No
Blockbusters This Week But Sedo Sweeps the First 8 Positions on Our
New Top 20 Chart With a Series of Solid Five-Figure Sales
Sedo
swept the first eight spots on our weekly all extension Top 20
Sales Chart this week with a group of sales ranging from $25,000
to $75,000. Poken.com set the pace at $75,000,
followed by DMG.com at $64,000 as Sedo went on to take
15 of 22 chart entries, the extra two positions resulting from a
three-way tie for the final spot.
After the top two, ccTLDs took the next
five positions led by #3 IT.de at $54,150, #4 OnlineBingo.fr
at $54,000 and #5 D.de at $42,000. The country
codes would go on to take eight positions overall with Sedo
accounting for all of those ccTLD sales.
.Com has 13 representatives on the
Big Board. The only non .com global TLD on the elite list this week
is #12 (tie) TChat.info at $18,000 via Sedo.
The only other venues with multiple chart
entries are RickLatona.com
with four and Moniker
with a pair from their T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
New York live auction. Moniker was led by #9 TrademarkLawyers.com
at $24,000 while the Latona list was topped by #10 Guests.com
at $20,000. The AfternicDLS
also earned chart honors with #20 (tie) SonographySchools.com at
$12,000.
By
Ron Jackson
There actually was a six-figure sale this week, but
unfortunately the AfternicDLS could not release the exact price paid
for GolfShop.com due to a non disclosure agreement.
Before we run down all of the sales from
the past week we want to address a historical sales issue
that came up since our last column. By now you have undoubtedly
heard about the shill
bidding scandal at SnapNames.com.
A company vice president allegedly rigged bidding in as many as 50,000
auctions between 2005 and October 2009 before the company finally
discovered and reported the scheme last week.
Sales from the tainted auctions were
completed at the prices that have been reported over the years but
now, in an effort to offset some of the damage done, SnapNames is
offering refunds to those who paid more than they otherwise
would have had the shill bidder not been running up the price
against them. Some will take those refunds and but others who are
not satisfied with the compensation offers will not. The latter
group will likely join in a class action lawsuit against SnapNames
(as of press time today one
had already been filed, with more expected).
There will be no way to know who received
partial refunds and on what domains those refunds were issued, or
even which reported SnapNames sales over the years were affected by
the shill bidder. So, the way we have addressed this situation is to
put a permanent notice on all of our annual YTD
charts since 2005 as well as the current
ones for 2009, advising readers that even though
SnapNames sales listed between 2005 and October 2009 were
completed at the prices shown, some buyers may have
received refunds after October 2009 of a portion of the
original prices they paid. We have also placed an asterisk on every
SnapNames sale listed on those annual charts to refer readers to the
notice in the chart footnotes.
Now let's get back to our regularly
scheduled program. Here is how all of the
leaders stack up for the week ending Sunday, Nov. 8:
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. Nov. 2, 2009 - Sun. Nov. 8, 2009 Euro to Dollar Conversion ( to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Nov. 10, 2009
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
Poken.com
$75,000
Sedo
2.
DMG.com
$64,000
Sedo
3.
IT.de
36,100
= $54,150
Sedo
4.
OnlineBingo.fr
36,000
= $54,000
Sedo
5.
D.de
35,000
= $52,500
Sedo
6.
Acheter.fr ("to buy" in French)
28,000
= $42,000
Sedo
7.
VS.de
21,000
= $31,500
Sedo
8.
ClubBeats.com
$25,000
Sedo
9.
TrademarkLawyers.com
$24,000
Moniker/
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. NY
10.
Guests.com
$22,300
RickLatona.com
11.
Transfers.com
$22,000
RickLatona.com
12.
tie
PinkDiamond.com
$18,000
RickLatona.com
12.
tie
TChat.info
12,000
= $18,000
Sedo
14.
Hackensack.com
$17,500
RickLatona.com
15.
FC.de
11,000
= $16,500
Sedo
16.
tie
CS.de
10,000
= $15,000
Sedo
16.
tie
Miel.com
$15,000
Sedo
18.
Winzer.com
10,000
= $15,000
Sedo
19.
Reg.de
8,100
= $12,150
Sedo
20.
tie
Messaggiamo.com
8,000
= $12,000
Sedo
20.
tie
SonographySchools.com
$12,000
AfternicDLS
20.
tie
Tested.com
$12,000
Moniker/
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. NY
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.
There was one other five-figure sale just
off the chart. Sedo sold InkPixie.com for $11,200.
