Schwartz seldom sells domains unless a buyer is prepared to go over
the 100K mark. In letting this one go, he helped Sedo sweep the top
five spots on our new Top Ten weekly sales chart (and 6 of
the first 7 positions). While Sedo was the dominant venue, a
half-dozen different extensions shared the riches. Dreams.co.uk nailed
down the number 2 slot at �25,000 ($43,504). That was
followed by an exceptionally high .in (India's country
code) sale - Mails.in at $24,000. .Com returned to the
plate in the clean-up position and whacked #4 Pathology.com
out of the park with a $22,000 blast. The biggest reported .info
sale of the year, Best.info at �12,000 ($20,880) completed
the top half of the chart. The new extensions had an excellent week
overall, with every domain on our New TLD chart going for at
least 4 figures.
Afternic.com
finally halted Sedo's hot streak with Predators.com chewing
up $18,900 to take the 6th seat at the banquet table. Sedo
came right back with #7 BlindDates.de at �15,000 ($18,350).
A pair of .coms and a .net provided the ballast for the Big Board.
One of those was #8 Illusions.com which went for $18,300
at Moniker.com/DomainSystems.com.
As hot as this week was, it could have been even hotter. Moniker CEO
Monte Cahn told us they completed a pair of six-figure deals
that could not be released due to non-disclosure agreements.
Even so, there were so many solid 5-figure sales this week that
six of them fell short of the chart. We'll run all of those down for
you, as well as dozens of other notable sales, but first let's take a
look at the complete leader board for the week ending July 17:
Domain
Name Journal's Top 10
Reported Domain
Sales - Mon. July 11, 2005 - Sun. July 17, 2005
Euro to Dollar Conversion (� to $) is Based on
Rates in Effect Tue. July 19 |
|
Domain |
Sold For
|
Where
Sold |
1. |
PartnerCash.com |
$110,000 |
Sedo |
2. |
Dreams.co.uk |
�25,000
= $43,504 |
Sedo |
3. |
Mails.in |
$24,000 |
Sedo |
4. |
Pathology.com |
$22,000 |
Sedo |
5. |
Best.info |
�12,000
= $20,880 |
Sedo |
6. |
Predators.com |
$18,900 |
Afternic |
7. |
BlindDates.de |
�15,000
= $18,350 |
Sedo |
8. |
Illusions.com |
$18,300 |
Moniker/
DomainSystems |
9. |
PittsburghPA.com |
$16,750 |
SnapNames |
10. |
Synergy.net |
$16,255 |
SnapNames |
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. |
SnapNames.com
anchored our new chart with PittsburghPA.com at $16,750
and Synergy.net at $16,255. Only $6 separated
Moniker/DomainSystems from a second spot in the Top Ten. They sold RealBuzz.com
for $16,250. Pool.com
also had one of the week's 5-figure sales, notching $12,056 for
CaliforniaRealEstate.net. Sedo wasn't content with just the
half-dozen high dollar sales they placed on the Big Board. They rang
up another �9,000 ($10,828) for Feel.de and �8,500
($10,227) for Fotolibro.com ("photo book" in
Spanish). SnapNames had the final can in our uncharted 5-figure
six-pack, collecting $10,750 for CanadaBedAndBreakfast.com.
Just as they did last week, SnapNames again posted an
exceptionally deep list of solid .com sales. FijiVacation.com went
for $9,200, MetalSheds.com commanded $7,988 and SecurityLocks.com
closed at $6,588. TheBoardroom.com banked $4,755,
PicturesOfAnimals.com snapped $4,500, InvisibleInk.com
erased $4,222 and CelticWeddingRing.com sold for $4,099.
VideoCodec.com delivered $3,988, PicturesOfDogs.com
fetched $3,950 and PicturesOfPeople.com added $3,850.
EliteTorrents.com elicited $3,751, Cabelo.com
called in $3,301 and CelebrationCity.com threw a $3,300
party.
Also at SnapNames, TropicalCruises.com docked
with $3,095 onboard, TopComputers.com attracted $2,618
and ChicagoLuxuryApartments.com provided a new home for $2,450.
