domains Some recent celebrity domain name sales including EwanMcgregor and WayneRooney

[equity78]

I have written many times about celebrities and domain names. It always is a combination of UDRP’s, cease and desist or a successful sale. Over the last couple weeks some celebrity names have been scooped up at the auctions. EwanMcGregor.com went for $981 at NameJet. The Scottish actor has a long and diversified movie career. […]

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[Bname.com]

What do you buy it for?
Will they make their own websites?

 

[equity78]

What do you buy it for?
Will they make their own websites?

That's the thing why do people buy these? Hoping for the resell or getting the UDRP?

 

[CraigD]

It's simply asking for trouble buying a famous persons name, unless that is also your name.

Having said that, you would expect that a highly-paid celebrity agent would be on the ball and purchase his clients name when it comes on the market - especially when it sells for under a grand, like Ewan's.