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Igloo & DomainNameSales Team Up For $600,000 Sale as Domain Market's Hot Streak Continues

So much for the summer doldrums! This is the 6th week in a row we have had at least one (in this week's case, two) six-figure (or higher) domain sales to report. Just before this week's deadline we received word that Igloo.com and DomainNameSales.com teamed up to close a $600,000 sale for ReverseMortgages.com. That news comes on the heels of Tuesday's report that Sedo sold DJI.com for $300,000 in a deal handled by their veteran senior broker Dave Evanson

That ReverseMortgages.com sale now ranks as the 2nd biggest sale reported so far this year, trailing only the $2.1 million sale of 114.com earlier this month. If you want further evidence that the high end of the market is back, I can already tell you that the weekly string of blockbuster sales will be extended to 7 next week when we will chart another blockbuster sale. The domain involved, which will move ahead of ReverseMortgages.com into the #2 spot on the Year To Date Top 100 Chart, will be revealed in a new Cover Story we will be publishing by the end of the week.

By Ron Jackson

There is much more going on that you are not hearing about due to non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). A leading broker told me this week that 90% of his company's sales of $100,000 or more this year have been subject to NDAs. Another major player told me privately that his group has sold $10 million worth of domains recently, including a group of 3 names that went for $2.5 million and another group that sold for $5.9 million, with the key asset in each group being a single great domain. It may not be time to start singing "Happy Days Are Here Again" but things are definitely looking up.

Now, getting back to the business at hand, those two six-figure sales, totaling close to a million dollars, obviously fill the first two spots on our latest weekly all-extension Top 20 Sales Chart. They also helped the .coms sweep the first 11 positions on the leader board, including #3 Yuge.com ($48,000 at DomainNameSales) and a pair of entries from Afternic - #4 DrugPrices.com at $39,500 and #5 Keka.com at $32,000.  

The .coms piled up 16 of 20 chart entries overall with the four remaining spots all going to non .com gTLDs - three of those being .infos and one a .org. The .infos on the elite list were all sold by Luc Biggs of Key-Domains.com on the Flippa.com platform and all produced sizeable profits for him. Biggs pocketed $18,900 for #12 Mortgage.info after paying just $4,600 for the domain last month at NameJet. He told me he made another $10,000 flipping #19 Homes.info for $12,230 and he scored another big gain with #20 Vacation.info, selling for $11,650 after being picked up on NameJet for just $3,000 in early June.

The only other non .com domain on the Big Board was #13 (tie) CancerVaccine.org at $18,000 via EndUserMarketing.com. The ccTLDs were uncharacteristically shut out this week with no reported sales from that category reaching five figures. 

DomainNameSales had a hand in eight charted sales to lead all venues. Also ringing up multiple chart entries were Sedo with four and Afternic and Flippa with three each. Chart honors also went to Justin Godfrey's DIS Inc. Newsletter for the $14,000 sale of #17 GulfOfMexico.com

Now, here is how all of the sales leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, July 28:

The DN Journal Top 20 
Reported Domain Sales - Mon. July 22, 2013 - Sun. July 28, 2013
Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect July 31, 2013

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. ReverseMortgages.com $600,000 Igloo/DomainNameSales
2. DJI.com $300,000 Sedo
3. Yuge.com $48,000 DomainNameSales
4. DrugPrices.com $39,500 Afternic
5. Keka.com $32,000 Afternic
6. Gluttony.com $23,000 DomainNameSales
7.
tie
Chali.com $20,000 DomainNameSales
7.
tie
Digity.com $20,000 Afternic
7.
tie
RealGaming.com $20,000 Sedo
7.
tie
StoneCastle.com $20,000 DomainNameSales

11. MeilleureAssurance.com €14,995 = $19,943 Sedo
12. Mortgage.info $18,900 Flippa
13.
tie
CancerVaccine.org $18,000 EndUserMarketing
13.
tie
CourseTalk.com $18,000 DomainNameSales
15. Aeons.com $15,500 DomainNameSales
16. CaliforniaMarijuana.com $15,000 DomainNameSales
17. GulfOfMexico.com $14,000 DIS Inc. Newsletter
18. IIY.com $12,999 Sedo
19. Homes.info $12,230 Flippa
20. Vacation.info $11,650 Flippa

Keep in mind that these are the highest value cash only 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.

