Sex shop wants to buy royal domain name

RJ · 08-13-2003, 04:53 AM

This is kind of a strange news story out of Norway. I'm not sure if it's newsworthy or a publicity stunt. You decide.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/industry-news/4621-sex-shop-wants-buy-royal-domain.html

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BIDDING FOR DOMAIN NAME:
Sex shop wants to buy royal domain name
Av: Hanne Dankertsen / Bård Ove Molberg 12. aug 10:56

An Internet site selling sex toys wants to buy the domain name maud-angelica.no. Maud Angelica is the newborn daughter of the Norwegian Princess.

An anonymous person registered the domain name planning to use it himself but now needs money and has put the domain name on the market.

The domain name maud-angelica.no is for sale at a minimum price of NOK 25.000 and two bidders have put in offers. One is the a company selling children's clothes and one is a company selling sex toys to adults.

Offered 15.000
Nordic Hosting, who is selling the domain name on behalf of the anonymous customer, has been instructed by the seller not to sell the name to 'just anyone' and selling to the sex shop is therefore out of the question.

«We do have some moral guidelines», said Dan Femoen at Nordic Hosting.

The sex shop and the children's clothes company were both bidding for the name up to NOK 15.000. At that point the sex shop stopped bidding.

It is not yet clear whether the children's clothes company will get the name as the seller wants at least NOK 25.000 for it.

NOK 25.000 = ~ $3500 USD
NOK 15.000 = ~ $2000 USD

Fusionhost · 08-13-2003, 11:40 AM

hmm... Thanks for that, I suppose, It all depends on what the domain name is. To tell if its worth 25,000 NOK. What ever currency that is.

Wanda · 08-13-2003, 11:57 AM

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Originally posted by hilljd00
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hmm... Thanks for that, I suppose, It all depends on what the domain name is. To tell if its worth 25,000 NOK. What ever currency that is.

This is the domain name:
maud-angelica.no

Hopefully the pricess will gain the name, for future use for her daughter.

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Fusionhost Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Plymouth, UK Posts: 1,000	hmm... Thanks for that, I suppose, It all depends on what the domain name is. To tell if its worth 25,000 NOK. What ever currency that is.

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