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Contests.com
Wins Place Among the Year's Top 12 Sales and Hardware.de Hammers Its
Way Into the Top 5 Among ccTLDs
A pair of six-figure sales
highlighted the action in the domain aftermarket over the past week.
Aftermarket.com
completed the sale of Contests.com for $380,000 after
auctioning that name off at the Domain
Roundtable conference in Washington, D.C. last
month. That ranks as the 11th highest sale reported so
far in 2009.
In another major transaction, Sedo.com
sold Hardware.de for €105,910 ($148,274) in the
year's 5th biggest country code sale (.de is the ccTLD for Germany).
Sedo took the next two spots on our weekly all-extension Top 20
Chart as well, banking $75,000 for #3 Ego.com and €49,980
($69,972) for another .de domain, #4 Entsorgung.de
("disposal" in German). Sedo wound up
putting five names in the first ten and took six chart entries
overall, more than any other venue.
Sedo would have taken more places if a
three-name group they sold had been individually priced. The $60,000
package included BlingBling.com, Bling-Bling.com and BlingBling.co.uk
(in order to compare apples to apples we can't rank portfolio or
package sales on our charts).
By
Ron Jackson
This was a huge week for the country
codes, a category that has really blossomed in aftermarket sales
over the past year. The ccTLDs took half of the chart positions with
.com taking the other half. The non .com gTLDs, which have
been left in the dust by country codes, were shut out.
Seven ccTLDs made the top half of the Big
Board, including a trio sold by RickLatona.com;
Blackjack.co.za and Casinos.co.za, a pair of South
African ccTLDs that went for €17,500 ($24,500) apiece
to tie for 7th and #9 PokerRooms.co.uk, a British domain that
Latona brokered for seller DNSamurai.com. Latona also put Easy.nl
(Dutch country code) on the second half of the chart, tying for #15
after changing hands for €10,000 ($14,000). The sale that
Easy.nl tied was also a country code domain - LePoker.fr.
The only other venues with multiple chart
entries were Aftermarket.com with four completed sales from their
Domain Roundtable auction and SnapNames.com
with a pair of .com sales; #14 BusinessChina.com ($16,501)
and #17 UIX.com ($12,900).
Here is how all of the
leaders stack up for the week ending Sunday, July 12:
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. July 6, 2009 - Sun. July 12, 2009 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect July 14
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
Contests.com
$380,000
Aftermarket.com/DRT
2.
Hardware.de
€105,910
= $148,274
Sedo
3.
Ego.com
$75,000
Sedo
4.
Entsorgung.de ("disposal" in German)
€49,980
= $69,972
Sedo
5.
TajMahal.com
$50,000
NameJet
6.
Larger.com
$24,800
Aftermarket.com/DRT
7.
tie
Blackjack.co.za
€17,500
= $24,500
RickLatona.com
7.
tie
Casinos.co.za
€17,500
= $24,500
RickLatona.com
9.
PokerRooms.co.uk
$22,000
DNSamurai.com/
RickLatona.com
10.
tie
Fussball24.de
€15,000
= $21,000
Sedo
10.
tie
Industriebouw.be ("construction industry" in Dutch)
€15,000
= $21,000
Sedo
12.
CapitalBrands.com
$20,000
Optimo.com
13.
eDomains.com
$16,511
GoDaddy
Auctions
14.
BusinessChina.com
$16,501
SnapNames
15.
tie
Easy.nl
€10,000
= $14,000
RickLatona.com
15.
tie
LePoker.fr
€10,000
= $14,000
Sedo
17.
UIX.com
$12,900
SnapNames
18.
Bandwidth.co.uk
£7,500
= $12,225
Registrars.co.uk
19.
StreetLife.com
$12,200
Aftermarket.com/DRT
20.
BabySwing.com
$12,000
Aftermarket.com/DRT
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 nine more five-figure sales just off
the chart led by Nokta's
$11,900 sale of JobWay.com. Sedo had three more in that
range; Remer.ru ($11,200), FlipCart.com ($10,000) and ILED.com
($10,000).