OriginalArtwork.com was worth $2,405, DesktopPhoto.com
clicked for $2,333 and ArtemisConsulting.com collected $2,315.
PicturesOfBirds.com flew off with $2,300, Whimps.com
whistled up $2,050 and TravelCases.com contained $2,048.
Also among the winners were TVShowRatings.com ($2,038) and BridlePath.com
($2,005). In other extensions, Bravo.org drew a $1,250 round
of applause and 9B.net knocked down $1,051.
Sedo's success did not end with all of those top
dollar domains on the Big Board either. LinuxBasis.com brought �6,500
($7,821) and a nice 2-letter .org, MB.org grabbed �2,500
($4,349). Repeat.de and Lieblingsorte.net deposited �3,500
($4,211) apiece, Farming.nl (Netherlands country
code) raised $3,000 and 2.am (country code for Armenia)
broke curfew with $1,500. There were a couple of other sales
involving similar small country codes. Wellness.ws (Samoa)
went for �1,200 ($1,444) and Casinos.tv (Tuvalu) won �1,000
($1,203). In addition, XXX.eu.com (a CentralNic
subdomain) attracted $1,000.
Back at Pool side, ForumImages.com set the pace
at $8,700, followed by WebcamConferencing.com ($6,541),
Elfos.com ($6,000) and RetroTShirt.com ($4,588). RedLionHotels.com
booked $4,544, BodyDetox.com cleaned out $4,161
and DrugCounselor.com dispensed $3,650. ColorPhotoPrinter.com
produced $2,950, SouthernCaliforniaDentists.com pulled $2,750
and LasVegasCaterer.com laid out a $2,688 spread. Also
from Sin City, LasVegasReceptions.com welcomed $2,650.
Other notables from Pool.com included Abruzzo.net ($2,501),
StoreSecurity.com ($2,338) and WritersBlog.com ($2,300).
SouthPacificMap.com contributed $1,909, Tuberoussclerosis.com
coughed up $1,900 and there was a trip of domains at $1,838
each; IncomeTaxEvasion.com, EconomicTheory.com and ColonCancerSigns.com.
At Afternic, 26Films.com found $5,000, Reproduce.com
returned $3,500 and RockBoat.com racked up $2,875.
TheAList.com admitted $2,500 and SavannahMLS.com
located $2,400 while CamBlog.com and AffiliateRegistry.com
sold for $2,000 each.
****
Our Year-To-Date Top Sellers Chart gets two new members this week,
PartnerCash.com and Dreams.co.uk. The minimum entry
level to make this list
of the year's biggest reported sales is now $35,000. Here are the
sales leaders so far in 2005:
Domain
Name Journal's Year-To-Date Top Sales
Highest Reported
2005 Domain Sales through Sun. July 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 |
Date* |
1. |
Local.com |
$700,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
3/8/05 |
2. |
Chat.de |
�360,000
= $470,848 |
Sedo |
1/18/05 |
3. |
Uruguay.com |
$175,000 |
Sedo |
7/12/05 |
4. |
Porker.com |
$155,000 |
Sedo |
5/31/05 |
5.
tie |
Paraguay.com |
$150,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
6/21/05 |
5.
tie |
CheapGas.com |
$150,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
6/21/05 |
5.
tie |
GED.com |
$150,000 |
Sedo |
1/18/05 |
5.
tie |
GospelMusic.com |
$150,000 |
GreatDomains |
3/22/05 |
9. |
Voyuer.com |
$112,100 |
SnapNames |
2/1/05 |
10. |
PartnerCash.com |
$110,000 |
Sedo |
7/19/05 |
11. |
Innovations.com |
$108,000 |
Pool |
5/24/05 |
12. |
OLT.com |
$93,000 |
Sedo |
5/3/05 |
13. |
NetPoker.com |
$80,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
6/7/05 |
14.
tie |
GLU.com |
$75,000 |
Sedo |
5/31/05 |
14.
tie |
PetSupplies.com |
$75,000 |
Afternic |
4/5/05 |
16. |
Empleo.com
("jobs" in Spanish) |
$70,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
6/21/05 |
17.
tie |
Downlaod.com |
$68,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
3/1/05 |
17.
