Moniker Enters Uncharted Waters With Completed Sale of CreditCheck.com & FreeCreditCheck.com for $3 Million 

Moniker.com's $3 million sale of twins CreditCheck.com and FreeCreditCheck.com was completed this week. The matching set had been put on the block during Moniker's live auction at the New York T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference in June. However, those domains are not eligible for our charts for two reasons. Both were developed websites rather than domain names only and even if they had not been developed we only put individually priced domains on our charts as ranking domains numerically without the exact prices is not possible.

Both domains have been going to (and continue to go to) an Experian credit bureau licensed site that had previously been operated by Experian subsidiary ConsumerInfo.com Inc. Though FreeCreditCheck.com has an extra word it and goes to the same destination, it actually has a considerably higher Overture score with extension than CreditCheck.com (1,818 to 598). 

By Ron Jackson

That was just one of several dozen auction sales completed by Moniker over the past seven days. To make room for all of them we have doubled the size of our usual Top 20 chart to 40 positions (there are actually 43 chart entries due to a four-way tie for the final position). Names sold in the Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C. auction accounted for 9 of the top 10 positions and 25 overall. Moniker charted two additional domains from non-auction sales on their every day venue.

In addition to the CreditCheck/FreeCreditCheck combo, we have word from a reliable source that another 7-figure deal is currently in escrow. The scuttlebutt says LV.com is about to change hands for $1.2 million with a private capital firm set to become the new owner. The parties directly involved may choose to not confirm the sale or price when it is completed, but that is the lowdown on what is going on. (Editor's Note: Soon after this article was published we learned that the sale has been completed. We will let you know if the new owners agree to confirm the price - but sales in this range are frequently subject to non disclosure agreements).

The top completed sale eligible for this week's chart was Shaun Pilfold's $135,000 purchase of Lips.com, a domain he won in the Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C. auction. Note.com was right behind, selling for $115,000 at the same event. In still another six-figure sale, Sedo.com sold Forest.com for €81,000 ($110,721) this week. When you back out the auction sales, Sedo charted more domains that any other venue, 14 in all. 

.Com piled up 32 of the 45 chart entries. .Net was next with seven and .mobi scored twice. .Org and .info each made solo appearances, as did Germany's .de country code. Here is how all of the top sellers stacked up for the week ending Sunday, July 29:

.Com Supporting Cast

The biggest sales from this week's .com supporting cast also come from the Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C. auction. CaliforniaDoctors.com dispensed $9,420, FHAHomeLoan.com and JewishDeli.com served up $9,000 each and EstateAuction.com attracted $7,700. BabyHighChairs.com spit up $7,127, BeachToys.com shoveled $6,200, Demolishing.com leveled $5,488 and KWY.com corralled $5,225. There were 27 more completed Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C. sales ranging from $2,000 to just under $5,000. You can check those out in the table below:

Moniker also sold SuperLeads.com ($7,087), Miacoach.com ($6,175) and Singalsnet.com ($2,562) from their regular sales venue.

NameMedia continues to belt them out of the park with Afternic.com and BuyDomains.com and their AfternicDLS (Domain Listing Service) that distributes their listings around the globe. Their winners included WeddingGallery.com ($9,000), Sortir.com ($8,252) and Gagner.com ($7,600). OneTribe.com drummed up $6,500, Solemio.com sold for $6,000 and Internationalization.com drew $5,900.

A five-name logjam at $5,000 each included SilverWing.com, Mosquee.com, Konbini.com, HiringSolutions.com and BabyLink.com. SGBM.com brought $4,888, HelloChina.com chipped in $4,688 and two others; UTour.com and OrganicWedding.com went for $4,488 each. MultipleMedia.com delivered $4,288, SilkRobes.com slipped on $4,200 and VideoTime.com presented $4,088. Afternic/BuyDomains had 85 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,000 You can review those in the table below.

As is that weren't enough, Afternic/BuyDomains had over 280 more .com sales under $2,000.

At SnapNames.com, ChristmasTreeShop.com ($9,001) and GettingThere.com ($7,765) headlined a solid supplemental roster. FreeSatDish.com downloaded $5,633, MortgageRateComparison.com uncovered $5,500 and XXXStore.com banked $5,400. Colline.com clicked for $4,900, SportWatch.com ticked off $4,622 and DataEntryCash.com captured $4,510.

WildOne.com wolfed down $4,099, CarStereoExpo.com cranked up $3,800 and JazzBlues.com belted out $3,600. eAutograph.com signed for $3,092, Elones.com located $3,055 and PitchingWedges.com produced $3,029. ActiveServerPages.com posted $2,900, TexasBeachFlashing.com unbuckled $2,874 and WeLiveToghther.com (typo) tacked on $2,655. SnapNames rounded out their roster with Apalachee.com ($2,460), 8thStreetLadies.com ($2,305) and GrantsTomb.com ($2,010).

At TDNAM.com, ChatCreator.com contributed $9,005 and NordicMafia.com bagged $3,375. Elsewhere Enom's Club Drop sold SmartInvesting.com ($5,100) and iCommunicate.com ($2,400) while Pool.com moved Hearings.com ($4,400) and DatingChatrooms.com ($2,180). Also, HuntingMoon.com sold VergeMedia.com for $2,000.