The country code onslaught continued with
RickLatona.com's $11,200 sale of Stores.ca and NetFleet.com.au's
$11,060 deal for Stay.com.au. NameJet.com
scored with DirectAdvertising.com ($10,988) and Trainings.com
and the AfternicDLS.com
drew $10,000 for Howes.com.
.Com Supporting Cast
SnapNames led the .com four-figure
supporting cast with the $9,995 sale of XGR.com. Their
roster also included MalaysiaBusiness.com ($6,550), JobMall.com
($5,300) and JiaoJiao.com ($4,056). Rounding out their
list was Sealand.com at $3,629, FebBizOpps.com
at $3,200 and Wuyuan.com at $2,988.
Back at the AfternicDLS, MedicationManagement.com dispensed $6,400
and YLA.com landed $5,000. NationalResponse.com
revealed $3,688 while BroadbandEntertainment.com and BidFun.com
each fetched $3,588 and ALVS.com added $3,570.
The AfternicDLS had 43 more .com sales ranging from $2,000
to $3,500. Those are listed in the table below:
Additional
AfternicDLS .com Sales Between $2,000 - $3,500
dnap.com
$3,500
tactical-gear.com
$2,488
successrate.com
$3,395
fiandre.com
$2,388
forumhome.com
$3,300
richandpowerful.com
$2,388
kangarooclub.com
$3,188
tournamentnews.com
$2,300
mtconsulting.com
$3,188
ascensiononline.com
$2,239
itca.com
$3,000
binocularshop.com
$2,200
adbooking.com
$2,988
dendritic-cells
.com
$2,200
sekundo.com
$2,988
electrictesting.com
$2,188
smoothcriminal.com
$2,988
surveysay.com
$2,188
bcmc.com
$2,900
apparelle.com
$2,088
echronicle.com
$2,788
atmj.com
$2,088
opendistribution.com
$2,788
clearsys.com
$2,088
tournamentguide.com
$2,700
gelora.com
$2,088
indodesign.com
$2,688
head-2-head.com
$2,088
creatureheaven.com
$2,588
metaq.com
$2,088
odysseymusic.com
$2,588
tripat.com
$2,050
landcruises.com
$2,550
anamericandream.com
$2,000
lawcomm.com
$2,500
bitbar.com
$2,000
neighborhoodrealtor.com
$2,500
hopeforchildren.com
$2,000
propatents.com
$2,500
startel.com
$2,000
rigueur.com
$2,500
universalregistry.com
$2,000
urise.com
$2,500
The AfternicDLS sold five other domains through
other venues as part of their expanded promotion program. Fabo.com
commanded $9,600 at SnapNames while Sedo moved four others; Kavun.com($4,050), NetCertified.com ($2,688), BookPost.com
($2,475) and Somoto.com ($2,000).
In additional completed sales from Aftermarket.com's
Domain Roundtable live auction Castaway.com went for $9,500
(the seller donated the proceeds to the Internet
Commerce Association), Bullfighter.com gored $5,500
and JackpotClub.com raked in $5,000. Pitches.com
delivered $4,900, Exhaustion.com coughed up $4,500
and 3GPhones.com downloaded $3,500. Covenants.com
kicked in $3,300, Bicentennial.com celebrated $3,000
and HealthAdvisory.com posted $2,245.
At NameJet Bunk.com bagged $9,300, SearchEnginePlacement.com
produced $6,766 and Eleonora.com notched $5,050.
NameJet had 19 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,800.
Those are listed in the table below:
Additional
NameJet .com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,800
host4u.com
$4,800
mydoc.com
$3,008
californiaforeclosures.com
$4,303
picturetrial.com
$2,900
neuroimaging.com
$3,855
propertysurvey.com
$2,702
couponalert.com
$3,601
fstv.com
$2,500
yourlove.com
$3,499
halloweenmusic.com
$2,225
winetasters.com
$3,300
j-w.com
$2,134
artplus.com
$3,199
designerrugs.com
$2,100
danceonline.com
$3,100
hometreatment.com
$2,100
dishsoap.com
$3,100
videoremix.com
$2,005
internetdegree.com
$3,088
At GoDaddy
Auctions, SomebodyToLove.com attracted $8,660,
CanadianLaw.com decreed $5,010, Obsessions.com
cinched $4,600 and 1925.com corralled $2,500.
