Three
Sedo Sales Totaling Over $900,000 and a Quarter-Million Dollar
Private Transaction Pace This Week's Aftermarket Action
Sedo
had a red hot hand this week,
piling up ten entries on our new weekly Top 20 domain sales
chart, including three of the top four and six of the first eight
positions. Sedo's list was led by a trio of six-figure sales;
#1 LowFare.com at $365,000, #2 Banners.com at $360,000
and #4 Pisos.net ("apartments" in Spanish) at €150,000
($187,500). The latter name also ranks as the second biggest .net
sale this year, trailing only Porn.net, a domain that changed
hands for $400,000 last February.
In still another six-figure sale serial
entrepreneurs Brian Wiegand and Mark McGuire purchased
#3 Alice.com for $250,000. TechCrunch
reports that the dynamic duo will use the domain as the foundation
for a new shopping platform that has already raised $4.3 million
in capital funding.
By
Ron Jackson
NameJet
scored the first of their two chart entries with #5 FreePornTube.com
at $34,800. Sedo then stepped back up to the plate and hit
three in a row out of the park, starting with #6 AED.nl (Netherlands
country code) at €25,500 ($31,875). That was one of four country
code domains that made the all extension leader board and Sedo
accounted for all of those ccTLD sales.
The Global Contenders (non .com
global TLDs) also had a strong presence on the Big Board, represented
by two .nets, two .infos, a .org and a .mobi,
good for six entries overall. The two .infos were medical terms; Flu.info
at $14,000 and Acne.info at $10,000, that were
both sold by a Switzerland based seller in a pair of private
transactions.
The AfternicDLS
and Moniker.com
each had multiple chart entries, putting three names apiece on the
elite list with two of Moniker's coming from completed sales from
their live auction at T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
New York. The AfternicDLS told us they also had a huge $275,000
sale this week but could not release the name due to a
non-disclosure agreement.
There were four private transactions on the
Big Board,
with one of those, #10 Carrollton.com at $30,000,
completed at the recent Texas Domainers And Developers Convention. Here is how all of the top sellers stacked up for the
week ending Sunday, November 9:
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. Nov. 2, 2008 - Sun. Nov. 9, 2008 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Nov. 11
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
LowFare.com
$365,000
Sedo
2.
Banners.com
$360,000
Sedo
3.
Alice.com
$250,000
Pvt
Sale
4.
Pisos.net ("apartments" in Spanish)
€150,000
= $187,500
Sedo
5.
FreePornTube.com
$34,800
NameJet
6.
AED.nl
€25,500
= $31,875
Sedo
7.
tie
Voyance.net
€25,000
= $31,250
Sedo
7.
tie
Rencontre.org ("meeting" in French)
€25,000
= $31,250
Sedo
9.
CMDX.com
$30,350
Moniker
10.
Carrollton.com
$30,000
Pvt
Sale
11.
Telefonbuch-Deutschland.de ("Germany Telephon Book" in German)
€19,500
= $24,375
Sedo
12.
Sonnerie.fr ("ringtone" in French)
€18,500
= $23,125
Sedo
13.
Flu.info
$14,000
Pvt
Sale
14.
RMX.com
$13,027
SnapNames
15.
tie
OnGames.com
$11,000
AfternicDLS
15.
tie
MiniMart.com
$11,000
Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
15.
tie
Calls.mobi
$11,000
Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
18.
Glue.co.uk
£6,675
= $10,279
Sedo
19.
Sleeper.com
$10,100
NameJet
20.
tie
Vicaso.com
$10,000
Sedo
20.
tie
Sisterhood.com
$10,000
AfternicDLS
20.
tie
Ruba.com
$10,000
AfternicDLS
20.
tie
Acne.info
$10,000
Pvt
Sale
Keep in mind that these are the highest
value sales that have been reported to us in the
past week. This column is meant to be an educational tool,
not a complete list documenting ALL high
value domain sales. Such a list is impossible to produce
because many sales are kept private at the insistence of
buyers, sellers or both. Our procedure for verifying the
accuracy of domain sales reports is available here.
Forthe many newcomers entering the domain
industry we also want to point out that the reasons why a domain name sells for a certain price can be varied and are not always clear to those who are unfamiliar with the domain market.
If you do not understand why specific domain names command the
prices they do, you are likely to make unwise domain registrations or purchases.
We highly recommend that you do some basic research beforeyou buyanything! As a starting point we have
built a sister site specifically for you at NameNewbie.com.
