$10,000,000.00 DOLLARS ! ! ! ! SAN FRANCISCO (January 2, 2000 7:47 a.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) - Bidding for the Internet domain name www.year2000.com closed on eBay early Sunday at $10 million. That would be a record if the sale goes through. The domain name is now used for a Web site run by Peter de Jager, a Canadian computer consultant who was among the first to sound the Y2K alarm. In an announcement to subscribers, de Jager and partner Cliff Kurtzman said the name has served its purpose well and "can undoubtedly be put to better use" in 2000. The online auction site eBay accepted 13 offers by the end of bidding at 1 a.m. EST Sunday, according to the auctioneer's Web site. No names were disclosed and an eBay spokesman said it typically takes three business days to determine whether a bid is legitimate. The cost of virtual real estate has been rising sharply as more companies seek a place on the Internet. The record for a domain name sale is $7.5 million. A Houston entrepreneur sold business.com to eCompanies, a business development firm founded by former Disney Internet chief Jake Winebaum and Earthlink founder Sky Dayton. If the year2000.com sale goes through, the material on the site will be moved. Bidding was supposed to end Friday night as the new year arrived in the Central time zone. The sale was extended because eBay closed its site for last-minute Y2K testing.



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-- the Virginian (1@1.com), January 02, 2000

Answers

Go to the Income Doctor website. www.i-doc.com

-- ... (...@...com), January 02, 2000.

One of these days I am going to come up with an idea how to make money. One of these days....

You probably won't get rich reposting news articles or hyperlinks. Just a hunch...

-- Truk (truk@loa.moc), January 02, 2000.

Truk,

You pissant twerp, I do believe that your hunch is right.

Now crawl back under the rock from whence you slithered.

-- the Virginian (1@1.com), January 02, 2000.

I just checked on Network Solutions' site. Believe it or not, "www.year3000.com" has apparently already been taken. Talk about optimistic.

-- I'm Here, I'm There (I'm Everywhere@so.beware), January 03, 2000.

Sorry, "www.thevirginian.com" is taken, too. But "www.thevirginian.net" is still available. Go for it!

-- I'm Here, I'm There (I'm Everywhere@so.beware), January 03, 2000.