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A $90,000 .Com and Eight ccTLDs Share the Spotlight on This Week's Domain Sales Chart 

If variety is the spice of life the past week was a very spicy one for the domain aftermarket as seven different TLDs earned places on our new all extension Top 20 Sales Chart. As is usually the case, the top spot went to a .com with this week's leader being Constant.com, a name that changed hands through the AfternicDLS for $90,000.

The .coms went on to take 10 of the top 20 chart entries, but non .com domains took just as many with most of the credit for that going  to the ccTLDs that rang up 8 of the 20 biggest sales. The country card charge was led by a fab pair of domains at Sedo - literally fab domains -  #2 Fab.de at $50,000 and #3 Fab.eu at $46,900.

Five of those nine ccTLD sales were produced by Germany's popular .de extension. The other three were divided between the European Union (.eu), Sweden (.se) and Canada (.ca). 

Sedo accounted for all but two of the country code sales. The exceptions were MissDomain.com's $27,808 sale of #6 Maskerad.se ("masquerade" in Swedish) and the $8,725 sale of #19 SportsbookReview.ca at Moniker/SnapNames

By Ron Jackson

Sedo wound up sweeping 15 of the 20 chart entries overall with a roster than included #4 Games24.com at $35,510 and #5 Imigration.com at $35,000. They also had the only two non .com gTLD sales on the Big Board, #8 CEM.org at $18,000 and #17 HA.net at $9,000

The AfternicDLS was the only other venue with multiple chart entries. They hit the daily double,  pairing the week's biggest sale (Constant.com) with #14 FloridaCancer.com at $10,500

Chart honors also went to one private sale in which Maz Ghani of Pizzerias.com sold #18 RRZ.com for $9,000. Here's how all of the sales leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, November 20:

The DN Journal Top 20 
Reported Domain Sales - Mon. Nov. 14, 2011 - Sun. Nov. 20, 2011
Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Nov. 23, 2011

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. Constant.com $90,000 AfternicDLS
2. Fab.de $50,000 Sedo
3. Fab.eu €35,000 = $46,900 Sedo
4. Games24.com €26,500 = $35,510 Sedo
5. Imigration.com $35,000 Sedo
6. Maskerad.se €20,752 = $27,808 MissDomain
7. SleepCycle.com $20,000 Sedo
8. CEM.org  $18,000 Sedo
9. FW.de €11,000 = $14,740 Sedo
10. Minds.com $14,000 Sedo

 

11. Jobangebote.de €10,099 = $13,533 Sedo
12. Smutty.com $12,000 Sedo
13. Webdots.de €8,830 = $11,832 Sedo
14. FloridaCancer.com $10,500 AfternicDLS
15.
tie
CloudLab.com $10,000 Sedo
15.
tie
Pagomat.com $10,000 Sedo
17. HA.net $9,800 Sedo
18. RRZ.com $9,000 Pvt Sale
19. SportsbookReview.ca $8,725 Moniker/SnapNames
20. Wimp.de €6,500 = $8,710 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

The AfternicDLS led the four-figure.com supporting cast with JobPort.com at $8,500 and also scored with RedRanch.com ($8,000) and two other at $7,000 each; 24Insurance.com and SegurosMedicos.com

ModernAuto.com added $6,977 while InfoConnect.com and TrainingPlus.com kicked in $5,500 apiece. Four others; Blogue.com, GiveItUp.com, Sortation.com and SocialSecurityOnline.com landed $5,000 each. FinancialDaily.com fetched $4,995 and FixTime.com tacked on $4,700

The AfternicDLS had 110 more four-figure .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,500 that are listed in the table below:

Additional AfternicDLS .com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,500
supporti.com $4,500   planetventures.com $2,488
xarts.com $4,500 expediente.com $2,400
valbum.com $4,488 hollywoodchallenge.com $2,400
letscruise.com $4,142 realestatesanfrancisco.com $2,400
imgc.com $4,000 fashionmix.com $2,388
moosepower.com $4,000 learningenterprise.com $2,388
yestone.com $3,988 rpmcorp.com $2,388
gustando.com $3,840 tipwin.com $2,388
montecarloyachts.com $3,788 transcool.com $2,388
wearall.com $3,788 insulationonline.com $2,379
cerroverde.com $3,688 shopsunglasses.com $2,370
scribit.com $3,688 learningdata.com $2,350
lightnetworks.com $3,600 digitalcpa.com $2,300
breatheit.com $3,588 outliers.com $2,300
levogue.com $3,588 bigwill.com $2,241
dna2.com $3,500 riverbox.com $2,200
freeexams.com $3,500 entrepreneurkids.com $2,200
lefou.com $3,500 builtontrust.com $2,188
shoecenter.com $3,500 getyournumber.com $2,150
therenegades.com $3,500 newmuslims.com $2,150
begenerous.com $3,400 terraenvironmental.com $2,150
rasia.com $3,300 myanmartours.com $2,100
incanus.com $3,291 soundsensations.com $2,100
alivenet.com $3,188 africatrucks.com $2,088
ii-m.com $3,146 antibully.com $2,088
Qball.com $3,077 artisttree.com $2,088
art-tec.com $3,000 createalegacy.com $2,088
freepregnancytest.com $3,000 eye-opener.com $2,088
planetcosmetics.com $3,000 majesticconstruction.com $2,088
secureathome.com $3,000 newhearing.com $2,088
thecontemporaryhome.com $3,000 resilientcommunities.com $2,088
miou.com $2,925 silvergemstonejewelry.com $2,088
awesomeinsurance.com $2,888 thoughtofyou.com $2,088
couponvoucher.com $2,888 webtiles.com $2,088
sportsandclassics.com $2,788 entrepreneuradvisor.com $2,030
fishstickers.com $2,751 entrepreneurstartups.com $2,030
tatter.com $2,750 conservationzone.com $2,021
entrepreneurmovement.com $2,710 americanbusinessleaders.com $2,000
dentalsaver.com $2,700 billcare.com $2,000
topwatches.com $2,700 cakestyle.com $2,000
viewcar.com $2,688 careportal.com $2,000
dealerbids.com $2,619 climatesaver.com $2,000
bspcorp.com $2,588 coloradotours.com $2,000
eliteantiques.com $2,588 DoItLonger.com $2,000
mixtaped.com $2,588 eurofloat.com $2,000
side-car.com $2,588 heritagehardware.com $2,000
talkways.com $2,550 inspirare.com $2,000
sleepatnight.com $2,530 jfms.com $2,000
coachingalliance.com $2,500 menofhonour.com $2,000
funnyday.com $2,500 neovation.com $2,000
ikmc.com $2,500 organicradio.com $2,000
pastebin.net.com $2,500 raabta.com $2,000
sportsmaps.com $2,500 roadcase.com $2,000
RealDegree.com $2,495 tagmates.com $2,000
marketingtrainingcenter.com $2,488 ugarden.com $2,000

Back at Sedo Taner.com tallied $8,040, CyprusHotel.com booked $6,975 and Vertrieb.com drew $6,834. CoHost.com hauled in $6,500, OneTabletPerChild.com chalked up $6,000 and ProBoxing.com punched out $5,500

GOQ.com corralled $5,494, Eiva.com captured $5,425 and five others; 4TA.com, iTattoo.com, LearningsPark.com, MakeReal.com and PlaySoft.com sold for $5,000 each. Palico.com provided another $4,690

Sedo had 36 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,500 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Sedo .com Sales Between $2,010 - $4,500
lightshopping.com $4,500   bwl-studieren.com $2,680
plunet.com $4,500 evercasino.com $2,680
atli.com $4,300 lightstore.com $2,650
youpayme.com $4,236 boin.com $2,550
politicsblogs.com $4,200 asurent.com $2,500
aseko.com $4,100 bizability.com $2,500
artbase.com $4,020 chictalk.com $2,500
inversolar.com $4,020 donorsearch.com $2,500
1v1.com $4,000 examtutor.com $2,500
eyecamera.com $3,999 senzu.com $2,500
qualityhosting.com $3,700 randax.com $2,479
dance365.com $3,600 viovet.com $2,372
financialmail.com $3,500 chickenshop.com $2,208
flyerholder.com $3,500 bbmall.com $2,100
domainblogs.com $3,497 vacationblogs.com $2,100
stef.com $3,400 killprice.com $2,015
scanbook.com $3,000 devisassuranceauto.com $2,010
internet-radio.com $2,713 omniacare.com $2,010

