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Boating.com Docks at $250,000 to Top Domain Aftermarket Action Over the Past Two Weeks

I was away covering the DOMAINfest Global conference in Los Angeles last week so, with this double length report, I'm going to bring you completely up to date on all domain sales reported since our last column two weeks ago. Our usual Top 20 Charts have all been expanded to 40 positions to make room for the double dose of data we have for your this time out.

Starting at the top, a trio of six-figure sales set the pace over the past fortnight, with the AfternicDLS sale of Boating.com at $250,000 leaving all comers in its wake. The next two spots went to a pair of country code domains sold through Sedo.com; Website.de at €101,150 ($141,610) and Designer.co.uk at £76,300 ($122,080).

The surging ccTLDs accounted for three of the top five sales with Lundi.fr settling into the #5 slot after a €50,000 ($70,000), also at Sedo. The country codes wound up take 11 of the 43 places on the expanded Big Board (the extra positions resulted from a 6-way tie for the final opening).

By Ron Jackson

The .com contingent drew strength from #4 Macaroni.com ($74,607 at NameJet) and a string of Sedo sales that filled positions 6 through 11. ComTech.com at $60,000 led that pack and helped Sedo pile up 30 chart entries overall, more than any other venue. .Com domains took 29 of the 43 chart positions which, coupled with the 11 ccTLDs on the elite list, left just 3 places for non .com gTLDs. The highest of those was #13 CH.org at £13,500 ($21,600) via Sedo. A pair of .nets rounded out the non .com gTLD trio with places on the second half of the leader board.

Sedo, the AfternicDLS, NameJet and SnapNames all had multiple chart entries. The SnapNames list was led by #12 CZR.com at $22,250.  

Here is how all of the sales leaders stacked up for the two week period ending Sunday, Jan. 31:

 

The DN Journal Top 40 
Reported Domain Sales - Mon. Jan. 18, 2010 - Sun. Jan. 31, 2010
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Feb. 2, 2010

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. Boating.com $250,000 AfternicDLS
2. Website.de €101,150 = $141,610 Sedo
3. Designer.co.uk £76,300 = $122,080 Sedo
4. Macaroni.com $74,607 NameJet
5. Lundi.fr €50,000 = $70,000 Sedo
6. ComTech.com $60,000 Sedo
7. ISDB.com $53,500 Sedo
8. GolfZone.com $50,000 Sedo
9. Bookkeepers.com $34,000 Sedo
10. Juegos-Gratis.com €18,500 = $25,900 Sedo
11. Orbion.com $25,000 Sedo
12. CZR.com $22,250 SnapNames
13. CH.org £13,500 = $21,600 Sedo
14. Dachbox.de €14,900 = $20,860 Sedo
15. RussiaCalling.com £12,650 = $20,240 Sedo
16.
tie
CitySolutions.com $20,000 AfternicDLS
16.
tie
Prizefighters.com $20,000 AfternicDLS
18. MusikTotal.de €14,000 = $19,600 Sedo
19. NetBroker.de €13,750 = $19,250 Sedo
20. COA.com $17,500 SnapNames

21. PAO.com $14,500 Sedo
22. BathroomTiles.co.uk £9,000 = $14,400 Sedo
23. Racking.com £8,999 = $14,398 Sedo
24. Hypothek.net €9,825 = $13,755 Sedo
25. Telefon.tv €9,500 = $13,300 Sedo
26. DDM.com $12,501 Sedo
27. APW.com $12,201 NameJet
28. BGM.com $12,000 SnapNames
29. eCommerce.it €8,400 = $11,760 Sedo
30. CrystalBlue.com $11,300 Sedo
31. Annonce.net €8,000 = $11,200 Sedo
32. FreeShippingCoupons.com $11,000 Sedo
33. PlatinumGroup.com $10,981 NameJet
34. ToolDirect.com $10,800 AfternicDLS
35. Ravioli.com $10,501 SnapNames
36. Deichmann.ru €7,500 = $10,500 Sedo
37. LIFO.com $10,500 AfternicDLS
38.
tie
1Y.com $10,000 Sedo
38.
tie
AmateurPoker.co.uk $10,000 OwnThisDomain
38.
tie
ListenToMe.com $10,000 Sedo
38.
tie
MobileLearning.com $10,000 Sedo
38.
tie
Sheji.com $10,000 Sedo
38.
tie
Thick.com $10,000 Sedo

 

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.

