Hah I did not know about the Chinese numbers thing but makes sense. Wish I had registered 1234567.com
Let's not overlook the possibility here that the buyer had some - ahem - questionable revenue - he had to turn legitimate, shall we say? I know of Italian moguls and Arab sheiks who drop 200k for a 'private' video shoot with pornstars over a party weekend that will never see the light of day. These days, some people have more money than they know what to do with.