Autism.Rocks sells for $100,000 [Updated]: Whoa

A shocking sale in a fresh top level domain name.

The domain name Autism.Rocks has sold for a staggering $100,000. And there may be a good reason this domain name sold for so much.

The fresh owner is listed as Sanjay Shah in Dubai. Shah started the charity Autism Rocks, which can be found online at AutismRocks.com. Shah’s young son has autism.

Based on news notes, Shah has been a very successful trader.

The seller is associated with another autism charity, We Rock for Autism. I talked to him today, and he stated the very first offer the buyer made was $100,000, and it was outside of Sedo.

The seller then contacted Sedo to ask for help with the transaction. He states Sedo didn’t tell him there was an escrow option, so he ended up paying Sedo a 15% commission. He’s upset that he wasn’t aware of a 3% option, but states Sedo won’t reverse the fee. He’s hopeful Sedo will donate the 12% difference to autism charity.

Update: Sedo has responded regarding this issue.

To be clear: the $100,00 purchase wasn’t a direct donation. The seller stated it will help his family out greatly, and a big portion of it will go toward charity.

(Thanks Joseph Peterson for initially pointing out the charity connection.)

A couple other fresh top level domain names, counting 3d.software and DUI.attorney have sold for six figure sums.