Six-Figure
Country Code Sale Beats All Comers in This Week's Domain Aftermarket
Action
After ringing up five six-figure
sales last week, the domain aftermarket produced just one at that
level this time around the track. The week's headliner with a
British ccTLD, Rent.co.uk, a name that went for £65,000 ($104,000)
atSedo.com.
That is one of four country code domains
on our new all-extension Top 20 Sales Chart (all closed
through Sedo). Three of those four landed on the top half of the
chart, including #4 Hacker.de at €22,000 ($32,120) and
#9 e-Business.de at €11,100 ($16,206). .de is
Germany's country code. Spain's .es produced the other
ccTLD on the elite list - #20 Movi.es at €7,325
($10,695). Those country code sales helped Sedo sweep 11 of the
20 chart entries, including 8 of the first 10.
Pro
Forma Inc., who joined our roster of reporting sales
venues last week, also had an excellent outing, claiming five places
on the Big Board including #3 PerformanceChips.com at $40,000
and #10 QYCN.com at $16,000.
By
Ron Jackson
TheAfternicDLSposted multiple chart entries as well, scoring with #13 (tie) WellThen.com
at $13,200
and #17 LoveToLove.com
at $12,000.
The other venues earning chart honors this
week are RickLatona.comwith #13 (tie) Tahoe.net at
$13,200 and SnapNames.com with #18 (tie)
FreeContent.com. Tahoe.net is one of two non .com global TLDs on
the leader board, joining #7 (tie) Science.org at $20,000.
The latter domain, sold by Sedo, looks like one of the best deals of
the week to me.
Here is how all of the
leaders stack up for the week ending Sunday, Sept. 27:
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. Sept. 21, 2009 - Sun. Sept. 27, 2009 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Sept. 29, 2009
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
Rent.co.uk
£65,000
= $104,000
Sedo
2.
AdMedia.com
$50,000
Sedo
3.
PerformanceChips.com
$40,000
Pro
Forma
4.
Hacker.de
€22,000
= $32,120
Sedo
5.
CapeVerde.com
$31,000
Sedo
6.
Zoost.com
$25,500
Sedo
7.
tie
QMed.com
$20,000
Sedo
7.
tie
Science.org
$20,000
Sedo
9.
e-Business.de
€11,100
= $16,206
Sedo
10.
QYCN.com
$16,000
Pro
Forma
11.
SharePrices.com
£10,000
= $16,000
Sedo
12.
DallasLocksmiths.com
$15,000
Pro
Forma
13.
tie
Tahoe.net
$13,200
RickLatona.com
13.
tie
WellThen.com
$13,200
AfternicDLS
15.
tie
QuantitySurveyor.com
$12,500
Pro
Forma
15.
tie
QuantitySurveyors.com
$12,500
Pro
Forma
17.
LoveToLove.com
$12,000
AfternicDLS
18.
tie
Arcos.com
$11,000
Sedo
18.
tie
FreeContent.com
$11,000
SnapNames
20.
Movi.es
€7,325
= $10,695
Sedo
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 four more five-figure sales just
off the chart. Sedo posted two of those; WeddingForum.co.uk
at $10,560 and BrandKarma.com at $10,000. Moniker.com
moved Shalegas.com for $10,200 and Qule.com
changed hands for $10,000 in a private transaction.
.Com Supporting Cast
Sedo led the four-figure.com supporting cast with Cash4Coins.com
at $9,500. Livings.com landed $8,000, WorkingMemory.com
recalled $7,700 and two others; Yescar.com and SimplyFaster.com
fetched $7,000 each.
