Domainer Buys and Returns Domain Name to Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos

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by bhartzer • 15 years ago

24 13 15 years ago

The domain name JeffBezos.com was recently sold at a domain name auction and then promptly returned to its rightful owner: Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com.

unwind• 15 years ago

It's weird how the article assumes that the rightful owner of this domain must be Amazon's Jeff Bezos. What if some other Mr Bezos was first to register, is it still a question of it being returned to Amazon's Mr Bezos?

bhartzer• 15 years ago

unwind, you're right. I suppose if there was another "Jeff Bezos" out there then the domain owner probably should have considered giving the domain to them.

acangiano• 15 years ago

Ubi maior minor cessat is not law here, but it's a safe default. Amazon's Bezos may not be the rightful owner, but it's certainly one of them.

joezydeco• 15 years ago

I suppose the Amazon CEO could just buy .bezos from ICANN and not have to worry about any of this.

cuppster• 15 years ago

I did the same thing with my local pizza shop. They were =really= happy to get the domain... and in return they gave me a $100 credit, and I threw a party for my friends... good times! http://jerseyspizza.com/

leftnode• 15 years ago

On a totally unrelated note, that may be the best restaurant website I've ever seen. Just gave me the facts, no Flash, I could see the menu and it works fine on a mobile phone. I wish all other restaurants would copy this template.

pkamb3• 15 years ago

The name, directions, and phone number are all images. Can't copy and paste them into an email.

workhorse• 15 years ago

+1 for the good guys!

codingthebeach• 15 years ago

I think Mr. Olea lays it on a little thick, but I like the gesture.

A lot of domainers feel like our domains are a bit like our ‘children’. I saw that name as one of his ‘kids’ that was about to wander onto the digital highway. Sort of like taking a wayward kid by the hand and gently bringing it back to their front porch. Domaining is still a pretty small community, and many of us actually look after each other.

Domainer Buys and Returns Domain Name to Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos

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