Of Interest: "The business of resale of previously registered domain names is known as the domain aftermarket. Various factors influence the perceived value or market value of a domain name.

As of 2004, according to Guinness World Records and MSNBC, the most expensive domain name sales on record were:

    * Business.com for $7.5 million in December 1999
    * AsSeenOnTv.com for $5.1 million in January 2000
    * Altavista.com for $3.3 million in August 1998
    * Wine.com for $2.9 million in September 1999
    * CreditCards.com for $2.75 million in July 2004
    * Autos.com for $2.2 million in December 1999"  (Source: Wikipedia.org)