#17 Dating.com

Sold for: $1,750,000

Year sold: 2010

As dating.com says in its website, it is a place for meeting top-rated escorts and clients. The site also states that it is run by a bunch of open-minded people who believe in privacy, friendliness and the right for consenting adults to do what they want.

Dating.com was acquired at the at DOMAINFest auction in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in May 2012. The next highest domain name to go at that auction was Boardgames.com, for $450,000.

#16 Fly.com

Sold for: $1,760,000

Year sold: 2009

Fly.com is an airfare search engine that makes looking for airfares both quick and easy. The site is not a booking engine but only helps you decide which flights are right for you, and show you where to book.  When you find the right flight simply click on the “select” link to be taken directly to the supplier’s Web site.

Fly.com was launched by Travelzoo to help people find the best airfares. Travelzoo has been publishing the best travel deals for millions of subscribers for over 10 years.  Travelzoo spent big bucks on Fly.com in January 2009.In the summer of 2008 and launched its U.S. site in February 2009, U.K. site in August 2009 and German site in July 2010.

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