question WSJ: TheMarkets.com sold for $300 million. The most expensive domain name in history?

[address]

The most expensive domain name in history. Is it real?

 

[BlueprintMedia]

WOW if it was true....
But, after reading and doing some research, it was a business not just the domain name.

 

[mr-x]

Purchase of smaller competitor, not a domain.

 

[xynames]

Right it’s a purchase of a company/business not a domain.

Sensationally misleading and wrong thread title.

 

[equity78]

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The most expensive domain name in history. Is it real?

No they bought a business. The domain name will never be reported anywhere that the industry acknowledges. DNJournal or Namebio.

 

[mitch007]

lol, could this be fake news?.

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

I have a similar "the" domain. I guess it's time to develop?

 

[address]

No they bought a business. The domain name will never be reported anywhere that the industry acknowledges. DNJournal or Namebio.

If it so why do they include the domain name "TheMarkets.com" not a "Cool Example Inc" ?

 

[Vito]

They probably acquired a file cabinet also in the purchase of this company.

That does not mean the file cabinet sold for 300 million.

 

[xynames]

If it so why do they include the domain name "TheMarkets.com" not a "Cool Example Inc" ?

Without even investigating, I'd say that's the name of the company. Very obvious.

 

[xynames]

Ten seconds later:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/themarkets.com

my obvious intuition is confirmed.

Right it’s a purchase of a company/business not a domain.

Sensationally misleading and wrong thread title.

 

[Deepak Bhandari]

Superb its a huge deal