Pair
of Six-Figure Sales Keeps Fire Burning Under a Hot Domain
Market
by Ron Jackson
Another batch of those domains
auctioned off at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
Westconference in Las Vegas earlier this month
completed the transfer process this week. One of them, POS.com,
soared to the summit on our new Top 20 Chart after being
acquired by Canada's Shaun Pilfold for $252,500.
Eight
of the first ten domains on the Big Board were sold during that
historic live auction event. However, the week's second six-figure
sale was completed elsewhere, with Wisconsin'sOnYourMark,
LLC selling Scouts.com for $107,000 in a
private transaction. The new owners will use the domain for a site
devoted to Boy Scouts, Explorer Scouts and Cub
Scouts worldwide.
With the
exception of #2 Scouts.com and #9 Hottels.com, a hotels typo
that sold for $27,000 at GoDaddy's TDNAM.com,
every other domain on the top half of the chart is credited to the
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. auction conducted by Moniker.com.
The gems in that group included #3 WaterfrontProperty.com at $80,850,
#4 Programmer.com at $65,700 and #5 Bubbles.com
at $55,550.
Speaking of domain conference auctions,
another name on the new leader board, #14 AutomotiveLoans.com,
was sold by Sedo.com
for $18,000 at last month's silent auction at the Domain
Roundtable conference in Seattle. The transaction
was just wrapped up this week.
.Com took 17 of the 20 chart
entries, with ccTLDs claiming two and .net one. The
country code winners were #13 Retirement.ca, purchased in a
private transaction by Irex
Corp for 23,000 Canadian dollars ($20,494)
and #18 Apotheke24.de ("pharmacy 24" in German),
which went for 10,000 ($12,868) at Sedo. Irex Corp
also released information on three other large .ca buys they
made earlier this year. Those are no longer eligible for our weekly
charts but will go on our Year
to Date ccTLD list. We'll give you the details on those
in our Country Code section later in this column.
The lone .net on the new list was an
impressive one with the 3-letter AFH.net attracting $12,500
at Afternic.com
to claim the 19th spot. Here's a look at the
complete leader board for the week ending Sunday,
May 21:
The
DNJournal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. May 15, 2006 - Sun. May 21, 2006
Euro to Dollar Conversion ( to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. May 23
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
POS.com
$252,500
Moniker/Traffic
2.
Scouts.com
$107,000
Pvt
Sale
3.
WaterfrontProperty.com
$80,850
Moniker/Traffic
4.
Programmer.com
$65,700
Moniker/Traffic
5.
Bubbles.com
$55,550
Moniker/Traffic
6.
CarWax.com
$40,400
Moniker/Traffic
7.
DebtRecovery.com
$33,380
Moniker/Traffic
8.
GameDesigner.com
$29,350
Moniker/Traffic
9.
Hottels.com
(typo)
$27,000
TDNAM
10.
Brackets.com
$25,300
Moniker/Traffic
11.
PlatinumCasino.com
$23,750
SnapNames
12.
GetJobs.com
$23,306
SnapNames
13.
Retirement.ca
23,000
CAD = $20,494
Pvt
Sale
14.
AutomotiveLoans.com
$18,000
Sedo/Roundtable
15.
TeakFurniture.com
$16,667
Afternic
16.
PillFinder.com
$15,805
SnapNames
17.
NameSpace.com
$15,501
SnapNames
18.
Apotheke24.de ("pharmacy 24" in German)
10,000
= $12,868
Sedo
19.
AFH.net
$12,500
Afternic
20.
LensRate.com
$11,750
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.
Sedo anchored the new chart with LensRate.com
at $11,750 and they had another 5-figure sale just off chart,
Spotlights.com at $10,300. Sedo also scored with LoterieNationale.com
at 7,500 ($9,650), ServicesWeb.com at $8,000
and Blove.com at $6,500. 2345678.com added up
to $5,500 while JustGames.com and InternetMusic.com
commanded $5,000 each. Arts-Martiaux.com kicked in
another 3,500 ($4,503), PrintColor.com produced $4,500,
TheBestWayTo.com contributed $4,200 and HairSprays.com
pumped out 3,000 ($3,860).
In addition to their quartet on the Top 20 chart,
SnapNames scored with LiveXXX.com at $9,600, MichiganVacation.com
at $8,419 and Aran.com at $8,100. VegasShow.com
wowed the crowd with $7,844, IndustrialRobots.com
pounded out $7,844 and EasyType.com tallied $5,300.
Banke.com deposited $5,100, 4ecorp.com fetched $4,922
and OnlineMedication.com prescribed $4,321.
The SnapNames listed also included HiSpeedWorld.com
at $3,900 and ColonialVillage.com at $3,600.
The popular auction venue had 27 more sales ranging from $2,000 to
nearly $3,400. You can check those out in the table below:
Additional SnapNames Sales
Between $2,000-$3,400
SAIG.com
$3,400
SeaBooks.com
$2,350
PlayBetterGolf.com
$3,400
VitaShop.com
$2,255
HumorJokes.com
$3,313
FunnyGifs.com
$2,250
GeneResearch.com
$3,200
FredHammond.com
$2,250
MySpaceTools.com
$3,101
MyVoicestream.com
$2,222
InfantGifts.com
$3,022
CheapLawyers.com
$2,200
NoWonder.com
$3,000
EmeryBoards.com
$2,155
Xoor.com
$2,900
IdealMortgage.com
$2,150
TVSO.com
$2,700
TechMetrix.com
$2,100
Sarbanes.com
$2,600
Tobacciana.com
$2,055
CulinaryMagazine.com
$2,600
TorontoTimes.com
$2,050
BarelyLegalBoys.com
$2,600
MalHumor.com
("bad mood" in Spanish)
$2,050
WhiskeyRiver.com
$2,399
DigitalEffects.com
$2,011
CollectableToys.com
$2,389
In other sales from the Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
auction that were completed this week, DiscountShows.com
closed at $9,204 while VegasTravelDeals.com and WineSupplies.com
uncorked $6,175 each. FreeOnlineQuote.com found $5,575,
FutureHealth.com sold for $5,175 and FaxService.com
transmitted $4,375. OnlineGameRental.com returned $3,750,
SaveAChild.com called in $3,350 and ChristmasRingtones.com
chimed in with $2,750.
