Not ALL LL .com domains end up in China.
George Kirikos, take notice! 😀
The game is on for ultra-short .com domains, and we uncovered two more LL .com’s that changed ownership recently.
Ultra-premium domain, IE.com, has apparently been sold, and judging from the existing content, the buyer is NOT from China.
Although its WHOIS info remains to be updated, the landing page displays the words “Internet Entertainment – Coming soon.”
With an IP in the United States, it’s almost certain that the sale of IE.com will place it on American soil; domain investor, George Kirikos, keeps track of the Chinese ownership of such short domains.
IE.com is a 1990 domain name to boot, making it truly an “ancient domain”.
The second LL .com that changed hands recently is WQ.com, and the letter combination sends it directly to – you guessed it right – China.
The Chinese domain market has been extremely hot in China, particularly by cash-laden Chinese companies willing to invest in their international presence.
The corporate Chinese domain market is distinct and separate from the game of “Pokemon cards” being played among domain flippers in China.
WQ.com been in China since Aug 2014
Mike – Yes, it was just resold as a China to China sale.
Is IE.com also a resold one?
penny – We’ll have to wait and see when the WHOIS info updates. The server for ie.com is in the US and the WHOIS is cached.