Shows.com
Leads the Cast on This Week's DN Journal Top 20 Domain Sales
Chart
Sales from the two live domain auctions
at last month's T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
Silicon Valley conference started closing in large
numbers this week to dominate our latest weekly Top 20 sales
chart. Shows.com brought down the house with a $102,000 sale
made in RickLatona.com's
live sale at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Three of this week's top four sales come
from the Latona auction and they accounted for six chart entries
overall.
Moniker.com
claimed three chart positions with closed sales from their
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. live auction, led by #5 Diets.net ($21,000)
and #6 OnlineTelevision.com ($20,000). Moniker took another
spot with a sale through their online platform, #11 Rookies.com
at $15,250.
Sedo.com,
the AfternicDLS
and SnapNames
all had multiple chart entries as well. Sedo booked four, led by #7 Thalasso.org
at $18,340, while the AfternicDLS and SnapNames each hit
three out of the park. The SnapNames roster was led by #8 GreatFalls.com
at $17,650 while #15 BBI.net set the pace for the AfternicDLS
with an $11,800 sale.
By
Ron Jackson
Domain
Investment Services also got on the board with their
sale of a very nice numerical domain, 414.com, at $11,480.
.Coms swept 16 of the 21 chart
positions (the extra spot resulting from a three-way tie for the
final position). The non .com global TLDs earned three places
on the elite list and there are also two ccTLDs, both sold
by Sedo; #10 SEO-Tools.co.uk at $16,800 and #18 Digital.eu
at $11,200.
Here is how all of the
leaders stack up for the week ending Sunday, May 24:
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. May 18, 2009 - Sun. May 24, 2009 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect May 28
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
Shows.com
$102,000
RickLatona.com/
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. SV
2.
Diego.com
$58,830
SnapNames
3.
RemoteControls.com
$32,000
RickLatona.com/
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. SV
4.
Victorville.com
$23,000
RickLatona.com/
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. SV
5.
Diets.net
$21,000
Moniker/
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. SV
6.
OnlineTelevision.com
$20,000
Moniker/
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. SV
7.
Thalasso.org
€13,100
= $18,340
Sedo
8.
GreatFalls.com
$17,650
SnapNames
9.
WaterPurifiers.com
$17,000
RickLatona.com/
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. SV
10.
SEO-Tools.co.uk
€12,000
= $16,800
Sedo
11.
Rookies.com
$15,250
Moniker
12.
1N.com
£8,000
= $12,800
Sedo/GreatDomains
13.
tie
Mortuary.com
$12,500
RickLatona.com/
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. SV
13.
tie
Mortuaries.com
$12,500
RickLatona.com/
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. SV
15.
BBI.net
$11,800
AfternicDLS
16.
Hutch.com
$11,770
SnapNames
17.
414.com
$11,480
DISemails
18.
Digital.eu
€8,000
= $11,200
Sedo
19.
tie
Requirements.com
$10,000
AfternicDLS
19.
tie
KingCrab.com
$10,000
Moniker/
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. SV
19.
tie
ApartmentsNow.com
$10,000
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
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In additional closed sales from the live auctions at
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Silicon Valley, RickLatona.com booked $8,500
for PropertyManagers.com, $8,000 for NailDesign.com
and $5,000 each for Matchable.com and Rickshaws.com.
Gauze.com and BigSizes.com brought $3,750
apiece while AsianFlu.com drew $3,000. AntiqueAutoSales.com
cornered $2,400 and TropicalBeaches.com attracted $2,000.
Latona also sold HawaiiIslands.com for $8,000 through
their everyday platform.
Moniker's closed sales from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. included BoatRepairs.com
($8,500), Rejected.com ($8,000) and Announced.com
($7,000). MovingService.com and BarbequeGrill.com
cooked up $6,000 each and GolfCaddy.com chipped in $5,500.
Exhibiting.com and Transferring.com tacked on $5,000
apiece while Retrain.com and SystemBackups.com secured
$4,500 each. GarageKits.com and Reimbursement.com
returned $4,000 apiece and Bribes.com bagged $3,000.
Moniker also sold TwitterTools.com from their online platform
for $2,425.
Sedo's supporting case was led by Fotonic.com
($8,399), EQI.com ($6,000) and a trio of names at $5,600
each; Buyco.com, RoadTrafficAccident.com and Skyworker.com.
Three others; BedroomToys.com, MegaDepot.com and Trademobile.com
turned in $5,000 apiece.