For the 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 before you buy anything! As a starting point we have built a sister site specifically for you at NameNewbie.com.

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

.Com Supporting Cast

SnapNames led the four-figure .com supporting cast with AMZ.com at $9,750. Their roster also included GZC.com ($6,550), Vakanties.com ($6,501) and Suizhou.com ($6,250). DHJ.com added $5,890. Coni.com kicked in $4,100 and Harrodsburg.com brought $4,000.

Also at SnapNames, Stelle.com staked out $3,700, SlotTournament.com collected a $3,440 jackpot and VacatureBank.com deposited $3,200. BuyDVD.com drew $3,100 while TextCast.com and PenCast.com posted $3,000 each. TaxSaving.com conserved $2,650, Gilfs.com generated $2,450 and Casares.com rang up $2,087.

Back at NameJet MalaysiaAir.com landed with $9,023 on board, ePing.com posted $8,700 and CleanEating.com devoured $8,101. Wickes.com went for $7,501, USASports.com spawned $7,008 and TVBank.com withdrew $6,655. Zava.com unzipped $6,500, Xina.com zapped $6,000, Ponte.com produced $5,655 and LifeSearch.com located $5,055

NameJet had 35 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,910 that are listed in the table below:

Additional NameJet .com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,910
partyhire.com $4,910   harmonicdrive.com $2,509
chiropracticschool.com $4,800 verizonwierless.com $2,500
fintech.com $4,657 portaportese.com $2,499
rockonline.com $4,380 porscha.com $2,416
mahanair.com $3,600 chooser.com $2,300
oklahomamortgages.com $3,455 filemine.com $2,300
oregonmortgages.com $3,455 kuwaitnews.com $2,300
forumking.com $3,410 powerwalking.com $2,300
nevadaincorporation.com $3,380 phonemate.com $2,210
topart.com $2,923 vtown.com $2,200
gees.com $2,911 thechange.com $2,166
illusionworks.com $2,800 domainbible.com $2,100
scitex.com $2,750 free-antivirus.com $2,100
marylandmortgages.com $2,650 kozo.com $2,100
universityadmissions.com $2,580 olivos.com $2,070
flood-insurance.com $2,579 eshoppe.com $2,060
esthetic.com $2,537 alamancecounty.com $2,025
diamondlife.com $2,530   

At Sedo HostDNS.com connected for $8,400, Tereva.com took in $8,259 and Flirt24.com attracted $8,000. Dιveloppementdurable.com (IDN) doled out $7,700, SocialTalk.com tacked on $7,500 and Require.com racked up $7,000.

Echafaudage.com fetched $6,300 while Aatime.com and NationwideSeries.com secured $6,000 each. LimousineHire.com landed $5,880, Purchased.com penciled in $5,499, AutoLogic.com locked up $5,250 and Kaika.com corralled $5,099.

