Three
of the Year's Four Biggest ccTLD Sales (Including a New #1) Headline
a Solid Week of Domain Sales
We're coming to you a little later than
usual this week as I was away covering the Domain Roundtable
conference in Washington, D.C. until returning home Wednesday
night (I expect to publish our comprehensive Roundtable review
article Monday evening).
Earlier this month I was in Amsterdam
for the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. ccTLDs
conference, an event that celebrated county code domains.
This week, ccTLD fans have three more reasons to party
down. The country codes dominate the top of our new weekly
all-extension Top 20 chart, sweeping the first three spots.
That trio (each of which easily cracked the six-figure barrier) also
ranks among the year's four biggest ccTLD sales.
Leading the charge is a new 2009 country
code king of the hill, Spel.se ("games" in
Swedish), a name that changed hands for a whopping €190,000 ($266,000) at Sedo.com.
A knowledgeable Swedish domainer told me this is the biggest sale ever publicly
reported for a .se
domain (Sweden's country code).
By
Ron Jackson
If Sweden had not claimed the top spot, Great
Britain's .co.uk would have and that extension would have done
it in duplicate. OnlineCasino.co.uk and HorseRacing.co.uk
attracted £100,000 ($165,000) each (again via Sedo) to tie
for the #2 spot on the Big Board. Those sales also tie for the
third position on our Year-To-Date
Country Code Top 100 Chart.
In another banner week, the ccTLDs took 8
of the 20 chart entries. Sedo accounted for six of those country
code sales and wound up charting 13 domains overall to easily
win the high end race among venues. The two charted ccTLDs Sedo did
not sell were #12 SexToys.com.au (Australian ccTLD
sold for $20,655 by Netfleet.com.au)
and #15 Dongles.co.uk (sold by Registrars.co.uk
for $18,150).
.Com made its first appearance at
#4 thanks to RickLatona.com's$150,000 sale of French.com. Latona also claimed the
#5 spot, ringing up $35,000 with PinballMachines.com.
RickLatona.com was the only venue besides Sedo to score multiple
chart entries (Latona had three overall).
One of Sedo's sales, #14 RailEasy.com
at $20,000, gave its seller a tremendous return on
investment. The name has originally been purchased for just $1,688
in October 2006 at BuyDomains.com.
Only one non .com gTLD made the
elite list this week - #8 (tie) Snowboards.net, a name that
Sedo sold for $30,000. Here is how all of the
leaders stack up for the week ending Sunday, June 14:
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. June 8, 2009 - Sun. June 14, 2009 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect June 19
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
Spel.se ("games" in Swedish)
€190,000
= $266,000
Sedo
2.
tie
OnlineCasino.co.uk
£100,000
= $165,000
Sedo
2.
tie
HorseRacing.co.uk
£100,000
= $165,000
Sedo
4.
French.com
$150,000
RickLatona.com
5.
PinballMachines.com
$35,000
RickLatona.com
6.
Schutzfolien.de
€23,800
= $33,320
Sedo
7.
EducationDegree.com
$32,500
NoktaDomains
8.
tie
Snowboards.net
$30,000
Sedo
8.
tie
Directories.com
$30,000
Sedo
10.
GamesFreak.com
€18,500
= $25,900
Sedo
11.
AnimalDoctor.com
$20,750
Sedo
12.
SexToys.com.au
25,500
AUD = $20,655
Netfleet.com.au
13.
MWC.com
$20,525
Sedo
14.
RailEasy.com
$20,000
Sedo
15.
Dongles.co.uk
£11,000
= $18,150
Registrars.co.uk
16.
Optic.co.uk
£8,500
= $14,025
Sedo
17.
tie
BrandSpace.com
€10,000
= $14,000
Sedo
17.
tie
Alkoholfrei.de ("alcohol free" in German)
€10,000
= $14,000
Sedo
17.
tie
36O.com (last character is the letter "O")
$14,000
DomainsNext
20.
