11 Most Expensive domain names ever!

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The coveted domain name 'Sex.com' is about to hit the auction block. The bidding will start at a cool $1 million.

The domain name was last sold for $14 million--and it's not even the most expensive URL out there.

We've taken a look at the 11 most expensive domain names to date. Not surprisingly, most are breasts, booze, and 'bling' heavy, but there are some curveballs on the list.

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11. Vodka.com




Bottoms up: Vodka.com sold for $3 million in

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10. Toys.com


Retailer Toys 'R Us purchased Toys.com in 2009 for $5.1 million.

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9. Casino.com



The site was sold in 2003 for a grand total of $5.5 million.

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8. Israel.com


The Telegraph explains the buyer's motivations (who purchased the site for $5.88 million in 2004): 'Billed as "your first and best source for information about Israel". It was bought in 1994 by Joel Noel Friedman, a 46-year-old Jewish American. Rather than seek profit, he originally bought the site in fear that it would be misused by somebody else.​



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7. Beer.com


Breasts, business, bling, and beer top the list for the most expensive URLs: Beer.com was sold for $7 million in 2004

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5. Diamond.com


Ice.com purchased 'Diamond.com' (tied with Business.com) for a reported $7.5 million in 2006.
 

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4. Business.com


The domain name is tied with 'Diamond.com' for multi-million dollar pricetag. Business.com was purchased for $7.5 million in 1999. The Telegraph writes, 'Business search engine and web directory founded in 1999 by Jake Winebaum, a previous chairman of the Walt Disney Internet Group, and Sky Dayton, founder of Earthlink. In July 2007 business.com, the company, was sold to Yellow Pages publisher RH Donnelly for $345 million.'

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3. Fund.com


The URL was reportedly sold for $9.99 million in 2008.

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2. Sex.com


Sex.com has recently hit the auction block with a starting price of $1 million. It was first purchased by Match.com founder Gary Kremen in 1994, and was last sold in 2006 for $14 million

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1. Insure.com


The domain name reportedly sold to QuinStreet for $16 million in 2009
 
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