NORTH POTOMAC, Md. — Maryland might not have the same reputation for pizza as New York, but plenty of local entrepreneurs aim to find success in the field. Such is the story of North Potomac resident Chris Clark, who registered the Pizza.com domain in 1994.
While Clark initially secured the domain in hopes of it helping his consulting firm, the firm was sold in 2000, but he continued to hold onto Pizza.com until 2008.
After seeing the wildly successful sales of other domain names — such as Vodka.com, which sold for $3 million — Clark was determined to turn a profit of his own. He auctioned Pizza.com, ultimately selling it for $2.6 million, cementing himself as a millionaire.
The offers started low, with a bidding point of $100, but skyrocketed into millions within just a few days. The domain remained registered under Clark at a cost of $20 per year until 2008. Clark could never have imagined that Pizza.com would be worth such a staggering amount, though one thing is certain in America: Everybody loves pizza.
You can find a pizza parlor on just about every street in Maryland, so it’s safe to say that the food’s popularity isn’t going anywhere. Pizza places have even opened to meet the needs of alternative diets, such as veganism. Although Chris Clark is out of the pizza game, he’ll never forget how he made millions through his connection to one of America’s favorite foods.
Pizza.com is now filled with articles about pizza and delivery deals, but no specific pizzeria currently owns it. Only time will tell if a major pizza chain decides to sink its teeth into Pizza.com. In the meantime, the domain continues to serve up useful information about the country’s favorite food.
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there are people that insist on holding onto some domain names + thats fine, but, except for the extensions, there aren’t restrictions about what you can put on a website. Oh my gosh, there are alot of extensions.