Six-Figure
Sale of NudeTube.com Sheds the Competition in the Opening Week of
the 2009 Domain Sales Season
2008
is in the books - now it is time to start seeing how 2009
will unfold for the domain aftermarket. The opening week of the New
Year was a short one as the New Year's Day holiday kept
people around the world away from work for at least one day - and in
most cases multiple days - or even the entire week. With that
scenario overall volume was understandably light but there were
still some solid individual sales.
The best of those was Sedo.com's
$167,500 sale of NudeTube.com. Sedo went on to sweep the
first three spots on our debut Top 20 chart for 2009 and they
piled up 10 of the 20 openings on the Big Board. Sedo also scored
big with #2 Basket.com at $88,888 and #3 Gemaelde.de
("paintings" in German) at 42,510 ($57,389).
By
Ron Jackson
Gemaelde.de (a German ccTLD)
headlined a very strong opening week for the country codes. Eight
ccTLDs elbowed their way onto the all extension leader board and
four of those crashed the top ten. eWebs.co.uk
sold #6 Northwest.co.uk to Think Local Marketing Ltd.
for £27,600 ($41,124) in a private transaction and Sedo
banked another 28,000 ($37,800) for #7 Telefonbuch.eu ("telephone
book" in German).
Aftermarket.com
rang up five chart entries with completed sales from their live
auction at T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
Down Under in late November. Their list was led by #4 Saws.com
at $52,000 and #8 Camera.co.uk at $35,000.
The AfternicDLS
also had multiple chart entries, hitting the trifecta with a trio of
names led by LoanSolutions.com at $21,000.
.Com accounted for half of the 20
charted domains. I mentioned that the country codes took 8 spots.
That left just two places that went to a .net and a .org.
Sedo sold a very nice geo domain, #10 Poland.net for $27,777
while the AfternicDLS earned a $20,000 return on #14 Right.org.
We got word of another six-figure sale
this week but the exact price that Bhu Srinivasan paid
for MunicipalBonds.com was subject to a non disclosure
agreement. More details on that deal can be found here.
Here is how all of the
leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, January 4:
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. Dec. 29, 2008 - Sun. Jan. 4, 2009 Euro to Dollar Conversion ( to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Jan. 6
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
NudeTube.com
$167,500
Sedo
2.
Basket.com
$88,888
Sedo
3.
Gemaelde.de ("paintings" in German)
42,510
= $57,389
Sedo
4.
Saws.com
$52,000
Aftermarket.com/TDU
5.
MySoccer.com
$50,000
Sedo
6.
Northwest.co.uk
£27,600
= $41,124
Pvt
Sale
7.
Telefonbuch.eu ("telephone book" in German)
28,000
= $37,800
Sedo
8.
Camera.co.uk
$35,000
Aftermarket.com/TDU
9.
Season.com
$28,302
Sedo
10.
Poland.net
$27,777
Sedo
11.
Pokergratuit.fr ("free poker" in French)
20,000
= $27,000
Sedo
12.
IUS.com
$25,000
Aftermarket.com/TDU
13.
LoanSolutions.com
$21,000
AfternicDLS
14.
Right.org
$20,000
AfternicDLS
15.
iMode.com
$17,001
SnapNames
16.
Roentgen.de
10,000
= $13,500
Sedo
17.
Jeweller.com.au
$9,200
Aftermarket.com/TDU
18.
Inseln.de ("islands" in German)
6,500
= $8,775
Sedo
19.
Consonance.com
$8,600
AfternicDLS
20.
2O.com
$8,500
Aftermarket.com/TDU
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.
Sedo led the .com supporting cast with GlobalBroker.com
at $8,000. Eroy.com and AustrianWine.com followed
at 5,000 ($6,750) each. 495.com counted out $6,500,
Crunchy.com snacked on $6,000 and a pair of 3-letter .coms;
IVV.com and SVJ.com kicked in $5,399 and $5,100
respectively. An IDN, Vφlkl.com, got into the act
with a 3,400 ($4,590) sale.
Sedo had 15 more four-figure .com sales ranging from
$2,000 to $4,500. You can check those out in the table below.
Additional
Sedo .com Sales Between $2,000-$4,500
politicsdaily.com
$4,500
drbroker.com
$2,500
schoerghuber.com
$4,275
hypoteka.com
$2,500
peepfly.com
$3,600
nayati.com
$2,350
regenschirme.com
$3,510
cuteblonde.com
$2,200
meinereifen.com
$3,375
netrada.com
$2,000
fitstart.com
$3,350
systemsix.com
$2,000
trendshow.com
$3,240
webcammodeling.com
$2,000
bankstreet.com
$2,800
The AfternicDLS picked up $6,930 for ParisGallery.com
while SMSE.com drew $6,813 and ForexLive.com
landed $6,500. BusinessKit.com contributed $6,400,
AccessCash.com withdrew $5,888 and JetCore.com
cleared $5,088.
