YET ANOTHER RECORD DOMAIN NAME SALE

October 29, 2006 (PRLEAP.COM) Technology News
Cologne, 27th October 2006 – The domain gays.com was recently sold for $500,000 (US) through Sedo, the world’s largest marketplace for domain names and internet addresses.

The new domain owners are Julius and David Dreyer of Germany. “We are very proud to have invested in such a representative domain as gays.com. Building an internet portal for the gay community has always been one of our biggest goals,” said Julius Dreyer. “We are confident that we will be able to introduce an entertaining and informative website in the near future; one that will meet the needs of the gay community.”

At Sedo, high value domain sales are negotiated regularly. This year alone, bike.com and blue.com were each sold for $500,000 (US) over Sedo. The highest sales record for any domain also occurred in 2006, when sex.com sold for $14 million (US).

About Sedo

Sedo, "Search Engine for Domain Offers", is the leading online marketplace for buying and selling domain names and websites. Headquartered in Cologne, Germany, Sedo has assembled the world's largest database of domain names for sale, with more than five million listings. Sedo offers regional versions of its site for France (Sedo.fr), Germany (Sedo.de), and Spain (eSedo.com). For additional information, please visit www.sedo.co.uk