Rick Schwartz has sold the three number .Com domain name 997.com for an undisclosed price. Although the price was not disclosed Rick did tell TheDomains.com that the "sale is several times larger than the largest current sale of the year." According to DNjournal.com, the top sale of 2016, as of publication is BGI.com which sold for $235,000. Rick went on to tell me; "The sale will bring … [Read more...]
Rick Schwartz Sells 4 Domains For Over $1.325M & Breaks Record (Again) For 4 Number .Com
Rick Schwartz added to his most amazing year, selling four more domain names this week for just over $1.325 million dollars. Rick, who is known as the Domain King, keeps showing why he owns that title. Included in this week's sales is 6565.com which set another record for a 4 number .Com domain name. Rick sold 9595.com for $180,000 in July, which at the time set a record for the highest … [Read more...]
Lucky 8’s: Rick Schwartz Tops $10.5M in Sales For 2015: Sells 989.com For $818,181.81
Rick Schwartz a/k/a the Domain King just sold the domain name 989.com for $818,181.81, topping $10.5 Million in domain name sales in 2015. For Rick who always talked about having a 20 year plan, 2015 marks the 20th year and its been a record setter. For a guy who made a reputation for saying NO to offers, has said Yes for the 4th time in 2015: Rick previously announced the sales this … [Read more...]
Rick Schwartz Sells 899.com For $801,000: Now Has 1st & 3rd Largest Reported Sales Of 2015
Rick Schwartz, the Domain King, has sold the domain name 899.com for $801,000 which becomes the 3rd largest reported domain name sale of 2015. (DnJournal. com is the official keeper of all reported domain name sales) Earlier this year Rick sold the domain name Porno.com for $8,888,888 which is the highest reported domain sale of 2015. The 2nd highest reported domain sale is PX.com which was … [Read more...]
Rick Schwartz Sells The Domain 9595.com for $180K: Highest Reported 4 Number Domain Sale
Rick Schwartz a/k/a the Domain King has done it again, setting yet another record selling the domain name 9595.com for $180,000. This is the highest reported four number (NNNN.com) domain sale of all time and only the 5th reported NNNN.com domain to sell in the six figures. Rick hand-registered the domain name in 1998 for $70. The only four number domain names that sold in the six … [Read more...]
Rick’s Resignation from the ICA: My Take
As you have read, Rick Schwartz resigned as board member of the ICA. Rick was not only a founding member of the board, but one of the first to actively promote the ICA to the domainer community. From my perceptive Rick grew frustrated with the lack of response from the ICA to issues that concern domainers. Over the past months since the Snowe bill, Rick and I have approached the ICA … [Read more...]