Cybersquatter sells sochi.info for 15 million rubles
Currently, according to various sources, from 50 to 60 Sochi domains are registered on the Internet. As CNews learned, Nikolai Odintsov, the owner of sochi.info, the director of City, for which the domain is registered, intends to sell it for 15 million rubles.
The domain was registered in December 2004 in the Krasnodar Territory. July 5, 2007 - the day when Sochi was declared the capital of the 2014 Olympics - sochi.info was put up for sale. Currently, according to Mr. Odintsov, negotiations are underway with potential buyers. “To date, I am considering two proposals,” says Mr. Odintsov, “the first buyer offers $ 500 thousand for the domain, the second - 5 million rubles.” In addition to sochi.info, Odintsov owns the domain name sochi.ws, which is likely to be given to the buyer as a “bonus”.
The opinions of the participants of the Internet market about the real value of the domain and the prospects for its sale are divided. Expert IC "Finam" Vladislav Kochetkov believes that 10-15 million rubles. quite adequate price for such a domain. At the same time, Mikhail Gurevich, Deputy General Director of RBC, believes that the domain is seriously overestimated.
“Firstly, a domain has a limited period of validity, it does not refer to such domain names that are relevant, in general, always (like, for example, the same sex.com). Secondly, the domains associated with the Olympics in Sochi do not have global "coverage". They are of little relevance abroad, and will gain some really serious weight only after 7 years. ” According to Mr. Gurevich, the cost of the domain is about 15 million rubles. - overestimated, at least 10 times. “It is rather unreasonable to buy a domain with a seven-year delay. Who knows what can become with the domain system in this period, ”the expert added.
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Note: currently the domain sochi.info is not the only one associated with the 2014 Olympics, among those put up for sale. Also at different prices you can buy s2014.com, sochi-olimpiada.com, already mentioned above sochi.ws, etc.
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The domain was registered in December 2004 in the Krasnodar Territory. July 5, 2007 - the day when Sochi was declared the capital of the 2014 Olympics - sochi.info was put up for sale. Currently, according to Mr. Odintsov, negotiations are underway with potential buyers. “To date, I am considering two proposals,” says Mr. Odintsov, “the first buyer offers $ 500 thousand for the domain, the second - 5 million rubles.” In addition to sochi.info, Odintsov owns the domain name sochi.ws, which is likely to be given to the buyer as a “bonus”.
The opinions of the participants of the Internet market about the real value of the domain and the prospects for its sale are divided. Expert IC "Finam" Vladislav Kochetkov believes that 10-15 million rubles. quite adequate price for such a domain. At the same time, Mikhail Gurevich, Deputy General Director of RBC, believes that the domain is seriously overestimated.
“Firstly, a domain has a limited period of validity, it does not refer to such domain names that are relevant, in general, always (like, for example, the same sex.com). Secondly, the domains associated with the Olympics in Sochi do not have global "coverage". They are of little relevance abroad, and will gain some really serious weight only after 7 years. ” According to Mr. Gurevich, the cost of the domain is about 15 million rubles. - overestimated, at least 10 times. “It is rather unreasonable to buy a domain with a seven-year delay. Who knows what can become with the domain system in this period, ”the expert added.
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Note: currently the domain sochi.info is not the only one associated with the 2014 Olympics, among those put up for sale. Also at different prices you can buy s2014.com, sochi-olimpiada.com, already mentioned above sochi.ws, etc.
Source cnwes.ru
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