Cin.com was registered in 1997 and the first screenshot that comes up for CIN.com is back in 2000, the domain was owned by the Christian Interactive Network, the domain would remain under their control as registrant until 10/31/13 when the address remained the same, along with the same administrative contact, Greg Darby. The registrant changed to DTC. On 1/4/14 the registrant became Greg Darby.
On 2/22/14 the domain left Tucows and Mr.Darby and was at Go Daddy and the new registrant was UK domainer, Andy Booth. Booth had the domain listed for sale on his site at Booth.com.
CIN.com
The domain name CIN.com was acquired by Booth.com.
Booth.com acquired this generic, three-letter .com domain with a view to development. If you are interested in purchasing CIN.com, you can make an offer by clicking here. Our asking price is $125,000. To learn more about domain names and their values, click here.
On 5/1/14 the domain left Go Daddy and moved to Internet.BS, the domain was now under privacy in Panama.
Fundacion Private Whois
Aptds. 0850-00056
Zona 15, Panamà
Republica de Panama
Email: info@privatewhois.net
Phone: +507.65967959
On 7/3/14 the domain sold for $55,000 and entered Sedo transfer, yesterday the whois updated to show the name back at Go Daddy and owned by CIN – Corporação Industrial do Norte S.A., a Portuguese company that is the Iberian market leader for paint & coating products.[1] The company was established in 1926 and is headquartered in Maia, Norte Region.
The domain does not resolve yet but you can find the owner at CIN.pt.
So from Mr.Darby to Mr.Booth, to Panama and then to Portugal, CIN.com has traveled the globe in 7 months.
Domain name flippers are nothing new.