The domain Speedwagon.com expired and dropped last month; the original registration date of 1996 was thus lost.
Legendary rock supergroup, REO Speedwagon owned the domain for almost two decades, when the unthinkable happened.
Speedwagon.com was auctioned off at DropCatch, where it sold for $3,550 dollars.
Fast forward a month later, and the domain is back in the possession of the rock group! 😀
Sporting a brand new 2018 registration date, Speedwagon.com forwards to REOSpeedwagon.com, and the WHOIS information hides a pleasant surprise.
The registrant is Ms. Diane Ricci, who has been the business manager of the group since 1990. This is proof that the domain isn’t simply forwarding to the group’s web site, but it’s being managed by them.
Was the domain bid on by the group, or was it sold to them by the highest bidder after the end of the auction?
Anything is possible!