That was one of eight five-figure sales reported to us this week. SnapNames.com
claimed three of those and also placed a fourth domain on the big
board as they enjoyed their biggest week since switching to their
new auction format. Snyder.com topped their winner's list
after going for $18,900. Snyder is one of the 200 most
popular surnames in America but with this domain new owner Russell
Snyder of Mount Laurel, New Jersey has a way to really
stand out in the Snyder crowd! SnapNames topped the 10K mark with
two other domains; Detoxification.com at $10,200 and
Flower.net at $10,100. Those placed 7th and 8th on our
new chart.
Afternic.com
had another box office hit this week with NewMovie.com going
for $17,000 to place third on the list. Enom's
Club Drop was next in line after netting $16,100
for PhoenixCollege.com. It looks like the buyer was the University
of Phoenix (operators of a well-known chain of business colleges
in America), as the URL now redirects to their original site. Sedo
rounded out the first five with BVL.net at $12,500, an
exceptionally strong price for a 3-letter .net.
.Com, .net and .org all made appearances on the big
board this week. The .org entry comes from Moniker.com/DomainSystems.com
where Erickson.org changed hands for $10,500. You'll
also see that surname in an eye-popping new extension deal that is
currently in the pipeline at Moniker. More on that a bit later in
our New TLD report, but right now let's take a look at the complete
Top Ten for the week ending Sunday, Oct. 17:
|
Domain
Name Journal's Top Ten
Reported Domain
Sales - Mon. Oct. 11, 2004 - Sun. Oct. 17, 2004
Euro to Dollar Conversion (� to $) is Based on
Rates in Effect Tue. Oct. 19 |
| |
Domain |
Sold For
|
Where
Sold |
| 1. |
IFly.com |
$65,000 |
Sedo |
| 2. |
Snyder.com
|
$18,900 |
SnapNames |
| 3. |
NewMovie.com |
$17,000 |
Afternic |
| 4. |
PhoenixCollege.com |
$16,130 |
Enom
Club Drop |
| 5. |
BVL.net |
$12,500 |
Sedo |
| 6. |
Erickson.org |
$10,500 |
Moniker/
DomainSystems |
| 7. |
Detoxification.com |
$10,200 |
SnapNames |
| 8. |
Flower.net |
$10,100 |
SnapNames |
| 9. |
99cents.com |
$8,300 |
SnapNames |
| 10. |
Phentermin.com
|
$7,010 |
Enom
Club Drop |
|
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. |
As you can see SnapNames completed their quartet of
top-ranked sales with 99cents.com #9 at $8,300. The
domain has a steady flow of traffic (215 with the extension in Overture)
and is a natural for any of the dollar store chains that are fixtures
in local strip malls. Enom Club Drop anchored the Top Ten with their
second entry, Phentermin.com (a common misspelling of the
popular diet drug Phentermine) at $7,010.
Pool.com
missed making the chart by just $10 this week after their top sale, GayStories.com,
came in at an even $7,000. MySeen.com was just a hair
behind at $6,850. That domain scores an impressive 1,977 in
Overture with the extension. CapitolHill.com was also in the
race for top honors after going for $6,500. WorldChampionshipOfPoker.com
dealt Pool another winning hand at $4,000 and their feast
continued with FoodBlog.com at $2,700. AccountingServices.com
and FannyMay.com each attracted $2,600 while TodaysThumbs.com
tossed $2,500 in the pot and VMax.com added $2,300.
In other extensions, Pool got $2,325 for Polska.net and $1,780
for Secinet.org.
Sedo complemented their #1 and #5 chart domains with a
basket of goodies flavored with a variety of extensions.
Handyonline.de ("cell online" in German) was the richest
treat, going for �4,250 ($5,320). Another German country code
domain, Arzneihandel.de ("drug trading") went for
�2,500 ($3,129) while one from neighboring Austria, Reisepreise.at
("travel price") sailed in at �3,000 ($3,755). Back
in familiar CNO territory, Kontaktlinsen.com ("contact
lenses" in German) cleared �4,000 ($5,006) with Agentur.net
("agency") just a step behind at �3,900 ($4,882).
LoveLife.org chimed in with �2,488 ($3,114) while
Horreur.com ("horror" in French) scared up another �2,000
($2,503).
Afternic added to their hit list with Hitch.com
at $5,500, N7.com at $4,200 and PrepaidCellPhoneCards.com
at $2,888. Enom's Club Drop had a nice group in that same 2K-6K
range headed by AmericanHondaFinance.com at $5,767. They
added $4,307 for GoGoVacations.com, $3,607 for NewEconomy.com
and $2,830 for GiftExchange.com.
SnapNames took nearly half of the Top Ten this week
and that wasn't the end of their story. They also sold Stumps.com
for $5,400 (imagine what full trees must be worth in .com!), Race.net
for $1,801 and AmericanMarketing.com for $1,600.
In a private sale, Luis Villaverde of Twips.com
sold Coches.org ("cars" in Spanish) for �2,000
($2,503).
*****
IFly.com taxied into the 23rd spot on our Year To Date chart
after going for $65,000 this week. Appropriately enough that
65K expanded our list to 65 positions. Here is the complete
rundown of big winners so far in 2004:
|
Domain
Name Journal's Year-To-Date Top 65
Highest Reported
2004 Domain
Sales through Sun. Oct. 17, 2004
Euro to Dollar Conversion (� to $)
Based on Rates in
Effect When Sales Were Originally Reported by DNJ |
|
- Domains entering the chart this
week are highlighted in green - |
| |
Domain |
Sold For
|
Where
Sold |
| 1. |
CreditCards.com |
$2.75
Million |
Private
Sale |
| 2. |
Mercury.com |
$700,000
(700K cash + $400,000 in goods & services) |
Private
Sale |
| 3. |
ME.com |
$460,000 |
Moniker
/ DomainSystems |
| 4. |
Smoking.com |
$325,000 |
GreatDomains |
| 5. |
Viajes.com
("travel" in Spanish) |
$300,000 |
Sedo |
| 6. |
Arab.com |
$225,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
| 7. |
VisitFlorida.com |
$186,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
| 8. |
Commerce.com |
$180,000 |
Sedo |
9.
(tie) |
Animation.com |
$150,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
9.
(tie) |
Beef.com |
$150,000 |
GreatDomains |
| 11. |
SSM.com |
$145,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
| 12. |
IQTest.de |
�123,625
= $147,635 |
Sedo |
| 13. |
TourismAustralia.com |
AUD
$201,000 = US$146,200 |
Pvt
Sale |
| 14. |
Sexkontakte.de
"Sex contacts" in German |
�110,000
= $141,175 |
Sedo |
| 15. |
MR.com |
$125,000 |
GreatDomains |
| 16. |
Truck.com |
$101,000 |
Moniker
/ DomainSystems |
| 17. |
eCruise.com |
$100,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
| 18. |
Kreuzfahrten.de
"Cruises" in German |
�70,000
= $88,853 |
Sedo |
| 19. |
Kazalite.com |
$83,500 |
Pool |
| 20. |
Sedo.com |
$80,000 |
Private
Sale |
| 21. |
BackCountry.com |
$75,000 |
Private
Sale |
| 22. |
Boxen.de
"Boxing" in German |
�56,500
= $72,509 |
Sedo |
| 23. |
IFly.com |
$65,000 |
Sedo |
| 24. |
Stop.com |
$62,500 |
Moniker/
DomainSystems |
| 25. |
ClearDay.com |
$60,000 |
Moniker
/ DomainSystems |
| 26. |
GolfCourses.com
|
$55,750 |
Moniker/
DomainSystems |
27.
tie |
FKK.de
|
�40,000
= $51,333 |
Sedo |
27.
tie |
Busen.de
"Bosom" in German |
�40,000
= $51,333 |
Sedo |
29.
tie |
Typing.com |
$50,000 |
GreatDomains |
29.
tie |
BoiseRealEstate.com |
$50,000 |
Moniker/
DomainSystems |
29.
tie |
Harmony.com |
$50,000 |
GreatDomains |
29.
tie |
Mirror.com |
$50,000 |
Moniker
/ DomainSystems |
| 33. |
CarFinancing.com |
$46,000 |
Pool |
| 34. |
Hardcore.co.uk |
�25,000
= $45,951 |
Sedo |
| 35. |
Meningitis.com |
$45,000 |
Private
Sale |
36.
tie |
Robots.com
|
$40,000 |
GreatDomains |
36.
tie |
Claims.com |
$40,000 |
GreatDomains |
| 38. |
Mister.com
|
$38,800 |
Pvt
Sale |
| 39. |
Faces.com |
$38,700 |
Moniker
/ DomainSystems |
| 40. |
Metropol.com |
�30,500
= $38,230 |
Sedo |
|
41.
|
Nackt.de
"Nude or Naked" in German |
�30,000
= $38,081 |
Sedo |
| 42. |
FoodPoisoning.com |
$36,500 |
Pvt
Sale |
| 43. |
Fotos.com |
�30,000
= $35,793 |
Private
Sale |
| 44. |
WesternAustralia.com |
AU$50,000
= $35,178 |
Pvt
Sale |
| 45. |
Cairo.com |
$35,001 |
Sedo |
46.
tie |
SinglesTravel.com |
$35,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
46.
tie |
Miss.com |
$35,000 |
Afternic |
46.
