DomainAdvisors
Rings Up One of the Four Biggest Domain Sales Reported This Year to
Top This Week's Chart
DomainAdvisors.com
has rung up a lot of big domain sales over the past couple of years.
Unfortunately most have been subject to non-disclosure agreements,
however this week they were able to share a big one they just
closed - in fact it ranks among the four biggest sales reported so
far in 2012. They did it with a nice two-letter .com - FO.com
- at a cool $245,000. The domain is now being used as a
shortcut to a popular fashion website - FashionOne.com.
The FO.com sale lapped the aftermarket
field about eight times over. The #2 domain on our new weekly all
extension Top 20 Sales Chart, Exploris.com, brought $30,000
through DomainNameSales.com.
The week's biggest ccTLD sale, Set.TV, was just a step
behind at $29,000 via Sedo.com.
The country codes had a very strong week,
accounting for 3 of the 6 biggest sales, 4 of the top 10 and five
places overall. Sedo handled all of the ccTLDs that crashed
the top ten, including #5 Raw.co.uk at $23,250 and #6 Immobilien.TV
("real estate" in German) at $20,000.
By
Ron Jackson
Even so, the .coms had their usual dominant outing,sweeping
14 of the 20 chart entries, including #4 DailyBreak.com at $25,000
through Sedo. The non .com gTLDs were limited to one
entry that went to #11 (tie) OFA.net, a domain that changed
hands for $15,000 at DomainNameSales.com.
Four different venues could boast of multiple chart entries. Sedo
piled up the most with 8 while DomainNameSales posted four. The AfternicDLS
hit the trifecta with #9 WhatsTheScore.com at $17,000
leading their power trio. NoktaDomains struck twice with a pair of .coms
led by #11 (tie) Corap.com ("sock" in Turkish) at $15,000.
Chart honors also went to Moniker/SnapNames
for their $11,250 sale of #19 DocuSnap.com. One of the
top ten sales, #8 BuyCarInsurance.com at $18,500, was
the result of a private transaction with Coffee.org's
Bill McClure making the acquisition there.
Here's how all of the sales leaders stacked up for the
week ending Sunday, May 27:
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. May 21, 2012 - Sun. May 27, 2012 Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect May 31, 2012
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
FO.com
$245,000
DomainAdvisors
2.
Exploris.com
$30,000
DomainNameSales
3.
Set.TV
$29,000
Sedo
4.
DailyBreak.com
$25,000
Sedo
5.
Raw.co.uk
£15,000 = $23,250
Sedo
6.
tie
Immobilien.TV ("real estate" in German)
$20,000
Sedo
6.
tie
SDFC.com
$20,000
Sedo
8.
BuyCarInsurance.com
$18,500
Pvt Sale
9.
WhatsTheScore.com
$17,000
AfternicDLS
10.
ContactLenses.TV
$15,000
Sedo
11.
tie
Corap.com ("sock" in Turkish)
$15,000
NoktaDomains
11.
tie
OFA.net
$15,000
DomainNameSales
11.
tie
RCTV.com
$15,000
AfternicDLS
14.
LifeCompare.com
$14,000
DomainNameSales
15.
MyLiveCasino.com
€10,000 = $12,400
Sedo
16.
NoName.ca
$12,000
DomainNameSales
17.
tie
Avella.com
$11,500
AfternicDLS
17.
tie
CrackOn.com
$11,500
Sedo
19.
DocuSnap.com
$11,250
Moniker/SnapNames
20.
PressureSensor.com
$10,698
NoktaDomains
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 more five-figure sale just
off the chart. Moniker/SnapNames moved FriendII.com
for $10,200.
.Com Supporting Cast
NoktaDomains led the .com supporting cast of
four-figure sales with a pair of $9,500 sales; DiscountMedica
lSupply.com
and IndirimRehberi.com. They added $6,254 for ESirket.com,
$4,500 for 4SL.com and $3,500 for TeacherEffectiveness.com.
Christmas-Decorations.com lit up another $3,350
while HeavyGear.com garnered $2,800 and ChenilleRobes.com
returned $2,500.
Back at Sedo Effector.com fetched $9,300,
Haceinstantes.com hauled in $9,000 and two others;
Greip.com and Amwell.com went for $8,000 each.
ImpactOffice.com produced $7,502, NanoJobs.com
earned $7,500 and D-Lab.com landed $7,000.
Averis.com commanded $6,000, CasinoPlus.com
paid out $5,750 and Calwin.com corralled $5,500.
Sagemount.com secured $5,250 with four others; ePops.com,
Eternelle.com, Microlex.com and NativeUSA.com
yielding $5,000 apiece.
