£.com To Be Auctioned Off Today

Posted on June 26th, 2008 by admin in Domain News | No Comments »

Richard Haigh, a businessman who bought the domain name www.£.com for £20 nine years ago is hoping to auction it for more than £1million today.

Today, on 26th June 2008, at the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam, Great Britain’s “pound domain” (£.com) will, along with associated property, be auctioned for sale as part of the IP Business Congress 2008. The IPBC is considered by many to be the Business Conference of 2008, with guest speakers from Fortune 500 companies, Captains of Industry and other notable professionals within the field of intellectual property.

There are only two domain names in the world with a single symbol – the other is the euro – the pound is expected to be snapped up by a bank at the Amsterdam sale.

Richard, 32, from Nottingham, said:

“I bought it before the internet really took off and while prices for domain names were low. Whatever happens at the auction, its sale will change my life for ever.”

You can get more information about the pound domain at poundsymbol.com