tie |
Spamzilla.com |
$35,000 |
MarketEvolver |
| 49. |
Low.com |
$32,640 |
Moniker/
DomainSystems |
| 50. |
Refurbished.com |
$32,000 |
Pool |
| 51. |
CleanEnergy.com |
$31,950 |
Moniker
/ DomainSystems |
| 52. |
Humor.de |
�25,520
= $30,449 |
Sedo |
| 53. |
EducationEssentials.com
|
$30,375 |
Moniker/
DomainSystems |
| 54. |
Single.co.uk |
�24,600
= $30,341 |
Sedo |
| 55. |
DiscountDrugs.com |
$30,010 |
Namewinner |
56.
tie |
Cocina.com
"kitchen/cooking in Spanish" |
$30,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
56.
tie |
Cursor.com |
$30,000 |
Sedo |
56.
tie |
WebsiteDevelopment.com |
$30,000 |
DotcomAgency |
56.
tie |
DCJobs.com |
$30,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
56.
tie |
CN.tv |
$30,000 |
Sedo |
56.
tie |
AntiDepressants.com |
$30,000 |
Private
Sale |
56.
tie |
Gray.com |
$30,000 |
GreatDomains |
56.
tie |
Actor.com |
$30,000 |
Sedo |
| 64. |
NewYork.info |
�22,000 =
$28,086 |
Sedo |
| 65. |
Headstones.com
|
$28,000 |
Pool |
Unforgettable
Footnotes:
Below are landmark sales where the price level (denoted
by X characters) was released but not the exact price paid.
This will allow us to note significant sales that are among
the Year-To-Date leaders but cannot be ranked
numerically due to a confidentiality agreement that
kept the exact price private. Date shown indicates when the
sale was first reported in Domain Name Journal. High
- Mid - Low indicates the range within the price category
shown by multiple X's. |
| Juegos.com
(June 29, 2004) |
High
$XXX,XXX |
Pvt
Sale |
| Woman.com
(Feb. 10, 2004) |
Low
$XXX,XXX |
Sedo |
| CellularPhones.com
(May 11, 2004) |
Low
$XXX,XXX |
Pvt
Sale |
| Spanish.com
(Sept. 8, 2004) |
Low
$XXX,XXX |
Pvt
Sale |
| IS.com
(May 4, 2004) |
(No
range) $XXX,XXX |
Pvt
Sale |
B�cher.de
(Mar. 16, 2004)
{"books" in German) |
High
$XX,XXX |
Sedo |
New TLD Section
The big week at SnapNames extended into the new
extensions. Their $2,001 sale of Portfolio.info gave the
popular auction house the top spot on our New TLD Great 8. That
was one of a quartet of four-figure sales this week, three of them .infos
and the other a .us. 3-letter domains continue to command high
prices. TheNameStore.com's
Dale Porter collected �1,000 ($1,252) for the
runner-up domain, IRO.info. Silk.us slipped into third
place at �938 ($1,174) and was the first of four domains Sedo
placed on the new list.
I had the week's other reported four-figure sale, OnAir.info
at an even $1,000. I continue to see growing demand among my
small business clients for new TLD domains. By the end of the week I
expect to receive payment for another four-figure transaction
involving OSI.biz which is being purchased by a mid-sized
office supply company. Having watched these end user sales increase
month after month for the past year, I have absolutely no doubt that
.info, .biz and .us will continue to gain converts at the grass roots
level (and with small business accounting for 70% of the economy there
is a huge opportunity there that should not be overlooked).
All three extensions appear on this week's chart, but
.info gets the lion's share again with 6 of the 8 positions. Here is a look at
the complete New TLD list for the week
ending Oct. 17:
Domain
Name Journal's New TLD Great 8
Reported .info, .biz & .us Domain
Sales Oct. 11, 2004 - Oct. 17, 2004
Euro to Dollar Conversion (� to $) is Based on
Rates in Effect Tue. Oct. 19 |
| |
Domain |
Sold For
|
Where
Sold |
| 1. |
Portfolio.info |
$2,001 |
SnapNames |
| 2. |
IRO.info |
�1,000 = $1,252 |
Pvt
Sale |
| 3. |
Silk.us |
�938 =
$1,174 |
Sedo |
| 4. |
OnAir.info |
$1,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
| 5. |
Ritterburg.info
("knight's castle" in German) |
�400 = $501 |
Sedo |
| 6. |
Haare.info
("hair" in German) |
$330 |
Pool |
| 7. |
Chien.biz
("dog" in French) |
�260
= $325 |
Sedo |
| 8. |
Wals.info
("waltz" in German) |
�210
= $263 |
Sedo |
While prices on the second half of the chart were soft
this week a real new extension eye opener may be in the offing.
