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According to a recent UDRP decision:
https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=D2019-2391
the lotto.com domain name was acquired for USD $2.68 million:
Using the WHOIS history via DomainTools, this transaction appears to have taken place in 2017. If confirmed by DNJournal, it would rank as the 2nd highest publicly reported domain name transaction for that year:
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2017/2017-top-100-sales-charts.htm
As an aside, I can prefix stories as either "purchases" or "sales" in this forum. But, every "purchase" is also a "sale"!! Maybe create a new prefix of "transactions"??
https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=D2019-2391
the lotto.com domain name was acquired for USD $2.68 million:
The Respondent contends that the Complaint fails on all three grounds and should be dismissed. It disputes the Complainant’s title to the Trademarks and its entitlement to bring proceedings under any of them. It adds that the word “lotto” is entirely descriptive. It has already used the disputed domain name for well over a year as the URL for a website directed to consumers in the United States of America (“United States”). It purchased the disputed domain name for USD 2.68 million and has invested heavily in developing a website that will trade lawfully in the United States.
Using the WHOIS history via DomainTools, this transaction appears to have taken place in 2017. If confirmed by DNJournal, it would rank as the 2nd highest publicly reported domain name transaction for that year:
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2017/2017-top-100-sales-charts.htm
As an aside, I can prefix stories as either "purchases" or "sales" in this forum. But, every "purchase" is also a "sale"!! Maybe create a new prefix of "transactions"??