EastLyme.com
$13,700
RickLatona.com
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 eight more five-figure sales just off the
chart and Sedo accounted for five of those; Cabal.de ($13,300),
Zilver.com ($11,000) and a trio at $10,000 each that
included Skoop.com, MobileTrading.com and Plus.org.
Moniker
closed the $11,000 sale of Filet.com, a name that
was auctioned off at T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
Silicon Valley in April. The AfternicDLS
booked a pair of five-figure sales, scooping up $10,500
worth of DooDoo.com and adding $10,000 for Earthwards.com.
.Com Supporting Cast
Sedo led the .com supporting cast of
four-figure sales with SexTank.com at $8,889. VIP-Casino.com
raked in $7,840 and two others; PokerStare.com and PSPGo.com
kicked in $7,000 each. WAE.com went for $6,600,
Plenish.com plucked $6,400 and ChicagoMLS.com
clicked for $5,650. Aperderpeso.com and GayNation.com
notched $5,600 apiece and RDIO.com drew $5,001.
Sedo had 26 more .com sales ranging from $2,000
to $5,000 that you can check out in the table below.
Additional
Sedo .com Sales Between $2,000 - $5,000
goingoutofbusiness.com
$5,000
autocheapinsurance.com
$3,000
ideaswanted.com
$4,500
domaindesk.com
$2,940
annu-grossiste.com
$4,200
escommesse.com
$2,800
grindr.com
$4,000
goudenhanddruk.com
$2,800
metapace.com
$4,000
10tons.com
$2,560
madchenspiele.com
$3,750
1poll.com
$2,450
foodwiki.com
$3,500
hkpages.com
$2,400
happyd.com
$3,500
mypriority.com
$2,250
jever.com
$3,500
studentsupermarket.com
$2,250
uzy.com
$3,499
arison.com
$2,000
rockz.com
$3,333
omnem.com
$2,000
brum.com
$3,220
rakeline.com
$2,000
grassfish.com
$3,150
yomoy.com
$2,000
Sedo also sold BellyRing.com for $2,867 through
their GreatDomains
premium auction site.
Back at the AfternicDLS Bioplast.com bagged $8,000,
MyMosh.com mined $7,700 and Domeinnamen.com
downloaded $6,870. AllAboutAutos.com found $5,688
under the hood, Elina.com landed $5,500 and OnlineFun.com
fetched $5,000. ePods.com produced $4,500,Creez.com
cracked $4,388 and Aceso.com coaxed $4,188.
The AfternicDLS had 78 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
goldlabel.com
$4,000
sodhi.com
$2,500
iminds.com
$4,000
srdirect.com
$2,500
keywesttravel.com
$4,000
waterinjection.com
$2,500
nextmile.com
$3,988
crazyinc.com
$2,488
ecofridge.com
$3,800
fairyroom.com
$2,488
webhex.com
$3,450
pharmabox.com
$2,488
bevusa.com
$3,288
thestrategists.com
$2,488
e-hosting.com
$3,216
blueblanket.com
$2,400
artsbusiness.com
$3,188
writeclub
.com
$2,400
islandlink.com
$3,188
appletrade.com
$2,388
itbuy.com
$3,188
avitamin.com
$2,388
koolsite.com
$3,188
heartwoodconsulting.com
$2,388
your-health.com
$3,100
igxm.com
$2,388
aisoft.com
$3,000
pooltools.com
$2,388
auvents.com
$3,000
thecapsule.com
$2,388
g-vi.com
$3,000
wingdinger.com
$2,388
tidusa.com
$3,000
wowalliance.com
$2,388
unitalk.com
$2,991
eurowax.com
$2,300
toneit.com
$2,988
golfdoc.com
$2,300
toolparty.com
$2,988
packtrade.com
$2,300
cameraone.com
$2,800