Sedo's supplemental list included Anni.com
($7,500), DatingAssistant.com ($7,100) and GameTheory.com
($6,901). Sedo had 19 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
conferencecard.com
$5,000
singaporecasinohotel.com
$3,000
quiztastic.com
$5,000
vostrum.com
$2,800
speaq.com
$5,000
5652.com
$2,500
24love.com
$4,500
mynextera.com
$2,500
gjv.com
$4,499
phonesupplies.com
$2,500
6fx.com
$4,000
rusingle.com
$2,200
wxa.com
$3,669
simplebase.com
$2,200
satinseduction.com
$3,250
pizzaplate.com
$2,130
cabaretcasino.com
$3,000
makeiteasy.com
$2,050
netmf.com
$3,000
Elsewhere, WinnerNames.com
sold JustCapital.com for $7,500 and DrexelCapital.com
for $4,200. RickLatona.com moved FinancialBrokers.com
and SmartInvestors.com for $3,000 each and
Acceptable.com for $2,900. In a pair of private sales YCCS.com
sold for $3,000 and an IDN, เสื้อ.com,
captured $2,250.
Country Codes
The Country Codes enjoyed a blowout
performance this week, piling up 13 five figure sales. We listed
all of those in the all extension section at the top of this report
(ccTLDs piled up 10 of the 20 chart entries on the Big Board). The
popular German ccTLD had the most entries on our new Country
Code Top 20 Chart with six led by #1 Hardware.de. At $148,285
via Sedo in one of the year's five biggest ccTLD sales.
The top sale you haven't seen yet is Tel.fr (French
country code) at $7,000 through RickLatona.com. That tied
a Russian ccTLD domain, Parents.ru for #14 on the new
weekly chart. Sedo sold the latter domain and accounted for 12 of
the chart entries. RickLatona.com had a hand in six sales with
NetFleet.com.au and Registrars.co.uk
accounting for the other two.
Here is how all of the
country code top sellers stacked
up for the week ending July 12:
Country
Code Top 20
Highest
Reported ccTLD Sales: July 6, 2009 - Sun. July 12,
2009 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. July 14
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
Hardware.de
€105,910
= $148,274
Sedo
2.
Entsorgung.de ("disposal" in German)
€49,980
= $69,972
Sedo
3.
tie
Blackjack.co.za
€17,500
= $24,500
RickLatona.com
3.
tie
Casinos.co.za
€17,500
= $24,500
RickLatona.com
5.
PokerRooms.co.uk
$22,000
DNSamurai.com/
RickLatona.com
6.
tie
Fussball24.de
€15,000
= $21,000
Sedo
6.
tie
Industriebouw.be ("construction industry" in Dutch)
There were several dozen additional four-figure
sales off the chart and Sedo accounted for all but six of those.
Their list included Zazzle.es ($4,620), BestSlots.co.uk
($4,483) and eStore.co.uk ($4,401). CE.se secured
another $4,200 and YourSpace.co.uk contributed $4,075.
Sedo piled up 37 more four-figure ccTLD sales ranging
from $1,000 to $3,920. Those are all listed in the table
below.
Additional
Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $3,920
konditionstraining.de
$3,920
gartenvideos.de
$1,540
manzanillo.com.mx
$3,600
xiki.de
$1,435
lottery.pl
$3,586
webmaster.in
$1,400
le-poker.fr
$3,500
villalocation.fr
$1,400
poker-sites.co.uk
$3,260
live-score.fr
$1,400
mybrands.ch
$3,080
ligatickets.de
$1,400
entwicklung.eu
$2,887
infocoste.es
$1,400
2012.fr
$2,512
goldbet.es
$1,400
cigarren.de
$2,499
etudiant.tv
$1,400
teckentrup.co.uk
$2,445
mesas.es
$1,260
schwimmbad-planung.de
$2,100
gabonn.de
$1,250
lovetreff.de
$2,100
autofinders.co.uk
$1,223
bikehotel.eu
$2,100
handelo.de
$1,120
grabadate.com
$2,000
freizeitziel.de
$1,120
froitzheim.de
$1,960
ecamp.co.uk
$1,100
jane.asia
$1,820
waeschespinne.de
$1,050
rpg.fr
$1,750
music-video.de
$1,050
dline.de
$1,680
documentales.es
$1,050
4sight.co.uk
$1,630
Elsewhere, Aftermarket.com closed the $4,500
sale of AutoLoan.ca from their Domain Madness auction,
NameJet nailed down $3,600 for MySky.tv and
NetFleet.com.au caught a $3,160 wave with Surfing.com.au.