Sedo had 99 more .com sales ranging  from $2,000 to $5,000 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Sedo .com Sales Between $2,000 - $5,000
celsia.com $5,000   shouted.com $2,500
smartdigital.com $5,000 tea2.com $2,500
elektrotankstelle.com $4,900 tevana.com $2,500
holidaysforbrits.com $4,900 portercreek.com $2,499
jechangedebanque.com $4,900 verkaufstraining.com $2,380
monthlyparking.com $4,900 superstudios.com $2,310
thebenidormguide.com $4,900 cyclette.com $2,300
paris-france-hotels.com $4,620 hornysluts.com $2,300
avocadostore.com $4,500 gritar.com $2,270
crittr.com $4,200 b-gov.com $2,100
cloudcraze.com $4,000 ecoenergo.com $2,100
couponmonster.com $4,000 omeilleursprix.com $2,100
rateadentist.com $4,000 vocoo.com $2,100
rightstar.com $4,000 cashgiftingprogram.com $2,000
mallorca-finca.com $3,990 divio.com $2,000
lastminutecottages.com $3,920 freecollectionletter.com $2,000
bladeo.com $3,892 hotels-discounts.com $2,000
krusoe.com $3,850 icerevolution.com $2,000
artchina.com $3,600 k-m-z.com $2,000
eqk.com $3,533 kreishandwerkerschaften.com $2,000
bookofideas.com $3,500 meinheimwerk.com $2,000
juchang.com $3,500 nanocleanse.com $2,000
coverscans.com $3,400 neosecure.com $2,000
hasenoehrl.com $3,360 publify.com $2,000
boilerscrappage.com $3,200 tesoltraining.com $2,000
edmz.com $3,200 thunderflash.com $2,000
arglasses.com $3,100 mejoresjuegos.com $1,820
vetspace.com $3,100 vinylsale.com $1,820
livemaster.com $3,010 neuroenhancement.com $1,750
a9a.com $3,000 elixys.com $1,680
linkspy.com $3,000 business-community.com $1,610
nxtlvl.com $3,000 webvideoproduction.com $1,600
superflorists.com $3,000 dogtopia.com $1,540
langzeitmiete.com $2,940 briefdienst.com $1,469
yourcitytrip.com $2,916 clinicalondres.com $1,400
justentv.com $2,900 winterwarm.com $1,400
accommodationitaly.com $2,800 loadlok.com $1,330
arboo.com $2,800 6mablog.com $1,260
freetm.com $2,800 directoriofloral.com $1,260
megacena.com $2,800 oblomov.com $1,260
solenergia.com $2,800 lembongan.com $1,246
fulldeckpoker.com $2,750 englishantiques.com $1,134
gotmojo.com $2,750 heimkinosysteme.com $1,121
planettitan.com $2,600 bidongolf.com $1,120
supergreen.com $2,550 themezilla.com $1,120
achievewealth.com $2,500 eltrago.com $1,050
bannerproductions.com $2,500 formularium.com $1,050
ifrs2.com $2,500 peerbot.com $1,036
ivybridge.com $2,500 trachtenschmuck.com $1,008
jackpotfever.com $2,500  

The AfternicDLS had a big week, booking almost $1.5 million in total sales. Their roster included MarketQuest.com ($7,500), CRTA.com ($6,951) and Mingtsai.com ($6,600). Global-Finance.com garnered $6,000, FastTechnology.com turned in $5,660 and PalBox.com pulled $5,588

Synthesist.com and OpenSkyUS.com yielded $5,500 apiece while CityCamp.com sold for $5,400. A four-name pack at $5,000 each included Reconn.com, ShoppingGames.com, SocialStatus.com and StickyBits.com

The Afternic DLS had 135 more four-figure .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,988. You can check those out in the table below:

Additional AfternicDLS .Com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,988
perfumeexchange.com $4,988   guysweekend.com $2,500
psvn.com $4,988 helpdeskservices.com $2,500
2yourhealth.com $4,788 idealheating.com $2,500
gener8.com $4,788 shortsaleslisting.com $2,500
actioncoaching.com $4,677 americancemetery.com $2,488
hatchlings.com $4,500 hurtnomore.com $2,488
sfpm.com $4,500 kados.com $2,426
fileserve.com $4,300 faithleaders.com $2,400
ddcap.com $4,188 rampantrabbit.com $2,400
topprospect.com $4,188 edupartners.com $2,388
cultes.com $4,075 eurohospital.com $2,388
aircrafttools.com $4,000 laligne.com $2,388
dancegames.com $4,000 inafrica.com $2,300
egon.com $4,000 supplementalbenefits.com $2,300
FacilitatorTraining.com $4,000 easytent.com $2,288
QuartzSurface.com $4,000 megatime.com $2,272
salespros.com $4,000 DrumBlog.com $2,250
podt.com $3,945 jigga.com $2,250
lose-weight-fast.com $3,888 postsports.com $2,250
singlesinternational.com $3,888 LabRats.com $2,200
testtaker.com $3,688 americansightseeing.com $2,188
3drevolution.com $3,588 goodelectronics.com $2,188
bondsnow.com $3,588 makeliving.com $2,188
powerdisk.com $3,588 postacute.com $2,188
konkursy.com $3,500 recipenut.com $2,188
asmile.com $3,388 relayzone.com $2,188
groupcharters.com $3,388 diversifiedindustries.com $2,100
thegirlsroom.com $3,388 biblestudyplus.com $2,088
supportourschool.com $3,288 commonpay.com $2,088
NEWS4TUCSON.com $3,250 gelora.com $2,088
tmpq.com $3,250 grainoftruth.com $2,088
clevernetwork.com $3,188 masterkush.com $2,088
experiencewellness.com $3,188 meandmydad.com $2,088
fracturemechanics.com $3,188 searchforhealth.com $2,088
hundeleinen.com $3,000 ticketzap.com $2,088
paperi.com $3,000 aogo.com $2,000
providerenrollment.com $3,000 audiorepair.com $2,000
technologynetworks.com $3,000 babyformulas.com $2,000
yomtov.com $2,988 brandingfactory.com $2,000
floridaprinting.com $2,888 budgetsmart.com $2,000
gsasupply.com $2,888 citypermit.com $2,000
maxoffer.com $2,888 clubbody.com $2,000
safecrm.com $2,888 culturaltransformation.com $2,000
toolbest.com $2,888 datefax.com $2,000
quipo.com $2,815 ductlessairconditioning.com $2,000
doubleedge.com $2,800 expressaction.com $2,000
sellerbeware.com $2,800 familyhealthnetwork.com $2,000
vegasspecials.com $2,800 futurepharmacy.com $2,000
naturalfloor.com $2,788 ghlco.com $2,000
newmediaadvertising.com $2,788 gorgeoushomes.com $2,000
cheatclub.com $2,700 integratedglobal.com $2,000
planettechnologies.com $2,700 learningmanagement.com $2,000
betrade.com $2,688 legacyservice.com $2,000
fieldtalk.com $2,688 localfirms.com $2,000
onlinepetshopping.com $2,688 nettoolbox.com $2,000
tclusa.com $2,688 opencourses.com $2,000
worldwideregistry.com $2,688 opentours.com $2,000
coveryourself.com $2,588 petroleumeconomics.com $2,000
goatmeat.com $2,588 referraltree.com $2,000
leadstats.com $2,588 rmmonline.com $2,000
ministryofwar.com $2,588 servicespoint.com $2,000
pipelinetechnologies.com $2,588 shapeyourmind.com $2,000
ubiquitas.com $2,588 socialcity.com $2,000
datadevil.com $2,540 traffic4.com $2,000
capservice.com $2,500 translogis.com $2,000
cardsprepaid.com $2,500 trustedcharities.com $2,000
FabricMerchants.com $2,500 xtgroup.com $2,000
groupflow.com $2,500  

As part of their expanded promotion program, the AfternicDLS also sold five more names through Sedo: Free-Horoscope.com ($3,200), Profumerie.com ($3,188), AllUNeed.com ($2,541), MasterProjects.com ($2,440) and 2Options.com ($2,250)

Elsewhere, Latonas.com sold PropertyAds.com and Vibromasseur.com for $5,000 each, Moniker.com moved GayFlicks.com for $4,149 and YummyNames.com sold Extende.com for $2,577.  

