Trio
of Six-Figure Sales Including a Pair of Top Notch Australian City
Domains Lead This Week's Sales Parade
Rick Latona's DigiPawn.com
closed two blockbuster deals this week, selling a pair of blue chip
Australian city domains; Melbourne.com for $700,000
and Brisbane.com for $100,000. Latona also personally
sold this week's #5 domain, Lowell.com to Elliot
Silver'sTop Notch Domains, LLC for $50,000, giving Latona a hand in three
of the week's top five reported sales. The Melbourne.com sale is the
11th highest sale reported year
to date.
The AfternicDLS
also had a hefty sale this week, handling a $275,000 deal for
#2 UI.com. They put another name in the first five, selling
#4 WeldingRobots.com for $50,000 to make seller DotcomAgency.com's
day. The AfternicDLS hot streak continued with the $43,000
sale of #8 TruckTown.com and they went to claim five entries
on the Big Board.
By Ron Jackson
Sedo.com
put three names on the top half of the Top 20, and piled up 9
of 20 entries overall to lead all venues. Sedo's big gun was #6 Hotel.mobi
at $46,000. They also accounted for the only two country code
domains to crack the all-extension list, #9 GratisSMS.se (Sweden's
ccTLD) at $32,332 and #12 Piscinas.es (Spain's
country code) at $27,459 (piscinas means "pools" in
Spanish).
Four Global Contenders (non .com
global TLDs) made the elite list and three of those were .mobis.
The lone exception was #16 Sport.biz, sold for €10,000
($14,764) at Sedo. As usual, .com wielded the real power,
sweeping 14 of 20 chart entries.
NameJet.com
joined Sedo, AfternicDLS and DigiPawn as the only venues with
multiple chart entries. NameJet scored twice and placed one name in
the top ten, #8 NonStop.com at $41,800. Here is how all of the top sellers stacked up for the
week ending Sunday, December 2:
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. Nov. 26, 2007 - Sun. Dec. 2, 2007 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. Dec. 4
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
Melbourne.com
$700,000
DigiPawn
2.
UI.com
$275,000
AfternicDLS
3.
Brisbane.com
$100,000
DigiPawn
4.
WeldingRobots.com
$50,000
AfternicDLS
5.
Lowell.com
$50,000
Pvt
Sale
6.
Hotel.mobi
$46,000
Sedo
7.
TruckTown.com
$43,000
AfternicDLS
8.
NonStop.com
$41,800
NameJet
9.
GratisSMS.se
€21,900
= $32,332
Sedo
10.
MissedConnections.com
$30,001
Sedo
11.
J7.com
$28,000
Pvt
Sale
12.
Piscinas.es ("pools" in Spanish)
€18,600
= $27,459
Sedo
13.
RealTimeQuotes.com
$26,700
NameJet
14.
WWI.com
$22,500
Sedo
15.
VFK.com
$15,750
AfternicDLS
16.
Sport.biz
€10,000
= $14,764
Sedo
17.
Limo.mobi
$12,756
Sedo
18.
Love.mobi
$12,750
Sedo
19.
tie
SafePass.com
$12,500
Sedo
19.
tie
AirlinePilotJobs.com
$12,500
AfternicDLS
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. Our procedure for verifying the
accuracy of domain sales reports is available here.
Forthe many newcomers entering the domain
industry we also want to point out that the reasons why a domain name sells for a certain price can be varied and are not always clear to those who are unfamiliar with the domain market.
If you do not understand why specific domain names command the
prices they do, you are likely to make unwise domain registrations or purchases.
We highly recommend that you do some basic research beforeyou buyanything! As a starting point we have
built a sister site specifically for you at NameNewbie.com.
There were four more five-figure sales just off the
chart. DotcomAgency.com sold SafetyClips.com
for $11,250, Sedo moved Girl.mobi for $11,501
and ATM.mobi for $10,100 and the AfternicDLS hit the
Daily Double with QuoteUs.com and Equilibrium.net at $10,000
each.
.Com Supporting Cast
The AfternicDLS had one of their best weeks of the
year, piling up more than 700 sales including 129 above the $2,000
mark. Their powerful four-figure roster was led by YouSeeMe.com
($9,900), Beeing.com ($7,332) and ITPartner.com
($7,000). KaraokeParty.com sung along to the tune of $5,800,
JOQ.com drew $5,500 and GreenFutures.com
colored in $5,000. HelpStation.com dispensed $4,800,
SafetyCam.com captured $4,710 and Brasov.com
brought $4,530.
DoctorFree.com discharged $4,200, TalkInc.com
tallied $3,888 and ThinkI.com contributed $3,750.
ValueProperties.com produced $3,688, InteractiveGolf.com
chipped in $3,588 and three others; Chehebar.com, B-A-R.com
and AdvisorsForum.com fetched $3,500 each.
The Afternic DLS had 90 more .com sales ranging
from $2,000 to $3,488 that
are listed in the table below.
