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£20 web domain name to go for £1million
26/06/2008
26/06/2008
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2008/06/26/20-web-name-to-go-for-1m-89520-20621262A businessman who bought the domain name http://www.£.com for £20 nine years ago is hoping to auction it for more than £1million today.
Richard Haigh's internet address is one of only two domain names in the world with a single symbol - the other is the euro - and it is expected to be snapped up by a bank at the Amsterdam sale.
Richard, 32, from Nottingham, said: "I bought it before the internet really took off and while prices for domain names were low.
"Whatever happens at the auction, its sale will change my life for ever."