Yes, they decided to abandon it once IB contacted them. As for being for sale, well, i put in a bid to purchase it just to protect the back side of FT and they never responded to the bid, so i'm not sure of what its fate will be. But at least FlyerTalk is back in our hands.

"We're sorry, the Seller did not respond to your Certified Offer within the 10-day period.

Domain Name: TRIPFLY.ORG
Offer Price: $XXX USD
Offer End Date: Jul-10-09 00:00 EDT

The Certified Offer Service(SM) for this domain name has ended. Your credit card will not be charged any additional fees."