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One of the Year's Three Biggest ccTLD Sales Tops Another Strong Week for the Domain Aftermarket

.Coms dominated this week's all extension Top 20 Domain Sales Chart, sweeping 18 of the 20 positions, but all of those trailed the German ccTLD that sits on top of the elite list. That is OnlineCasinos.de, a domain that changed hands for €65,000 ($85,150) at Sedo.com. That is the year's third highest country code sale, trailing only Saturn.pl ($189,930) and Flights.ca ($120,000).

The only other non .com domain on the leader board was also a ccTLD (and also sold by Sedo). That is #10 (tie) Hotel. me at $25,000. The non .com gTLDs were shut out this time around. 

The .coms began their run with #2 Torc.com at $68,000 via Frank Schilling's DomainNameSales.com. They had a hand in seven charted sales, three from their own listings and four more that were DomainAdvisors.com names that were sold using the DomainNameSales platform. The later group was led by #3 Quantify.com at $50,000 and #4 (tie) JunkRemoval.com at $45,000.

By Ron Jackson

Sedo rounded out the first five with #4 (tie) Kredittkort.com at $45,000 and went on to pile up a half dozen chart entries including four that reached the top half of the chart. 

Two other venues, GoDaddyAuctions and NoktaDomains also claimed multiple chart entries. Nokta hit the daily double with #6 Club Dresses.com at $38,750 and #17 Diyaliz.com ("dialysis" in Turkish) at $16,400.  GodaddyAuctions filled four slots with a quartet led by #9 FromRagsToRiches.com at $26,000

The AfternicDLS also earned chart honors with #20 CityCompass.com at $13,654 and supplemented that one with two more five-figure sales just off the chart and close to 100 in the four-figure range -  more than any other venue at that level which is favored by small to medium sized businesses. 

Here's how the sales leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, March 4:

 

The DN Journal Top 20 
Reported Domain Sales - Mon. Feb. 27, 2012 - Sun. March 4, 2012
Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect March 7, 2012

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. OnlineCasinos.de €65,000 = $85,150 Sedo
2. Torc.com $68,000 DomainNameSales
3. Quantify.com $50,000 DomainAdvisors/
DomainNameSales
4.
tie
JunkRemoval.com $45,000 DomainAdvisors/
DomainNameSales
4.
tie
Kredittkort.com $45,000 Sedo
6. ClubDresses.com $38,750 NoktaDomains
7. 21Questions.com $35,000 DomainNameSales
8. ScubaDiver.com $34,999 Sedo
9. FromRagsToRiches.com $26,000 GoDaddyAuctions
10.
tie
Morelos.com $25,000 GoDaddyAuctions
10.
tie
Enersave.com $25,000 DomainNameSales
10.
tie
Hotel.me $25,000 Sedo

13. TheRooster.com $23,000 DomainAdvisors/
DomainNameSales
14. ShopRVInsurance.com $19,996 GoDaddyAuctions
15.
tie
Dura.com $18,540 GoDaddyAuctions
15.
tie
ShanghaiVillage.com $17,000 Sedo
17. Diyaliz.com
("dialysis" in Turkish)
$16,400 NoktaDomains
18. CareSpot.com $16,000 DomainAdvisors/
DomainNameSales
19. ClickLife.com $15,000 Sedo
20. CityCompass.com $13,654 AfternicDLS

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.

There were 16 more five figures sales off the chart led by Gavin Durni's $13,500 sale of Financing.co.za (a South African ccTLD). 

Sedo sold five more at this level; Cheap.de ($13,100), Lab.org ($12,500), Kathryn.com ($12,000), Magazine.net ($10,999) and Cams.me ($10,000).

GoDaddyAuctions also had five more; eFence.com ($11,000), MesotheliomaAttorney.co and MesotheliomaLawyer.co at $10,300 each, Love-Bug.com at $10,200 and NeedMe.com at $10,000

Also joining the party were DomainNameSales with TAOR.com ($12,000) and GarageDoorRepair.net ($11,960), NoktaDomains with WholesaleWristbands.com ($11,500) and the AfternicDLS with YMovies.com ($10,200) and USAC.net ($10,000).  

