(Photo: Jon Schultz)
A self-proclaimed "domain entrepreneur" is planning on selling the
www.ebola.com domain for $150,000.
The man, Jon Schultz, specializes in buying disease domains and
selling them for large amounts of money.
In addition to the Ebola.com domain, Daily Mailreports that Schultz
also owns: H1N1.com, birdflu.com, terror.com, PotassiumIodide.com,
fukushima.com, and others.
He bought the Ebola domain 4 years ago for$13,500and has been waiting
for the right opportunity to sell it, and according to him, that time
is now - in the midst of the current Ebola epidemic.
"Ebola.com would be a great domain for a pharmaceutical company
working on a vaccine or cure, a company selling pandemic or
disaster-preparedness supplies, or a medical company wishing to
provide information and advertise services"Schultz said.
Some have accused him of taking advantage of a tragedy, but he has
denied the allegations, saying that doctors do the same.
"You could say the same thing about doctors. They can become very
well-off treating very sick patients.
Besides we have sacrificed a couple of thousands in parking page
income to put up links about Ebola on the site. And people can also
donate to Doctors Without Borders at the site," he said.
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