Additional AfternicDLS Sales
Between $2,000-$3,488
premiumgift.com
$3,488
vanegas.com
$2,488
mutualexchange.com
$3,388
uskin.com
$2,488
insuranceauthority.com
$3,388
nhainc.com
$2,488
groupbooking.com
$3,388
newsboom.com
$2,488
bevisible.com
$3,300
memoryjogger.com
$2,488
thebabyboomers.com
$3,288
logicsearch.com
$2,488
radiocharts.com
$3,288
mexicoconnection.com
$2,444
d3soccer.com
$3,270
mobileprograms.com
$2,442
musslewhite.com
$3,250
mobileplans.com
$2,442
gossipblogs.com
$3,250
sunscreenoutlet.com
$2,400
speedi.com
$3,110
lawyersnow.com
$2,400
evermedia.com
$3,100
upnews.com
$2,388
softballcentral.com
$3,088
onlinemoneylenders.com
$2,388
angelpromotions.com
$3,088
informationdestination.com
$2,388
uslu.com
$3,000
luxuryclass.com
$2,370
premiumcare.com
$3,000
reelfilms.com
$2,300
platinumpr.com
$3,000
cyberweek.com
$2,300
orthoteam.com
$3,000
justforus.com
$2,288
functionalskills.com
$3,000
forseniors.com
$2,288
famousfriends.com
$3,000
choosedirect.com
$2,200
laserscience.com
$2,988
employeedata.com
$2,188
drillnet.com
$2,988
bizbytes.com
$2,150
ouinon.com
$2,888
ribticklers.com
$2,100
nadabrahma.com
$2,888
rfionline.com
$2,088
homesforall.com
$2,888
nutritionshoppe.com
$2,088
valuecontractors.com
$2,780
freedomyears.com
$2,088
BlogCafe.com
$2,750
exploreart.com
$2,088
criminalcode.com
$2,722
chooseimpact.com
$2,088
ticketgateway.com
$2,700
bookbuddies.com
$2,088
solarfix.com
$2,700
biopreservation.com
$2,088
inyourneighborhood.com
$2,688
hmhco.com
$2,020
editec.com
$2,688
ugrow.com
$2,010
cleangreenpower.com
$2,688
vipfans.com
$2,000
prepbasketball.com
$2,630
taxtrust.com
$2,000
thenightbeforechristmas.com
$2,600
sushe.com
$2,000
MedievalCollectables.com
$2,594
scheduleddelivery.com
$2,000
web4cash.com
$2,588
qtube.com
$2,000
advancedlife.com
$2,588
payno.com
$2,000
easternfront.com
$2,582
mathprofessor.com
$2,000
vitafoam.com
$2,525
makesmoney.com
$2,000
tubeo.com
$2,500
kepri.com
$2,000
stdb.com
$2,500
justcomedy.com
$2,000
nrg7.com
$2,500
exclusiveleasing.com
$2,000
laxo.com
$2,500
deerclassic.com
$2,000
germanys.com
$2,500
autoinjurylaw.com
$2,000
At SnapNames.comHotelRio.com booked $7,809, HomeEquityLines.com
ladled out $7,500 and LiveRacing.com took the
checkered flag at $6,250. CancunFlights.com landed at $5,259,
MusicSale.com drummed up $5,055 and AlwaysFreePornMovies.com
pulled $5,001.
Also at SnapNames, Bejewelled.com took a
shine to $4,999, Travel-Agent.com located $4,278
and WWW3.com went for $4,099. ParadiseVacations.com
provided $3,202, Eboa.com and DoThis.com did $2,800
each. CampStuff.com staked a claim to $2,600, MTGE.com
kicked in $2,389, LearnToSpell.com coralled $2,350 and
Praiadarocha.com presented $2,150.
Back at DotcomAgency.com LightCentre.com lit
up $7,700, Unpuzzle.com cracked $7,250 and OnlinePlant.com
plucked $6,350. OffshoreAssetProtection.com commanded $5,500
and ParentSite.com posted $5,000.
At NameJet.com RealTimeQuote.com returned
$7,500, NetImpact.com notched $6,100 and two others; MtBikes.com
and Kamchatka.com clicked for $5,000 each.
Huadian.com collared $4,600, Clavier.com claimed $4,300
and another three; WaveTech.com, SmartDirectory.com and
MediaCapital.com made $3,800 each. HomeTanning.com and
Brex.com brewed up $3,100 apiece, Meditator.com
made off with $2,900, Dubas.com discovered $2,600
and Isio.com sold for $2,400.
In another sale at Sedo, SpeedSell.com sewed
up $6,000 and at Pool.com
LasVegasGroup.com locked up $2,000. In a private sale, Ken
Cunliffe picked up $8,000 in cash plus $12,000
worth of online advertising for MMATickets.com.
Global Contenders
(.biz, .info, .mobi, .net & .org)
.Mobi dominated theGlobal
Contenders again this week, taking five of the first six
positions, eight of the top ten and 12 of 20 overall. You've already
seen the first seven names from this chart on the all extension
leader board. The three highest sales you haven't seen are all
.mobis, including #8 GPS.mobi, sold at Sedo for $9,500,
#9 YesOrNo.mobi, a name that got a $9,200 answer at
AfternicDLS and #10 E-mail.mobi, another Sedo sale at $7,194.