PhoenixEnergy.com generated $4,600 and
NewKind.com discovered $4,588. The AfternicDLS had 41
more .com sales ranging
from $2,000 to $4,000. Those are listed in the table
below:
Additional
AfternicDLS Sales Between $2,000 - $4,000
linkable.com
$4,000
forexcalculator.com
$2,488
viljoen
.com
$3,520
geohosting.com
$2,300
najd.com
$3,288
rauchmelder.com
$2,300
lobstersdirect
.com
$3,000
hollywoodshow.com
$2,188
stressanalysis.com
$3,000
paulstravel.com
$2,188
stresshealing.com
$3,000
uliana.com
$2,100
breastmd.com
$2,988
princesspea.com
$2,088
upperhouse
.com
$2,961
techcatalyst.com
$2,088
usenetwork.com
$2,900
visagreencard.com
$2,088
barhero.com
$2,888
administrationjobs.com
$2,000
londonreview
.com
$2,870
allegiancesolutions.com
$2,000
serveamerica.com
$2,800
askthebanker.com
$2,000
salessite.com
$2,788
baptistdating.com
$2,000
simplyapparel.com
$2,788
campusvision.com
$2,000
spworld
.com
$2,750
happyjoe.com
$2,000
hoststore.com
$2,600
juchen.com
$2,000
inter-view.com
$2,600
safecycling.com
$2,000
beverlyhillslimo.com
$2,500
stresshelp.com
$2,000
cesars.com
$2,500
stresssupport.com
$2,000
edasi.com
$2,500
voyageworld
.com
$2,000
truex.com
$2,500
At SnapNames.comSlade.com corralled $6,258, Publics.com
provided $3,526, BanglaFonts.com fetched $2,200
and EuropeanSex.com yielded $2,100.
In additional completed sales from Aftermarket.com's
live auction at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under, BlackCherry.com plucked
$6,000, DownloadIt.com delivered $5,000 and
Refrigerate.com chilled $4,500.
Migrant.com harvested $3,700 while
three others; Eternally.com, Exhilarating.com and Nightscape.com
added $3,500 each. BikeRims.com braked at $3,000,
ImageViewer.com screened $2,400, LandDownUnder.com captured
$2,100 and ClearanceHouse.com hauled in $2,000.
Moniker.com
moved HallandaleBeach.com for $5,149 and PHPScan.com
produced $3,360.
At NameJet.comFreePornoTube.com tuned in $5,009, FloorPolisher.com
took a shine to $4,600 and YogaGuide.com stretched out
$4,140. SolarGuide.com and EasyParts.com
plugged in $3,200 apiece, AccessMedia.com connected
for $2,800 and WebhostingTop10.com tallied $2,550.
CampingSite.com shoveled $2,300 and two others; AdvertisingSecrets.com
and Narrowcasting.com notched $2,100 each.
At TDNAM.comNationalGeography.com located $3,882, FogMachines.com
blanketed $3,505 and BeautyPalace.com peeled off $2,905.
Share2Flash.com sold for $2,105 and ErotikFurya.com
found $2,005.
Global Contenders
(.biz, .info, .mobi, .net & .org)
Poland.net ($27,777) and Right.org
($20,000) easily led the Global
Contenders race this week. Those two names also made the all
extension Top 20 chart you saw earlier. The top GC sales you haven't
seen yet are #4 Merijn.org, sold at TDNAM for $6,793,
and #4 Tampa.info, a name that fetched $3,500 at Sedo.
That was a surprisingly low price for Tampa.info.
Back in April of 2004 that name changed hands for $10,000, so
someone wound up taking a big loss to move that big city geo
domain.
As they usually do, the .nets had the most
chart entries with ten. .Org followed closely with eight and .Info
filled the final two openings. The AfternicDLS led the race among
venues by sweeping 11 of the 20 chart positions.
Here's how all of the Global Contenders stacked up for the
week ending January 4:
Global Contenders Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. Dec.
29, 2008 - Sun. Jan. 4, 2009 Euro to Dollar Conversion ( to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Jan. 6
There were 21 more four-figure GC sales just off the
chart. The AfternicDLS had the majority of those scoring with Gwynn.net,
SMGA.org and StudentSuccess.org at $1,500 each.
SolidWaste.net and WashingtonWeek.org added $1,388
apiece while Puma.biz bit off $1,250.
Acquisti.net and RareCoin.net banked $1,188
each, LADM.net nailed $1,102 and three others; Annonce.net,
FunTest.net and TouchPanel.net pinched $1,000 apiece.
Elsewhere TDNAM sold DSA.net for $1,405
while SnapNames rang up eBanking.mobi ($1,350), Ladder.net
($1,113) and Gambler.mobi ($1,005). Sedo's GreatDomains
sold BLO.net for $1,350 while their main venue made $1,050
from Quotation.net and $1,013 for VAR.info.
Country Codes
The county codes got 2009 off to a great start
with six five-figure sales and a total of eight domains that made
the all extension leader board that you saw at the top of this
report. The highest ccTLD sales you haven't seen, EscortDate.nl
($6,426) and Rasenmaeher.eu ($6,075) round out the
Country Code top ten. Sedo made both of those sales and accounted
for 16 of the 20 ccTLD chart entries.
Germany's .de claimed the most chart
positions with six, followed by Great Britain's .co.uk with
five. The European Union (.eu) and Australia (.com.au) each
charted two domains. The other countries and regions represented on
this week's ccTLD chart are France (.fr), the Netherlands
(.nl), Asia (.asia), Sweden (.se) and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
(.cc).
Here is how all of the
country code top sellers stacked
up for the week ending January 4:
Country
Code Top 20
Highest
Reported ccTLD Sales: Dec. 29, 2008 - Sun. Jan. 4,
2009 Euro to Dollar Conversion ( to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. Jan. 6
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
Gemaelde.de ("paintings" in German)
42,510
= $57,389
Sedo
2.
Northwest.co.uk
£27,600
= $41,124
Pvt
Sale
3.
Telefonbuch.eu ("telephone book" in German)
28,000
= $37,800
Sedo
4.
Camera.co.uk
$35,000
Aftermarket.com/
TDU
5.
Pokergratuit.fr ("free poker" in French)
20,000
= $27,000
Sedo
6.
Roentgen.de
10,000
= $13,500
Sedo
7.
Jeweller.com.au
$9,200
Aftermarket.com/
TDU
8.
Inseln.de ("islands" in German)
6,500
= $8,775
Sedo
9.
EscortDate.nl
4,760
= $6,426
Sedo
10.
Rasenmaeher.eu
4,500
= 6,075
Sedo
11.
AlloyWheelsDirect.co.uk
£3,875
= $5,774
Sedo
12.
INeedProperty.co.uk
£3,850
= $5,737
Sedo
13.
Fertig-Haus.de
3,750
= $5,063
Sedo
14.
eStocks.asia
3,500
= $4,725
Sedo
15.
MadeInSweden.se
3,370
= $4,550
Sedo
16.
Sport.cc
3,000
= $4,050
Sedo
17.
MensClothing.com.au
$4,000
Aftermarket.com/
TDU
18.
Beautifull.co.uk
£2,600
= $3,874
Sedo
19.
tie
Unternehmergesellschaften.de ("entrepreneurial companies" in German)
There were 32 more four-figure country code
sales off the chart. 13 of those were Australian .com.au sales
from the Aftermarket.com/T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under auction,
including Pollution.com.au and Jackets.com.au at
$3,000 each. Camp.com.au cooked up $2,600, Branding.com.au
brought $2,500 and SurfingLessons.com.au rode a $2,200
wave.
JetSkiing.com.au, CDs.com.au and Broadcasting.com.au
dialed in $2,000 each while Parasailing.com.au soared
to $1,700 and Essays.com.au extracted $1,600. Enter.com.au
added $1,550, Undergraduate.com.au attracted $1,500
and Shout.com.au hailed $1,000.
Back at Sedo the winner's list included Die-Frau.de
($2,970) and four names at $2,700 each; Viaje.tv, Laptoptaschen.de,
Krankenkassen-vergleich.de and CarRental.at. Hundehaftpflicht.at
tacked on $2,565, OnlinePhysicians.eu dispensed $2,235
and Dungs.cn secured $2,025.
A five-name logjam at $1,350 each included Meinmόsli.de
(IDN), FMB.fr, Dr-Scheller, Body-Balance.de and
Annuairedupoker.fr. Tonite.co.uk brought the curtain
down on $1,192, ElTiempo.tv tuned in $1,080 and
another IDN, Prδvention.de, provided $1,013.
Elsewhere, Tourism.mn (Mongolian
ccTLD) changed hands for $1,500 in a private sale and Fama.tv
transmitted $1,100.
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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private sellers or individuals with knowledge of an important sale
made through any channel. To contribute information and help make
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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 Domain Sales Center 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.
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