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

There were seven more five-figure sales off the chart led SecureFamily.com at $11,000 via DomainNameSales. They moved three others, BridgeZone.com, CancerVaccine.net and UnplannedPregnancy.com at $10,000 each. 

Elsewhere MostWantedDomains.com drew $10,000 for RockThis.com and Sedo sold CrucerosBaratos.com for $10,000

.Com Supporting Cast

Afternic led the .com supporting cast of four-figure sales with Leveler.com at $9,999 and added $7,500 for Analytika.com and $5,988 for Hongu.com. GoCoin.com collected $5,525, HotMart.com hauled in $5,500 and CoManage.com made $5,250.

WellnessPrograms.com produced $5,000, NextGirl.com notched $4,900 and TypingLessons.com tallied $4,500. ArtGang.com penciled in $4,488, Vaporized.com made $4,388 disappear and KSAG.com clicked for $4,188

Afternic had 99 more four-figure .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,000 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Afternic .com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,000
ParentTeacher.com $4,000   BTCB.com $2,500
suityou.com $3,900 citizensnetwork.com $2,500
classylife.com $3,888 fineartdirect.com $2,500
francescos.com $3,888 hortitrade.com $2,500
getshine.com $3,888 lsdx.com $2,500
proibida.com $3,888 pandanews.com $2,500
redshock.com $3,888 prayertimes.com $2,500
gochart.com $3,850 RobotSwarm.com $2,495
recentnews.com $3,800 kidsandmore.com $2,488
eatnuts.com $3,688 mrcharles.com $2,488
networkingcentral.com $3,688 perrylane.com $2,488
organiccorner.com $3,588 stylerescue.com $2,488
takemeup.com $3,588 jointhegreenteam.com $2,400
abholen.com $3,543 DicksonBrown.com $2,395
ftgllc.com $3,488 SiKkerhedssko.com $2,395
ultimatesock.com $3,488 HackerCommunity.com $2,388
360finance.com $3,388 OlympusLock.com $2,295
compositeengineering.com $3,388 RetroWood.com $2,295
expressenroll.com $3,288 tensiletester.com $2,288
clientela.com $3,188 rockaudio.com $2,250
mrtaco.com $3,188 itcher.com $2,200
coachconnection.com $3,100 putittogether.com $2,200
portablecharger.com $3,100 farrellhome.com $2,188
gloryshop.com $3,088 health-news.com $2,088
agarre.com $3,000 northcyprusweddings.com $2,088
pabrik.com $3,000 therespect.com $2,088
rallyteam.com $3,000 visionmarketplace.com $2,088
wildcountry.com $3,000 vmgs.com $2,074
winken.com $3,000 carrollproperties.com $2,000
builderstools.com $2,995 culturex.com $2,000
ericj.com $2,988 custombuilds.com $2,000
childrensballet.com $2,900 digitalarea.com $2,000
moneyspecialist.com $2,900 dugway.com $2,000
steelcoils.com $2,787 euroevents.com $2,000
citywonder.com $2,750 FORESIGHTWEATHER.com $2,000
citywonders.com $2,750 learningdevelopment.com $2,000
StillWorks.com $2,750 mfield.com $2,000
walkerandco.com $2,750 performancehomes.com $2,000
voguecompany.com $2,685 poshspot.com $2,000
celltest.com $2,600 repath.com $2,000
smarttraffic.com $2,600 safetyspace.com $2,000
Kurdz.com $2,595 skylinemedical.com $2,000
angiesbridal.com $2,588 starcleaners.com $2,000
azstaffing.com $2,588 sustainablesystems.com $2,000
FrontBack.com $2,588 syteq.com $2,000
perfectcommunications.com $2,588 timenotes.com $2,000
starbrokers.com $2,588 tradeparts.com $2,000
urbanized.com $2,588 u-design.com $2,000
wisby.com $2,588 wiadomosci.com $2,000
vehicleupgrade.com $2,521   

Back at Sedo NeoTheme.com attracted $9,000, SleepingTablets.com dispensed $7,995 and LasVegasAuction.com landed $5,850. The next nine sales on their list came in at $5,000 each and included AllPaws.com, Dezire.com, Gadget-O.com, GuitarMaker.com, Homyoga.com, Monster360.com, Oscomp.com, QQCar.com and Royalex.com.

