Sedo
Sells Another High End Domain Extending Industry's Six-Figure Sales
Streak to Five Weeks
The domain industry's six-figure
sales streak is still alive. Sedokept it going this week by closing a deal for Bra.com at $165,000
in a transaction handled by their Senior Sales and Brokerage
Consultant Dave Evanson. This is the fifth straight week that
a six-figure sale has been posted and Dave was the broker behind three
of those high end deals with Metal.com ($140,000) and Designers.com
($118,000) preceding his Bra.com sale.
Sedo swept the first three spotson
our new all extension Top 20 Sales Chart by ringing up $70,602
for #2 Biba.com and $67,500 for #3 Shadow.com. They
went on to pile up 10 of the 20 chart entries, including five of the
first six. Moniker/SnapNames
interrupted Sedo's run at the top by selling #4 Vicarious.com
for $50,450.
Frank Schilling's DomainNameSales
(DNS) also had a strong week with a hand in six charted sales
(including one shared with GoDaddyAuctions).
#7 JPMM.com led the DNS roster at $29,000.
By
Ron Jackson
The AfternicDLS
also had multiple chart entries, hitting the Daily Double with #13
(tie) ZenSocial.com at $15,000 and #18 CupOfCoffee.com
at $12,000. One other venue, Michael Berkens's MostWantedDomains,
earned chart honors by moving #13 (tie) BuildingHome.com for $15,000.
The .coms had another dominating outing by taking 15 of 20
positions on the Big Board, however the ccTLDs were also
strong with five names on the elite list. Sedo's $25,000 sale
of #8 (tie) MSG.me set the pace for the country codes. Sedo
accounted for all of five ccTLD sales on the leader board, including a European
Union IDN - #17 Casinò.eu at $12,300.
The non .com gTLDs were not as fortunate. With no five
figure sales this week they were shut out. The highest sale in that
category reached just $6,200 (details in the non .com gTLD section
later in this report).
Here is how the sales leaders stacked up for the
week ending Sunday, August 12:
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. Aug. 6, 2012 - Sun. Aug. 12, 2012 Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Aug. 15, 2012
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
Bra.com
$165,000
Sedo
2.
Biba.com
€57,400 = $70,602
Sedo
3.
Shadow.com
$67,500
Sedo
4.
Vicarious.com
$50,450
Moniker/SnapNames
5.
SportsConnection.com
$45,000
Sedo
6.
CoolPlanet.com
$40,000
Sedo
7.
JPMM.com
$29,000
DomainNameSales
8.
tie
FFun.com
$25,000
GoDaddyAuctions/
DomainNameSales
8.
tie
MSG.me
$25,000
Sedo
10.
BYOP.com
$19,000
DomainNameSales
11.
SharePlan.com
$18,000
DomainNameSales
12.
AutoMoney.co.uk
£10,000 = $15,700
Sedo
13.
tie
BuildingHome.com
$15,000
MostWantedDomains
13.
tie
ZenSocial.com
$15,000
AfternicDLS
15.
JobsDirect.co.uk
£9,500 = $14,915
Sedo
16.
PreventInfections.com
$13,000
DomainNameSales
17.
Casinò.eu (IDN)
€10,000 = $12,300
Sedo
18.
CupOfCoffee.com
$12,000
AfternicDLS
19.
CityRace.com
$11,000
DomainNameSales
20.
Edible.ca
$10,500
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.
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
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Sedo had another five figure sale just off the
chart - WinAll.com at an even $10,000.
.Com Supporting Cast
Sedo led the .com supporting cast of
four-figure sales with TemptMe.com at $9,999. WBET.com
bagged $7,000, BuyVitamins.com brought $6,500
and two others, DialogPortal.com and Slots24.com
paid out $6,150 apiece.
Assistante.com sold for $6,129 and Arterra.com
added $6,000 while Altayseer.com and TestingEquipment.com
drew $5,000 each. Farben24.com fetched $4,920
and MyWifi.com connected for $4,900.
Sedo had 24 more four-figure
sales ranging from $2,000 to $3,600 that are
listed in the table below:
Additional
Sedo .com Sales Between $2,000 - $3,600
the-shadow.com
$3,600
rendezvouspoker.com
$2,448
dressinggowns.com
$3,075
spreadster.com
$2,400
1800creditcards.com
$3,000
europamöbel.com
$2,399
bstrong.com
$3,000
finermind.com
$2,355
usame.com
$3,000
energycomm.com
$2,350
excites.com
$2,988
an1.com
$2,322
cyac.com
$2,800
mobilecore.com
$2,200
safeatm.com
$2,599
tennishub.com
$2,200
adproof.com
$2,500
bettereats.com
$2,195
customerfirst.com
$2,500
tulumhotels.com
$2,077
visittybee.com
$2,500
a2billing.com
$2,000
travelercard.com
$2,495
tripg.com
$2,000
DomainNameSales corralled $9,000 with
Kizil.com, then tacked on $8,000 for CostumeforHalloween.com
and $6,500 for TheAuthorities.com. They also
joined forces with GoDaddyAuctions to sell three others; FlintInsurance.com,
LansingInsurance.com and TraverseCityInsurance.com
for $5,000 apiece.
