The death of Steve Jobs is a loss for the world of technology and innovation. How many guys could make a computing device or a piece of consumer electronics a major fashion statement? You have heard the term “ambulance chasers” before and you have probably heard of the term “cyber squatters” before. Upon the death of Steve Jobs, there have suddenly been a new breed “cyber scum” that have started offering various Steve Jobs domains for sale. It is sad to witness. eBay currently had on last look several domains tied to Steve Jobs for crazy sums of money:
- One domain was the sad “StevenJobsRIP” domain with a $1 million “Buy It Now” price, or the “or best offer.”
- Then there is another .org under “stevejobsmemorial” with an open bidding or a “Buy It Now” for $1 million followed by the .come version for sale for $10,000 or the “or best offer.”
- Another sad one is the .net of “stevejobsapple” with a starting bid of $2,480 or a “Buy It Now” for $4,200. A steal if you believe in any of these prices.
- Another for sale is “Steve Jobs-Rip” followed by “stevejobstributes” and “stevejobsvisionary.”
- Another listing is the .com of “stevejobsmemorialservices” with a “Buy It Now” of $4,987 “or best offer” as well as a site domain in the .com variety of “TheSteveJobsLegacy” for sale for $10,000 and a starting bid of $4,950 (with no bids, duh).
Someone even has the “stevejobs” site under the .com registered in Korea for sale but that is not on eBay.
It is sad to see copycats out there this fast. Mr. Jobs, or Steve, will be missed.
As far as the scumbags trying to sell domain names without doing anything, “We don’t need to tell you what you are. You already know.”