Legendary domain investors, Castello Bros, have scored a juicy sale as Fruta.com was sold for $40,000 dollars.
As we reported yesterday, the domain name Fruta.com was sold via the Sedo network.
Fruta.com was registered in 1998, almost certainly by Michael Castello or David Castello, at a time when many premium keywords were still available.
Fruta means “fruit” in Spanish, but also in other languages, such as modern Greek: From frutu, corresponding to Late Latin fructa, from Latin fructus.
Holding a quality domain for 25 years eventually bears fruit. Congratulations to the Castello Bros for yet another great sale, on the heels of Bullion.com.
Quite juicy for the buyer. That’s an awful result for the name.
Buyer 1, Castello 0
We’ve never had a final offer over 10K. Wanted 50K. Weren’t going to pass on 40K. Neither of us speak Spanish. LOL
MJR – One fruit in the hand beats ten fruit in the market. Or something like that.
David – A job well done. I’ve a hunch it’d become a fintech or crypto brand. There’s only so much money in apricots and grapes.
A 40K sale on a Spanish generic is actually great! Spanish .com names have lost the appeal they had 10-20 years ago as ccTLDs keep strengthening their presence in Spanish speaking countries. There are a few exceptions of course and some that could be brand material for the English speaking/international markets, but anything around the 5 mid figures is a good outcome, so congrats to the Castello Brothers