 Afternic Domain Auctions

Country Codes

The ccTLDs, especially powerhouse extensions .de (Germany) and .co.uk (Great Britain), are continuing to enjoy the boom they enjoyed in 2009 when the total value of country code sales reported to us soared 28% over the previous year (there are more details on this in our latest monthly newsletter). Over the past two weeks we logged 11 ccTLD sales of five figures or more with two of those cracking the six-figure mark; #1 Website.de at $141,610 and #2 Designer.co.uk at $122,080

Both of those domains were sold by Sedo who swept 38 of the 40 positions on our expanded Country Code chart. The only venues able to break through the Sedo monopoly were OwnThisDomain.co.uk who sold #11 AmateurPoker.co.uk for $10,000 and Got.us who sold #13 (tie) GVT.us to a Houston based software company for $7,000

While .de and .co.uk domains traditionally dominate the ccTLD action, other country code extensions have been popping up fairly often on our country code charts  including France's .fr which had two names in the first 15 this week - #3 Lundi.fr at $70,000 and #13 (tie) AssuranceScooter.fr at $7,000. Russia's .ru also put two names in the first 15 and claimed four places on the leader board overall. Their roster was led by Deichmann.ru at $10,500.

Here is how the country code leaders stacked up for the two weeks ending Jan. 31:

Country Code Top 40
 Highest Reported ccTLD  Sales: Mon. Jan. 18, 2010 - Sun. Jan. 31, 2010
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Tue. Feb. 2, 2010

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. Website.de €101,150 = $141,610 Sedo
2. Designer.co.uk £76,300 = $122,080 Sedo
3. Lundi.fr €50,000 = $70,000 Sedo
4. Dachbox.de €14,900 = $20,860 Sedo
5. Musiktotal.de €14,000 = $19,600 Sedo
6. NetBroker.de €13,750 = $19,250 Sedo
7. BathroomTiles.co.uk £9,000 = $14,400 Sedo
8. Telefon.tv €9,500 = $13,300 Sedo
9. eCommerce.it €8,400 = $11,760 Sedo
10. Deichmann.ru €7,500 = $10,500 Sedo
11. AmateurPoker.co.uk $10,000

OwnThis Domain

12. Fastnacht.de €5,950 = $8,330

Sedo

13.
tie
AA1.de €5,000 = $7,000 Sedo
13.
tie
AssuranceScooter.fr €5,000 = $7,000 Sedo
13.
tie
Burj-Al-Arab.ru $7,000 Sedo
13.
tie
GVT.us $7,000 Got.us
13.
tie
Mietwagenreisen.de €5,000 = $7,000 Sedo
18. TUS.co.uk $6,500 Sedo
19. Leerwereld.nl €4,500 = $6,300 Sedo
20.
tie
Gartenmφbel.eu (IDN) €4,300 = $6,020 Sedo
20.
tie
Global.hk €4,300 = $6,020

Sedo

22. AP.de €4,222 = $5,911

Sedo

23. Svanstrφms.de (IDN) €4,153 = $5,814 Sedo
24. Gluehbirne.de €3,927 = $5,498 Sedo
25. SportsZone.de €3.900 = $5,460 Sedo
26. JB.de €3,750 = $5,250 Sedo
27. Anwaelte.eu $5,000 Sedo
28. ECL.eu €3,565 = $4,991 Sedo
29.
tie
Aerogel.eu €3,500 = $4,900 Sedo
29.
tie
Kebox.de €3,500 = $4,900 Sedo
29.
tie
Tansania.ch €3,500 = $4,900

Sedo

32. BMD.ch €3,200 = $4,480

Sedo

33.
tie
ApartHotels.de €3,000 = $4,200 Sedo
33.
tie
Avando.de €3,000 = $4,200 Sedo
33.
tie
Maurice.mu €3,000 = $4,200 Sedo
33.
tie
Rubiz.ru $4,200 Sedo
33.
tie
Trovit.cn €3,000 = $4,200 Sedo
38. Urbi.ru $4,000 Sedo
39. Marken-Outlet.de €2,850 = $3,990 Sedo
40. Webhosting.ag €2,580 = $3,612 Sedo

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

There were dozens of additional four figure sales off the chart with Sedo again accounting for the vast majority of those. Their supplemental list was led by ActiveNation.co.uk at $3,600 and two names that went for $3,500 apiece; Backφfen.de (IDN) and Promovacances.be.