RickLatona.com earned $2,800 for Malpractice.md,
Registrars.co.uk rounded up $2,445 for EducationalFurniture.co.uk
and in a private sale L1.ca changed hands for $1,500
at DNForum.com.
If there are country code extensions in our report
that you are not
familiar with, you can look up the nation each extension goes with here.
Global Contenders
(.biz, .info, .mobi, .name, .net & .org)
It was another slow week for the Global
Contenders. None of the non .com gTLDs cracked the five-figure mark
and none made the all extension leader board at the top of this
report. However .org wound up having a good week against the
GC competition, taking the top two spots, five of the first ten and
eight of 20 overall.
The .org charge was led by #1 LED.org at $8,000
and #2 HTML.org at $7,000. The top domain just closed
after being sold by Aftermarket.com in last month's Domain
Roundtable live auction. Sedo sold HTML.org and went on to have a
hand in nine chart entries overall, more than any other venue.
The AfternicDLS was also busy charting eight times
with #3 Lotteri.net ($5,888) and #4 (tie) Manuscript.net at
$5,000 settng the pace for them (they shared the Lotteri.net
sale with Sedo where they had placed the name as an expanded
promotion listing).
.Net had the most overall entries with 11. .Info
also made the Top 20 with the $2,900 sale of #15 Bewerbung.info
at SnapNames. Here's how all of the Global Contenders stacked up for the
week ending July 12:
Global Contenders Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. July
6, 2009 - Sun. July 12, 2009 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect July 14
There were many additional four-figure GC
sales off the chart with NameJet posting the highest of those; SeeRecon.org
for $2,422. They also sold Copia.org ($1,700), Ponies.org
($1,401) and Component.net ($1,214). Encoding.net
added $1,010 and InsuranceJobs.net paid $1,000.
Sedo's supplemental list included Vakanties.org
($2,100), Lignano.info ($1,820) and PhotoPrint.mobi
($1,800). o0.net was next at $1,620, GamblingSite.org
sewed up $1,300 and Vakantiehuisjes.info found $1,260.
BondageNews.net brought $1,150, Verzekeren.net
nabbed $1,085 and two others; Bodendecker.info and Energiequelle.info
went for $1,050 each. XOL.info added $1,005 and
Althani.info chipped in $1,000.
The AfternicDLS had a large group of additional four
figure sales with six of those coming through their expanded
promotion program. They used SnapNames to sell AsianDating.net
($2,088), EECS.org ($1,332) and Systor.net ($1,288).
Sedo helped them move Entdecker.net ($1,300), Maguro.net
($1,288) and Trachtenmode.net ($1,057).
The Afternic DLS had 21 more sales ranging from $1,000
to $2,000. Those are listed in the table below:
Additional
AfternicDLS GC Sales Between $1,000 - $2,000
americanalliance.org
$2,000
callway.net
$1,200
ARB
.info
$1,997
weightlossproduct.org
$1,200
helpingchildren.org
$1,888
digitalprivacy.net
$1,188
insuranceagency.net
$1,750
moneytrail.net
$1,100
davidyurman.net
$1,688
energypartners.net
$1,088
taxline.net
$1,688
livewebcast.net
$1,088
enviroscape.net
$1,500
anagram.net
$1,000
feelfree.org
$1,488
bcmc.org
$1,000
hotstone.net
$1,400
conversionrate.org
$1,000
turbos.net
$1,294
yla
.org
$1,000
selfassessment.org
$1,288
Elsewhere GoDaddy Auctions banked $2,228 for TurboLyrics.net
and Aftermarket.com closed the $1,000 sale of CommunityCollege.info
from their Domain Roundtable auction.
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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