I was thinking about all the domains I’ve bought and sold over the years. There is one domain that really sticks out. It wasn’t the best domain I ever bought. It wasn’t the most expensive domain I ever bought. It wasn’t even the domain I sold for the most. Yet it still is my favorite domain story. Here it is.

This took place in early 2001. I wanted to buy the domain CrazyApe.com. The domain was already registered and listed for sale. I emailed the owner to find out his asking price. He wanted $1500 for it. I replied with a counter offer of $600. He never bothered answering my counter offer.

After I made my counter offer I pretty much forgot about the domain. One day, 2 months later, I was cleaning out my email and came across the original email correspondence I had with the domain owner. I decided to see what he had done with the domain. I was surprised and pumped when I logged on and found out he failed to renew it and the domain was available to be registered. I gladly picked it up for $15.

Here is my favorite part of the story. 2 weeks after I registered the domain I was approached buy someone who wanted to buy it. After a very brief negotiation the buyer agreed to pay $3500 for it.

Ahhh I’ll never forget CrazyApe.com.

What’s your best domain story?