MSLI.com drew $5,840, Savvia.com
secured $5,500, XOZ.com kicked in $5,256 and CleanEngine.com
cranked out $5,110. Sedo had 28 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
countrystory.com
$5,000
kleinanzeige.com
$3,212
debauch.com
$5,000
bbcacademy.com
$3,200
finestone.com
$5,000
bocahotels.com
$3,000
fonebook.com
$5,000
familygetaway.com
$3,000
miniv.com
$4,500
rosacha.com
$3,000
nxm.com
$4,100
modelsites.com
$2,993
onthejobinjury.com
$4,000
creakids.com
$2,920
goodmin.com
$3,942
k20a.com
$2,800
dolink.com
$3,884
backgammonset.com
$2,500
yummymummy.com
$3,651
groundgolf.com
$2,500
internetwerbung.com
$3,650
prettykitty.com
$2,500
geschenk.com
$3,504
universaltextiles.com
$2,500
everrun.com
$3,500
awed.com
$2,281
onsetcorporation.com
$3,500
flyhost.com
$2,000
At NameJet.comNextRX.com dispensed $6,600, GrandBank.com
withdrew $5,099 and ElectronicsWarehouse.com went for $5,000.
PondFountains.com spouted $4,950, OxygenTanks.com
cleared $4,852, UTunes.com yielded $4,501 and
EnergyFoods.com feasted on $4,088.
NameJet had 26 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to
$3,980. Those are listed in the table below:
Additional
NameJet .com Sales Between $2,000 - $3,980
happykids.com
$3,980
medicalpractice.com
$2,400
nutritionbar.com
$3,912
absolutemedia.com
$2,315
esami.com
$3,599
medicineinfo.com
$2,300
exemplar.com
$3,533
playtherapy.com
$2,300
underwrite.com
$3,433
marketreach.com
$2,210
haijiao.com
$3,100
holidayphotos.com
$2,200
ticketmast.com
$3,100
kingwoodrealestate.com
$2,188
sawgrass.com
$2,999
energy1.com
$2,120
donatella.com
$2,810
northwoodrealty.com
$2,110
cheapcarloan.com
$2,800
analpenetration.com
$2,100
mydick.com
$2,655
englishpractice.com
$2,005
mutech.com
$2,600
e-flight.com
$2,000
maoren.com
$2,504
winterparkrealestate.com
$2,500
Back at the AfternicDLS URecycle.com returned
$5,400 while AffordableMoving.com and Kimko.com contributed
$5,000 apiece. SmartApplications.com captured $4,500,
DiscountMedicalPlan.com prescribed $4,488 and PRAssociates.com
produced $4,080.
The AfternicDLS had 72 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
RetailFlowers
.com
$4,000
fitly
.com
$2,400
cyberceleb.com
$3,788
chapelfarm.com
$2,388
magicpc.com
$3,688
inspiredmedicine.com
$2,388
discounthealthplan.com
$3,588
slowfire.com
$2,388
innovationnews.com
$3,588
timeshareresort.com
$2,300
GreenCupid
.com
$3,500
PayrollManager
.com
$2,275
lecteurs.com
$3,500
karaokefun.com
$2,250
comre.com
$3,488
tellmesomething.com
$2,200
ampcorp.com
$3,388
militaryoptions.com
$2,188
nutritionmarket.com
$3,388
thatcheap.com
$2,188
blackpear.com
$3,288
ecoexpeditions.com
$2,100
investprofit.com
$3,288
advisorcommunity.com
$2,088
ObituarySearches
.com
$3,200
georgiagateway.com
$2,088
flexnetwork.com
$3,188
ocdaily.com
$2,088
mattressqueen.com
$3,088
pacifictree.com
$2,088
archinfo.com
$3,000
shareyourpain.com
$2,088
boulot.com
$3,000
agingresearch.com
$2,000
carperformancechips
.com
$3,000
bagreviews.com
$2,000
healthandbody.com
$3,000
boysshow.com
$2,000
ourtribe.com
$3,000
calistri.com
$2,000
waterandenergy.com
$3,000
controlbox.com
$2,000
bodypress.com
$2,888
elementsofsuccess.com
$2,000
interpartners.com
$2,888
flipsters.com
$2,000
faithfulgifts.com
$2,839
fondamenta.com
$2,000
getcomplete.com
$2,788
gamepirates.com
$2,000
playpit.com
$2,788
geveze.com
$2,000
swissalarm.com
$2,788
imagefree.com
$2,000
localrepublic
.com
$2,750
infodome.com
$2,000
golddeals.com
$2,700
ireaders.com
$2,000
unique-gift.com
$2,688
laptopblog.com
$2,000
internet-company.com
$2,588
legalage.com
$2,000
luckydiamond.com
$2,588
mobileretail.com
$2,000
toolselect.com
$2,588
rapidregistration.com
$2,000
chikungunya
.com
$2,499
recycleonline.com
$2,000
backcity.com
$2,488
selvatica.com
$2,000
baginc.com
$2,488
suppliesunlimited.com
$2,000
The AfternicDLS registered three more sales
by utilizing Sedo as part of their expanded promotion platform.