Sedo had 28 more .com sales ranging from $2,000
to $4,960 that are listed in the table below:
Additional
Sedo .com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,960
kaltefusion.com
$4,960
sleepingpad.com
$3,500
siservices.com
$4,500
cfly.com
$3,330
worldmall.com
$4,500
fruitpress.com
$3,000
pworks.com
$4,110
ihlegroup.com
$3,000
bestherbs.com
$4,000
kidstables.com
$3,000
momall.com
$4,000
linefinder.com
$3,000
pillcontainers.com
$4,000
mider.com
$3,000
2ndopinion.com
$3,750
vegastitleloans.com
$2,795
royalcourt.com
$3,750
workforceaccess.com
$2,500
labpharma.com
$3,596
luckgame.com
$2,480
salsamania.com
$3,596
wellapp.com
$2,480
adventureraces.com
$3,550
hotmilhas.com
$2,232
360pi.com
$3,500
fashpack.com
$2,000
gettalent.com
$3,500
thankfully.com
$2,000
DomainNameSales.com collected $8,300 for BronzePlaques.com,
along with $7,500 each for DiamondHoops.com and CobraCars.com
and $5,000 for CaribbeanMedicalSchools.com.
The AfternicDLS banked $8,050 for Variability.com
while LHTT.com captured $7,950 and Kubie.com cornered
$7,500. Fragility.com clicked for $7,000, Alfies.com
found $6,500 and PetInsurer.com covered $6,000.
CampbellBrown.com brought $5,988, PowerTrailers.com
transported $5,400 and PDOR.com pulled $5,250.
Three others; Refresh24.com, RetailReport..com and
CharityMobile.com chalked up $5,000 apiece.
The AfternicDLS had 98 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
afrochic.com
$4,500
powerreach.com
$2,500
askmydoctor.com
$4,500
primefurniture.com
$2,500
communityfunding.com
$4,500
RandomAccessMemories.com
$2,500
besthgh.com
$4,250
shardz.com
$2,500
socialpipeline.com
$4,188
waxi.com
$2,500
barbadosproperties.com
$4,000
winnerslounge.com
$2,500
Core24.com
$4,000
completeclarity.com
$2,488
oakriver.com
$4,000
shoppingtimes.com
$2,488
virtualseller.com
$3,988
strategicconsultants.com
$2,488
restaurantcentral.com
$3,850
artofstrategy.com
$2,480
sgji.com
$3,769
cmse.com
$2,400
clarkandsons.com
$3,750
ilkb.com
$2,400
coutureoutlet.com
$3,588
trustfoundation.com
$2,397
clipcam.com
$3,500
companytoday.com
$2,391
maidenamerica.com
$3,500
five2one.com
$2,388
ofsco.com
$3,500
news99.com
$2,388
technologyconnection.com
$3,500
publicway.com
$2,388
remotemeeting.com
$3,477
younggiants.com
$2,388
twoocean.com
$3,321
icmllc.com
$2,300
togllc.com
$3,288
bostoncaterers.com
$2,299
implementar.com
$3,250
mintmusic.com
$2,275
diydesigns.com
$3,188
boardwork.com
$2,250
pocketcases.com
$3,188
trainingdirectory.com
$2,250
touchofabutton.com
$3,108
hobbybike.com
$2,188
nightlifechat.com
$3,000
sellermax.com
$2,188
venturesolutions.com
$3,000
dedicatedtoyou.com
$2,175
knitcaps.com
$2,988
marblex.com
$2,171
makedirect.com
$2,988
monitorhub.com
$2,115
naturenutrition.com
$2,988
highschooler.com
$2,100
plumgarden.com
$2,988
affiliatebuddy.com
$2,088
microneedling.com
$2,877
beautifulnews.com
$2,088
trueyouth.com
$2,700
brokencircle.com
$2,088
agentauto.com
$2,688
digitalsynthesis.com
$2,088
greencremations.com
$2,688
pandle.com
$2,088
parentalunit.com
$2,688
sksol.com
$2,088
readernet.com
$2,688
labcentral.com
$2,030
privatestaff.com
$2,588
bellydancestudio.com
$2,000
solnews.com
$2,588
bluebin.com
$2,000
tapedeck.com
$2,588
cheapscapes.com
$2,000
alpineinternational.com
$2,500
exploreenergy.com
$2,000
believeinjesus.com
$2,500
galleryhouse.com
$2,000
datingapps.com
$2,500
homeownerslistingservice.com
$2,000
generalintelligence.com
$2,500
localcontrol.com
$2,000
giantshark.com
$2,500
perfectemployment.com
$2,000
gripontools.com
$2,500
sannicolas.com
$2,000
innovateforhealth.com
$2,500
seniorenshop.com
$2,000
laserfab.com
$2,500
sundriven.com
$2,000
lovehaus.com
$2,500
talentmaster.com
$2,000
motorcyclelist.com
$2,500
treksafe.com
$2,000
The AfternicDLS also helped YummyNames
sell HopeStories.com for $3,577 and TransBank.com
for $3,100. YummyNames used Sedo to close another sale
with BoatStar.com going for $3,296 there.
Moniker/SnapNames teamed up with the AfternicDLS
to sell Vanma.com for $2,000. They sold four
others on their own; MyCountdown.com ($4,000), Descuentoscity.com
($2,200), TOSU.com ($2,009) and SuperBreakers.com
($2,000).
