FlatRate.de Flattens the Competition - $200,000 Sale Vaults to the Top Spot of This Week's Sales Chart 

In the biggest country code sale of the year to date, Sedo has completed the €160,000 ($200,000) sale of FlatRate.de. That transaction takes the top spot on our new weekly all extension Top 20 Chart, outdistancing the $80,000 sale of runner-up Claim.com at the AfternicDLS. 

Claim.com previously sold in May 2006 for $62,620 in a Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C. live auction so this latest sale represents a 28% price jump - a respectable return given how much worse the general economy is today compared to the spring of 2006. 

The #3 domain, RodeoDrive.com, sold in Moniker's DOMAINfestGlobal 2009 live auction for $60,000, also has a past history. It had changed hands for $30,000 in February 2005 at BuyDomains, so that name doubled in value over the past four years.

By Ron Jackson

Sedo had a banner week, sweeping 13 of the 20 chart entries including six of the top ten. Sedo also accounted for four of the five non .com sales consisting of a pair of ccTLDs, two .nets and a .org. Sedo's list include #9 SkinCare.net ($22,500) and #17 (tie) Man.org ($12,500). SkinCare.net is another name that has appreciated solidly since its last sale. Sedo previously sold it for $9,983 in June 2005. 

Moniker had the other non .com sale with #6 FreeCreditReports.net ($30,000). That was one of four Top 20 sales from their DOMAINfest Global auction that closed this week.

The AfternicDLS was the only other venue with multiple chart entries. They completed the Daily Double with #20 CounselingDegree.com at $11,000. SnapNames.com got on the board with #10 DiscountMeds.com at $22,500.  Here is how all of the leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, Macrh 1:

There were seven more five-figure sales just off the chart, led by NameJet's $10,600 sale of VegasSlots.com. Sedo posted three more in this range; JEX.com ($10,599), Delivery24.com ($10,000) and BBPlanet.net ($10,000). The AfternicDLS booked two more; Regattas.com ($10,000) and FreeBay.com ($10,000) and Moniker closed the $10,000 sale of PayPerLead.com from their DOMAINfest Global auction.

.Com Supporting Cast

The AfternicDLS led the .com supporting cast with LiberalArtsDegree.com at $8,000 and also scored with FurniturePlace.com ($7,500), Kosmik.com ($7,150) and Weatherize.com ($6,688). ManagementDegree.com conferred $5,130 while Mersi.com and Whats4Sale.com sewed up $5,000 each. JFNA.com drew $4,588, eeCommerce.com contributed $4,400 and ChildSense.com chalked up $4,122. 

The AfternicDLS had 78 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $3,970. You can check those out in the table below:

At SnapNames MetalMart.com hammered out $7,850, EpicFail.com found $7,250 and HobbyCenter.com kicked in $7,055. Jardim.com doled out $4,034, RZT.com tacked on $3,851 and FrenchCuisine.com cooked up $3,790. Casie.com cornered $3,500 and FOPA.com fetched $2,050. 

In more completed sales from the Moniker/DOMAINfest Global auction PetBirds.com pecked out $7,500, Consultations.com clocked in at $7,000 and TrafficAnalyzer.com discovered $5,000. KayakRentals.com paddled to $3,500, LifeInsurancePlans.com produced $3,000 and FireStations.com doused $2,100. Moniker also sold Edoer.com ($4,149) and DotBoston.com ($3,349) from their online platform. 

Back at Sedo, MatureDating.com attracted $7,100 while ABAO.com and BirdRepellent.com posted $7,000 apiece. CoolBerry.com bottled $6,500 while Jeux-Filles.com and Zoco.com corralled $6,250 each. TheLoveShack.com landed $5,800, WisconsinDellsWisconsin.com went for $5,500 and DataGrid.com displayed $5,200. 

Sedo had 29 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $5,000. You can check those out in the table below. 

At GoDaddy Auctions Xingtone.com zipped up $6,160, ClipperCoupons.com distributed $4,205, ChandlerAZ.com chipped in $3,500 and BestFreeRewards.com returned $2,502. 

At NameJet, Motorist.com braked at $6,000, CampSnatch.com snagged $5,900 and CashBank.com deposited $4,180. Borger.com billed $2,976, ERev.com racked up $2,500 and HiddenPlaces.com plucked $2,401. AdventureTV.com tuned in $2,300, DerbyPost.com pulled $2,200 and BalletMusic.com clicked for $2,090. Fibroid.com brought $2,019 and DivorceRecovery.com realized $2,011. 

Elsewhere Bido.com sold FixedLoans.com for $5,459 (this domain had previously sold for $10,000 in December 2006 at the Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East auction). RobSequin.com moved FreeE-File.com for $3,000, Pool.com tallied $2,651 for VliegTicket.com and $2,272 for Lanren.com and RickLatona.com reaped $2,000 for LongStemRoses.com.

Global Contenders (.biz, .info, .mobi, .name, .net & .org)

The .nets ran roughshod over the Global Contenders field this week, piling up 13 of the 20 entries on our new GC Top 20 chart. Led by FreeCreditReports.net at $30,000, the .nets took three of the first four spots with each member of the opening quartet cracking the five-figure mark. We told you about those at the top of this report. The biggest GC sale you haven't seen yet is Arbeit.org ("work" in German) for $7,563 via Sedo. 

That was one of five .org domains on the elite list. The other two openings went to #12 RealTime.info ($3,625 at Sedo) and #14 Huren.mobi ($3,125 at Sedo). Sedo wound up with eight chart entries and the AfterncDLS piled up seven. 

Here's how all of the Global Contenders stacked up for the week ending March 1: