£20 web domain name to go for £1million

[IDNer]

£20 web domain name to go for £1million
26/06/2008


A businessman who bought the domain name http://www.£.com for £20 nine years ago is hoping to auction it for more than £1million today.

Richard Haigh's internet address is one of only two domain names in the world with a single symbol - the other is the euro - and it is expected to be snapped up by a bank at the Amsterdam sale.

Richard, 32, from Nottingham, said: "I bought it before the internet really took off and while prices for domain names were low.

"Whatever happens at the auction, its sale will change my life for ever."


http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2008/06/26/20-web-name-to-go-for-1m-89520-20621262


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[IDNer]

Richard Haigh's internet address is one of only two domain names in the world with a single symbol - the other is the euro ...



I've check Whois records -


£.com (xn--9a.com)
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Registrant:
Moneyedge Limited
Richard Haigh
30 Wimbledon Road
Sherwood
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG5 1GU
GB
+44.01159605441
110917@whois.gkg.net


€.com (xn--lzg.com)
--------------------
Administrative, Technical Contact:
Martens, R. info@waldijk.com
Postbus 160
Heemskerk, NH 1960 AD
NL
+31.251320257



The Euro symbol - €.com was not the same owner ?!

[IDNer]

I foun another reports -



Businessman fetches PS1m for PS20 domain name!

June 26th, 2008 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI


London , June 26 (ANI): Selling unique domain names can certainly make you a millionaire and the latest instance is of a businessman who sold the domain name http://www.PS.com for a whopping 1 million pounds at an auction.

Nine years ago, Richard Haigh, 32, from Nottingham , bought this domain name for a meagre 20 pounds.

This Internet address is one of only two domain names in the world with a single symbol, the other being the euro, which is expected to be grabbed by a bank at the Amsterdam sale.

“I bought it before the internet really took off and while prices for domain names were low. Whatever happens at the auction, its sale will change my life for ever, the Mirror quoted Richard, as saying.

Another domain name, http://www.pizza.com raked in 1.3 million pounds earlier this month. (ANI)


http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/businessman-fetches-ps1m-for-ps20-domain-name_10064777.html


But they didn't mention the [ £.com ] ?!

[IDNer]

國外論壇上有版友說我附上的 新聞資訊來源的連結是假的(不通);
更因此懷疑 我是 [ £.com ] 域名的持有人 -
故意藉著 post 這則新聞來 炒作...

我剛才再次登上原新聞出處的 http://www.mirror.co.uk
找出該報導:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2008/06/26/20-web-domain-name-to-go-for-1m-89520-20621262/

並且 以圖為證 :

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