.Com Supporting Cast
Sedo also led the .com supporting cast of four-figure
sales with Elda.com at $9,900. TeamPoint.com
tacked on $7,000, ThermoMan.com added $6,750
and PassTheParcel.com posted $6,263. 4XT.com
drew $6,150 while DebtPlan.com and Spende.com
each spawned $6,000. Galoshes.com kicked in $5,600,
Argument.com reached agreement at $5,301 and PNZ.com
captured $5,300.
Sedo had 44 more .com sales ranging from $2,000
to $5,000 that you can check out in the table below.
Additional
Sedo .com Sales Between $2,000 - $5,000
iwinweekly.com
$5,000
ooll.com
$3,000
wowtoday.com
$5,000
supportia.com
$3,000
zlf.com
$4,999
heinzfield.com
$2,950
fitnessvital.com
$4,800
drugtreatmentprograms.com
$2,899
buckup.com
$4,500
socialcake.com
$2,780
envii.com
$4,500
logly.com
$2,500
noorie.com
$4,500
masterchef.com
$2,500
topstocks.com
$4,300
tonygee.com
$2,500
lepida.com
$4,200
biosealants.com
$2,400
glodok.com
$4,000
ipellet.com
$2,400
howtoswitch.com
$4,000
sgtravel.com
$2,250
inksystem.com
$4,000
domainex.com
$2,219
insurerdirect.com
$4,000
motorsportsphotography.com
$2,200
smallwind.com
$4,000
sociabl.com
$2,200
dailyfinancenews.com
$3,800
imby.com
$2,100
rentseeker.com
$3,750
foreclosuredefense.com
$2,050
eetkamerstoelen.com
$3,500
bushwalk.com
$2,000
facialmoisturizers.com
$3,100
chillikids.com
$2,000
bolognacentro.com
$3,075
detoxcenter.com
$2,000
appstorm.com
$3,000
fantab.com
$2,000
digitalyou.com
$3,000
gigapay.com
$2,000
indemnizacion.com
$3,000
urbanrealm.com
$2,000
At the AfternicDLS SinglesPlace.com attracted
$7,500, Esmeralda.com contributed $7,370 and IfICould.com
clicked for $6,600. Hotelauskunft.com booked $6,188,
Hatamoto.com hauled in $5,888 and FindRates.com returned
$5,500. GoldPlaza.com chipped in $5,188, LinkFun.com
landed $5,100 and three others; G54.com, Malatya.com
and ProcessValidation.com chipped in $5,000 apiece.
The AfternicDLS had 67 more .com sales ranging from $2,000
to $4,500. Those are listed in the table below:
Additional
AfternicDLS .Com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,500
comedo.com
$4,500
domainhistory
.com
$2,500
worldtransformation.com
$4,495
migl.com
$2,500
buildabusiness.com
$4,188
ampuk.com
$2,481
clicktoshop.com
$4,000
volitionventures
.com
$2,475
quezon.com
$3,988
lovelybride.com
$2,470
ManilaTravel
.com
$3,850
junglefun.com
$2,394
whitetank.com
$3,788
cellphonesplus.com
$2,388
startasmallbusiness.com
$3,588
energywellness.com
$2,388
habitathotel.com
$3,500
forwardaction.com
$2,388
speechware.com
$3,500
marketyou.com
$2,388
srsi.com
$3,500
rogueradio.com
$2,388
thaivilla.com
$3,500
accuratetranscription.com
$2,340
rksolutions.com
$3,488
independentracing.com
$2,300
urbankitchen.com
$3,350
norteamericano.com
$2,200
countrypeople.com
$3,188
facelotion
.com
$2,195
xn--68ja1kb
.com
$3,188
bestswimming.com
$2,188
BuyTiles
.com
$3,000
jewelrydiamonds.com
$2,188
educationalvideos
.com
$3,000
paygenie.com
$2,188
skateology
.com
$3,000
wheatsales.com
$2,188
ferienhotel.com
$2,993
skininformation.com
$2,088
beautyandyou.com
$2,988
educationcenters.com
$2,035
designereyes.com
$2,988
diamondinvestment.com
$2,032
craftlovers.com
$2,888
badmonkeys.com
$2,000
moodcontroller.com
$2,888
blindmice.com
$2,000
organickosher.com
$2,788
energysolutionsgroup.com
$2,000
greenarticles.com
$2,750
federalconstruction.com
$2,000
bridgefield.com
$2,688
firstfriend.com
$2,000
hollandgarden.com
$2,688
paincheck.com
$2,000
sapphirependant.com
$2,688
parsave.com
$2,000
bidyes.com
$2,600
playlabs.com
$2,000
GamesAgency
.com
$2,600
secret-service.com
$2,000
tasi
.com
$2,595
spokenmedia.com
$2,000
basicdvd.com
$2,588
toystudio.com
$2,000
groupride.com
$2,588
The AfternicDLS also utilized Sedo to complete two additional sales under their expanded promotion
program. Recomendaciones.com rang up $2,243 and Contara.com
coaxed $2,188.
