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== History ==

== History ==

Afternic.com has been in the business of reselling domains for years. However, the company has changed owners several times, and it's evolution has hardly been plain sailing. A major change in company ownership came when Register.com purchased Afternic.com for about forty eight million dollars in September 2000. However, within two years Afternic had failed, with Register announcing the shutting down of the company. <ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/columns/coverstory6.htm]</ref>

[https://www.afternic.com/ Afternic.com] has been in the business of reselling domains for years. However, the company has changed owners several times, and it's evolution has hardly been plain sailing. A major change in company ownership came when Register.com purchased Afternic.com for about forty eight million dollars in September 2000. However, within two years Afternic had failed, with Register announcing the shutting down of the company. <ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/columns/coverstory6.htm]</ref>

However, an internet entrepreneur, Roger Collins, and his brother Micheal Collins at this point (in 2002) purchased the company for a mere one hundred thousand dollars. It may be mentioned here that Roger Collins was at that point the creative mind behind quite a few online businesses, including ProProject ASP and ChangeNotes.com.

However, an internet entrepreneur, Roger Collins, and his brother Micheal Collins at this point (in 2002) purchased the company for a mere one hundred thousand dollars. It may be mentioned here that Roger Collins was at that point the creative mind behind quite a few online businesses, including ProProject ASP and ChangeNotes.com.