

Over the years people have tried to sell ok domain names but asked silly money. They buy for $20 then try to sell for $100000, when I have seen people offer $2000 or more and they would have made a nice profit. But greed kicks in.

For fun I give it a few years knowing they are so greedy they hang on hoping to get more, then the domain drops, and I have picked it up for $10.

i was listening to a youtube vid where a chap has made millions buying, doing up houses then selling them. He said the mistake people make is hold on for months hoping to get that bit extra. He said he just sells and as long as he makes a profit he is happy. He said in the time many will have sold a house, he will have purchased 3 or 4 and made more money selling them than that person just sat around.

It is a bit like bitcoin. The smart people purchased cheap, then sold. But many purchased and held on because of greed, then woke up to find the price crashed.

[DVTimes]

A few points:

1. $13 million in 2013

So what makes it worth $20 million today. Indeed was it even worth $13 million in 2013. One presumes the value was based on the presumption the domain would gain value over the years.

Many factors could suggest the value has decreased. Such as phone apps now very popular. In 2013 most people were using websites. Today I suspect app use is huge. We have a LOT more domain types, such as dot this and dot that. In other words supply and demand. The more domain extensions means less value.

2. 1.5 million unique visitors per day. This may or may not be because of the domain name alone. The site (that does not look that good) https://www.sex.com/ looks to be some sort of free tube site. So it could just be popular because of the free content.

The question that should be asked is how much the site makes in profit and how much does it cost to run.

[The Porn Nerd]

Originally Posted by sandman!

some idiot with more $$$ then brains will buy it

Elon Musk?

[NatalieK]

Originally Posted by DVTimes

Just to confirm, that your clearly believing a bank will lend you $20 million as a business loan.

Just to confirm, clearly I never said a bank would lend me personally. I obviously was stating banks will lend anyone as long as the collateral or purchasable product was worth the money, so the money can be retrieved at anytime.


Adam, why would you still continue to troll me. I still have you on ignore, but keep clicking on the "view post" on the top right of our posts, just to see if you´re trolling, and yes, once again, here we are