At Enom's Club
DropBarFurniture com brought $8,200, MBADegreeOnline.com
earned $4,200 and HowTos.com took in $2,000.
TennisPros.com served a $1,900 ace and CityPolice.com
pulled over $1,600.
Back at Afternic Resales.com went for $5,250,
PokerBuddy.com took a $5,220 pot and MobileSocial.com
socked away $5,000. The winners also included
LoveTravel.com ($4,488), CableRunner.com ($3,100) and
FlexTek.com ($3,000). There was a five-domain logjam another
step back at $2,500 each that included RosePetal.com, GalleryDirect.com,
EventBuilder.com, BlackCommunity.com and ArtExhibits.com.
Rounding out the Afternic roster was SexClick.com at $2,200
and a trio at $2,000 each that included SecureParts.com,
ReadyRooms.com and LeavingTheLeft.com.
Elsewhere, Castello
Cities Internet Network purchased Firenza.com
(typo of Italian word "Firenze" for Florence) for $2,500 in a private
transaction and at IDNForums.com,
長崎県.com ("Nagasaki prefecture"
in Japanese) changed hands for $2,300. Meanwhile, at DNForum.com,
PimpMyDomain.com
sold PaintballMag.com and VintagePorno.com for $1,500
each.
Global Contenders
(.biz, .info, .net & .org)
It was a tight race among the Global
Contenders this week with .net edging .org 10-9
in total chart entries. .Info and .biz had to
settle for one each (there were 21 positions due to a tie for
the final position). AFH.net breezed to the top of the
chart after going for $12,500 at Afternic, almost four
times the $3,600 commanded by runner-up Ahrinto.org
at SnapNames. SnapNames wound up walking off with 14 of the 21
chart entries.
Messengers.net nailed down the #3
position at $3,123 followed by the lone .info, Super.info,
which sold for 2,200 ($2,831) at Sedo. .Biz also
flew solo with Energie.biz selling for $1,750 at
SnapNames to tie for the 14th position. Here's a complete look at the Global
Contenders list for the week ending May 21:
Global Contenders Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. May
15, 2006 - Sun. May 21, 2006 Euro to Dollar Conversion ( to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. May 23
There were seven more four-figure sales just off
the chart. Enom's Club Drop had the best of those with
Referendum.net going for $1,300. Afternic had four
more in that range with PeoplesRepublicOfChina.org and CateringServices.net
attracting $1,200 each while SpywareBot.net and NatalieWood.net
went for $1,000 each. SnapNames also sold a pair, Heirlooms.net
at $1,156 and Chopin.net at $1,005.
In other notable sales, Context.info corralled
750 ($962) at Sedo, Premature.net sold for $870
at Enom's Club Drop and Whack.net whipped up $750
at Afternic.
Country Codes
Canada reigns over the Country Codes
this week thanks to Irex Corp's 23,000 Canadian dollar
($20,494) purchase of Retirement.ca in a private
transaction. The company also sent us details on three other
previously unannounced .ca acquisitions they made earlier this
year, including Cruise.ca at 37,450 Canadian dollars
($33,363). They also bought Auto.ca for 11,6000
Canadian ($10,334) and TravelVacations.ca for 3,000
Canadian ($2,673).
The #2 slot went to Germany with Apotheke24.de
("pharmacy 24" in German) going for 10,000
($12,868) at Sedo. There was great variety on our new
ccTLD list with ten countries represented including Taiwan
who had #3 3G.com.tw at 5,050 ($6,453).
Another one of the new .eu's also popped up this week
with #4 HDD.eu going for 5,000 ($6,391) at
Sedo.
There are two IDN's on the new chart
(both .de's) and also three .cc domains (Cocos
Keeling Islands ccTLD). The biggest surprise may be a
hyphenated Russian domain, #6 Giga-Byte.ru,
going for 2,000 ($2,574) at Sedo. Here's a look at the complete Country Code
Chart for the week ending May 21:
Country
Code Top 15
Highest Reported
ccTLD Sales: Mon. May 15, 2006 - Sun. May 21, 2006 Euro to Dollar Conversion ( to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. May 23
Domain
Sold
For
Where Sold
1.
Retirement.ca
23,000 CAD = $20,494
Pvt Sale
2.
Apotheke24.de ("pharmacy 24" in German)
10,000 = $12,868
Sedo
3.
3G.com.tw
5,050 = $6,453
Sedo
4.
HDD.eu
5,000 = $6,391
Sedo
5.
Arbeitsvertrδge.de (IDN) ("working contracts" in German)
India scored
twice this week, and like Russia, owed one chart entry to a
hyphenated domain, Online-Pharmacy.in at 1,300
($1,672). Great Britain and America are also
represented with #9 MobileMovies.co.uk going for £1,000
($1,881) atAcornDomains.co.ukand TXT.us bringing $1,750 in a private
transaction.
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. Richard
Meyer of DotCom
Group, LLC
also provides invaluable help
in collecting 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 night publication to give
you the freshest 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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