Five .nets managed to find places among the .mobi
onslaught, along with a pair of .orgs and a single .biz. Here's how all of the Global Contenders stacked up for the week ending
December 2:
Global Contenders Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. Nov.
26, 2007 - Sun. Dec. 2, 2007 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Dec. 4
There were were several dozen additional four-figure
Global Contenders sales just off the chart. SnapNames has four
of those; WUP.net ($2,612), TeensPic.org ($1,538), BusinessSchool.info
($1,502) and Nelson.info ($1,373).
At Sedo, Surf.mobi crested at $2,601, LasVegasHotels.mobi
welcomed $1,900 and Hack.info hooked $1,650. CheapDedicatedServer.org
downloaded $1,600, Maravillas.net nailed $1,320,
Weiss.biz banked $1,218 and Magnitogorsk.info
managed $1,000.
At NameJet SubstanceAbuse.org uncovered $2,600
and Ele-spe.org spawned $2,400 while GMAT.net
and Spider.info spun $1,800 each. HSRC.org sold
for $1,100 and LCDTV.net tuned in $1,000.
Back at the AfternicDLS, Mundus.net, iPop.net
and EquipmentLeasing.org generated $2,500 each, Brightpoint.net
brought $2,488 and two others, Vandor.net and DigitalOffice.net
drew $2,288 apiece. The AfternicDLS had 21 more four-figure GC
sales on their global platform, ranging from $1,000 to $1,850. You
can see those in the table below:
Additional
Afternic DLS Global Contenders Sales
Between $1,000-$1,850
elles.net
$1,850
sleepcenter.net
$1,250
luxuryhomes.org
$1,775
cybertechnology.net
$1,250
tenzing.net
$1,688
actioncenter.net
$1,200
shortfilm.org
$1,688
straighttalk.net
$1,188
pneumatiek.net
$1,688
portabook.net
$1,088
naturalfitness.net
$1,600
buyrealestate.net
$1,088
christmaslights.net
$1,600
bbtv.net
$1,045
infopoint.net
$1,588
seabirds.net
$1,000
southplains.org
$1,500
knopka.net
$1,000
chorvatsko.net
$1,488
auxilia.net
$1,000
maravillas.net
$1,320
Pool.com had three four-figure .info sales - Travail.info
($1,400), Franklin.info ($1,272) and Authority.info
($1,272).
Country Codes
The two ccTLDs you saw on the all extension
leader board earlier, GratisSMS.se and Piscinas.es top
this week Country Code Top 20. They are followed by a pair of
British .co.uk domains - Cannabis.co.uk, sold at Sedo
for $9,743, and Payment.co.uk, a name that went for $4,299
on the AfternicDLS. Austria's .at completed the first five
with Sedo's $2,953 sale of Shoes.at. Sedo racked up 15
of the 20 chart entries.
Germany's .de had the most chart entries with
five, followed by the United States (.us) and Great
Britian (.co.uk) with three each. Sweden (.se) and
the European Union (.eu) each had two. The other countries
represented this week were Tuvalu (.tv) and Canada (.ca).
Here is how all of the country code
leaders stood for the week ending December 2:
Country
Code Top 20
Highest Reported
ccTLD Sales: Mon. Nov. 26, 2007 - Sun. Dec. 2, 2007 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. Dec. 4
Domain
Sold
For
Where Sold
1.
GratisSMS.se
€21,900 = $32,332
Sedo
2.
Piscinas.es ("pools" in Spanish)
€18,600 = $27,459
Sedo
3.
Cannabis.co.uk
€6,600 = $9,743
Sedo
4.
Payments.co.uk
$4,299
AfternicDLS
5.
Shoes.at
€2,000 = $2,953
Sedo
6.
Recognition.tv
$2,750
AfternicDLS
7.
Privatverkauf.de ("private sale" in German)
€1,750 = $2,583
Sedo
8.
Nepremicnine.eu
€1,550 = $2,288
Sedo
9.
Immofoto.de
€1,500 = $2,215
Sedo
10.
Family24.de
€1,400 = $2,067
Sedo
11.
tie
Weights.ca
$2,000
AfternicDLS
11.
tie
KIS.us
$2,000
Pvt Sale
11.
tie
Ill.us
$2,000
Sedo
14.
tie
Rotterdam.se
€1,150 = $1,698
Sedo
14.
tie
Plüs.de
€1,150 = $1,698
Sedo
16.
Saeco.eu
€1,125 = $1,661
Sedo
17.
X4.eu
€1,099 = $1,622
Sedo
18.
Ausgefallene-geschenke.de ("fancy presents" in German)
Sedo had three more four-figure ccTLD sales this week
- Gay-Travel.de at $1,181, Metro-Link.com.cn at
$1,100 and Oil.tv at $1,050.
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
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