For the third week in a row, .Org resigns over the Global Contenders chart. The extension claimed the top two and had eight entries overall. #1 18.org was a runaway winner with that $11,500 sale that also ranked among the six biggest deals on our all-extension leader board. LBS.org took the runner-up slot after weighing in at $4,500 at SnapNames.  

The #3 position went to .net, thanks to the $4,108 sale of ePublishing.net at Moniker. .Biz followed with back to back wins in the 4th and 5th spots. #4 BumperStickers.biz banked $3,900 and #5 Wellness.biz booked €3,000 ($3,840), with both of those changing hands at Sedo. .Biz also scored with #16 SelfHelp.biz attracting $1,660, also at Sedo.

.Info also got on the board with what may have been the bargain of the week. A lucky buyer snagged CreditReports.info for just $1,500 at Sedo. That tied OfficeAssistant.net for the final position on the chart. Overall, .net placed 9 domains on the GC list, one more than .org.

Here's the complete Global Contenders chart for the week ending August 20:

There were eight more four-figure sales just off the chart. SnapNames accounted for six of those including Slug.net at $1,450, VTA.net at $1,400 and NewCenturyMortgage.net at $1,050. On the .org side of the ledger, SnapNames sold SWFA.org for $1,280, QuetzalMusic.org for $1,251 and ChronicPain.org for $1,061.

At Sedo, FinalMail.net and Aether.org sold for $1,000 each. There was also a small .pro sale at Sedo where Reno.pro rang up $500. 

Country Codes

As you saw on the Big Board, College.st was the big country code sale this week, giving Sao Tome and Principe its first appearance on the mainstream Top 20 and its first win on out ccTLD Top Sellers chart after going for $11,750. 

.TV also made waves with the five-figure sale of #2 LiveShop.tv at $10,015. Torque.tv also charted at #9 after selling for €2,695 ($3,450) at Sedo.

Overall, for the second week in a row, America's country code, .US, had more chart entries than any other extension with four, including #3 Hangover.us at a whopping $9,500. #6 PrivateProperty.us was also a big winner for the rapidly rising American ccTLD, pulling in $6,000 in a private sale.

Great Britain's .co.uk also had a good week with three names on the new list, including #3 Shiva.co.uk, which sold for £4,700 ($8,875) at Sedo. Other countries represented this week included the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (.cc), Germany (.de) and Canada (.ca). 

Here's a look at the complete Country Code leader board for the week ending August 20:

Now that you're up to date on what happened over the past week, check out how the leaders stand year to date in all categories by visiting our Year To Date Charts page.

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