Vornamen-Datenbank.de dispensed $3,360, NSSL.co.uk contributed $3,200 and Anoniem.nl notched $3,150. BookFactory.eu churned out $3,111, Hδuser.eu (IDN) hauled in $3,087 and Sportnahrung.eu speared $3,080

Sedo had 60 more country code sales ranging from $2,000 to $3,000 that are listed in the chart below:

Additional Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $2,000 - $3,000
pcgamestore.co.uk $3,000   eventsuk.co.uk $1,600
porno.in.in $2,815 medimark.co.uk $1,600
wuerth.lu $2,800 myfashion.co.uk $1,600
awt.eu $2,799 pizzatakeaway.co.uk $1,598
meine-baufinanzierung.de $2,660 mediasports.de $1,575
jobspot.nl $2,520 reisefhrer.eu $1,540
orizzonti.it $2,520 betathome.pl $1,470
motorland.com.cn $2,500 modular.be.be $1,470
61.eu $2,450 sauna-clubs.de $1,470
bedroomfurnituredirect.co.uk $2,400 amewi-trade.de $1,400
schnδppchen.ch $2,310 apis.eu $1,400
gassprings.eu $2,250 b5.de $1,400
lawyers.me $2,250 bags.eu $1,400
fahrrδder.eu $2,240 besser-leasen.de $1,400
61.com.tw $2,100 dfg-bonn.de $1,400
bavaria-vertrieb.de $2,100 energiedurable.fr $1,400
deinhammer.de $2,100 facecook.de $1,400
eku.eu $2,100 fotoladen.at $1,400
eurodoc.eu $2,100 hexagon.at $1,400
flashbay.it $2,100 hotels.cx $1,400
maisonenbois.fr $2,100 jarana.de $1,400
marketing-shop.de $2,100 nxc.fr $1,400
selbsthypnose.de $2,100 paperblog.es $1,400
verzamelingen.nl $2,100 porzellan24.de $1,400
agrifirm.de $2,083 richardmille.us $1,400
zαjezdy.eu $2,048 yoga-vidia.de $1,400
radferien.at $2,030 yotta.ch.ch $1,400
mobileporn.tv $2,000 grndungsberatung.de $1,344
fahnenmasten.de $1,999 traductoronline.es $1,330
billares.es $1,960 myco2.co.uk $1,320
footstep.co.uk $1,920 ebbeundflut.de $1,260
dovolenα.eu $1,890 vent.fr $1,260
ecigarettes.co.uk $1,840 babyclothes.us $1,250
porzelan.de $1,837 umzug-muenchen.de $1,225
e-business.pl $1,830 casino.gd $1,200
albaρil.es $1,820 steritool.eu $1,200
bccd.de $1,806 arr.eu $1,190
funai.es $1,806 majestic.at $1,134
elvis.me $1,800 schler.eu $1,134
irc.us $1,800 cityforums.co.uk $1,120
ecod.de $1,750 designglas.de $1,120
naturespath.co.uk $1,750 golfvilla.de $1,120
wireless.asia.asia $1,750 groomed.co.uk $1,120
babystrollers.co.uk $1,712 korkboden.eu $1,120
brockmeyer.de $1,680 livecalcio.it $1,120
football-odds.co.uk $1,680 steuererklδrung.eu $1,120
geschenkbox.eu $1,680 careerconcept.de $1,119
giochigratis.eu $1,680 prαce.eu $1,070
gruenderwelt.de $1,680 asx.nl $1,050
immos.de $1,680 mp5.nl $1,050
motoren-center.de $1,680 onlineslots.de $1,050
romantische-geschenke.de $1,680 pizzabestellung.de $1,050
naturactive.fr $1,674 prismenbrille.de $1,050
abbinder.de $1,673 sex-in-berlin.de $1,049
activelife.de $1,645 barrie.tv $1,000
webanalytics.fr $1,645 onlinecasino.in.org.in $1,000
onlineslots.eu $1,610 visioneer.cn $1,000
energycooperative.co.uk $1,600  

Elsewhere NetFleet.com.au sold K9.com.au ($2,070), IceSkating.com.au ($1,540), NewAndUsedCaravans.com.au ($1,260) and Golfer.com.au ($1,125). Registrars.co.uk rang up $1,600 for TaxiSales.co.uk and $1,592 for LoveYourSmile.co.uk. The AfternicDLS tuned in $1,000 with ColoradoHomes.tv and INT.im changed hands for $1,000 in a private sale. 