The AfternicDLS leads the .com supporting cast of four-figure sales
with LesPetits.com at $9,000. Clickpoint.com
added $8,500, SBSP.com produced $7,700 and UKChemist.com
concocted $7,500. WorldCuisine.com cooked up $7,200
while MailFilitering.com and GirlBlog.com generated $7,000
each.
Yast.com yielded $5,400, XRPG.com
extracted $5,289 and WelcomePack.com went for $5,000.
Czero.com secured $4,900, Creaciones.com
cranked out $4,800 and TorontoBusiness.com banked $4,700.
TopYou.com took in $4,488, GameGround.com grabbed $4,408
and HQDirect.com dispatched $4,188.
The AfternicDLS had 142 more .com sales ranging from
$2,000 to $4,000 . You can check those out in the
table below (their list covers the past two weeks because data from
the previous week arrived after our deadline last week):
Additional
AfternicDLS Sales Between $2,000 - $4,000
bigz.com
$4,000
frugt.com
$2,500
divorceblog.com
$4,000
heritage-group.com
$2,500
execumed.com
$4,000
insurancetraining.com
$2,500
pcgods.com
$3,988
nationalcommunications.com
$2,500
allaroundtown.com
$3,888
ordenar.com
$2,500
wikiphone.com
$3,888
powerize.com
$2,500
healthcarealliance.com
$3,788
smartwear.com
$2,500
golfmerchandise.com
$3,626
stateproperties.com
$2,500
digital1.com
$3,588
theconservatives.com
$2,500
homesafetysupplies.com
$3,588
tripbidder.com
$2,500
consultingnetwork.com
$3,500
amorgroup.com
$2,488
riam.com
$3,500
facili.com
$2,488
protura.com
$3,488
homesafer.com
$2,488
threatreduction.com
$3,455
carolinacommunications.com
$2,450
thedailydog.com
$3,388
isequence.com
$2,388
mysy.com
$3,291
languageinternational.com
$2,388
natureproducts
.com
$3,275
goldzack.com
$2,313
newlevel.com
$3,210
activeforms.com
$2,300
baah.com
$3,200
drmarketing.com
$2,300
boyschool.com
$3,188
humanspace.com
$2,300
re-cover.com
$3,188
mountainwatch.com
$2,300
stateu.com
$3,188
route88.com
$2,300
sunnyspring.com
$3,188
praecipio.com
$2,290
worldbuzz.com
$3,188
falconeyes.com
$2,288
buyrentlease.com
$3,088
posibilidades
.com
$2,250
photofrenzy.com
$3,088
kosherkitchen.com
$2,246
shockline.com
$3,088
FinancialAdvisory
.com
$2,200
businessdesign.com
$3,000
infodesign.com
$2,200
easycad.com
$3,000
salesoft
.com
$2,200
executivetraining.com
$3,000
ecodesigner.com
$2,188
prepost.com
$3,000
elsdirect.com
$2,188
spyview.com
$3,000
unifiedsystem.com
$2,188
teenexperience.com
$3,000
fitforever.com
$2,150
tradeshowadvisor.com
$3,000
genomicsciences.com
$2,142
yourcomfort.com
$3,000
customdrums.com
$2,126
photoexpression.com
$2,988
doctorfinders.com
$2,098
seeyouat.com
$2,988
agripool.com
$2,088
theblackhouse.com
$2,988
basscamp.com
$2,088
toytree.com
$2,988
climatecomfort.com
$2,088
greenpearl
.com
$2,888
electricitysavings.com
$2,088
oddboy.com
$2,888
entrepreneurresources.com
$2,088
watermassage.com
$2,816
fspinc.com
$2,088
ipconsultants.com
$2,800
girlspost.com
$2,088
loyaltymanagement.com
$2,800
grocerybuddy.com
$2,088
seventhcircle.com
$2,800
ontimesolutions.com
$2,088
cityanimalhospital.com
$2,788
sporttesting.com
$2,088
eshoppingclub.com
$2,788
stagerage.com
$2,088
hearingdirect.com
$2,788
uwen.com
$2,055
life-solutions.com
$2,788
rmusic.com
$2,041
mentorworks.com
$2,788
4seniors.com
$2,000
youbelonghere.com
$2,788
advancedanalytical.com
$2,000
getstock.com
$2,710
analystsinternational.com
$2,000
creditservicesofamerica.com
$2,688
boatbabes.com
$2,000
itexcellence.com
$2,688
brokerportal.com
$2,000
valuedeals
.com
$2,688
dentalcosmetic.com
$2,000
information-management.com
$2,600
educationtechnology.com
$2,000
miniads.com
$2,600
egocity.com
$2,000
girlscorner.com
$2,588
eternitydiamonds.com
$2,000
manworks.com
$2,588
exploreengineering.com
$2,000
nowhired.com
$2,588
goldenkiwi.com
$2,000
orthosystems.com
$2,588
morningrush.com
$2,000
solarresource.com
$2,588
oandco.com
$2,000
tftdirect.com
$2,588
plantlife.com
$2,000
travpack.com
$2,588
smithroofing.com
$2,000
universalprayer.com
$2,588
sportspeed.com
$2,000
pcgod.com
$2,560
sterlingbridge.com
$2,000
vertrieb24.com
$2,545
theanthem.com
$2,000
microgenesis.com
$2,540
totl.com
$2,000
comedyco.com
$2,521
tunesdirect.com
$2,000
businessdebtrelief.com
$2,500
workinglife.com
$2,000
checkprocessing.com
$2,500
xreport.com
$2,000
Back at NameJet EducationGuide.com grossed
$8,508, HousePaint.com covered $5,700 and Taku.com
turned in $4,100. Bunting.com brought $4,095, AquaJet.com
sprayed $4,000 and WellnessTV.com tuned in $3,600.