Back at the AfternicDLS Argous.com
commanded $8,000 while FloridaMarine.com, OfficersClub.com
and PowerFlow.com produced $7,000 each.
PetCredit.com provided $6,500, SuperiorEnergyServices.com
generated $6,400 and SupplementsForLife.com
attracted $6,000.
The hits just kept on coming with SouthernAlberta.com
($5,688), VSense.com ($5,088), CTGInc.com ($5,000)
and TravelRadio.com ($5,000).
The AfternicDLS had 91 more four-figure
.com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,988 that are
listed in the table below:
Additional
AfternicDLS .com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,988
paeon.com
$4,988
bigcart.com
$2,577
hitaxi.com
$4,800
Optimum360.com
$2,502
2yourhealth.com
$4,788
acden.com
$2,500
filmtastic.com
$4,500
CABLEVIEW.com
$2,500
ziggit.com
$4,500
motorcycleleds.com
$2,500
siteanalyse.com
$4,488
newcrop.com
$2,500
michiganenergy.com
$4,388
referralagents.com
$2,500
cutcard.com
$4,288
secone.com
$2,500
rumarket.com
$4,288
theluxelife.com
$2,500
happyfamilies.com
$4,277
crumbtrails.com
$2,488
clinicallearning.com
$3,888
doctorsappointments.com
$2,488
ecooutdoorfurniture.com
$3,888
burnthis.com
$2,432
okmart.com
$3,888
maritimeconsult.com
$2,400
hubshop.com
$3,800
theheartinstitute.com
$2,399
cocodrie.com
$3,788
LatinoCity.com
$2,395
romanticdinner.com
$3,788
VintageCloud.com
$2,395
celestite.com
$3,700
adspromotion.com
$2,388
chronicpainmanagement.com
$3,500
earthservers.com
$2,388
kitchenpolice.com
$3,475
purebiotics.com
$2,388
fotospecial.com
$3,388
cotton-candy.com
$2,300
8rt.com
$3,300
iwillbethere.com
$2,277
360Blue.com
$3,200
ourcabana.com
$2,200
MyShips.com
$3,200
usefuleducation.com
$2,188
alfaonline.com
$3,000
sugarlady.com
$2,150
automotiv.com
$3,000
candonation.com
$2,115
businessmathematics.com
$3,000
selekt.com
$2,110
chinesegold.com
$3,000
gridironglory.com
$2,100
dbate.com
$3,000
jinai.com
$2,100
enginebuilders.com
$3,000
anchorair.com
$2,088
globalvillas.com
$3,000
brams.com
$2,088
GoToWireless.com
$3,000
ilikebikes.com
$2,088
insideoutcoaching.com
$3,000
natureindex.com
$2,088
orangestone.com
$3,000
professionalamerican.com
$2,088
worldwideproperties.com
$3,000
hybridstorage.com
$2,044
houseantiques.com
$2,916
accutrain.com
$2,000
winemart.com
$2,900
Delightsome.com
$2,000
HelloCute.com
$2,895
designershouse.com
$2,000
corporatediplomacy.com
$2,688
goldenstateconstruction.com
$2,000
datingwise.com
$2,688
growmobile.com
$2,000
flextemps.com
$2,688
hotdeli.com
$2,000
madeiraislands.com
$2,643
hrview.com
$2,000
harmonius.com
$2,600
matao.com
$2,000
TOKYOARTS.com
$2,600
rapidfilms.com
$2,000
AmpCode.com
$2,595
spineschool.com
$2,000
findingjesus.com
$2,588
theexchangerate.com
$2,000
uocusa.com
$2,588
YummyNames
also worked with the AfternicDLS to sell PianoAccompaniment.com
($3,496), TheLoanDepot.com ($2,800), PKSA.com
($2,150) and CulinaryKitchen.com ($2,000). They added
$5,596 for InvestmentPlus.com in a joint effort
with GoDaddyAuctions.
Elsewhere, DropWizard.com
took in $8,000 for TradeRealEstate.com while
Moniker/SnapNames banked $3,800 for TempleSquare.com
and $2,357 for NasalStrips.com. Moniker/SnapNames
also sold Baigujing.com ($2,238), Fundify.com ($2,099)
and Linyuan.com ($2,001).
Country Codes
TheccTLDs were led by the five
five-figure sales
you saw on the all extension Top 20 Chart above. The highest sale in
this category that you haven't seen yet is #6 on our new weekly Country Code Top 20 Sales Chart.
That is Joy.tv, a name that sold at Sedo for $7,600.
