Do you remember this Website? MillionDollarHomePage.com . It is still online in 2024, as it was in 2005.
When I wrote about it in January 2006, the last 1000 pixels had been sold. I tried it in January 2024 and many of the websites that paid to be linked to from this website no longer operate, and their respective domain names can be bought.
16 January 2005 I wrote,
"After an astonishing turn of events, the last 1000 pixels went for a mere US $38,100.00 on http://milliondollarhomepage.com. This was down to a succession of winning bidders getting cold feet and retracting their bids.
lost.river.trader claimed they Entered the wrong amount of $160,009.09
ast1155td ast1155td claimed they Entered the wrong amount of $175,000.00
latentauthor Changed User ID says "Seller changed the description of the item" Retracted: US $153,000.00
all4freeuk Changed User ID Cancelled: US $140,200.00 saying it was a fake bid.
onlinepokerandcasinos Retracted: US $2,100,000.99 saying they entered the wrong amount.
And so it goes on... there was even a fake bid of $25,000,000 bid placed by a first time ebay user.
The winner is still the UK whizz kid who had the idea. eBay is a possible loser since the credibility of bids placed and then withdrawn makes them look bad.
16 January 2005 I wrote,
"After an astonishing turn of events, the last 1000 pixels went for a mere US $38,100.00 on http://milliondollarhomepage.com. This was down to a succession of winning bidders getting cold feet and retracting their bids.
lost.river.trader claimed they Entered the wrong amount of $160,009.09
ast1155td ast1155td claimed they Entered the wrong amount of $175,000.00
latentauthor Changed User ID says "Seller changed the description of the item" Retracted: US $153,000.00
all4freeuk Changed User ID Cancelled: US $140,200.00 saying it was a fake bid.
onlinepokerandcasinos Retracted: US $2,100,000.99 saying they entered the wrong amount.
And so it goes on... there was even a fake bid of $25,000,000 bid placed by a first time ebay user.
The winner is still the UK whizz kid who had the idea. eBay is a possible loser since the credibility of bids placed and then withdrawn makes them look bad.
9 January 2005, I wrote,
The weekend had me all of a buzz while I caught up with the story of the 21 year old student who is selling one million pixels on his web site for one million dollars. The excitement mounts this week as the final 1000 pixels are to be auctioned on ebay. With over 2 days still to run on this auction the price of those 1000 pixels is US $160,109.09 .
As an ebayer myself, I would expect the final price to be much higher as it is common practice to try to nip in, in the last moments, with a winning bid. There are even programs around that will permit a bidder to bid "just enough" to win.
The student's success has spawned many copycats, some doing well, others floundering. But if the craze continues I might as well try it myself. As they say, nothing ventured, nothing gained.