Those were HumanLine.com ($3,141), Symbiontic.com ($3,000)
and DirectSecurities.com ($2,916). In another expanded
promotion sale through SnapNames, SparkSpot.com spawned $2,088.
At SnapNames Realors.com went for $3,600
while Songzi.com
sold for $3,108. HotelsCaboMexico.com booked $2,588,
TemporaryWork.com tallied $2,215, Anwaelte.com
added $2,174 and Sweaty.com absorbed $2,016.
Elsewhere, PhoenixAutoGlass.com changed hands
for $4,120 in a private sale, Pesan.com picked up $3,125
at Moniker and RickLatona.com sold StepMom.com ($2,750) and UsuryLaw.com
($2,000).
Country Codes
The country codes remained on a roll this
week with a six-figure sale and four that broke the five-figure
mark. As we told you at the top of this report, Rent.co.uk
was the biggest sale in any extension at $104,000. That also
ranks as the 8th biggest ccTLD of the year
to date.
We also noted all of the five figure sales in the
all-extension section of this report earlier. The highest country
code sale you haven't seen yet is #6 RO.ly at $9,999. .ly
is the ccTLD for Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. We rarely see sales
in this obscure extension, but it is gaining some recognition due to
widespread use of the URL shortening tool offered by Bit.ly.
Sedo accounted for 18 of the 20 entries on our new Country
Code Top 20 Chart and swept the first nine spots including #7 Boot.ch
(Switzerland ccTLD) at $8,030, #8 Favoriet.nl (Netherlands
ccTLD) at $7,300 and #9 Parts.us (United States
ccTLD) at $6,500.
Here is how all of the
country code top sellers stacked
up for the week ending Sept 27:
Country
Code Top 20
Highest
Reported ccTLD Sales: Mon. Sept. 21, 2009 - Sun.
Sept. 27,
2009 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. Sept. 29
There were several dozen additional four-figure ccTLD
sales off the chart with Sedo accounting for all but one of those
sales. Their roster included Stringhomme.fr ($3,285), QTrade.de
($3,212) and Widow.co.uk ($3,200). Erwin.eu added $2,920,
CastingCalls.co.uk clicked for $2,640 and Fewo-info.de
delivered $2,613.
Sedo had 63 more ccTLD sales ranging from $1,000
to $2,960 that are listed in the table below:
Additional
Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $2,960
bloot.be
$2,409
pdfsuite.de
$1,460
ferienwohnung-italien.de
$2,336
rcz.at
$1,460
pkw-tarif.de
$2,263
s2.fr
$1,460
cm-cic.cn
$2,190
tokiohotel.be
$1,460
vantagens.br
$2,190
vetements-hommes.fr
$1,460
vergngungspark.de
$2,190
prozent.de
$1,459
buderus.cn
$2,146
wod.se
$1,459
pligg.ch
$2,118
mgc.eu
$1,402
ladungssicherung.eu
$2,088
ikt-kmu-exzellenz.de
$1,387
coches-alquiler.es
$2,044
immosout.de
$1,314
salsa-club.de
$2,008
diysupplies.co.uk
$1,280
bob.by
$2,000
businesslab.de
$1,278
empirix.cn
$2,000
lo.gs
$1,241
heartburn.co.nz
$1,975
castlewood.co.uk
$1,200
visitliverpool.co.uk
$1,920
diyconservatories.co.uk
$1,200
cataniacase.it
$1,869
sparlampen-versand.de
$1,168
gina.fr
$1,825
akz-media.de
$1,132
apotheke-guenstig.de
$1,752
studentenparty.de
$1,132
clearenergy.de
$1,752
driversed.de
$1,100
webmoney.ca
$1,752
club28.de
$1,095
ballpointpens.co.uk
$1,600
marka.eu
$1,095
contactlenses.nl
$1,600
merkparfums.nl
$1,095
z.im
$1,550
nippen.de
$1,095
data.in
$1,533
vakantiehuizennederland.nl
$1,095
maroni.at
$1,463
freiburgstadt.de
$1,066
cic-securities.cn
$1,460
redmobile.de
$1,037
crocus.eu
$1,460
lovematch24.de
$1,022
glastr.de
$1,460
minivans.de
$1,022
infrarot-kabinen.de
$1,460
sofi.eu
$1,022
jeux-videos.be
$1,460
urinary.de
$1,022
lynka.eu
$1,460
movietickets.co.in
$1,000
partnersuche-online.de
$1,460
Elsewhere, NameJet sold MixedMartialArts.tv
for $1,000.
