In December last year, a third-party broker contacted the former owner of Sussex.com, who then conveyed his asking price to the unidentified buyer. Mr. Neil Agate, when interviewed by the Daily Mail, stated that the price was "fair," and
Mr. Neil Agate, the seller of the Sussex.com domain name to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, was unaware of the royal buyers' identity.
This fortunate entrepreneur and British expatriate has held onto the domain name since registering it in 1995, using it for his company, Sussex Systems Inc.
A business card for Sussex.com – Photo sourced from Kathy McCarl Agate on Facebook
In December of last year, a third-party broker contacted the former owner of Sussex.com, who then conveyed his asking price to the unidentified buyer.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Mr. Neil Agate stated that the price was "fair," and the transaction was completed in December 2023.
From public posts on his Facebook profile, it's evident that Mr. Agate was a very pleased seller:
Post content: Congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on the purchase of Sussex.com for your new website. This domain has served me well for the past 30 years, and I'm particularly pleased it's still owned by a British player. (By the way, my sussexcom email address is no longer valid.)
20 Jun 2025 03:15:25 PMIndustry Information
The popular game brand "Crossfire" has reclaimed its core domain name! Crossfire.com was recently sold for US$125,000, and the buyer was the game developer SmileGate.
20 Jun 2025 02:26:08 PMIndustry Information
Recently, the dispute over the domain name WaterTimer.com ended with a finding of “reverse domain hijacking”, and the complainant’s attempt to obtain the domain name through the UDRP procedure was explicitly rejected by the panel.
19 Jun 2025 05:13:10 PMIndustry Information
Data recently released by the ICANN Registrar Evaluation Program shows that many institutions around the world failed to submit complete application materials before the deadline of May 20 and were unfortunately eliminated.
20 Jun 2025 09:21:06 AMIndustry Information
According to NamePros member Nametra.com yesterday, the domain name CarbonEnergy.com, which it had held for nearly 18 years, was successfully sold on June 10, 2025 for US$400,000.
The domain name X.works has been successfully traded through DN.com. This domain name combines simplicity with brand power, is highly recognizable in the market, and is suitable for multiple innovative fields.
Industry Information 18 Jun 2025 02:39:00 PM
The brand domain name Rank.ai was successfully traded for $200,000. Currently, Rank.ai is tied with ZIP.ai for the fifth place in the known .ai domain name transactions in 2025.
Industry Information 18 Jun 2025 02:08:00 PM
The operating company of online gambling brand BetPlay filed a UDRP dispute complaint against the domain name betplays.com, attempting to transfer the domain name to its own name, but was rejected by the WIPO panel.
Industry Information 17 Jun 2025 03:13:28 PM
The domain name Dollars.com was sold for $500,000. The transaction was facilitated by well-known domain name broker "Mr. Senior" Mark Ghoriafi, who shared some details of the transaction process.
Industry Information 17 Jun 2025 11:34:52 AM
Amazon recently announced that it will launch three new generic top-level domains (gTLDs): .fast, .talk and .you. These three new domains are scheduled to enter the public registration stage on August 26, 2026.
Industry Information 16 Jun 2025 02:46:09 PM
On June 13, Scale AI announced that it had received a $14.3 billion investment from Meta. The company currently uses two top-level domain names, scale.com and scale.ai.
Industry Information 16 Jun 2025 11:50:35 AM
Follow us
18273183888
Dn.com Limited (Hong Kong, China) Support Services:contact@dn.com
2025 Dn.com All Rights Reserved
