information Ai.com buyer says he was offered $500M+ right after he closed at $70M

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Kris Marszalek appeared on TBPN (The Big Picture Network) today, February 10, 2026, for an interview following the high-profile launch of his new platform, AI.com. He mentioned the bidder he was up against to acquire ai.com offered him $500M+ right after he closed the deal. He said “I think I could’ve pushed it to $1B […]
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[Future Sensors]

I'd have said the same.

 

[Bravo Mod Team]

A domain broker did confirm that he, on behalf of his client, made an offer to Kris right after he purchased it, but "the gap was just too big at that point":

 

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So, the broker representing the seller is admitting they had a competing buyer willing to spend at least $430,000,000 more and possibly even $900,000,000 more? Either that's the worst broker in the world and they should be deeply embarrassed to admit they barely managed to achieve 10% of the potential price... or the story is a work of fiction designed to bolster Kris' claim that he is serious about this project.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2021364987600699897

 

[Bravo Mod Team]

So, the broker representing the seller is admitting they had a competing buyer willing to spend at least $430,000,000 more and possibly even $900,000,000 more? Either that's the worst broker in the world and they should be deeply embarrassed to admit they barely managed to achieve 10% of the potential price... or the story is a work of fiction designed to bolster Kris' claim that he is serious about this project.

Sounds about right.

However, brokers don't usually get to choose when the sale happens; the seller decides when it's time to sell or wait.

Edited based on the video you added.

 

[fka1080405]

Sounds about right.

However, brokers don't usually get to choose when the sale happens; the seller decides when it's time to sell or wait.

Ah, sorry, my comment wasn't clear. I hadn't watched Andrew's video. I've now watched the video. Andrew talks about $15 million deals and about his buyer not being ready to make an offer.

I think a generous conclusion is that Andrew's buyer had floated a willingness to spend around $50 million on the domain but wasn't ready to commit to it. I'd guess Andrew communicated that to the seller's broker, the seller's broker told Kris about the $50 million and hammed the viability of the "offer" up a little, then Kris comes in with $70 million that he's willing to spend immediately and does the deal... and then, according to Kris, the day after the deal is agreed, Andrew's buyer comes in with a $500 million offer to Kris.

I trust Andrew so I am sure there was another buyer and I'm sure they were willing to spend, say, $50 million on the domain, but it seems ridiculous to think that a buyer that can't get their shit together one day to offer $50 million would be able to immediately get their shit together and offer $500 million the next day or even $1 billion.

Andrew specifically talked about 8 figure deals being the new normal. If his buyer had been willing to spend $500 million or even $1 billion on ai.com I think he would have said that. He talked about $70 million as being influential and beneficial to the value of domains he is representing on the sell side, including id.com. If there was a buyer willing to pay $500 million for ai.com, he would surely be shouting that from the rooftops as it would be even more beneficial.

My previous comment should have read: if the $500 million offer is true, it is very embarrassing for the seller's broker (not Andrew) because they left at least $430,000,000 on the table.

Thanks for sharing Andrew's video!