 .Com Supporting Cast

Sedo led the .com supporting cast of four-figure sales with Investirenbourse.com at $9,694. Their hit list also included OptionStreet.com ($9,500), CreateASite.com ($8,750) and HappySports.com ($8,235)

MensSwimwear.com took a $7,600 dip, Hygreen.com grossed $6,000 and Casas-Rurales.com returned $5,568. Four others; Bonsdereduction.com, EasyReceipts.com, Novoline.com and WorldHomes.com went for $5,000 each. MMMH.com added $4,750 and Creades.com crested at $4,585.

Sedo had 37 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,500 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Sedo .com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,500
bookingcentral.com $4,500   dog-insurance.com $3,000
buyfuel.com $4,500 euronis.com $3,000
poker-777.com $4,500 panourifotovoltaice.com $2,620
carsusa.com $4,000 langzi.com $2,510
dkcompany.com $4,000 collegeassistant.com $2,500
goodz.com $3,930 cricket2015.com $2,500
dbak.com $3,899 friendfarm.com $2,500
surveycompare.com $3,800 thekitchennetwork.com $2,500
meepmeep.com $3,600 yosee.com $2,500
buygas.com $3,500 affiliatespace.com $2,448
dukkani.com $3,500 rossonero.com $2,400
winegenius.com $3,500 pijasgrandes.com $2,322
huga.com $3,275 teinture.com $2,227
shopio.com $3,275 remediesforhairloss.com $2,100
trialdesign.com $3,200 brightonbeachhouse.com $2,000
hortnews.com $3,140 holidaytoegypt.com $2,000
a-r.com $3,050 onlineaid.com $2,000
ewebdesign.com $3,001 selpo.com $2,000
comtrak.com $3,000   

The DomainAdvisors/DomainNameSales tandem teamed up to sell TableCard.com for $9,500 and IslandPools.com for $7,750. Also, DomainNameSales sold four more from their own listings; CareerLoft.com ($6,800), GentlemensReview.com ($6,300), CircuitCam.com ($6,000) and Porita.com ($5,000)

Meanwhile, back at the AfternicDLS ranch, AtlantisPartners.com produced $8,500, IvyConnect.com clicked for $8,126 and VirtualizationSoftware.com downloaded $7,000. Datacracker.com drew $6,400, TruckGear.com grabbed $6,000 and TopToo.com tallied $5,421

Broga.com broughht $5,088, NorthWales.com notched $4,900 and StrongMind.com captured $4,800. ArtWedding.com unwrapped $4,588, LinkedCard.com landed $4,500 and PhotoDomains.com clicked for $4,388

The AfternicDLS had 91 more four-figure .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,000 that are listed in the table below:

Additional AfternicDLS .com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,000
acousticalpanels.com $4,000   ecorebel.com $2,500
justyoga.com $4,000 mobilemover.com $2,500
mitech.com $4,000 parentsknowbest.com $2,500
domexpo.com $3,988 smtec.com $2,500
fagus.com $3,988 XandT.com $2,497
smartglasses.com $3,932 divacoffee.com $2,488
schooltutoring.com $3,788 squarebid.com $2,488
exactair.com $3,750 sickhome.com $2,400
cashinhand.com $3,500 smarttree.com $2,388
communitygovernment.com $3,500 macarthurs.com $2,300
smartstudy.com $3,500 visualvocabulary.com $2,300
thepessimist.com $3,488 discovergrace.com $2,288
nicemix.com $3,450 swopp.com $2,250
goodways.com $3,388 whitebike.com $2,239
webcompete.com $3,388 hoteisem.com $2,225
magazina.com $3,350 beerforum.com $2,200
avipro.com $3,300 disruptiveinnovations.com $2,188
deltaauto.com $3,291 gnodirect.com $2,188
cosmosmedia.com $3,188 inthenameofthelord.com $2,188
dignos.com $3,188 readingnow.com $2,188
locolife.com $3,188 tigerleather.com $2,188
marels.com $3,188 mountainmeditation.com $2,180
todaysmortgage.com $3,188 concepthealth.com $2,100
activehealthpartners.com $3,088 alternews.com $2,088
home-automation.com $3,088 camarketing.com $2,088
teachtech.com $3,060 generalinsuranceagency.com $2,088
drawsomething.com $3,000 kelapa.com $2,088
fmnow.com $3,000 marvelcard.com $2,088
maritimeworld.com $3,000 wolftales.com $2,088
nightops.com $3,000 naturalleader.com $2,010
internationallitigation.com $2,988 99aa.com $2,000
magazinetrials.com $2,988 businessreach.com $2,000
foundationfinance.com $2,888 chartervacations.com $2,000
networkingthatworks.com $2,888 chateaubriant.com $2,000
uaspire.com $2,750 christianzionism.com $2,000
coloradospringsdentist.com $2,700 cigarsmoke.com $2,000
condonow.com $2,700 fortheloveofgod.com $2,000
designcircles.com $2,699 greenec.com $2,000
freecompanyreports.com $2,688 healthsociety.com $2,000
cvhunter.com $2,588 localentertainers.com $2,000
powerdoc.com $2,588 qiumei.com $2,000
appsdeveloper.com $2,500 sbdesign.com $2,000
autoupholstery.com $2,500 specialtyreports.com $2,000
castmarket.com $2,500 sponsoredarticles.com $2,000
designd.com $2,500 tegar.com $2,000
drivestyle.com $2,500   

The AfternicDLS also teamed up with YummyNames to sell Laveauto.com ($5,000) and RedRush.com ($2,000). YummyNames used GoDaddyAuctions to move BKDB.com ($5,866), PropertyBid.com ($4,696) and IntranetApps.com ($2,677) and worked with Sedo to sell MrSearch.com for $3,750.  

At NoktaDomains CoolHalloweenCostumes.com scared up $8,000, BeCash.com deposited $6,000 and DiscountTowels.com dried off $5,500. BookBoard.com bagged $5,200, BathSheet.com blanketed $5,100 and Rivales.com rang up $4,900.

Also at Nokta, CreatineSupplements.com swallowed $4,800, BroadbandAnywhere.com connected to $4,250 and Transmiter.com distributed $3,725. OpenOffices.com welcomed $3,000 while three others; AirlineRating.com, Moviie.com and TheShapes.com commanded $2,000 apiece

Country Codes

In another standout performance, the ccTLDs  piled up seven five-figure sales this week, led by OnlineCasinos.de at $85,150 via Sedo. We showed you all seven in the all extension section above so the highest country code sale you haven't see yet is #8 on our latest weekly Country Code Top 20 Sales Chart. That is Gift.me, a domain that changed hands at Sedo for $9,000.

.ME (Montenegro's country code) wound up with nine of the 20 chart entries, led by #2 Hotel.me at $25,000 and four others in the first ten including #9 Blackjack.me ($7,400) and #10 CreditCard.me ($7,200). Sedo rang up all of those .me sales and went on to sweep 16 of the 20 chart entries. 

Three other TLDs had multiple chart entries. Germany's .de and Great Britain's .co.uk had three each and Colombia's .co two. The other countries represented on this week's leader board were South Africa (.co.za), the European Union's nations (.eu) and Belgium (.be) with one spot each.

