Sex.com Domain To Be Sold At Auction

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Sex.com Domain To Be Sold At Auction.
The Bidding Starts At $1 Million

by Erick Schonfeld on Feb 18, 2010

It’s been through several owners, legal battles and even the subject of books, but Sex.com will be sold once again in an auction next month. Bids will start at $1 million.

Ownership over the Sex.com domain was the subject of a decade-long legal battle chronicled in not one, but two books. It was sold to a company called ESCOM in 2006 for a reported $14 million. It is possible that ESCOM was never able to pay off that amount because the notice (embedded below) says the sale is due to a foreclosure “for default in the payment of debt and performance of obligations owed by Escom, LLC (“Borrower”) to DOM Partners LLC (Secured Party”).

The notice also states: “To be qualified to bid at the auction, bidders must appear at the auction with a certified bank check in the amount of $1,000,000.” The type-in traffic alone might be worth that much. But the domain itself has languished. The site is a PG-13 landing page with links to a story of the day, videos, horoscopes, a shop, and a classifieds section that is still under construction. Sex.com does not even appear in the first page of results on Google for the search term “sex”.

It’s sad really, like a scorned lover being put out on the curb. According to one of the investors, there were too many parties involved who “prevented the asset from being operated properly.” It sounds like the site was bedeviled by incompetence and infighting. “I wouldn’t bet on any auction happening with this group on that date, litigated first most likely,” says the investor.

http://idnclub.com/showthread.php?p=31141

[哈啦]

sex.com會再標出新天價還是落回一個比較「實在」的價位呢？

[marklin]

大家可以猜猜成交價是多少?
10 million

[edenCC]

我猜 $8,500,000

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Sedo 通知 -

Sedo just learned that an Involuntary Chapter 11 petition has been filed against Escom, owner of the Sex.com domain name.

This could mean the scheduled foreclosure auction of the domain, Sex.com, will not take place tomorrow as previously planned.

Sedo will keep you informed of any further updates regarding this breaking news.

For more information please reference the official press release below:

Involuntary Chapter 11 Petition Filed Against Escom, LLC - Owner of the Sex.com Domain Name

Woodland Hills, California - Creditors of Escom, LLC ("Escom") today filed an involuntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition against Escom in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (San Fernando Valley Division).

Petitioners took this action to protect their interests and to maximize value for all other creditors and equity holders. The filing will stay the public auction foreclosure proceedings previously scheduled for March 18, 2010, which petitioners believe would have diminished the value of Escom's assets.

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　　据悉,这个被誉为全球最贵域名之首sex.com的所有权在十年间就经历书屋的变更及法律诉讼.域名sex.com注册于1994年,在2006年原域名持有者将域名以1400万美元出售给ESCOM公司.此次sex.com域名重新拍卖,不少业内人士猜测其真正拍卖原因是因为公司运营失利,ESCOM遭遇到了财务困难,在拍卖告示上表示“此次拍卖是因为借款人ESCOM未能向担保方DOM Partners偿还债务所引发的止赎拍卖”.

　　域名sex.com的此次拍卖活动,可以说是备受关注,而且拍卖会的门槛极高.所有参加域名sex.com的拍卖者,除了必须持有100万美元的支票,还必须拥有银行证明所持支票的真实性.此次,域名sex.com的拍卖活动将被延迟,另很多人惋惜不已.

　　据了解,域名sex.com将再次面对法律诉讼,因而导致拍卖活动被延迟.被起诉原因是,为了最大限度地保护ESCOM其他债权人和股东的权益,域名sex.com的拍卖将会减少Escom的资产价值.

　　相关人士表示,域名sex.com看起来或许很有价值,但是运营起来却十分困难,牵扯到太多的利益方,阻碍了网站有效运营.域名sex.com将于何时再次登上拍卖舞台,还是个未知数.

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作者: 哈啦

sex.com會再標出新天價還是落回一個比較「實在」的價位呢？

之前的天價真的是膨脹過高
以天價賣出 sex.com 的賺太多
相對的,當時買入這域名的賠很多

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Sex.com Investor: Give Sex.com Domain Name to PETA
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Mike Mann plays along with PETA.

Sex.com investor Mike Mann is playing along with PETA’s request that it get the Sex.com domain name.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) grabbed some publicity earlier this month when it requested the domain name Sex.com be donated to it instead of auctioned for millions of dollars.

As it turns out, one of Sex.com’s investors — Mike Mann — is a long time vegetarian. He says he’ll accept PETA’s request, but under one condition: The IRS gives him a tax deduction for it:

Mann, a world expert on domain valuation, estimates the Sex.com domain name to be worth $50 million. As long as the IRS agrees to recognize the $50 million tax deductible donation, then Mann will donate his share of to PETA for their charitable works.

Other than getting the IRS to recognize a $50 million tax deduction, there’s one other problem: Mann doesn’t own the entire domain name or the company that owns Sex.com. As we found out yesterday, Mann has sunk more money into Sex.com than any of the other investors, but he is still just a part owner.

http://domainnamewire.com/2010/03/30/sex-com-investor-give-sex-com-domain-name-to-peta

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據國外媒體報導，sex.com域名達成了出售協定，該域名可能在近日被再次拍賣。

據瞭解， sex.com作為全球十大域名之一，Escom在2006年曾以1400萬美元的高價收購該域名。

sex.com域名持有者迫于高額債務，預計於2010年3月18日正式拍賣該域名，起拍價為100萬美元起。隨後，在3月19日時，該域名停止拍賣。相關人士保守估計，該域名價值僅為600萬美元，與當初預計1400-1800萬美元的價格相差甚遠。

而現有消息稱，sex.com域名出售已達成協議，極有可能在近期再次拍賣。

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