Tag Archives: 800.com

Tue 27th November 2012
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800.com “sells” again - The domain name 800.com has changed hands…sort of. The world of penny stocks has always been a bit odd to me. Such is the case with Quamtel, Inc., which recently sold the domain name 800.com to its former sole shareholder, Steven Ivester. George Kirikos spotted this in one of the company’s SEC filings from June: Effective June 21, 2012, the Company sold the 800.com domain and all of its assets to Steven Ivester, the Company’s former sole shareholder, who is ... read more ...
Tue 22nd September 2009
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800.com Buyer Dials Up Great Deal during $250,000 - 800.com goes for $250,000 because no one knows about the auction. You might call it Toy Story, part 2. It goes like this: domain sells at bankruptcy auction, few people know about the auction, more buyers emerge after news of auction gets out, potential buyers challenge sale in court, auction is repeated. That’s what happened with Toys.com, which ended up selling for about 4 times the initial “winning bid”. And it almost happened with 800.com, which was sold ... read more ...
Wed 26th August 2009
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Circuit City’s 800.com Domain Sells for Big Bucks during Auction - 800.com domain sells at bankruptcy auction. The liquidation of Circuit City’s assets has resulted in a big sale of the 800.com domain name. Although the final auction price is not yet known, Domain Name Wire has learned that starting bids quickly escalated to $250,000. According to court documents, the auction was to be held on August 18 at the New York offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher Flom, LLP (Filing, large pdf). The auction was run in part by StreamBank, ... read more ...