expressionsphotography.com
$2,200
affordablefreight.com
$2,788
premiumnetworks.com
$2,200
campaigndirector.com
$2,788
mixmarketing.com
$2,170
gasproviders.com
$2,788
ownyourtime.com
$2,100
marksoft.com
$2,788
designinitiative.com
$2,088
canvasdirect.com
$2,700
familybridges.com
$2,088
innbox.com
$2,688
lakeart.com
$2,088
stealthedeal.com
$2,688
patrickkelley.com
$2,088
ourl.com
$2,625
shindigevents.com
$2,088
homestaff.com
$2,600
vitaminclinic.com
$2,088
broadsense.com
$2,588
weddingface.com
$2,088
brokenworld.com
$2,588
askdeals.com
$2,070
instantagent.com
$2,588
ecocomfort.com
$2,000
nlogic.com
$2,588
nordicsports.com
$2,000
stoneside.com
$2,588
protectmycar.com
$2,000
surgery-centers.com
$2,588
sustainableworks.com
$2,000
2sports.com
$2,500
vinto.com
$2,000
lesson1.com
$2,500
vividwhite.com
$2,000
lvba.com
$2,500
worldclasscruises.com
$2,000
Moniker's supplemental roster included 1800BuyGold.com
($6,675), UnixCentral.com ($6,025), MusicVillage.com
($5,149) and 17Dou.com ($3,125).
In additional completed sales from their
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Silicon Valley auction, Moniker closed Freightlines.com
at $5,000, Respected.com at $3,500 and BackgammonSets.com
at $3,000.
At SnapNames.com, PhotoSwap.com swept up $4,100,
ForeclosureRealEstate.com returned $3,615 and OnlinePokerTournament.com
dealt out $3,533. SnapNames also moved Overclock.com
($3,001), CashIsKing.com ($2,304), DietPillReview.com
($2,151) and StopDiabetes.com ($2,088).
Elsewhere, DeliciousNames.com
sold DatingPartners.com for $4,425 while Fabrications.com
drew $3,900 for RickLatona.com.
Country Codes
This was a monster week for the surging country
code category. As we noted in the all extension section of this
report, three of the year's four biggest ccTLD sales were reported
this week with each of those names crashing through the six-figure
barrier. There were also a half dozen five-figure ccTLD sales
that you also saw earlier.
The highest ccTLD sale you haven't seen yet is #10
Jeux-Flash.fr (French country code) at $8,820 via Sedo, a
venue that swept 16 entries on our new ccTLD Top 20
chart.
Great Britain's .co.uk extension had a big
week piling up eight chart entries. Two of those, LandForSale.co.uk
and MobilePhoneDeals.co.uk, led off the second half of the
leader board at $8,250 each. Here is how all of the
country code top sellers stacked
up for the week ending June 14:
Country
Code Top 20
Highest
Reported ccTLD Sales: June 8, 2009 - Sun. June 14,
2009 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. June 19
There were several dozen additional four-figure
sales off the chart, with Sedo booking the highest of those, CarInsurance.eu
at $3,800. Rugby.eu also scored with a $3,600
sale. Wizzan.de went for $3,402, Sapo.fr
secured $2,800 and DesignerLampe.de lit up $2,450.
Reyalurbis.es added $2,274 and
Autos24.de braked at $2,240. Sedo had 32 more .com sales ranging
from $1,000 to $2,100. Those are listed in the table
below.