GayWire.com went for $4,900 and Dosport.com corralled $4,655. Sedo had 38 more four-figure .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,500 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Sedo .com Sales Between $2,000 - $5,000
beebus.com $4,500   firstsocial.com $2,650
frx2.com $4,500 printuk.com $2,644
arcci.com $4,000 3dwin.com $2,595
frij.com $4,000 coldjustice.com $2,595
maglis.com $4,000 voyagesdeluxe.com $2,550
wabindia.com $3,650 pacify.com $2,511
stampedia.com $3,500 detroitoutlaw.com $2,500
allekabels.com $3,352 microinfo.com $2,500
top-vacances.com $3,325 nsightful.com $2,500
csportal.com $3,191 propiedadescomerciales.com $2,500
ajiao.com $3,100 thenewday.com $2,495
agrale.com $3,000 meatgrill.com $2,395
enemies.com $3,000 st-barth.com $2,394
hexose.com $3,000 joinet.com $2,261
ifrys.com $3,000 travelbeautiful.com $2,095
provest.com $3,000 aromatouch.com $2,000
currencycentral.com $2,880 aviascanner.com $2,000
gokitty.com $2,800 grisgris.com $2,000
hero101.com $2,750 theagelessmale.com $2,000

At DomainNameSales ChipMax.com chalked up $8,000, CanabisCanada.com lit up $7,000 and StartupUSA.com yielded $6,000. 2nds.com and FoodMarketplace.com fetched $5,500  apiece while USADefense.com hunkered down with $5,000. MaestroPizza.com and RoofTarp.com tacked on $4,500 each while Chajala.com and NYCMC.com commanded $4,000 apiece

Elsewhere HuntingMoon.com sold FTube.com for $3,500, GoDaddyAuctions got $3,000 for PainSolver.com and NamePerfection.com picked up $2,450 for Retainly.com.  

Country Codes

While it was an excellent week overall the ccTLDs didn't share in the bounty this time around and that doesn't happen very often. With no five-figure sales reported in this category that left the door open for Lids.co to take the top spot on our latest Country Code Top 20 Sales Chart after changing hands for $7,500 in a private transaction. 

Sedo swept the rest of the top ten (and 18 of 20 places overall) with a roster led by #2 MonVillage.eu at $5,852 and #3 Beat.la at $5,300. HomePageBaukasten.ch at $5,187 and BabyShop.sg at $5,000 rounded out the first five. The only other venue that broke through the Sedo line was NetFleet.com.au who sold #12 MIT.com.au for $2,547

Switzerland's .ch led the extension race with four chart entries, followed by the European Union's .eu and Montenegro's .me with three each. The remaining 10 entries were split among 9 different TLDs. Here is how the country code leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, July 28:

Country Code Top 20
 Highest Reported ccTLD  Sales: Mon. July 22, 2013 - Sun. July 28, 2013
Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect July 31, 2013

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. Lids.co $7,500 Pvt Sale
2. MonVillage.eu €4,400 = $5,852 Sedo
3. Beat.la $5,300 Sedo
4. HomePageBaukasten.ch €3,900 = $5,187 Sedo
5. BabyShop.sg $5,000 Sedo
6. MotorcycleParts.eu €3,500 = $4,566 Sedo
7. Jewellery.tv £2,400 = $3,648 Sedo
8. Magic.ro €2,500 = $3,325 Sedo
9 AutoTest.ch €2,100 = $2,793 Sedo
10. SRK.es €2,000 = $2,660 Sedo

11 EBC.ch €1,999 = $2,659 Sedo
12. MIT.com.au 2,799 AUD = $2,547 NetFleet.com.au
13.
tie
Brighter.me $2,500 Sedo
13.
tie
Hart.me $2,500 Sedo
13.
tie
Tutors.co $2,500 Sedo
16. Seafood.eu €1,800 = $2,394 Sedo
17. Medicine.me $2,200 Sedo
18. T.gs $2,000 Sedo
19.
tie
Buffalo-Shop.ch €1,500 = $1,995 Sedo
19.
tie
Lakeballs.be €1,500 = $1,995 Sedo

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

There were several dozen more four-figure ccTLD sales off the chart with Sedo accounting for the vast majority of those including KH7.fr and Schweitzer.be at $1,929 each and Assurancepascher.fr at $1,862.  

