Andy Sweet

An article posted today on Boston.com talks about the upcoming auction for the domain America.com. In the second paragraph, they say, “The Cambridge auctioneer and a Swiss broker representing the overseas owner of the America.com domain say there has been strong interest among prospective buyers and the sale price could exceed the estimated $12 million paid for Sex.com earlier this decade, thought to be the most ever.”

Ron Jackson, the publisher of one of the top domain industry news sites - DNJournal.com says he doesn’t think America.com is even a 7 figure number.

My 2 cents - I think it could be a 7 figure name but a low one. Yes, Ron’s big time (and a very nice guy, as well) and I’m small time. So if you’re betting, bet wisely. But while it’s not nearly as clear as sex.com, cars.com, or poker.com it does have its audience… Think about what you could sell. All sorts of patriotic stuff.

Questions - Will the economy have an effect at depressing the price compared to trying to sell 2 years ago? Will fear of future legislation like the proposed Snowe bill scare people away?

** Edit ** - Since posting this, I’ve been thinking about it some
more. As the geographic name in the domain covers more space, does it
decline in value? How much would Boston.com go for if it were for sale
today? Without question, hundreds of thousands of dollars. How about
Massachusetts.com? NorthAmerica.com? Earth.com?