Ant.com
Carries $241,000 Load to the Top of This Week's Domain Sales Mound
by Ron Jackson
Ant.com sold for $241,200 at Moniker.com/DomainSystems.com
this week to easily outdistance the rest of the pack on this week's Top
20 domain sales chart. An ant can pull 50 times its body weight
and Ant.com also showed plenty of muscle in selling for almost five
times more than the #2 domain. This sale also ranks among the 20
biggest transactions reported so far in 2006.
The
runner-up spot went to Infi.com, a name that sold for $57,500
at Sedo.com.
That was one of five domains Sedo put on the Big Board and they also
handled the escrow for the private sale of #16 Myriad.co.uk.
Four of those
Sedo sales landed on the top half of the chart, including a nice Italian
country code domain, #5 Restaurants.it at €10,000 ($12,544).
That was one of three ccTLDs on the all-extension leader
board with #18 Lend.us, representing the United States, rounding
out the country code trio after a $7,500 sale at Sedo.
Pool.com
also charted five domains this week, led by #3 Valves.com at $38,000.
Pool also succeeded in placing the first .mobi domains on the
mainstream Top 20, populating the elite list with four
representatives from the new extension for mobile devices. The top
seller from that group was #9 Mortgages.mobi at $10,500.
Pool also produced dozens of four-figure .mobi sales in land rush
auctions that were completed this week. You'll find a full list of
those in our Global Contenders section below.
.Net also landed a punch for the non
.com Global Contenders with #4 Cams.net capturing $35,000
at Afternic.com
in the 6th biggest GC sale reported thus far in 2006. Afternic also
put #7 Imed.com on the top half of the list at $11,500.
While .com had more competition than usual
this week, the world's most popular extension still claimed 12 of
the 20 chart entries. Here's a look at the
complete Big Board for the week ending Sunday, October 15:
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. Oct. 9, 2006 - Sun. Oct. 15, 2006
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. Oct. 17
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
Ant.com
$241,200
Moniker/
DomainSystems
2.
Infi.com
$57,500
Sedo
3.
Valves.com
$38,000
Pool
4.
Cams.net
$35,000
Afternic
5.
Restaurants.it
€10,000
= $12,544
Sedo
6.
LinkDump.com
$12,000
Sedo
7.
Imed.com
$11,500
Afternic
8.
AthensGeorgia.com
$11,010
SnapNames
9.
Mortgages.mobi
$10,500
Pool
10.
SLN.com
$10,450
Sedo
11.
NewsForum.com
$10,000
BuyDomains
12.
FreeRingtones.mobi
$9,100
Pool
13.
StormTrack.com
$8,600
Enom's
Club Drop
14.
tie
TheBall.com
$8,500
BuyDomains
14.
tie
Ciba.com
$8,500
Enom's
Club Drop
16.
Myriad.co.uk
£4,500
= $8,415
Pvt
Sale
17.
Call.mobi
$8,200
Pool
18.
Lend.us
$7,500
Sedo
19.
VehicleAuctions.com
$7,470
SnapNames
20.
MyBank.mobi
$7,110
Pool
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.
In addition to placing a pair of domains in the Top
20, SnapNames.com
piled up dozens of four-figure sales again this week,
including solid performances from PackageHolidays.com ($7,107),
Coiffure.com ($7,000) and IndustrialRobotics.com ($6,850).
TouchPanel.com tapped in $6,400, ArabVista.com
contributed $6,111 and Sobretodo.com
("overalls" or "overcoat" in Spanish) spawned $5,568.
OldMilf.com and Modigliani.com kicked in
$5,100 each while EmployNow.com paid $5,098. DishNeywork.com
(typo) received $4,355, JobCenterPlus.com provided $4,250
and Ricotta.com returned $4,100. InsuranceEstimates.com
added $4,088, WebsiteAwards.com presented $4,055
and CamdenNews.com revealed $4,040.
