It’s no secret that I believe exact match .com geodomain names can be turned into profitable businesses. I haven’t had much luck doing this, but I believe exceptional geodomain names like Mexico.com or Philadelphia.com have considerable valuable.
According to a press release (posted below this write up) this morning, the Mexico.com domain name is now for sale, and Boston-based Domain Advisors is the broker for this domain name. Mexico.com is currently developed, and Screenshots.com shows several iterations of the website since 2004. I clicked on a number of the links on the home page, and they seem to mostly take visitors to other websites. Google does show that 480 Mexico.com pages are indexed.
Privacy is currently enabled, so I can’t be sure of the current owner. There appears to be some type of connection between Vegas.com and Mexico.com. In June of 2012, Vegas.com was listed as the Administrative Contact according to DomainTools (before it went private). In addition, on the “Our History” page on Mexico.com, it says “Mexico.com is operated by VEGAS.com, a customer-friendly, innovative and comprehensive travel company located in Henderson, NV.” It further states that “Mexico.com and VEGAS.com are part of the Greenspun Family of companies. The Greenspun family has supported and helped Vegas grow for more than 60 years, starting with the publication of the oldest family-owned newspaper in Nevada, the Las Vegas Sun.”
In 2004, a UDRP was filed