The Flippa auction for the domain name Retard.com flew past $60,000 dollars with 3 hours left until its end.
Forty bids clearly show that the offensive domain attracts interest, and the current high bid stands at $61,936 dollars.
There seems to be a problem, however, as the seller’s account has been suspended.
Despite being a Flippa member for 7 years, the seller shows no track record of sales or any feedback which is highly unusual.
It is not clear why Flippa has suspended the account.
The domain name Retard.com appears to have also been banned from Sedo: The message “Services for this domain have been discontinued” is being displayed.
Update: The auction has now been unsuspended, two hours to go.
Athough I am very outspoken and I have little or no political correctness, this is one word I find VERY offending…..I am glad to see Flippa and Sedo make adjustments….(I am aware this comment opened myself up to a response of negativity by some, but I will take one for the team)
Aaron – I agree that the keyword can be used in a highly offensive manner. Not sure why it was suspended though, there could be other underlying issues, such as shill bidding etc.
The auction has now been unsuspended, two hours to go.
Wow!..Sold!…….No comment!