Israel.com Not Sold for $5.88 Million
Posted in Auctions, Moniker, News on June 2nd, 2008 by Michael – 1 CommentMoniker confirmed that the sale didn’t occur! The haaretz article about the sale was based on false info,
With America.com in the low reaching only $1.7M, Israel.com sold for $5.88MM today through moniker, hitting it’s $5.5 MM reserve. While it will top the annually sales chart the domain is priceless to any Jewish person and holds a high sentimental value. With Israel’s 60 years of independence celebrations two weeks ago now was a good time to sell the name.
The internet domain name “Israel.com” was sold over the weekend for $5.88 million. The buyer’s identity has not been revealed.
At the beginning of May, the internet domain registrar Moniker announced that the domain name “Israel.com” will be auctioned at a starting price of $5.5 million. The auction began on May 23 and ended six days later.
Today, the domain holds a generic Website providing general and tourist information about Israel and its heritage. It is yet unclear what the new content will be following the sale of the domain. read more »