At Moniker/SnapNames CloudBeam.com brought $5,174 while FormLabs.com and FreshCreativeFoods.com served up $2,500 each. GranStudio.com grabbed $2,250 and VIPZ.com clicked for $2,030

Country Codes

It was another solid week for the country codes led by two of the year's 20 biggest sales in this category - Fab. de ($50,000) and Fab. eu ($46,900), both through Sedo. You saw the top seven sales on this week's Country Code Top 20 Chart in the all extension section above, so the biggest ccTLD sale you haven't seen yet is #8 Wimp.de at $8,710 via Sedo. 

Sedo went on to sweep 16 of the 20 chart entries. The few exceptions included a pair of South American game-related domains that changed hands in private transactions. César Gabriel Gallego bought (#9 tie) JuegosGratis.com.ar (an Argentine domain that means "free games" in Spanish) for $7,000 and Gustavo Volcan sold #13 JogosDoMario.com.br (a Brazilian domain than means "Mario Games" in Portuguese) for $5,500. 

Germany's .de extension had the most chart entries (by far) piling up 8 charted domains. The only other extensions with multiple chart entries were Montenegro's .me with three and  Sweden's .se with two.

Here is how the ccTLD leaders stacked up for the week ending November 20:

Country Code Top 20
 Highest Reported ccTLD  Sales: Mon. Nov. 14, 2011 - Sun. Nov. 20, 2011
Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Nov. 23, 2011

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1 Fab.de $50,000 Sedo
2. Fab.eu €35,000 = $46,900 Sedo
3. Maskerad.se €20,752 = $27,808 MissDomain
4. FW.de €11,000 = $14,740 Sedo
5. Jobangebote.de €10,099 = $13,533 Sedo
6. Webdots.de €8,830 = $11,832 Sedo
7. SportsbookReview.ca $8,725 Moniker/SnapNames
8. Wimp.de €6,500 = $8,710 Sedo
9.
tie
Golf.me $7,000 Sedo
9.
tie
JuegosGratis.com.ar $7,000 Pvt Sale

11. Müllbeutel.de (IDN) €5,000 = $6,700 Sedo
12. Inc.me $5,600 Sedo
13. JogosDoMario.com.br $5,500 Private Sale
14. Advertise.co.nz $4,900 Sedo
15. Regency.co.uk £3001 = $4,652 DomainLore.co.uk
16. Planungsbuero.de €3,273 = $4,386 Sedo
17. Ferien-Unterkunft.de €3,000 = $4,020 Sedo
18. Isocell.it €3,000 = $4,020 Sedo
19. Suse.se €3,000 = $4,020 Sedo
20. Collection.me $4,000 Sedo

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

There were dozens of additional four-figure ccTLD sales off the chart with Sedo accounting for the vast majority of those. Their list included Ink.me and Refco.co.uk at $3,875 each as well as Peel.me at $3,417

Sedo had 46 more four-figure ccTLD sales ranging form $1,000 to $3,000 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $3,000
fanatic.co $3,000   888.me $1,555
freelancer.ae $3,000 drivemycar.co.uk $1,550
ibizareisen.de $2,921 termlifeinsurance.tv $1,475
ezigarette.de $2,680 ackerbau.de $1,353
nfs.ch $2,680 animal.gr $1,340
zocdoc.fr $2,500 flowersdelivery.org.uk $1,340
energybill.co.uk $2,325 scores.us $1,340
lws.co.uk $2,325 cloudmanagement.de $1,261
casino.bo $2,278 prisma.tv $1,206
pensionannuities.co.uk $2,144 esteticamente.it $1,200
hanflebensmittel.de $2,077 yoogo.co $1,200
whatsup.eu $2,010 wno.eu $1,140
metropolitanhealth.co.za $2,000 maison-deco.fr $1,139
basketball.me $1,899 faith.me $1,099
ibidder.co.uk $1,824 onlinedating.me $1,099
flexibuy.co.uk $1,806 sleever.de $1,065
resell.it $1,675 medicine.me $1,050
bigprint.de $1,608 jewelry.me $1,049
my-handwerker.de $1,608 cheapcalls.co.za $1,005
666.tv $1,600 mastertours.de $1,005
liveroulette.org.uk $1,600 uxn.nl $1,005
heizkörper-shop.de $1,595 vnd.fr $1,005
iqwissen.de $1,595 rounders.us $1,000