Moniker/DomainSystems tells us they are close to completing a
$7,500 deal for Erickson.info. The buyer is likely to be
the same party that just acquired Erickson.org from Moniker/DS for
$10,500. That would easily be the highest sale of a surname in a new
extension and would also rank among the 10 best overall new TLD sales
this year.
Our Year-To-Date
New TLD Top 30 Chart remains unchanged this week as no domains
met the $4,000 entry price. Here are all of the top reported new extension sales through
Oct. 17:
|
Domain
Name Journal's Year-To-Date New TLD Top 30
Highest Reported 2004 .info, .biz & .us Domain Sales through
Oct. 17
Euro to Dollar Conversion (� to $)
Based on Rates in Effect When Sales Were Originally Reported
by DNJ |
|
- Domains entering the chart this
week are highlighted in green - |
| |
Domain |
Sold For
|
Where
Sold |
| 1. |
NewYork.info |
�22,000 = $28,086 |
Sedo |
| 2. |
Casino.info
|
�17,500
= $20,899 |
Sedo |
| 3. |
HMS.info |
�9,280
= $10,492 |
Sedo |
4.
tie |
Tampa.info |
$10,000 |
Pvt
Transaction |
|
4.
tie
|
Moscow.info |
$10,000 |
Sedo |
| 6. |
SolarStrom.info
("solar energy" in German) |
�8,000
= $9,802 |
Sedo |
| 7. |
Vitamins.info |
$9,500 |
Afternic |
| 8. |
RioDeJaneiro.info |
$9,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
| 9. |
Stocks.us |
$8,062 |
Sedo |
| 10. |
Party.info |
�6,000 = $7,166 |
Sedo |
| 11. |
Book.biz |
$7,000 |
Galcomm |
| 12. |
BDSM.info |
�5,500
= $6,947 |
Sedo |
| 13. |
Reifen.biz
"tires" in German |
�5,500
= $6,894 |
Sedo |
| 14. |
Vancouver.info |
�5,000
= $6,378 |
Sedo |
| 15. |
Party.us |
$6,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
| 16. |
Beach.info
|
�5,000 = $5,972 |
Sedo |
17.
tie |
Finanzen.info
("Finances" in German) |
�4,900
= $5,888 |
Sedo |
17.
tie |
Steuer.info
("Tax" in German) |
�4,900
= $5,888 |
Sedo |
| 19. |
InvestmentFonds.info
("investment funds" in German) |
�4,750 = $5,673 |
Sedo |
| 20. |
Vacations.info |
$5,500 |
Pvt
Sale |
21.
tie |
Woman.info |
$5,000 |
Sedo |
21.
tie |
Michigan.info |
$5,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
21.
tie |
Minnesota.info |
$5,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
| 24. |
Erotica.info |
�4,000 = $4,913 |
Sedo |
| 25. |
KFZ.info |
�4,000
= $4,873 |
Sedo |
| 26. |
CityGuide.info |
�4,000 =
$4,773 |
Sedo |
27.
tie |
Meningite.biz
("Meningitis in French & Italian) |
$4,250 |
Sedo |
27.
tie |
Meningite.info
("Meningitis in French & Italian) |
$4,250 |
Sedo |
| 29. |
Grafik.info |
�3,500 = $4,249 |
Sedo |
30.
tie |
Houston.info |
$4,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
30.
tie |
Washington.info |
$4,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
30.
(tie) |
ETC.info |
$4,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
Unforgettable
Footnotes:
Below are key sales where the price level (denoted
by X characters) was released but not the exact price paid.
This will allow us to note significant sales that are among
the Year-To-Date leaders but cannot be ranked
numerically due to a confidentiality agreement that
kept the exact price private. Date shown indicates when the
sale was first reported in Domain Name Journal. |
| Fashion.us
(May 25, 2004) |
$XX,XXX |
Private
Sale |
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 represented on our charts who share their sales information
with us to help everyone in the business get a handle on current
domain values. Individuals like Richard
Meyer of the American Marketing Corporation also provide invaluable help by sending us data for these sales
reports each week.
Every Tuesday we publish the highest reported domain name
sales for the previous week. On Monday our contributors send us
their sales data for the previous 7 days. We then compile that
information and write this report for Tuesday publication to give
you the freshest sales report in the industry.
We will close with this standard caution. These are not average selling
prices - these are top selling domains. One of the
biggest impediments to making sales is pricing domains at
unrealistic levels. For most of us, pricing domains at the levels
achieved on the Top Ten chart will leave us waiting a long time to make a sale! We hope you will
use the information presented here as a measuring stick that will
help you price your domains at levels that will put more money in
your pocket more often!
Editor's Note: If you wish to review previous Domain
Sales columns, they are available in our Archive.
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