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.
The Global
Contenders Top 20 Chart was led by Science.org at $20,000
and Tahoe.net at $13,200. Both of those made the all
extension Top 20 chart you saw at the top of this report. The
highest GC sale you haven't seen yet is #3 TradeMatch.net at $8,541
via Sedo. Sedo went on to pile up 11 of the 21 chart entries (the
extra spot resulted from a tie for the final opening).
The AfternicDLS also had a very solid outing with a
hand in eight charted sales, led by #4 AreaCode.org at $8,000.
That was one of seven .orgs on the elite list. The .nets
piled up even more, winding up with an even dozen. The remaining
slots went to #6 Descargas.info at $5,840 and #12
(tie) MiamiRealEstate.mobi at $4,380.
Here's how all of the Global Contenders stacked up for the
week ending Sept. 27:
Global Contenders Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. Sept.
21, 2009 - Sun. Sept. 27, 2009 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Sept. 29
There were several dozen additional
four-figure GC sales off the chart. Sedo had the
highest of those with Stellenmarkt.info at $3,212 and
also scored with EYI.org and MyWeight.net at $2,500
each. Immobilienmarkt.info added another $2,336.
Sedo had 14 more GC sales ranging from $1,000
to $2,300 that are listed in the title below.
Additional
Sedo GC Sales Between $1,000 - $2,300
abandonware.org
$2,300
navi.info
$1,460
cnj.org
$2,200
nordseeurlaub.info
$1,460
descargar.name
$2,190
rotwein.org
$1,315
04.org
$2,000
juegosdenaruto.org
$1,250
warts.net
$1,800
boils.org
$1,200
gayday.net
$1,752
haftpflicht.info
$1,152
getautoinsurance.net
$1,750
kuren.info
$1,095
At the AfternicDLS PowderCoating.net dusted off
$3,000, Demark.net notched $2,788 and HumanGrowthHormone.net
drew $2,600. IndependentArtist.net tacked on $2,521,
UltraSearch.net found $2,250 and TheCompass.net
located $2,088.
The Afternic DLS had 24 more four-figure GC sales ranging from $1,000
to $1,900. You can check those out in the table below:
Additional
AfternicDLS GC Sales Between $1,000 - $1,900
MyChurch.net
$1,900
eact.net
$1,350
onlineaccountingdegree.net
$1,730
godsquad.org
$1,288
onlinefinancedegree.net
$1,730
3DTV
.org
$1,200
onlinemarketingdegree.net
$1,730
calvarycommunitychurch.org
$1,200
onlinepsychologydegree.net
$1,730
mywater.net
$1,200
savingspoint.net
$1,588
cancerconnect.org
$1,188
dentalhygienist.org
$1,500
noprescription.org
$1,088
moonwater.net
$1,488
onlinembaprograms.net
$1,080
queenofclean.net
$1,488
ehss.net
$1,000
rocktheboat.org
$1,488
golfshirts.net
$1,000
lovematch.org
$1,400
reikihealing.net
$1,000
healthessentials.net
$1,394
roofrepair.net
$1,000
The AfternicDLS used Sedo to sell Wooden.info
for $1,450 through their expanded promotion program.
Back at NameJet Jog.org ran down $2,044,
Tote.net took in $1,709 and SLA.net nabbed $1,533.
Viaggio.net banked $1,410, OTM.net deposited $1,211
and ElectronicGov.net generated $1,000.
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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reports each week.
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