Moniker closed some additional auctions from
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York, including SkiLodge.com ($9,500), OrganicTea.com
($6,000), PowerSaws.com ($3,000) and GolfCaps.com
($2,500). They also sold VIAX.com for $7,175 from
their web platform.
Elsewhere RickLatona.com sold EastLyme.com
for $9,000 and Odes.com for $2,000 and GoDaddy
Auctions moved Swipes.com for $5,205 and Numetro.com
for $3,015.
Country Codes
This week's Country Code Top 20 Chart is
dominated by domains sold in Sedo's recent one and two
character .de (German ccTLD) auctions. 15 of the 20 chart
entries are from that one time event, including the chart topper, IT.de
at $54,150.
There were eight five-figure country code sales this
week, all of which made the all extension leader board you saw
earlier. The top sale you haven't seen yet is #9 BusinessSupport.co.uk
at $9,269. That sale was part of a clean sweep of
the 20 chart positions by Sedo.
All but four of the charted domains are .de names,
including an IDN, #12 Kφ.de at $7,950. The
remaining positions were split between .fr (France) and .co.uk
(Great Britain).
Here is how all of the
country code top sellers stacked
up for the week ending Nov. 8:
Country
Code Top 20
Highest
Reported ccTLD Sales: Mon. Nov. 2, 2009 - Sun. Nov.
8,
2009 Euro to Dollar Conversion ( to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. Nov. 10
There were dozens ofadditional four-figure ccTLD
sales off the chart and Sedo again accounted for the vast majority
of those. Their roster included AL.de ($7,080), JP.de
($7,050) and 24.tv ($6,750). Entradasbaratas.es
added $6,600, FL.de delivered $6,317 and
Chat.me chalked up $6,100.
Sedo had 89 more ccTLD sales ranging from $1,000
to $6,000 that are listed in the table below:
Additional
Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $6,000
allegro.bg
$6,000
watersportshop.be
$1,815
android.de
$6,000
flashscore.it
$1,800
feinkost24.de
$5,891
fotoflash.de
$1,800
11833.de
$5,400
pinnaclesports.ru
$1,750
woody.eu
$4,950
ledlightstore.co.uk
$1,670
lm.de
$4,749
4b.de
$1,668
laserpens.co.uk
$4,509
mφbel-profi.de
$1,650
baermed.cn
$4,500
modeberater.de
$1,575
free.se
$4,500
yx.de
$1,575
ge.de
$4,500
pokertreff.de
$1,574
k2.de
$4,451
h.ai
$1,550
1234.de
$4,275
alquilerbarcelona.es
$1,500
energieagentur.eu
$4,125
azzurra.it
$1,500
domainauctions.eu
$4,050
bukmacherskie.eu
$1,500
sls.de
$3,825
cortex.ch
$1,500
shoretel.co.uk
$3,750
easylogin.de
$1,500
mtk.de
$3,675
home-electronics.ch
$1,500
Φv.de
$3,675
lalo.ch
$1,500
c.tc
$3,600
paristrip.de
$1,500
aur.de
$3,525
phonecompany.co.uk
$1,500
bgl.de
$3,525
sportnews.eu
$1,500
fineorganics.co.uk
$3,340
treams.de
$1,500
softwerx.co.uk
$3,340
voipfone.de
$1,500
programy.eu
$3,300
weinstube.de
$1,500
contactlenses.com.au
$3,100
woss.es
$1,500
cervelo.ch
$3,000
wwts.eu
$1,500
fotowettbewerb.de
$3,000
myshu.co.uk
$1,420
hoewerkt.nl
$3,000
1a-geldanlage.de
$1,350
m-a.de
$3,000
1a-rente.de
$1,350
videoparty.fr
$3,000
1a-versicherungen.de
$1,350
ekv.de
$2,775
der-finanzexperte.de
$1,275
sextoys.it
$2,775
jeux-console.fr
$1,275
beauty-lounge.de
$2,625
farbig.ch
$1,200
eetmeter.nl
$2,550
fitline.eu
$1,200
londonforum.co.uk
$2,505
qdo.de
$1,199
mybag.co.uk
$2,400
1887.de
$1,188
classico.fr
$2,250
personalizedpens.co.uk
$1,169
esposizioni.de
$2,250
blurayplanet.de
$1,139
gratisseite.de
$2,250
hpbg.de
$1,125
j2.de
$2,250
propensity.co.uk
$1,125
move-info.de
$2,250
bounce.in
$1,100
katz.ws
$2,000
flugticketservice.de
$1,050
mmafighting.de
$1,968
magnetfolie.de
$1,050
familienkonto.de
$1,950
naswoim.pl
$1,050
gy.de
$1,950
Elsewhere Registrars.co.uk
sold MobileRecycling.co.uk for $4,668, LaserPens.co.uk
for $4,509 and Biros.co.uk for $3,340. Two
others; ImprintedGifts.co.uk and PromotionalIncentives.co.uk
brought $1,670 each.