Sedo also sold Metropolitan.org.uk for OwnThisDomain.co.uk for £1,250 ($1,938)

Elsewhere DomainLore.co.uk sold ElectricBlankets.co.uk ($3,877), TradeForex.co.uk ($1,804) and RetirementPlanning.co.uk ($1,800). StudentLoans.org.uk added $1,705 and MP3Player.co.uk yielded $1,023

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

Non .com gTLDs (.biz, .info, .mobi, .net, .org, .asia, .pro & .tel)

The lone five-figure sale in the non .com gTLD category, CEM.org at $18,000 via Sedo, leads that group's Top 20 Chart this week. That domain and #2 HA.net both made the all extension leader board you saw at the top of this report. The biggest non .com gTLD sale you haven't seen yet is #3 Borsa.net at $8,400. Sedo handled that sale and went on to sweep 14 of the 20 chart entries. 

The other six places all went to the AfternicDLS. Their roster included #4 BTM.net at $6,525 and #5 CubCadet.net at $4,588

In the race among extensions, .net won going away with 12 charted domains. .Org was next with six and .info claimed two places. Here's how all of the Non .Com gTLD leaders stacked up for the week ending November 20:

Non .Com gTLDs Top 20
 Highest Reported Non .Com Global TLD  Sales 
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. Nov. 14, 2011 - Sun. Nov. 20, 2011
Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Nov. 23, 2011

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. CEM.org $18,000 Sedo
2. HA.net $9,800 Sedo
3. Borsa.net $8,400 Sedo
4. BTM.net $6,525 AfternicDLS
5. CubCadet.net $4,588 AfternicDLS
6. Gynecologue.net €3,290 = $4,409 Sedo
7. OneTabletPerChild.org $4,000 Sedo
8. WCCA.org $3,679 AfternicDLS
9. XZ.org $3,500 AfternicDLS
10. Hobi.net $3,300 Sedo

11. Rainfox.info €2,460 = $3,296 Sedo
12. GSY.net $3,140 Sedo
13. Brandies.net €2,100 = $2,814 Sedo
14. DrumNBass.net $2,750 Sedo
15. Bourseenligne.net €1,990 = $2,667 Sedo
16. Pastebin.net $2,500 AfternicDLS
17. Hashimoto.org $2,388 AfternicDLS
18. Finanzieren.info €1,499 = $2,009 Sedo
19. Lizard.org $2,000 Sedo
20. T1Internet.net $1,950 Sedo

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

Domain Name Industry Newsletter

There were more than two dozen additional four-figure non .com gTLD sales just off the chart led by Sedo's $1,850 sale of Osteopathe.org. They also moved Kindergeld.info ($1,674), BirthdayWishes.net ($1,650) and Timbers.net ($1,500).

Two others; Mido.net and Rebate.mobi returned $1,340 each while Owarai.info found $1,240, EventPhotographers.org snapped $1,150, Integrativemedizin.net notched $1,059 and L-Carnitine.net nabbed $1,030

Back at the AfternicDLS Klikk.net and DentalSaver.net drilled $1,800 each, LiveHappy.org celebrated $1,745 and ModernDesigns.net attracted $1,600. BeGenerous.org and Wigs.info went for $1,488 apiece and TheQuad.net banked $1,388.

TheGuild.net generated $1,300, PhoneMarketing.org dialed up $1,288 and TailorMade.net sewed up $1,250. ChristianCards.net crested at $1,200, LocalMovers.org unloaded $1,170, BusinessConsultant.net billed $1,069 and RootBox.net rang up $1,000

At Moniker/SnapNames OvulationSymptoms.org sold for $1,850 and HealthChoices.org chipped in $1,151

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 Wednesday 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.

 

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