StChristopher.com drew $3,456, Comunidade.com
cornered $3,433 and SFMG.com contributed $3,422.
MedicalStudy.com discovered $3,101, Celts.com
sacked $3,000 and TheKingdom.com claimed $2,322.
SBICards.com cleared $2,199, ToiletAds.com flushed
$2,100 and two others; FYND.com and RentalBikes.com
braked at $2,099 apiece.
At Sedo CardPay.com posted $7,000, PetTalk.com
tallied $5,500 and Umschläge.com (IDN) added $4,987.
MyMailbox.com locked up $3,900 while four other
domains were bunched up at $2,500 each. That group included GlenMartinDDS.com,
Heritage-Group.com, Newaveups.com and WConcept.com.
SingaporeLuxuryHotels.com booked $2,200 and TunesDirect.com
drummed up $2,000. Sedo's GreatDomains
also sold WUH.com for $5,877.
At SnapNames MySale.com sold for $5,890,
Meets.com made $5,250 and 7NY.com docked at $4,999.
WaGov.com unveiled $2,988 and SpyShredderScanner.com
disposed of $2,001.
At
RickLatona.com a nice group of golf-related domains
attracted $4,000 apiece; GolfHat.com, GolfJackets.com,
GolfPants.com, GolfSweaters.com and GolfVisors.com.
Another themed collection, this time five Russian
IDN domains, earned a total of $5,000 for IDNInvestors.com. They
soldаптеки.com
(drugstores), гитара.com
(guitar), зоомагазин.com
(pet shop), йога.com (yoga) and собака.com
(dog) for $1,000 each at IDNForums.com.
Elsewhere Pool.com
sold PlanetSearch.com ($7,400) and Opens.com ($4,600),
TDNAM.com
moved Nvudev.com ($4,105) and NaughtySaints.com ($2,500)
and Moniker wrapped up $2,700 with WatchAnime.com.
Global Contenders
(.biz, .info, .mobi, .net & .org)
Pisos.net made a huge splash this week at
Sedo. The $187,500 sale is the year's second biggest in the Global
Contenders category. In Spanish the term literally means
"floors" but also translates to "apartments" and
that is how the new owner is using it, currently redirecting the
domain to their housing site at Fotocasa.es.
The next five names in this week's GC Top 20
all cracked the five-figure mark to earn spots on the all-extension
leader board you saw earlier. The top sale you haven't seen yet is
#7 Charme.net ("charm" in French), sold at Sedo for
$3,950.
The .nets would up taking 11 of the 21 chart
entries (the extra position resulted from a tie for the final spot). .Org
claimed five slots with two going to .info, two to .biz and
one to .mobi. Here's how all of the Global Contenders stacked up for the
week ending November 9:
Global Contenders Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. Nov.
2, 2008 - Sun. Nov. 9, 2008 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Nov. 11
There were dozens of additional four-figure GC sales just off
the chart with the AfternicDLS accounting for the lion's share of
those. Their list included HighDefinitionTV.net at $2,560
and a trio at $2,500 each that included AfricanAmericans.net,
BowlingShoes.net and Wowi.org. WebLogic.net landed
$2,400, SoundMatters.net notched $2,388 and EPCM.net
nabbed $2,338.