Sedo went on to sweep 16 of the 20
chart entries including the first eight in a row with a run that
included #7 ENC.de at $7,380 and #8 FreshFruit.ca at
$6,300. Henrik Larsson finally slowed the Sedo
juggernaut down by taking #9 with Studsmatta.se
("trampoline" in Swedish) at $4,512 in a private
sale. NetFleet.com.au
also helped avoid a Sedo monopoly by putting three Australian
domains on the leader board with that trio led by #10 HairLossTreatment.com.au
at $4,287.
There was a four-way tie in the extension race
as Great Britain's co.uk, Canada's .ca,
Germany's .de and Australia's .com.au each took three
chart positions. Montenegro's .me and the European Union's .eu
claimed two places apiece, leaving four spots to be divided up among
four other nations.
Here is how the ccTLD leaders stacked
up for the week ending Sunday, August 12:
Country
Code Top 20
Highest
Reported ccTLD Sales: Mon. Aug. 6, 2012 - Sun. Aug.
12, 2012 Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Aug. 15, 2012
There were several dozen
more
four-figure ccTLD sales off the chart with Sedo again accounting for
the vast majority of those including BlueMarine.co.uk at $2,355
and RhinoRack.de at $2,214. DataZone.de
delivered another $2,213 and Fonds.fr found $2,153.
Sedo had 28 more four-figure ccTLD sales ranging
from $1,000 to $2,000
that are listed in the table below:
Additional
Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $2,000
upa.cl
$2,000
hold.us
$1,292
wcg.co
$1,888
anarchy.tv
$1,250
autograf.eu
$1,845
turn.co
$1,250
ceq-gmbh.de
$1,845
fond.fr
$1,230
ind.eu
$1,599
grishko.de
$1,230
jobsinteesside.co.uk
$1,570
partyzeltshop.de
$1,230
tile.eu
$1,538
eu2010.es
$1,199
gardendesigns.co.uk
$1,500
tecosa.es
$1,199
lifecell.in
$1,500
hochzeitseinladung.ch
$1,169
paysquare.be
$1,500
daphne.ch
$1,107
sok.co
$1,500
videss.co.uk
$1,107
diaspora.ch
$1,476
carnival.tv
$1,060
dolmetscher.eu
$1,476
escuela.tv
$1,050
x.ht
$1,350
createawebsite.co.uk
$1,000
At NetFleet.com.au Cleaning.co.nz mopped up
$1,848, SYN.com.au yielded $1,444 and CloudServers.com.au
added $1,439. Migraine.com.au kicked in $1,325,
Blive.com.au brought $1,322 and SkinCare.net.au
notched $1,079.
Elsewhere, GLC.us changed hands for $1,177
in a private transaction.
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.
It was slow going for the non .com gTLDs this
week with none from that category reaching five figures. That
left the door open for PhotoFun.org to take the top spot on
our new Non .Com gTLDTop 20 Sales Chart with a $6,200
sale at the AfternicDLS.
The runner-up slot also went to a .org with
Sedo selling #2 Included.org for $5,551. Still, the .nets
managed to come from behind to nip the .orgs 10-9 in the extension
race. The .net comeback began with #3 Radiance.net at $5,250
and TriNet.net at $5,000, both through the
AfternicDLS. A pair of .info sales at Sedo filled the
remaining openings (there was an extra position this week due to a tie for
the final slot).
The AfternicDLS piled up 14 of the 20
chart entries with Sedo claiming the remaining seven. Here's how all of the Non .Com gTLD leaders stacked up for the
week ending Sunday, August 12:
Non
.Com gTLDs Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. Aug.
6, 2012 - Sun. Aug. 12, 2012 Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Aug. 15, 2012
There were several more four-figure sales off the
chart led by Sedo's $1,999 sale of HUZ.net. They added
$1,849 for Heim.info, $1,679 for
Moisture.net and $1,599 for Smeg.net. KissMe.net
contributed $1,500, Surfer.org rode a $1,367
wave and ReiseBlog.net rang up $1,229. Fordertechnik.org
fetched $1,171 and SocialBookmark.info made $1,050.
Back at the AfternicDLS BioJobs.net earned $1,750,
ChillZone.org chalked up $1,500 and MyDay.org
drew $1,488. The AfternicDLS had 14 more four-figure non .com gTLD
sales ranging from $1,000 to $1,292 that are listed in the table
below:
Additional
AfternicDLS non .com gTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $1,291
clubhub.net
$1,292
messianicjews.net
$1,169
adexchange.org
$1,288
gameplans.net
$1,088
lesjeux.net
$1,250
kafegaul.net
$1,088
realfinance.org
$1,200
balancedbody.org
$1,077
videomonitoring.net
$1,200
chinaventure.net
$1,000
chinacredit.net
$1,188
nelles.net
$1,000
usin.net
$1,188
septictank.org
$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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with us to help everyone in the business get a handle on current
domain values. Richard
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in collecting data for these sales
reports each week.
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