sex.com for sale on ebay?

earn100 · 05-11-2005, 10:10 AM

sèx.com i think "e" is german character but confusing auction at
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...772562374&rd=1

Humdizzy · 05-11-2005, 10:21 AM

I seen that. I brought some names like that to see if my names could get that much of a sale. It's not that confusing because sèx.com is in the center in bold and red. What is confusing is "This Domain name gets over 60.000.000 Google hits". That might make someone think they are getting sex.com because there are only like 734 results for sèx on google.

Zeeble · 05-11-2005, 12:14 PM

its not a german character...... its French.

nRnF · 05-11-2005, 12:28 PM

Frankly, I think this is just another IDN rip off from somebody who wants to participate in the domain game at the cost of newbies.

Nowwhere in the auction it is said, that you actually buy a IDN name,
and in fact, the domain you buy is in
Row-based ASCII Compatible Encoding (RACE) "bq--abz6q6a.com"
in PUNYCODE "xn--sx-7ia.com"
and in UTF8 "sÃ¨x.com"

What I am not shure of is how google really treats this domain when it comes to keywords (sèx, bq--abz6q6a or xn--sx-7ia, sÃ¨x) ?
anyone know ?

In any case, IMO a big RIP OFF doing damage to the fair players.

slaughterbeck · 05-11-2005, 02:31 PM

You're right nRnF and if you feel that strongly about this you can report it to ebay. I doubt they would cancel the auction but I bet they will force the seller to make it known to prospective buyers that this is an IDN name.

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Mystic · 05-11-2005, 02:56 PM

it says at the top of the ebay auction:

!!! sex.com get it now !!!

so thats a lie, even though they clearly outline it

floatingworld · 05-11-2005, 03:53 PM

sex.com with a funny e is currently on sale on afternic bazaar for a starting price of $600...................

FusunMedia · 05-12-2005, 03:44 AM

I guess the domain could be useful if you speak french

But the title in the auction is quite deceiving.

krustie · 05-12-2005, 10:29 AM

i almost put a bid on it, after i noticed it i felt very silly..

Petter · 05-12-2005, 10:33 AM

The title might not have the '`' because ebay says it's a forgain letter with the '`' over the 'e', but if it's not that I would never bid ..

swimjenni · 05-12-2005, 10:53 AM

its over $2000 now with only minutes left... I sure hope that the person knows what they are getting.

sunken · 05-12-2005, 11:02 AM

That guy is sure gonna be disappointed when he gets that name for $2000. Geesh. What a con...

CodeName_88 · 05-12-2005, 11:07 AM

it was sold for about 2100$. Bad.

EbookLover · 05-12-2005, 07:21 PM

Winning bidder is brand spanking new. Most likely NPB.

stscac · 05-12-2005, 07:42 PM

idk if this is 100% true, but i think it was someone from np or dnforum that was selling the domain name.

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Humdizzy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 1,676	I seen that. I brought some names like that to see if my names could get that much of a sale. It's not that confusing because sèx.com is in the center in bold and red. What is confusing is "This Domain name gets over 60.000.000 Google hits". That might make someone think they are getting sex.com because there are only like 734 results for sèx on google. __________________ NZs Finest!

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nRnF Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 1,567	Frankly, I think this is just another IDN rip off from somebody who wants to participate in the domain game at the cost of newbies. Nowwhere in the auction it is said, that you actually buy a IDN name, and in fact, the domain you buy is in Row-based ASCII Compatible Encoding (RACE) "bq--abz6q6a.com" in PUNYCODE "xn--sx-7ia.com" and in UTF8 "sÃ¨x.com" What I am not shure of is how google really treats this domain when it comes to keywords (sèx, bq--abz6q6a or xn--sx-7ia, sÃ¨x) ? anyone know ? In any case, IMO a big RIP OFF doing damage to the fair players. __________________ TargetDomain.com - Reseller Accounts - Domain Sales - Resources FREE Joomla & WordPress Domain Analyzer Submit your domain News & Articles Last edited by nRnF; 05-11-2005 at 12:39 PM.

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Mystic Account Suspended Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England Posts: 1,169	it says at the top of the ebay auction: !!! sex.com get it now !!! so thats a lie, even though they clearly outline it

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floatingworld dawnofthefloatingworld Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: nightlesscity Posts: 3,413	sex.com with a funny e is currently on sale on afternic bazaar for a starting price of $600...................

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FusunMedia Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Las Vegas - 2006 Posts: 1,234	I guess the domain could be useful if you speak french But the title in the auction is quite deceiving. __________________ Shocking Tech Deals - Fresh tech deals updated daily Cellions - The Latest Cell Phone News, Information, and Reviews â€¢ Pick the Web Hosting Company most NamePros Members Use Pick Chronichosting! â€¢

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krustie Account Suspended Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England, essex Posts: 416	i almost put a bid on it, after i noticed it i felt very silly..

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Petter This mute print lies Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 4,759	The title might not have the '`' because ebay says it's a forgain letter with the '`' over the 'e', but if it's not that I would never bid ..

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swimjenni Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 1,067	its over $2000 now with only minutes left... I sure hope that the person knows what they are getting. __________________ spanish olive oil

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sunken Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,279	That guy is sure gonna be disappointed when he gets that name for $2000. Geesh. What a con... __________________ juegos juegos \| Your Hotel in Austria psicologo valencia

05-12-2005, 11:07 AM	#13 (permalink)
CodeName_88 NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 261	it was sold for about 2100$. Bad.

05-12-2005, 07:21 PM	#14 (permalink)
EbookLover Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,438	Winning bidder is brand spanking new. Most likely NPB.

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stscac A Wealth of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 3,803	idk if this is 100% true, but i think it was someone from np or dnforum that was selling the domain name.