QUIRKY WORLD ... One company’s domain is another man’s gain

US: A man bought a domain name worth $15,000 (€13,000) for just $10.99 after a website glitch gave him the in-demand address by mistake.

QUIRKY WORLD ... One company’s domain is another man’s gain

Bruce Marler was inspired to try to purchase credit.club after hearing about the recent sale of wine.club for $140,000.

He should have been charged thousands for the address — potentially useful to financial firms — but instead managed to check out the name for a few dollars.

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