If there are country code extensions in our report that you are not familiar with, you can look up the nation each extension goes with here.

Global Contenders (Non .com gTLDs: .biz, .info, .mobi, .net, .org, .pro & .tel)

A nice two-letter .org led the Global Contenders (non .com gTLDs) sales over the past two weeks with a $21,600 transaction handled through Sedo. There were two other five-figure sales in this category, but over the 14-day period only 7 GC sales above $5,000 were reported. 

With the aftermarket continuing to show a strong preference for .coms and local ccTLDs over non .com gTLDs one has to wonder how investors will view resale prospects for the unlimited number of new non .com gTLDs that ICANN hopes to start rolling out later this year. Certainly, the success or failure of any of the new gTLDs will hinge more on new registrations and development activity than aftermarket sales results, but the data shows that entrepreneurs looking to make money from new gTLDs shouldn't expect significant profits to come from the secondary market.

The .nets continue to be the most popular extension in this category as they took 23 of the 40 chart entries on our new GC leader board. The .orgs also continue to hold their own with a dozen entries. .Info scored with a pair of top ten domains; #5 BWL.info at $8,400 and #8 Umzuege.info at $4,838. A third .info landed at #20 - Enfant.info at $2,800.

.Biz and .Travel also made appearances this week. #21 PDX.biz earned $2,800 at Sedo and #40 Dental.travel drilled $2,295 at the same venue. Sedo piled up 15 chart entries and the AfternicDLS did even better, placing 23 names on the expanded GC chart.

Here's how all of the Global Contenders stacked up for the two weeks ending Jan. 31:

Global Contenders Top 40
 Highest Reported Non .Com Global TLD  Sales 
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. Jan. 18, 2010 - Sun. Jan. 31, 2010
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Feb. 2, 2010

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. CH.org £13,500 = $21,600 Sedo
2. Hypothek.net €9,825 = $13,755 Sedo
3. Annonce.net €8,000 = $11,200 Sedo
4. Clicks.net $9,599 Sedo
5. BWL.info €6,000 = $8,400 Sedo
6. Animax.net $7,500 AfternicDLS
7. Spelletjes.org €4,500 = $6,300 Sedo
8. Umzuege.info €3,456 = $4,838 Sedo
9.
tie
Algerien.net $4,500 AfternicDLS
9.
tie
KidsCare.net $4,500 AfternicDLS
11. Black-Jack.net €2,506 = $3,508 Sedo
12. HHO.net $3,500 AfternicDLS
13. NewChinese.net $3,400 AfternicDLS
14. BabyAndMe.net $3,388 AfternicDLS
15. VisitorsInsurance.net $3,288 AfternicDLS
16. PrepaidVergleich.org €2,300 = $3,220 Sedo
17. WiseChoice.org $3,188 AfternicDLS
18. Zelda.net $3,000 AfternicDLS
19. Bajarjuegos.org €2,100 = $2,940 Sedo
20. Enfant.info €2,000 = $2,800 Sedo

21.
tie
GlobalPositioning,net $2,800 AfternicDLS
21.
tie
PDX.biz €2,000 = $2,800 Sedo
23.
tie
Federals.net $2,788 AfternicDLS
23.
tie
GroupTravel.org $2,788 AfternicDLS
23.
tie
HMRI.net $2,788 AfternicDLS
26. BloodTest.org $2,750 AfternicDLS
27. DigitalInfo.org $2,688 AfternicDLS
28. Traductor.org €1,800 = $2,520 Sedo
29.
tie
Sereno.net $2,500 AfternicDLS
29.
tie
WeightLossPrograms.net $2,500 AfternicDLS
29.
tie
WithArmsWideOpen.org $2,500 AfternicDLS
32. NCCJ.org $2,451 NameJet
33. Kchen.org €1,750 = $2,450 Sedo
34.
tie
FishDoctor.net $2,388 AfternicDLS
34.
tie
Incit.net $2,388 AfternicDLS
34.
tie
OnMyMind.net $2,388 AfternicDLS
34.
tie
RadiantHealth.net $2,388 AfternicDLS
38. CollegeBoard.net $2,350 NameJet
39. Stillpoint.net $2,300 AfternicDLS
40. Dental.travel $2,295 Sedo

