domains MariaSharapova.com expires and closes over $22K at GoDaddy auctions

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Former world No. 1 tennis player Maria Sharapova had her domain name expire and it closed at GoDaddy for a whopping $22,250. 3 weeks ago Maria announced she is expecting her first child, so she has much bigger things on her mind than a domain name. She has 14,630,209 Facebook likes, 4.3M Instagram Followers. Ahrefs shows strong link profile. Domain Rating 60 Backlinks 66,478 95% … [Read more...]

 

[pablohc86]

"she is expecting her first child, so she has much bigger things"
She can sleep quiet then, there is someone that will take care about her domain

 

[BRANDERX]

She can sleep quiet then, there is someone that will take care about her domain

That's a lot of money just to "look after her domain"..

 

[LoveCatchyDomains]

Would she potentially be able to claim the domain anyhow with a UDRP?

 

[TangoTango]

Would she potentially be able to claim the domain anyhow with a UDRP?

Yep. There's a reason why a name with 200,000+ searches per month only sold for 22k. Unless another woman named Maria Sharapova bought it, they're pretty much screwed.

 

[pablohc86]

That's a lot of money just to "look after her domain"..

I was ironic.. Btw that amount is a peanut for her

 

[MadAboutDomains]

Just a UDRP waiting to happen.

 

[NickB]

"she is expecting her first child, so she has much bigger things"
She can sleep quiet then, there is someone that will take care about her domain

She's not going to be sleeping quietly for a good few months with a new born baby, especially the first one

 

[Keith]

Huge mistake by the buyer.

 

[MadAboutDomains]

To be fair she could just buy mariasharapova.xyz and be at the forefront of the new internet

 

[NickB]

To be fair she could just buy mariasharapova.xyz and be at the forefront of the new internet

Then create some NFT's and a Sharapova Coin then sell them on the newly acquired .xyz website

 

[MadAboutDomains]

Then create some NFT's and a Sharapova Coin then sell them on the newly acquired .xyz website

Yes! Then people can invest and lose all of their money.

 

[LoveCatchyDomains]

Hypothetically, if the domain is used by a fan club or used as a blog, with no advertising and no profit, could it still be used?

 

[MadAboutDomains]

Hypothetically, if the domain is used by a fan club or used as a blog, with no advertising and no profit, could it still be used?

At this point I honestly think the answer is a no.

 

[pablohc86]

Yes! Then people can invest and lose all of their money.

Where is the love button to quick reply? ??

 

[BrandingGo]

This domain is worth $0.
Most russians don't care about domains and don't understanding the importance of personal or company branding.

 

[wot]

As far as dumb purchases go this one is well up there.

 

[MadAboutDomains]

Where is the love button to quick reply? ??

A like and a thanks = love, if that helps

As far as dumb purchases go this one is well up there.

Yeah, if I had participated in that auction it'd certainly be one of those sinking feeling kind've endings to the auction where I realised my mistake

 

[BRANDERX]

Huge mistake by the buyer.

The interesting part is that no newbie would do that, so it must've been an experienced investor. Are experienced domain investors making such mistakes more often than we think?! Makes me wonder..

 

[AbdulBasit.com]

Very bad purchase by the buyer. Not only the money is wasted but such people directly or indirectly tarnish the image of domain industry.