SnapNames sold four other domains for $4,000
each. Those were Waupun.com, PhotoScrapbook.com, eMommy.com
and CasinoWorldJD.com. The popular auction venue had 28 more sales ranging from $2,000
to $3,900 that you can check out in the table below:
Additional SnapNames Sales
Between $2,000-$3,900
BuyCustomes.com
$3,869
HiddenPleasures.com
$2,360
AbortionCenter.com
$3,845
AdultFriendifnder.com
(typo)
$2,272
FlooringTile.com
$3,611
Gface.com
$2,250
Great-Lakes.com
$3,433
UrbanLegendMyth.com
$2,138
McCallum.com
$3,400
BusinessForums.com
$2,090
Kommunication.com
$3,400
ElectronicAccessory.com
$2,088
VaLife.com
$3,260
MediaCentral.com
$2,050
Woven.com
$3,118
ExclusiveHotels-Paris.com
$2,050
RobotAutomation.com
$3,100
ComputerCabinet.com
$2,050
New
Frontiers.com
$2,905
ResidentialGlass.com
$2,049
Delphizine.com
$2,901
SciencePlace.com
$2,034
StainedGlassDesigns.com
$2,600
Smilodon.com
$2,008
CVTC.com
$2,505
CertifiedAutoRepair.com
$2,001
CuteMilf.com
$2,450
AdultFrienders.com
$2,000
Like SnapNames, BuyDomains.com
boasted two Top 20 sales and a long list of healthy four figure
sales including Dwap.com at $5,800 and a quartet at $5,000
each that featured Therebels.com, TheCentury.com, Logg.com
and CasaDelSol.com. SeniorApartments.com provided a
home for $4,888, SmartDiets.com snacked on $4,500
and Clippy.com cut out $4,488.
VacationRealty.com raked in $4,250, EasyFood.com
swallowed $4,000 and Resen.com returned $3,888.
MetroInn.com filled a $3,688 vacancy, JobsBoard.com
posted $3,550 and PatientConnect.com prescribed $3,500.
Many2One.com and SmartColor.com commanded $3,488
each while Otoi.com corralled $3,475.
BuyDomains had 43 more .com sales ranging from $2,000
to $3,300. Those are listed in the table below:
Additional
BuyDomains Sales
Between $2,000-$3,300
RapidManufacturing.com
$3,300
AboutSkin.com
$2,500
EnterpriseApplications.com
$3,300
GBFGroup.com
$2,488
ParentsGroups.com
$3,288
ProsAndCons.com
$2,200
NewAgeElectronics.com
$3,288
TotalProduce.com
$2,188
DeckTheHalls.com
$3,288
AsiaDiscount.com
$2,160
TheJazz.com
$3,200
WidgetWorld.com
$2,088
Mamadoras.com
$3,000
TheBusinessHub.com
$2,088
WebTunnel.com
$2,888
CaribbeanWaterfront.com
$2,088
TradingNews.com
$2,888
Workaday.com
$2,000
ProAds.com
$2,888
WoodBuildings.com
$2,000
Maliq.com
$2,888
TurboGames.com
$2,000
ComeFlyWithMe.com
$2,888
TheBond.com
$2,000
SmartLawn.com
$2,800
StreetBuzz.com
$2,000
CustomerComments.com
$2,788
Sharepedia.com
$2,000
Buzzin.com
$2,750
Quotidienne.com
$2,000
SecurityInnovations.com
$2,688
Quanyin.com
$2,000
Thresh.com
$2,500
LaptopFix.com
$2,000
Paradym.com
$2,500
EducationGuides.com
$2,000
Hello2.com
$2,500
Dutta.com
$2,000
GotFire.com
$2,500
Competenza.com
$2,000
ExpressLuggage.com
$2,500
B2BCommunications.com
$2,000
AOSC.com
$2,500
Back at Sedo, Kadogratos.com claimed €3,500
($4,391), CashLine.com dispensed $4,250 and 4WM.com
went for $3,850. AirportRentacar.com booked $3,328
while Sexishop.com, RedHalo.com and iTheme.com
added $3,000 each.
At Afternic, Geokinetics.com generated $4,000
and RateCity.com clicked for $2,500 while RealAppeal.com
and BigDevil.com delivered $2,000 each. Elsewhere,
MyFreePhotos.com fetched $4,100 at Enom's Club
Drop, PortOfSeattle.com secured $3,033 at
Pool and PokerStreets.com dealt $3,000 at LuckyDOT.com.
Global Contenders
(.biz, .info, .mobi, .net & .org)
Cams.net was the big dog on the Global
Contenders chart this week, notching that big $35,000
sale at Afternic that ranks as one of the four biggest .net
deals this year. If it weren't for that sale, .mobi would
have completely stolen the show this week. The new extension
for mobile devices piled up a remarkable 14 of 20 chart
entries, all from land rush auctions at Pool.com.
You already saw four of the .mobi names on the
all-extension Top 20, but there were many more where those
came from, including prime geographic domains like Orlando.mobi
($5,100) and Dubai.mobi ($2,450) and great keyword
names like Banking.mobi ($4,000) and Loan.mobi
($3,850). Only five .nets and a lone .org
were able to buck the .mobi onslaught.