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There were dozens of additional GC sales just off the chart, led by NameJet's $2,250 sale of CMC-Ocean.org. Their roster also included EnvironmentalSustainability.info ($2,214), Faster.net ($2,100) and CreateAWebsite.net ($1,810)

Geneve.org gathered $1,611, LearningOnline.org landed $1,550 and Deutschebotschaft-China.org chipped in $1,521. HCA.net nailed $1,366, 5N.org grossed $1,300 and LongtermCareCareers.org captured $1,234. ModelAirplanes.net flew off with $1,200, Termites.info chewed up $1,111 and two others; IRT.net and WaterConserve.info went for $1,005 each. In another sale, 672.net counted out $1,002

The AfternicDLS had 51 more non .com gTLD 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
denvercolorado.org $2,000   foxworth.net $1,388
netbroad.net $2,000 GlueGun.net $1,300
nouakchott.net $2,000 wrenches.net $1,300
rotor.org $2,000 mylaw.net $1,288
ssdi.org $2,000 spherecom.net $1,288
fitnessacademy.net $1,930 americanculture.org $1,250
saferproducts.net $1,877 asilo.net $1,250
artmaker.net $1,800 policycenter.org $1,250
americancitizen.org $1,750 earphones.net $1,200
liff.org $1,716 adportal.net $1,188
downloadnow.net $1,688 asecurity.net $1,188
aircompressors.org $1,600 visitbrazil.net $1,188
fidget.net $1,600 getonboard.org $1,100
logiclink.net $1,588 askabout.org $1,088
ergonomicchair.net $1,550 yourdocs.net $1,088
bibletranslations.org $1,546 autorun.net $1,000
coastaltech.net $1,500 climateprotection.org $1,000
datarecoveryservices.net $1,500 colorblind.org $1,000
ilite.net $1,500 matthieu.net $1,000
insurancecoverage.net $1,500 privatecollection.net $1,000
peacenews.org $1,500 reka.net $1,000
streaming.info $1,477 retention.org $1,000
advertize.net $1,400 toptex.net $1,000
domainscentral.net $1,400 wheatgrass.net $1,000
allget.net $1,388 worldsapart.org $1,000
dayone.net $1,388  

The AfternicDLS used Sedo to sell three more domains through their expanded promotion platform, Those were Schaukel.net ($1,570), AssetAllocation.net ($1,275) and ISDI.org ($1,183)

At Sedo Kork.info kept the cash registers ringing with a $2,240 sale. PharmacyTechnicians.net tacked on $2,200 and  three others; Girokontovergleich.org, IT-recht.net and Kupplung.mobi added $2,100 apiece. NewsWorks.org tossed another $2,028 into the till. 

Sedo had 23 more four-figure GC sales ranging from $1,000 to $2,000 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Sedo GC Sales Between $1,000 - $2,000
heaters.org $2,000   cet.info $1,400
geldanlagen.org $1,960 tintenstrahldrucker.org $1,400
autovermietungen.net $1,868 crossmedia.net $1,267
graaf.net $1,680 marseille.biz $1,232
lukas.org $1,610 leonore.org $1,191
whistle.biz $1,600 sexchat.info $1,120
relaxation.net $1,549 florida24.biz $1,050
card.biz $1,540 kuckucksuhren.org $1,008
unternehmer.net $1,540 220.org $1,000
vinyl.info $1,540 file.biz $1,000
citytour.net $1,500 onlinecoupon.org $1,000
waytohealth.org $1,500   

Elsewhere, Moniker moved Okey.org for $1,499, SnapNames sold RMJ.net for $1,350 and YummyNames found UAC.org a new home for $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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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. 

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