Additional
Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $2,100
casinoblackjack.co.uk
$2,100
studierende.de
$1,399
ibond.ca
$2,000
duplicate-content.de
$1,330
materialprüfung.de
$1,848
sensu.co.uk
$1,318
brockhaus.eu
$1,680
handyreparatur24.de
$1,260
creartec.de
$1,680
trusty.de
$1,260
natur-camp.de
$1,680
onlinecasinogames.co.uk
$1,238
printmax.de
$1,680
englischerosen.de
$1,225
suesskraut.de
$1,680
housetrade.co.uk
$1,155
herenfietsen.be
$1,666
makeupstore.co.uk
$1,155
cerritos.us
$1,550
sz-dresden.de
$1,155
costagolf.co.uk
$1,510
koolstuff.co.uk
$1,119
nummer1.de
$1,400
gartenprodukte.de
$1,053
ontv.de
$1,400
wellness-apotheke.de
$1,050
pornturbo.fr
$1,400
zügeln.ch
$1,050
tarifchecker.de
$1,400
beyond.co.nz
$1,042
saalekurier.de
$1,399
whitecard.cn
$1,000
Elsewhere, MyID.ca
sold ManitobaJobs.ca for $3,770 and RickLatona.com
captured $3,465 for Nom.co.uk at their recent
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. live auction in Amsterdam.
Registrars.co.uk sold SafeHosts.co.uk ($3,300) and CashFlowProblems.co.uk
($1,650) and NetFleet.com.au offloaded a pair of nice
two-letter domains; LL.com.au ($3,240) and WX.com.au
($1,215).
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 category was paced by the pair of five-figure
sales we told you about at the top of this report. Next in line were
a trio of .orgs; #3 CDO.org at $8,400, #4 SocialMedia.org
at $8,000 and #5 YBP.org at $7,000. Sedo
handled all of the top five sales and had a hand in 12 charted sales
overall. The AfternicDLS swept all the rest.
Despite that hot run for the .orgs, .net
wound up with the most chart entries with 12, including the #1 domain,
Snowboards.net at $30,000. .Org charted seven domains and
the last opening went to a hyphenated .biz, #17 Air-Max.biz
at $2,800.
Here's how all of the Global Contenders stacked up for the
week ending June 14:
Global Contenders Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. June
8, 2009 - Sun. June 14, 2009 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect June 19
There were several dozen additional four-figure GC
sales off the chart. The AfternicDLS had the highest of those with Renewal.org
at $2,500. They added $2,000 for Trafic.net and
$1,900 for AuctionTime.net.
The AfternicDLS had 18 more four-figure GC sales ranging from $1,000
to $1,888. You can check those out in the table below.
Additional
Afternic GC Sales Between $1,000 - $1,888
halvorsen.net
$1,888
ayie.net
$1,264
expressconnect.net
$1,688
localproduce.net
$1,188
ibri.net
$1,650
nurserysupplies.net
$1,188
epatient.net
$1,609
outdoorfun.net
$1,088
freeland.org
$1,500
theeuropean.net
$1,088
HMB
.info
$1,500
istudio.net
$1,000
pageplus.net
$1,500
lighthousechurch.org
$1,000
psychicreadings.org
$1,500
lightsaver.net
$1,000
cisi.org
$1,400
unitedsports.net
$1,000
The AfternicDLS also sold eFace.net for $1,791
through an expanded promotion listing at Sedo.
Meanwhile Sedo rang up 16 solid four figure sales
ranging from $1,000 to $2,100. Those are all listed in
the table below:
Additional
Sedo GC Sales Between $1,000 - $2,100
arcaffe.net
$2,100
playblackjack.org
$1,400
teatros.net
$1,890
umtsflatrate.net
$1,400
chaussures-sports.net
$1,868
francais.net
$1,399
chaussure-sport.org
$1,866
militaryclothing.net
$1,280
montpellier.info
$1,750
cacaniqueis.mobi
$1,200
stromanbieter.net
$1,680
hautkrebs.net
$1,190
businessintelligence.info
$1,484
ticketnet.net
$1,120
schrankwand.net
$1,470
bestbc.net
$1,000
Sedo also sold Jean.net ($2,000) and
Round.net ($1,716) through their GreatDomains site.
Elsewhere Snapnames banked $1,769 for MortgageRelief.org
and $1,215 for TMM.org.
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
information and write this article to give
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Editor's Note: If you wish to review previous Domain
Sales columns, they are available in our Archive.