Here's a look at the
complete Global
Contenders list for the week ending October 15:
Global Contenders Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. Oct.
9, 2006 - Sun. Oct. 15, 2006 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. Oct. 17
The charted domains were just the start of the
story for .mobi. Pool piled up 30 more four-figure sales in
the new extension. Those are detailed in the table below:
30
Additional Four-Figure .Mobi Sales at Pool
Anuncios.mobi
$2,450
Diets.mobi
$1,301
MMM.mobi
$2,425
Purchase.mobi
$1,250
Shops.mobi
$2,200
Programas.mobi
$1,250
Theatre.mobi
$2,051
Gamer.mobi
$1,250
VVV.mobi
$2,050
Apuesta.mobi
$1,250
Topless.mobi
$2,050
MiniClip.mobi
$1,200
Leisure.mobi
$1,850
Adultos.mobi
$1,200
eBank.mobi
$1,850
Apostar.mobi
$1,150
Stories.mobi
$1,827
Buscador.mobi
$1,138
Diary.mobi
$1,759
Direct.mobi
$1,076
PPP.mobi
$1,750
Wiki.mobi
$1,050
Restaurantes.mobi
$1,450
Glasgow.mobi
$1,050
Messenger.mobi
$1,450
GangBang.mobi
$1,050
Deliver.mobi
$1,449
FreeRingtone.mobi
$1,050
MyGame.mobi
$1,338
Edinburgh.mobi
$1,050
Pool also had a four-figure .info sale
with Halifax.info going for $1,351.
There were also many uncharted four-figure sales
in the older extensions. At BuyDomains, Ropas.net
lassoed $2,288 while Frigate.net and EnterpriseApplications.net
connected for $2,000 each. SixteenTons.net weighed
in at $1,888, MyTraining.net tacked on $1,688
and Komplet.net cranked out $1,688.
Also at BuyDomains, MedicalResearch.net
discovered $1,434 while RealtyNetwork.net and MyTeacher.org
turned in $1,400 each. Birdwatching.org
brought $1,300, PCMart.net and LetsGo.org grabbed
$1,200 each and four others; Pressure.org, MarchingBands.net,
CCube.net and Africana.net attracted $1,000
each.
Formentera.net sold for $2,062 to
lead a list of 19 four-figure Global Contenders sales at
SnapNames. You can see the others in this table:
Additional
SnapNames Four-Figure Global Contenders Sales
genderequity.org
$1,901
pncers.org
$1,306
albahrain.net
$1,850
playing2win.org
$1,301
prapanchabank.org
$1,750
hdp.org
$1,272
hospice-america.org
$1,661
kda.net
$1,125
uddi4j.org
$1,550
operaam.org
$1,113
italcultusa.org
$1,550
dota.org
$1,105
al-saud.net
$1,550
bonejointdecade.org
$1,050
mazingo.net
$1,500
showcars.net
$1,024
smugnet.org
$1,315
fiba.org
$1,003
At Afternic, Hoopla.biz banked $1,549,
InternetRegistration.net reeled in $1,010 and
three others; InternetHosting.net, MKO.net and B4B.org
brought $1,000 each. At Moniker/DomainSystems, Q4.org
booked $1,546.
Country Codes
This was the most diverse week we have
ever seen on our Country Code chart. 11 different
countries were represented among the 15 charted domains. Italy,
Great Britain and the United States led the way
with three domains you have already seen in the all-extension
leader board. Great Britain's .co.uk, Tuvalu's .tv,Uruguay's .com.uy and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands'
.cc were the only ccTLDs to score twice this week.
#4 PokerNews.tv raked in a $5,000
pot to post one of that extension's winning hands. Meanwhile,
Uruguay made its first appearance ever on this chart with Sex.com.uy
and Gay.com.uy each selling for €2,000 ($2,509)
at Sedo to tie for 8th. Sedo traditionally dominates this
chart and this week was no exception as they swept 12 of the
15 entries.
The other countries represented this week were
Poland (.pl), Austria (.at), Lichtenstein (.li),
France (.fr) and, for the first time ever, Djibouti
(.dj). Here's a look at the complete
Country Code chart for the week ending October 15:
Country
Code Top 15
Highest Reported
ccTLD Sales: Mon. Oct. 9, 2006 - Sun. Oct. 15, 2006 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. Oct. 17
In three-figure sales this week, Grab.us got
hold of $750 at Sedo while two Canadian domains,
Told.ca ($657) and OfficeProducts.ca ($640)
found new homes at Pool.
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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We truly appreciate the industry leading
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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
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