Here is how the ccTLD leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, March 4:

Country Code Top 20
 Highest Reported ccTLD  Sales: Mon. Feb. 27, 2012 - Sun. March 4, 2012
Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect March 7, 2012

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1 OnlineCasinos.de €65,000 = $85,150 Sedo
2. Hotel.me $25,000 Sedo
3. Financing.co.za $13,500 Pvt Sale
4. Cheap.de €10,000 = $13,100 Sedo
5.
tie
MesotheliomaAttorney.co $10,300 GoDaddyAuctions
5.
tie
MesotheliomaLawyer.co $10,300 GoDaddyAuctions
7. Cams.me $10,000 Sedo
8. Gift.me $9,000 Sedo
9. Blackjack.me $7,400 Sedo
10. CreditCard.me $7,200 Sedo

11. Mortgage.me $7,100 Sedo
12. Macau.me $7,000 Sedo
13. MerchantServices.co.uk $6,600 AfternicDLS
14.
tie
GoldPrice.eu €5,000 = $6,550 Sedo
14.
tie
Private-krankenversicherung-
vergleich.de
€5,000 = $6,550 Sedo
16. PromoCode.co.uk £4,000 = $6,280 Sedo
17. NewYork.me $6,200 Sedo
18. LawTraining.co.uk £3,500 = $5,495 Sedo
19. Bieden.be €4,100 = $5,371 Sedo
20. Journal.me $4,800 Sedo

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

There were dozens of additional four-figure ccTLD sales off the chart led by WeDo.co.uk, sold for $4,700 at DomainNameSales.com. 

Sedo, as they always do, rang up the majority of these though. Their roster included Polar-Reisen.de, Werkladen.de and WomensSecret.cn at $4,585 each and AddictionTreatment.us at $4,000

Sedo had 64 more four-figure ccTLD sales ranging from $1,000 to $3,930 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $3,930
pedrodelhierro.cn $3,930   webdiet.co.uk $1,570
geldboersen.de $3,929 jobster.co.uk $1,515
honore.be $3,275 southeast.tv $1,500
realestatefinance.co.za $3,275 beautyclinic.co.uk $1,492
socialcast.de $3,275 yaesu.es $1,469
youbuy.me $3,000 newsitaliapress.it $1,441
4s.co.uk $2,983 schiffsfonds.eu $1,441
netwerk-groep.nl $2,962 addurl.co.uk $1,400
a6.de $2,948 thoughts.de $1,376
mev.co $2,905 likes.me $1,350
rooibostee.de $2,751 serviceok.de $1,340
x4.de $2,751 minikurier.de $1,311
autoboeken.nl $2,620 girls24.de $1,310
coopdentale.it $2,620 vacanzenelsalento.it $1,310
gladis.co.uk $2,510 pokerverein.de $1,309
bergmann.eu $2,489 snowball.eu $1,309
risparmia.it $2,489 installera.se $1,297
biz.ac $2,450 tickets.me $1,250
tv-winkel.nl $2,227 led-energy.de $1,245
wsf.eu $2,031 mass.eu $1,245
myskolkovo.ru $2,000 jobberater.de $1,214
suggest.it $2,000 holz-spielzeug.de $1,179
marketingimmobiliare.it $1,965 australianjobs.co.uk $1,145
italia-film.it $1,900 crc.be $1,100
tabletwelt.de $1,900 copyright.me $1,100
wohngebaeudeversicherung.eu $1,867 aku.eu $1,048
buesum-ferienwohnungen.de $1,834 gossos.es $1,048
lifescientists.de $1,834 quorn.de $1,048
araldite.de $1,638 vitaminb12.de $1,048
zirkonimplantat.eu $1,638 psz.de $1,018
bettingexchange.eu $1,600 neuro.co $1,000
jobsinyorkshire.co.uk $1,570 qiwi.me $1,000

NetFleet.com.au sold five Australian ccTLDs; CTL.com.au ($4,256), IncomeInsuranceAustralia.com.au ($2,969), XO.com.au ($2,645), CertifiedFinancialPlanner.com.au ($1,832) and TyrePrice.com.au ($1,103)

At NoktaDomains, .co.uk's were in fashion with GarageShelving.co.uk supporting $2,850, AddressChecker.co.uk chalking up $2,000 and SalesCareer.co.uk attracting $1,500. DiscountPrinters.co.uk produced $1,300, HotelStuff.co.uk drew $1,260, SwimmingPonds.co.uk posted $1,050 and EmbroiderySupplies.co.uk sewed up $1,000

Elsewhere, Garry Epperson sold ChurchOfGod.co for $3,188 through GoDaddyAuctions, DomainLore.co.uk sold TCB.co.uk for $1,473 and the AfternicDLS moved TMQ.us for $1,350

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)

Though the non .com gTLDs had no names on the all extension Top 20 Chart this week four five-figure sales were reported in this category, led by Lab.org at $12,500 via Sedo. Those four fill the top slots on our new Non .com gTLD Top 20 Chart, with Emprego.net rounding out the first five at $8,500 through the AfternicDLS.  