tie |
Donwload.com |
$68,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
3/1/05 |
17.
tie |
Dawnload.com |
$68,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
3/1/05 |
20. |
Lottery.org |
$66,667 |
Sedo |
3/22/05 |
21. |
Fights.com |
$62,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
7/12/05 |
22. |
FreeCellPhone.com |
�50,000
= $61,419 |
Sedo |
6/7/05 |
23. |
GolfResorts.com |
$60,800 |
Moniker
/
DomainSystems |
6/14/05 |
24. |
Trees.com |
$58,000 |
GreatDomains |
1/4/05 |
25. |
CashFlow.com |
$56,500 |
Sedo |
4/19/05 |
26.
tie |
Quilting.com |
$55,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
5/31/05 |
26.
tie |
HotDate.com |
$55,000 |
Sedo |
4/19/05 |
26.
tie |
Free-Games.to |
$55,000 |
Sedo |
3/1/05 |
29. |
CervicalCancer.com |
$50,750 |
Moniker/
DomainSystems |
2/1/05 |
30. |
DrumSets.com |
$50,000 |
Sedo |
6/21/05 |
31.
tie |
Designs.com |
$50,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
4/26/05 |
31.
tie |
MusicShop.com |
$50,000 |
GreatDomains |
2/22/05 |
31.
tie |
Neighbors.com |
$50,000 |
Sedo |
2/15/05 |
31.
tie |
Therapy.com |
$50,000 |
Sedo |
2/15/05 |
35. |
League.com |
$48,000 |
GreatDomains |
3/8/05 |
36. |
MyShopping.com |
$47,000 |
Pool |
5/3/05 |
37. |
TiltPoker.com |
$46,000 |
Pool |
3/29/05 |
38. |
Cow.com |
$45,400 |
Ebay |
4/12/05 |
39. |
Tractor.com |
$45,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
7/12/05 |
40. |
Universidad.com
("university" in Spanish) |
$45,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
6/21/05 |
41. |
ScienceFairProjects.com |
�33,500
= $44,614 |
Sedo |
3/15/05 |
42. |
Dreams.co.uk |
�25,000
= $43,504 |
Sedo |
7/19/05 |
43.
tie |
Marble.com |
$43,000 |
Afternic |
3/8/05 |
43.
tie |
EOL.com |
$43,000 |
Sedo |
5/17/05 |
45. |
AutoLine.com |
$42,250 |
SnapNames |
5/10/05 |
46.
tie |
Tunisia.com |
$40,000 |
Sedo |
6/28/05 |
46.
tie |
Ventas.com
("sales" in Spanish) |
$40,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
6/21/05 |
46.
tie |
Telefonos.com
("phones" in Spanish) |
$40,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
6/21/05 |
46.
tie |
BBGuns.com |
$40,000 |
GreatDomains |
3/15/05 |
46.
tie |
Moma.com |
$40,000 |
Sedo |
2/22/05 |
51. |
LogoOnline.com |
�30,000
= $39,817 |
Sedo |
1/4/05 |
52. |
Pasion.com
("passion" in Spanish) |
�30,000
= $39,552 |
Sedo |
3/1/05 |
53. |
Almousa.net |
�30,000
= $39,324 |
Sedo |
1/11/05 |
54. |
Stempel.de
("rubber stamp" in German) |
�28,000
= $37,103 |
Sedo |
2/22/05 |
55. |
Patenschaft.de
("godparenthood" in German) |
�26,680
= $35,624 |
Sedo |
3/8/05 |
56.
tie |
Distributor.com |
$35,000 |
Afternic |
7/5/05 |
56.
tie |
Chords.com |
$35,000 |
DomainState |
6/14/05 |
56.
tie |
TextMessage.com |
$35,000 |
Sedo |
6/7/05 |
*Date column (month/day/year) shows date the
sale was published in DNJournal. |
Expanded Charts
2004 - Every
sale of $10,000 or more
2005 (First 2 Quarters) - Every
sale of $10,000 or more |
New TLD Section
After six straight weeks in the #1 position on
our New TLD chart, .biz was finally unseated by .info
this week. No shame in that, as few new extension domains could have
stood up to this blockbuster. Best.info went for �12,000
($20,880) in the highest .info sale reported this year (and the
second highest new extension sale, trailing only VOIP.us which
sold for $25,000). Sedo handled this sale and accounted for
five of our eight chart entries.