The AfternicDLS has 43 more GC sales ranging from $1,000
to $2,000. You can check those out in the table below:
Additional
AfternicDLS GC Sales Between $1,000-$2,000
factoryoutlet.org
$2,000
businessedge.net
$1,188
foodguru.net
$2,000
designershoes.net
$1,188
manufacturedhome.net
$2,000
naturalproduct.net
$1,188
tastebuds.net
$1,900
pathpoint.net
$1,188
passaparola.net
$1,888
stateu.net
$1,188
trainingroom.org
$1,800
athlos.net
$1,100
apiq.net
$1,710
exemplar.net
$1,100
marklee.net
$1,688
aatinc.net
$1,088
btci.net
$1,652
call4free.net
$1,088
justicefirst.org
$1,500
blacksea.org
$1,000
millennia.net
$1,500
hollandia.net
$1,000
eshoppingclub.net
$1,488
htdl.net
$1,000
ibic.net
$1,450
icars.net
$1,000
letsdance.net
$1,388
noonnews.net
$1,000
andbeyond.net
$1,288
onlinedeals.net
$1,000
datalive.net
$1,288
randka.net
$1,000
estatesales.org
$1,250
raspberries.org
$1,000
handengraving
.org
$1,222
solicitations.net
$1,000
enquirer
.net
$1,200
syntech.net
$1,000
infertilidad.org
$1,200
vintageguitars.org
$1,000
logiciel
.net
$1,200
winhost.net
$1,000
proe.net
$1,200
At NameJet, Buckles.net brought $2,600,
Headhunter.org located $2,200 and Soaps.org scrubbed
up $2,001. IIN.net added $1,611, Uh-oh.net detected
$1,111, UCTLTC.org generated $1,009 and Granville.net
greeted $1,000.
Sedo's supplemental list was led by Restaurantes.mobi
($2,527), Cayman.mobi ($1,899) and Feil.net ($1,875).
Nudity.mobi doffed $1,400, Benelux.org bagged $1,375
and Durban.mobi doled out $1,284. Consultant.mobi
billed $1,111, Carta.info kicked in $1,100 and VirginIslands.mobi
docked at $1,075. Backgammon.mobi gained $1,051
and Liability.org levied $1,000.
SnapNames scored with Firenze.info ($2,500), Detectives.net
($2,101) and Geisha.net ($1,770). Their other winners
included Antigua.info ($1,400), Grenoble.info ($1,310)
and HYG.net ($1,030).
In sales from the Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York
auction, Spanish.mobi spawned $2,500 and AlternativeFuel.org
ignited $1,000. At TDNAM. Nvudev.org drew $1,124
and Forumm.net fetched $1,000 and at Pool.com, EIE.net
earned $1,155.
Country Codes
Four solid five-figure sales lead this week's
Country Code Top 20. All of those graced the all-extension
leader board you saw earlier. The top ccTLD sales you haven't seen
are a pair of Italian domains; Betclic.it and Betclick.it
at $9,375 each that tied for #5. Sedo sold both of
those and went on to score a clean sweep of this chart,
selling every one of the top 20 country code domains!
The European Union's .eu has the most chart
entries with four, led by #8 (tie) Sparkling.eu at $5,625. Here is how all of the
country code top sellers stacked
up for the week ending November 9:
Country
Code Top 20
Highest
Reported ccTLD Sales: Nov. 2, 2008 - Sun. Nov. 9, 2008 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. Nov. 11
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
AED.nl
€25,500
= $31,875
Sedo
2.
Telefonbuch-Deutschland.de ("Germany Telephon Book" in German)
There were 19 more four-figure country code sales
just off the chart and Sedo accounted for all but one of those.
Their supplemental list was led by Handball24.de and MMOGame.eu
at $2,500 each and PartyUrlaub.de at $2,250.
Sedo had 15 more ccTLD sales ranging
from $1,000 to $2,100 that you can see in the table
below:
Additional
Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000-$2,100
digital.fm
$2,100
challengecasino.eu
$1,312
flyonair.de
$2,062
chatsex.fr
$1,250
blu-ray.hu
$2,000
o2-bar.de
$1,250
kontrovers.de
$1,937
parrainage.fr
$1,250
darlingmarket.nl
$1,875
sammleruhren.de
$1,250
salairenet.fr
$1,875
wein-praesente.de
$1,250
video-forum.de
$1,687
video-conferencia.es
$1,125
chroma.us
$1,375
The AfternicDLS added another four-figure sale with Training-Course.co.uk
at $1,000.
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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