Sedo piled up 11 of the 20 chart entries with a list that included #8 Open.info at $5,655. The AfternicDLS filled five slots including #7 Broadlink.net at $5,760.

The .nets wound up easily winning the extension race with 11 charted domains compared to 5 for the runner-up .orgs. Two places went to .info while .pro and .biz each took one.

Here's how all of the Non .Com gTLD leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, March 4:

Non .Com gTLDs Top 20
 Highest Reported Non .Com Global TLD  Sales 
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. Feb. 27, 2012 - Sun. March 4, 2012
Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect March 7, 2012

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. Lab.org $12,500 Sedo
2. GarageDoorRepair.net $11,960 DomainNameSales
3. Magazine.net $10,999 Sedo
4. USAC.net $10,000 AfternicDLS
5. Emprego.net $8,500 AfternicDLS
6. Clearbrook.net $7,750 DomainAdvisors/
DomainNameSales
7. Broadlink.net $5,760 AfternicDLS
8. Open.info $5,655 Sedo
9. AllInclusiveHolidays.net $5,400 NoktaDomains
10. Cereal.net $5,156 Sedo

11. Business.pro $4,600 Sedo
12. SpeedTests.net $4,500 Sedo
13. Recycle.info $4,200 Sedo
14. Frasesdeamor.org €3,100 = $4,061 Sedo
15. Kizi.org €3,000 = $3,930 Sedo
16. Interference.org $3,900 Sedo
17. Differentials.net $3,588 AfternicDLS
18. iProtest.org $3,430 AfternicDLS
19. LoveBug.net $3,277 YummyNames/
AfternicDLS
20. Filme.biz €2,500 = $3,275 Sedo

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

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There were several dozen additional four-figure non .com gTLD sales just off the chart led by The AfternicDLS sale of Sido.net for $3,088. They also sold Cabelos.net for $3,050 and two others; Camara.org and Voicebook.net for $3,000 each.   

The AfternicDLS had 20 more four-figure sales in this category ranging from $1,000 to $2,788. Those are listed in the table below: 

Additional AfternicDLS Non .com gTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $2,788
pipeliners.net $2,788   taxcredits.net $1,500
solutionsnetwork.org $2,588 youpay.net $1,461
multivoice.net $2,500 besthealth.org $1,394
anaya.net $2,488 p2h.net $1,388
arara.net $2,488 thelanding.net $1,350
biketour.org $2,000 carinsurancediscounts.net $1,288
byod.net $1,988 insidesales.net $1,200
connectnow.org $1,750 rainbowtrout.net $1,030
intercloud.net $1,500 playrugby.org $1,000
jezebel.net $1,500 zilver.net $1,000

Back at Sedo Chelsea.org attracted $2,434, BadCreditHomeLoans.org locked up $2,000 and CreativeForum.org found $1,900

Sedo had 18 more four-figure sales in this category ranging from $1,000 to $1,850. Those are listed in the table below: 

Additional Sedo Non .com gTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $1,850
leche.net $1,850   obiz.biz $1,310
chakren.net $1,769 bujinkan.org $1,200
painsolutions.net $1,650 cmail.org $1,200
chakren.org $1,572 childrenstoys.net $1,150
creatives.net $1,572 cmpa.info $1,150
app.biz $1,500 handy-man.net $1,050
insurers.net $1,500 proefabonnementen.net $1,022
koksijde.info $1,441 wine-club.net $1,000
silvesterreisen.net $1,376 zurafa.net $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 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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