An unnamed Australian paid USD42,000 for a private one-hour webcam session with a dominatrix. Kinky.com has auctioned an exclusive hour with porn director Maitresse Madeline, and the unidentified buyer from Down Under won the bidding war.

The two-week auction, a first for the company, was competitive from the start, but when the bids passed $10,000 on the third day, that’s when the Kinky.com knew it was going to be big. At the end of the auction, there were four bidders who persistently competed for the prize.

“Webcams are one of the bright spots in the adult industry,” founder Peter Acworth told Xbiz.com. “They allow performers to really be entrepreneurs, and to reap the rewards. Madeline’s an incredible Domme, and she’s really earned this.”

$42,000 is indeed a record-breaking payout for an hour of webcam session. As Kinky.com noted, the amount Ms Madeline would receive puts her on par with Lady Gaga and Oprah Winfrey in terms of earning power.

As part of the package, the dominatrix will be giving the winner her private email for a more personal communication. He will also receive a free one-year VIP all-access membership to the Web site, signed photos of Ms Madeline, and a downloadable HD copy and props from their show.

“People are paying for something they don’t get in their normal life, whether that’s a fetish that they are afraid to live out in real life or maybe their partner won’t give them what they desire and they look to cams to fulfil that missing part of their sexuality,” Ms Madeline told Kinky.com.

“People want to remain anonymous. Whatever our reason is, it’s a custom-made experience just for you in real time with no strings attached, whenever you want.”

The winning bidder wasn’t named. The only clue to his identity is his nationality. It’s a good thing that it’s a Web session, because otherwise, their locations would be a problem as Ms Madeline is based in San Francisco in the U.S.

What would the cam session be like?

“That is completely up to him, but he can expect whatever he decides he wants to do with that hour that he will have the best, most high-end cam experience of his life,” she said.