Sedo had 26 more four-figure ccTLD sales ranging from $1,000 to $1,756 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $1,756
planetarium.eu $1,756   autokindersitz.ch $1,264
klemmmarkisen.de $1,729 a.af $1,250
fitnesstrend.de $1,596 hzh.at $1,131
ideenagentur.de $1,596 cncturning.co.uk $1,102
lalique.ch $1,595 hotels-in-regensburg.de $1,064
sheffield.co $1,518 hybrid-cloud.de $1,024
theory.co $1,500 juchli.ch $1,011
x.tl $1,500 95.co.kr $1,000
hog.tv $1,499 lemon.co $1,000
winxclub.cn $1,400 medicalassistant.me $1,000
megaautomobile.ca $1,350 rsc.org.cn $1,000
accessoires-shop.de $1,317 stc.kr $1,000
mybroker.ch $1,317 xnxx.cc $1,000

Elsewhere, Golem.eu sold Sermo.eu for $1,845, Eren.eu for $1,423 and WeShare.eu for $1,306. Afternic picked up $1,800 for DAB.co and $1,500 for Flexkom.us and NetFleet.com.au moved four more Australian domains: DebtorFinanceBroker.com.au ($1,518), DepressionSymptoms.com.au and FishMarket.com.au ($1,046 each) and SydneyDutyFree.com.au ($1,017)

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)

It was a solid week for the non. com gTLDs as they piled up five five-figure sales, all noted in the all extension section above. Those, of course, fill the first five slots on our latest Non .Com gTLD Top 20 Sales Chart. The biggest sale in this category that you haven't seen yet is #6 Metabolism.org at $9,800 via DomainNameSales. 

A pair of .infos followed - #7 Domains.info at $7,150 (through Flippa.com for Luc Biggs) and #8 Sale.info at $6,000 (by way of Sedo). Rounding out the top 10 were CaliforniaAdoption.net ($5,500 at DomainNameSales) and Deduce.org ($3,888 at Afternic). 

The .infos wound up winning the extension race with 7 chart entries, followed by .org and .net with 6 each. That left one spot each for .pro and .biz.  Here's how all of the Non .Com gTLD leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, July 28:

Non .Com gTLDs Top 20
 Highest Reported Non .Com Global TLD Sales 
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. July 22, 2013 - Sun. July 28, 2013
Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect July 31, 2013

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. Mortgage.info $18,900 Flippa
2. CancerVaccine.org $18,000 EndUserMarketing
3. Homes.info $12,230 Flippa
4. Vacation.info $11,650 Flippa
5 CancerVaccine.net $10,000 DomainNameSales
6. Metabolism.org $9,800 DomainNameSales
7. Domains.info $7,150 Flippa
8. Sale.info $6,000 Sedo
9. CaliforniaAdoption.net $5,500 DomainNameSales
10. Deduce.org $3,888 Afternic

11. Intranet.info €2,750 = $3,658 Sedo
12. Decoding.net $3,500 Afternic
13. Reseller.info €2,025 = $2,693 Sedo
14. Cassis.pro €2,000 = $2,660 Sedo
15.
tie
3V.org $2,500 Sedo
15.
tie
Completed.net $2,500 Afternic
15.
tie
OnlineMarket.net $2,500 Afternic
18. BMI.biz €1,775 = $2,361 Sedo
19. Webcentric.net $2,250 Afternic
20.
tie
Edvantage.org $2,188 Afternic
20.
tie
GoodPower.org $2,188 Afternic

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

Domain Name Industry Newsletter

There were several more four-figure sales off the chart led by Afternic's sales of Richland.net at $2,088 and Gosling.net and MilitaryFamilies.net at $2,077 each

Afternic had 21 more four-figure non .com gTLD sales ranging from $1,000 to $2,000 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Afternic Non .com gTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $2,000
contextos.org $2,000   campaigners.org $1,388
lovelive.net $2,000 CheapElectricity.org $1,288
peterjones.org $1,999 property-network.net $1,200
riskassessment.org $1,600 cynara.net $1,180
PUNBBS.net $1,500 jewishadoption.net $1,180
svizzera.net $1,500 whistleraccommodations.org $1,100
abtesting.net $1,488 cashdrop.net $1,000
holliday.org $1,477 consiglio.net $1,000
weightlossspa.net $1,477 eservices.net $1,000
listas.org $1,475 fave.biz $1,000
firepoint.net $1,400   

At Sedo SimplyMoney.net sold for $1,995, Paintings.info posted $1,692 and Survival.info drew $1,611. DPK.info contributed $1,500, Tenerife.info rang up $1,351 and SpringLife.net spawned $1,330. Nuts.info nabbed $1,275, Futon.info found $1,264 and Vorwahl.net went for $1,064

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. 

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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