TheGlobal
Contenders Top 20 Chart is led by the only five-figure sale in
the non .com global TLD category this week - TChat.info at
$18,000. The next three domains on the leader board are
one-character names sold in a special Sedo auction; R.biz
($8,855), H.biz ($8,177) and K.biz ($6,900).
Sedo went on to sweep the first 12 entries on the
chart en route to claiming 16 of the 20 entries overall. The
remaining four places went to the AfternicDLS.
Here's how all of the Global Contenders stacked up for the
week ending Nov. 8:
Global Contenders Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. Nov.
2, 2009 - Sun. Nov. 8, 2009 Euro to Dollar Conversion ( to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Nov. 10
There were several dozen additional
four-figure GC sales off the chart. Sedo had the highest of
those with PrepaidDebitCards.net at $2,933. Their
winners also included PlayBay.net ($2,700), Kόchengerδte.org
(an IDN) at $2,693 and Fotografieren.net at $2,325.
Benchmarks.net notched $2,500, Aktenvernichtung.org
added $2,100 and PrescriptionDrugAddiction.org
dispensed $2,000. Sedo had 29 more GC sales ranging from $1,000
to $1,875. Those are listed in the table below.
Additional
Sedo GC Sales Between $1,000 - $1,875
telefone.org
$1,875
janitor.net
$1,310
esstisch.net
$1,808
girlfriend.info
$1,301
tarifvergleich.org
$1,800
vserver.org
$1,300
healthinsurancequote.org
$1,725
stairlifts.org
$1,253
nappy.net
$1,670
poker-games.net
$1,250
catshop.net
$1,667
bkb.info
$1,125
daha.org
$1,500
solar-energie.info
$1,125
emprunter.info
$1,500
confidential.net
$1,050
folding.net
$1,500
rigolo.net
$1,050
gnosis.net
$1,500
verdict.org
$1,040
vertical-blinds.net
$1,500
cheap-car-insurance.net
$1,000
stiefeletten.net
$1,485
esports.info
$1,000
mailand.org
$1,425
live-jasmin.org
$1,000
estero.net
$1,400
swaps.info
$1,000
mauritius-hotels.net
$1,312
Back at the AfternicDLS, Personalized.org
produced $2,800, HideAndSeek.net found $2,788
and two others; ChristianColleges.net and Gomo.net
generated $2,388 apiece.
The Afternic DLS had 19 more four-figure GC sales ranging from $1,000
to $2,340. You can check those out in the table below:
Additional
AfternicDLS GC Sales Between $1,000 - $2,340
photographytips.net
$2,340
bibletranslation.net
$1,288
abmf.org
$2,088
mentalhealthlaw.net
$1,288
digitalrights.org
$2,000
beachhomes.org
$1,250
webprivacy.org
$1,950
fluor.org
$1,200
consilium.net
$1,700
snackattack.org
$1,200
mylifestyle.net
$1,688
uride.net
$1,200
biopower.net
$1,650
worldwidewireless.net
$1,100
bibletranslations.net
$1,588
jianke.net
$1,000
easyview.net
$1,388
nursingcollege.net
$1,000
brotherskeeper.org
$1,300
The AfternicDLS used Sedo to sell two more domains
through their expanded promotion platform. FussballSchule.net
notched $2,093 and MicroPayment.net deposited $1,700.
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.
*****
As always, we welcome all verifiable sales reports from companies,
private sellers or individuals with knowledge of an important sale
made through any channel. To contribute information and help make
this column better, just drop a note to [email protected].
We truly appreciate the industry leading
companies who share their sales information
with us to help everyone in the business get a handle on current
domain values. Richard
Meyer of Domain Sales Center also provides invaluable help
in collecting data for these sales
reports each week.
Every Tuesday night or Wednesday
morning we publish the highest reported domain name
sales for the previous week. On Mondays and Tuesdays our contributors send us
their sales data for the previous 7 days. We then compile that
information and write this article to give
you the most comprehensive sales report in the industry.
Editor's Note: If you wish to review previous Domain
Sales columns, they are available in our Archive.