Sedo had 21 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to
$4,571 that are listed in the table below:
Additional
Sedo .com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,571
buckeroo.com
$4,571
funfromobile.com
$3,000
domainlabs.com
$4,500
extratip.com
$2,800
2424news.com
$4,400
worldisyours.com
$2,800
maxiscooter.com
$4,200
domainlab.com
$2,500
pqt.com
$4,000
mtrip.com
$2,500
pimperish.com
$3,920
healthywealthy.com
$2,250
contrado.com
$3,800
qfilter.com
$2,100
dvd-shrink.com
$3,500
duganstravels.com
$2,000
toreros.com
$3,500
lasvegasenlinea.com
$2,000
voitureo.com
$3,010
m-stone.com
$2,000
eapen.com
$3,000
Back at SnapNames, an IDN, 축구.com
(xn--2e0bw32d.com) commanded $8,123, AdrenalineOnline.com
produced a $4,999 rush and HelicoptersForSale.com flew
off with $4,000. PokerOpen.com raked in a $3,667
pot, Solodescargas.com kicked in $3,100 and SurveillanceVideo.com
captured $3,000. Carioca.com dished out $2,967,
Alena.com landed $2,688 and ClickNews.com
confirmed $2,410. CoralSpringsFlorida.com added $2,360
and VegasHotelRooms.com reserved $2,105.
At NameJet.com,
Espanola.com translated into $7,106, Audios.com
and DentalWeb.com each drilled $6,600 and CrazyAss.com
was given a $6,400 tranquilizer. NameJet had 14 more
four-figure .com sales ranging from $4,999 down to $2,032.
You can check out those in the table below:
Additional
NameJet .com Sales Between $2,032 - $4,999
techtronics.com
$4,999
ziad.com
$2,300
ispanya.com
$3,300
dating24.com
$2,200
nextera.com
$3,300
yescash.com
$2,110
totalpower.com
$3,050
extramaritalsex.com
$2,100
thanking.com
$2,988
fashionroom.com
$2,100
hydrogenvehicle.com
$2,400
baze.com
$2,088
esgroup.com
$2,300
datec.com
$2,032
The AfternicDLS continued to reap rewards with their
concentration on the small to medium-sized business market. AdvancedPractice.com
produced $5,839, LetsGive.com generated $5,800
and SocialTV.com tuned in $5,500.
EntertainmentBusiness.com deposited $5,188, Sattva.com
settled at $4,800 and ComputerAndElectronics.com
connected for $4,700.
The AfternicDLS had 56 more .com sales ranging from $2,000
to $4,000. Those are listed in the table below:
Additional
AfternicDLS .Com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,000
inventoryliquidators.com
$4,000
kwikfix.com
$2,400
mallplus.com
$3,888
countrysideestates.com
$2,391
onesee.com
$3,788
acrossit.com
$2,388
callsoft
.com
$3,750
blueconnection.com
$2,388
dancefanatic
.com
$3,740
logodream.com
$2,388
nylighting.com
$3,591
computersandelectronics.com
$2,300
orthosurgeons.com
$3,514
digihealth.com
$2,300
viewprice.com
$3,321
startupbusinesses.com
$2,250
freefox.com
$3,300
emptynests.com
$2,200
nativehealing.com
$3,190
heyhello.com
$2,200
creditcardlenders.com
$3,141
hiphopfanatic
.com
$2,200
digitalsugar.com
$3,088
webhospital.com
$2,200
churchlighting.com
$3,000
aviationinc.com
$2,188
eyet.com
$3,000
gssecurity.com
$2,188
bestpricebooks.com
$2,988
strongplanet.com
$2,188
lamps4u.com
$2,800
ecomconsulting.com
$2,100
a-shop.com
$2,788
hollywooddaily.com
$2,100
performancescience.com
$2,788
iphilosophy.com
$2,100
sl360
.com
$2,750
skimarketing.com
$2,100
firstny.com
$2,700
grandparentsonline.com
$2,088
aboutagirl.com
$2,600
greatgardening.com
$2,088
courther.com
$2,588
powervalue.com
$2,088
healinghaven.com
$2,588
cnenergy.com
$2,021
mastersofmusic.com
$2,588
designerdoggie.com
$2,000
startrunning.com
$2,588
locallawfirms.com
$2,000
youngexecs.com
$2,588
lres.com
$2,000
myShip
.com
$2,550
policesurplus.com
$2,000
jwmi.com
$2,400
turnaroundconsulting.com
$2,000
The AfternicDLS also sold Labserver.com for $2,050
through an expanded
promotion listing at Sedo.
Domain Investment Services added three more sales
through their emailed domain list; 906.com at $9,600, UpToTheMinute.com
for $2,750 and Israelis.com for $2,000.
Country Codes
Great Britain's .co.uk ccTLD had a big week,
piling up eight of the 20 entries on our new Country Code chart,
including #1 SEO-Tools.co.uk at $16,800. Digital.eu
also cracked the five-figure mark at $11,200. Sedo accounted
not only for those two sales, but for 19 of the 20 overall sales on
the elite list.
One of the particularly interesting .co.uk sales was
#4 (tie) ClaimFast.co.uk, bought by the British IP firm Demys
from Registrars.co.uk
for $6,400. The previous week the .com version of the
domain was sold through the AfternicDLS for just $2,500, less
than half of what the .co.uk commanded.
Two of this week's charted domains are super short -
comprised of a single character to the left of the dot. 3.ly (Libyan
country code) went for $7,000 to rank, appropriately enough,
at #3 on the list. #12 B.gd (Grenada's ccTLD) brought
$3,000.