The runner-up slot went to .us after a superb
city domain, Honolulu.us, changed hands in a $4,000
private transaction between seller Robert Connor and buyer Howard
Hoffman (of PPCIncome.com).
Both of these guys are very sharp new extension investors (and are two
of the nicest people in the business, universally respected for their
honesty and willingness to help fellow domainers).
.Biz may have been knocked off the throne this week
but it still made a good showing with a pair of four-figure sales
including #3 Start.biz at $2,750. None the less, this
was .info's week. TheCasino.info piled it on with a $2,500 sale
to complete the top half of the chart, followed closely by Dalmatians.info
at $2,000. The latter domain was sold by Howard
Hoffman, who as noted above, promptly plowed the proceeds back into
his portfolio with the acquisition of Honolulu.us.
This may have been the strongest week of the year for
new TLD sales as every domain on our chart hit at least four figures.
Here's a look at the complete
new extension leader board for the week
ending July 17:
Domain
Name Journal's New TLD Great 8
Reported .info, .biz & .us Domain
Sales July 11, 2005 - July 17, 2005
Euro to Dollar Conversion (� to $) is Based on
Rates in Effect Tue. July 19 |
|
Domain |
Sold For
|
Where
Sold |
1. |
Best.info |
�12,000
= $20,880 |
Sedo |
2. |
Honolulu.us |
$4,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
3. |
Start.biz |
$2,750 |
Sedo |
4. |
TheCasino.info |
$2,500 |
Sedo |
5.
|
Dalmatians.info |
$2,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
6. |
Merrill.biz |
$1,500 |
Pvt
Sale |
7.
tie |
Viva.us |
$1,000 |
Sedo |
7.
tie |
Oink.info |
$1,000 |
Sedo |
#6 Merrill.biz ($1,500) and #7 Viva.us
($1,000) were both my sales. In my own business, I've seen more
interest in new TLD domains this month than ever before. I also sold
NetNews.info ($500) and MyUSA.info ($390) this week
and have another four-figure .biz currently in escrow at Sedo. With
some exciting new developments in the pay per click business that are
making it possible to earn parking revenue from good new extension
keyword domains, I can only see demand continuing to escalate in this
category.
Dale Porter of TheNameStore.com
is another guy who has been very successful in the new TLD mines. He
was the seller of Oink.info at Sedo (which tied Viva.us for the
final chart position this week). Porter also sold Ocio.info for
$500 and FirstImpressions.info for $200 at Sedo
this week. Meanwhile, Menus.us went for $525 at
Afternic.
Our New TLD Year-To-Date
chart gets four new members this week with Best.info the clear leader
of that quartet. Here are the Top 50 New TLD
sales through July 17:
Domain
Name Journal's Year-To-Date New TLD Top 50
Highest Reported 2005
.info, .biz & .us Domain Sales through July 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 |
Date* |
1. |
VOIP.us |
$25,000 |
AllNetServices |
5/24/05 |
2. |
Best.info |
�12,000
= $20,880 |
Sedo |
7/19/05 |
3. |
Industry.us |
$17,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
3/15/05 |
4. |
Musical.info |
�10,440 =
$13,936 |
Sedo |
3/8/05 |
5. |
CellPhones.us |
$12,250 |
Moniker/
DomainsSystems |
1/4/05 |
6. |
Auto.biz |
�6,000
= $7,966 |
Sedo |
1/4/05 |
7. |
Maschinenbau.info
("building engines" in German) |
�5,950
= $7,772 |
Sedo |
4/19/05 |
8. |
Connect.us |
$7,500 |
Sedo |
4/5/05 |
9. |
BES.biz |
�5,500
= $7,139 |
Sedo |
4/26/05 |
10. |
Safe.biz |
�4,000
= $5,189 |
Sedo |
1/25/04 |
11.
tie |
AMA.us |
$5,000 |
Afternic |
4/26/05 |
11.
tie |
Broker.info |
$5,000 |
Sedo |
5/31/05 |
13. |
WhitePages.biz |
$4,995 |
Afternic |
7/5/05 |
14. |
Marketing.biz |
�3,900
= $4,748 |
Sedo |
6/21/05 |
15. |
Adventure.info |
�2,500
= $4,708 |
Sedo |
5/10/05 |
16. |
Pauschalreisen.info
("package tours" in German) |
�3,500
= $4,507 |
Sedo |
5/10/05 |
17. |
MyHouse.biz |
$4,500 |
Pvt
Sale |
6/28/05 |
18. |
Physician.info |
$4,150 |
Pvt
Sale |
1/18/05 |
19. |
Honolulu.us |
$4,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
7/19/05 |
20. |
Pauschalreise.info
("package tour" in German) |
�2,800
= $3,606 |
Sedo |
5/10/05 |
21. |
GEP.info |
�3,000
= $3,576 |
Sedo |
7/5/05 |
22. |
Attest.info |
�2,700 = $3,559 |
Sedo |
3/1/05 |
23. |
Forum.us |
$3,500 |
GreatDomains |
3/8/05 |
24. |
New-York.info |
$3,500 |
Sedo |
5/10/05 |
25. |
Attest.info |
�2,700
= $3,478 |
Sedo |
5/3/05 |
26. |
Science.info |
$3,272 |
Ebay |
5/3/05 |
27. |
Geschichte.info
("stories" in German) |
�2,500 = $3,266 |
Sedo |
4/19/05 |
28. |
Nostrum.info |
�2,500
= $3,261 |
Sedo |
2/1/05 |
29. |
Musicals.us |
�2,550 =
$3,255 |
Sedo |
2/8/05 |
30. |
Tunis.info |
$3,250 |
Sedo |
6/21/05 |
31. |
Altabadia.info
(Italian resort area) |
�2,300 =
$3,069 |
Sedo |
3/8/05 |
32. |
Lyrics.info |
$3,000 |
Sedo |
2/22/05 |
33. |
Ultraschall.info
("ultrasound" in German) |
�2,250 =
$2,996 |
Sedo |
3/15/05 |
34. |
Dividends.us |
�2,277 =
$2,943 |
Sedo |
3/29/05 |
35. |
Eintrittskarten.biz
("entry tickets" in German) |
�2,200 =
$2,865 |
Sedo |
2/15/05 |
36.
tie |
Start.biz |
$2,750 |
Sedo |
7/19/05 |
36.
tie |
Scholarships.info |
$2,750 |
Sedo |
7/5/05 |
36.
tie |
Calories.info |
$2,750 |
Sedo |
3/8/05 |
39. |
WireFly.biz |
$2,735 |
Afternic |
7/12/05 |
40.
tie |
LondonEscorts.biz |
�2,000
= $2,655 |
Sedo |
1/4/05 |
40.
tie |
MusicalTheater.info |
�2,000
= $2,655 |
Sedo |
1/4/05 |
42. |
Snowboard.info |
�2,000 = $2,640 |
Sedo |
3/22/05 |
43. |
Diving.info |
$2,630 |
Dot.us |
3/29/05 |
44. |
Sense.info |
�2,000 = $2,573 |
Sedo |
4/5/05 |
45.
tie |
TheCasino.info |
$2,500 |
Sedo |
7/19/05 |
45.
tie |
Oregon.info |
$2,500 |
Ebay |
1/25/05 |
45.
tie |
Farming.info |
$2,500 |
Sedo |
2/1/05 |
48. |
Antispam.biz |
�2,000
= $2,461 |
Sedo |
5/31/05 |
49. |
HolzPellets.info
("wood pellets" in German) |
�1,800 =
$2,402 |
Sedo |
3/8/04 |
50. |
Bruderschaft.info
("brotherhood" in German) |
�1,750
= $2,271 |
Sedo |
4/26/05 |
*Date column shows the date (month/day/year)
the sale was
published in DNJournal. |
Expanded Charts
2004 - Every
sale of $1,000 or more
2005 (First 2 Quarters) - Every
sale of $1,000 or more |
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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