Country Codes
Five solid five-figure sales, all of which
made the all extension Top 20 Chart you saw above, let the ccTLDs
to another standout week. Those five, which include three big .TV
sales, fill the top slots on our our latest weekly Country Code Top 20 Sales Chart.
The biggest sale in this category that you haven't seen yet is an IDN
at #6 - Kündigen.de - a name that went for $8,680 at
Sedo.
Sedo piled up 15 of the 20 chart entries.
NoktaDomains was next with four including two in the top ten; #7 DiscountFlooring.co.uk
at $8,000 and #10 WhereToEat.co.uk at $4,750.
Great Britain's .co.uk wound up winning the
TLD race with five chart entries, one better than Germany's
.de. .TV with three was the only other extension
with multiple chart entries, leaving eight other countries to divide
up the remaining eight slots.
Here is how the ccTLD leaders stacked
up for the week ending Sunday, May 27:
Country
Code Top 20
Highest
Reported ccTLD Sales: Mon. May 21, 2012 - Sun. May
27, 2012 Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect May 31, 2012
There a few dozen additional
four-figure ccTLD sales off the chart with Sedo accounting for all
but three of those with a roster that included Bidz.co.uk at $2,100
and two others; Beach.it and Bi.ly at $2,000 each.
Sedo had 27 more four-figure ccTLD sales ranging
from $1,000 to $1,860
that are listed in the table below:
Additional
Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $1,860
easyfeed.de
$1,860
macker.de
$1,240
themoneyschool.co.uk
$1,860
topunternehmen.de
$1,240
hail.co
$1,783
vancauteren.be
$1,240
biogaia.co.uk
$1,550
uniq.ch
$1,178
dial.in
$1,500
versicherungen-rechtsanwalt.de
$1,178
rsi.it
$1,488
blue-danube-it.de
$1,116
vestidosdefiesta.es
$1,426
camms.co.uk
$1,085
cheapsecuredloans.co.uk
$1,399
isoftware.co.uk
$1,085
share.cx
$1,363
voxx.co.uk
$1,085
babyprofi.at
$1,328
absa.ch
$1,054
peakoil.se
$1,300
teco.ch
$1,054
knowledge-management.co.uk
$1,250
genussfreuden.de
$1,042
egoist.es
$1,241
ung.me
$1,000
e-truck.de
$1,240
Elsewhere NoktaDomains sold ShopLine.co.uk
for $2,000 and HRHelp.co.uk for $1,000 and DomainLore.co.uk
moved UDM.co.uk for $1,094.
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.
The sole five-figure sale logged in the non
.com gTLD category - OFA.net at $15,000 via DomainNamSales.com -leads our latest our Non
.Com gTLD Top 20 Chart. Two more .nets rounded out the
top three with #2 Flagged.net notching $9,000 and #3
Crave.net$7,000. Sedo handled both of those sales en
route to claiming five of the top six spots.
The .infos scored with #4 Versicherungsrechner.info
at $6,200 and #5 (tie) The.info at $5,000 apiece.
The .orgs didn't make an appearance until
MotorInsurance.org turned up at #9 after a $4,000 sale
through the AfternicDLS, a venue that went on to pile up 11 of the
21 chart entries (the extra spot resulted from a three-way tie for
the final position).
The .nets won the TLD race with ten chart
entries, edging out the the .orgs that had eight. The
remaining three spots went to .infos. Here's how all of the Non .Com gTLD leaders stacked up for the
week ending Sunday, May 27:
Non
.Com gTLDs Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. May
21, 2012 - Sun. May 27, 2012 Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect May 31, 2012
There were several more four-figure
non .com gTLD sales just off the chart with the AfternicDLS ringing
up the majority of those. Their roster included SolutionCenter.net
and TextMessages.org at $1,800 apiece and Qualita.net
at $1,750.
The AfternicDLS had 19 more four-figure non
.com gTLD sales ranging from $1,000 to $1,688. You can
see those in the table below:
Additional
AfternicDLS Non .com gTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $1,688
healthhub.org
$1,688
subi.net
$1,400
honorcode.net
$1,588
booger.net
$1,388
zoombox.net
$1,588
democraticcongress.org
$1,388
digitalarchive.org
$1,500
transforme.net
$1,388
epos.org
$1,500
filings.net
$1,378
Isom.net
$1,500
buildyourfuture.org
$1,190
almin.net
$1,488
thehistoryteacher.org
$1,180
jibo.org
$1,488
businessregistrations.net
$1,046
styleboard.net
$1,488
frca.net
$1,000
medicinal.net
$1,400
Back at Sedo Sami.info fetched $1,800, Prices.info
provided $1,250 and two others; Nasenkorrektur.org
and Schulferien.info added $1,240 each. BusinessRegistrations.org
drew $1,200, Storehouse.org harvested $1,150
and Rollos.info reeled in $1,116. Tagesgeldzinsen.biz
bagged $1,054 while QHS.org and TopMobi.net nabbed
$1,000 apiece.
Elsewhere, Moniker/SnapNames made $1,650 from Obese.net.
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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made through any channel. To contribute information and help make
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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.