Here is how all of the
country code top sellers stacked
up for the week ending May 24:
Country
Code Top 20
Highest
Reported ccTLD Sales: May 18, 2009 - Sun. May 24,
2009 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. May 28
Sedo rang up nearly 30 additional four-figure
ccTLD sales including Genialkochen.de and InternetCasino.fr
for €1,500 ($2,100) each and 24Friends.de for
€1,400 ($1,960). Sedo had 26 more country code sales ranging
from $1,000 to $1,840. Those are listed in the table
below.
Additional
Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $1,840
telephonesystem.co.uk
$1,840
7x.eu
$1,399
memoriasusb.es
$1,820
gelinlik.de
$1,260
siebert.cn
$1,800
bryson.co.uk
$1,200
heremans.be
$1,750
propertyhomebuyers.co.uk
$1,200
hotelix.de
$1,680
nachbarvz.de
$1,190
kommunalmesse.at
$1,680
councilhouseexchange.co.uk
$1,152
rundreisen.tv
$1,680
kalifornien-guide.de
$1,120
dlvr.nl
$1,555
skiresorts.fr
$1,120
ciel.me
$1,500
klebekork.de
$1,067
krisenstab.de
$1,401
ressel.eu
$1,050
free-css.de
$1,400
sprachreisen-online.de
$1,050
ophelia.eu
$1,400
lasvegasescorts.us
$1,000
studentsupermarket.co.uk
$1,400
maguro.jp
$1,000
If there are country code extensions you are not
familiar with, you can look up the nation each extension goes with here.
Global Contenders
(.biz, .info, .mobi, .name, .net & .org)
TheGlobal
Contenders had a trio of five-figure sales this week (all of
which made the all extension leader board you saw at the top of this
report). The top GC sale you haven't seen yet is #4 Blook.net
at $8,250 via the AfternicDLS. That was one of nine charted
sales for that venue - more than any other.
Sedo scored four times with PIP.net at $7,000
helping them put all four of their names in the top ten. PIP.net
tied with SanJose.net for the #5 spot. The latter name was
sold in RickLatona.com's live auction at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Silicon
Valley.
The .orgs had the most chart entries with 11.
The other nine all went to .nets. Here's how all of the Global Contenders stacked up for the
week ending May 24:
Global Contenders Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. May
18, 2009 - Sun. May 24, 2009 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect May 28
There were several dozen additional four-figure GC
sales off the chart. NameJet sold Toxic.net for $2,900,
IUSBK.org for $1,955 and CarpetCleaner.net for $1,822.
BBR.net notched $1,310, TRA.org garnered $1,002
and Kanal.net nailed $1,000.
At Sedo NISP.org provided $2,891 and Strumpfhosen.net
hauled in $2,730. Sedo had 14 more four-figure GC sales ranging from $1,000
to $2,350. You can check those out in the table below.
Additional
Sedo GC Sales Between $1,000 - $2,350
tixnet.net
$2,350
migraene.org
$1,512
creation.mobi
$2,250
erotikdating.mobi
$1,400
kork.org
$2,086
sejour-thalasso.net
$1,330
vecernji.mobi
$2,000
yardi.net
$1,260
zins.net
$1,680
versandhaeuser.net
$1,120
spacetravel.org
$1,570
threats.org
$1,000
kinderzimmer.net
$1,526
visit.tel
$1,000
At the AfternicDLS Noticiero.net drew $2,788,
WildlifePhotography.net captured $2,588, MSSB.net
banked $2,488 and ShipSales.net sailed away with $2,350.
The AfternicDLS had 38 more four-figure GC sales
ranging from $1,000 to $2,000. Those are listed in the
table below:
Additional
AfternicDLS GC Sales Between $1,000 - $2,000
cash-advance
.net
$2,000
electrozone.net
$1,388
abss.org
$1,850
healthscan.net
$1,388
sefa.net
$1,840
interoil.net
$1,388
addictioncenter.net
$1,800
opensmart.net
$1,354
onlinefile.net
$1,788
avcable.net
$1,288
aquariumfilter.net
$1,688
eplus.info
$1,288
carbontrade.net
$1,688
prettycool.net
$1,250
carauction.org
$1,600
onpurpose.net
$1,200
fashiondesigner.org
$1,600
hcdn.net
$1,159
cyberwar.org
$1,588
somethingborrowed.net
$1,150
quench
.net
$1,500
asiatour.net
$1,149
sonsofliberty.org
$1,500
eoto.org
$1,095
uctl.net
$1,500
rdio.net
$1,093
workouts.net
$1,500
energypro.net
$1,088
cyberwars.net
$1,488
addictionhelp.net
$1,000
fifthcolumn.org
$1,488
alcoholproblem.net
$1,000
healthyadvice.net
$1,488
callsoft.net
$1,000
metrostar.net
$1,488
onlinenursingprogram.net
$1,000
diverticulosis.org
$1,400
onlineparalegaldegree.net
$1,000
SnapNames added $1,337 for Joystick.net.
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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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 night or Wednesday
morning we publish the highest reported domain name
sales for the previous week. On Mondays and Tuesdays our contributors send us
their sales data for the previous 7 days. We then compile that
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