Six-Figure
Sale of Whiskey.com and More Than 40 Five-Figure Sales Add Up to a
Good Week for the Domain Aftermarket
RickLatona.com
closed the $185,000 sale of Whiskey.com (from their
live auction at T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
New York last month) to easily take the #1 position on
this week's Top 20 Domain Sales chart. Year
to date, Whiskey.com bellies up to the bar as one of the
35 biggest sales of 2009. Another highlight of
the past seven days was the huge number of solid five-figure
sales completed - 41 in all. That is nearly twice the number
we see in that range in an average week.
The five-figure contingent was led by iAuction.com
and Lafontaine.com at $50,000 each. Latona sold
iAuction.com and Sedo
rang up the Lafontaine.com sale. Sedo wound up having a hand in 10
of the 20 chart entries, more than any other venue. RickLatona.com
was next with four and Pro
Forma Inc. had three. NameJet,
SnapNames
and GoDaddy
Auctions each had one and the AfternicDLS
shared a spot with Sedo (as part of their expanded promotion
program, AfternicDLS partners with other venues to put their
listings in front of more buyers).
By
Ron Jackson
.Coms swept 15 of the 20 chart
entries this week with the remaining five places on the all
extension leader board all going to ccTLDs, led by #4 A.de
at $47,845 via Sedo. RickLatona.com's $45,000 sale
of Porn.co.za (South African country code) was right
behind, tied with Boy.com (also a Latona sale) for 5th place.
The non .com gTLDs were shut out
this week, but there were three from that category (two .orgs and
a .biz) among the 22 five-figure sales that did not make the
Top 20 (Yellowstone.org, sold for $12,978 at NameJet, A.biz
banked $10,099 at Sedo and Pew.org produced $10,000,
also at Sedo). The country codes added seven more five-figure sales
from that "Off Broadway" list just below the Big Board
with .com adding 12 more in that range.
Here is how all of the
leaders stack up for the week ending Sunday, Nov. 15:
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. Nov. 9, 2009 - Sun. Nov. 15, 2009 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Nov. 17, 2009
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
Whiskey.com
$185,000
RickLatona.com
2.
tie
iAuction.com
$50,000
RickLatona.com
2.
tie
Lafontaine.com
$50,000
Sedo
4.
A.de
€32,111
= $47,845
Sedo
5.
tie
Boy.com
$45,000
RickLatona.com
5.
tie
Porn.co.za
$45,000
RickLatona.com
7.
ProteinBars.com
$42,000
NameJet
8.
PARP.com
$38,000
ProForma
9.
BuildingEnvelope.com
$36,000
ProForma
10.
OK.de
€21,956
= $32,714
Sedo
11.
Pratique.com
€19,000
= $28,310
Sedo
12.
Deputy.com
$27,500
Sedo
13.
OneOfAKind.com
$26,000
SnapNames
14.
tie
Meeter.com
$25,000
Sedo
14.
tie
TravelVietNam.com
$25,000
ProForma
16.
18.de
€16,500
= $24,585
Sedo
17.
SLS.com
$23,255
GoDaddy
Auctions
18.
FlyDrive.com
$21,000
AfternicDLS/Sedo
19.
UK.de
€14,000
= $20,860
Sedo
20.
Buy24.com
$18,000
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.
As I noted above, there were 22 more five-figure sale just
off the board - more than enough to fill out a second Top 20
chart. In the six years we have been following the aftermarket,
I don't recall ever having this many additional five-figure
sales in a single week. SnapNames led the supplemental list
with DudeRanch.com at $17,949 and Sedo had the
most names in this group, 12 in all, led by HildegardVonBingen.de
and RBSM.nl at $17,731 each.
Sedo also scored with Grooves.com ($16,853),
Cams.de ($15,794) and FM.de ($15,049). Manhandle.com
added $15,000, DoneDeal.co.uk drew $14,901
and two others; NU.de and QParty.com kicked in $10,430
each. Rounding out Sedo's five figure roster was A.biz at
$10,099 and a pair at $10,000 apiece; Pew.org
and Wisdom.co.uk.
At the AfternicDLS, Substance.com brought $15,500,
BoatingLicense.com reeled in $12,000 and VidaVacations.com
docked at $11,000. Moniker
closed the $14,500 sale of NewYorkers.com from
their live auction at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York. That is a nice
markup from what the same domain sold for just one year ago - $5,100
at GreatDomains. Yellowstone.org yielded $12,978
at NameJet while SlotsAndGames.com produced $10,000 for
ProForma. RickLatona.com added another trio of five-figure sales
with ChildPsychologists.com at $11,000 and two at $10,000
each; UTN.com and Schizophrenic.com.
.Com Supporting Cast
The AfternicDLS led the .com supporting cast of
four-figure sales with PremierClub.com at $9,688. Apen.com
pitched in $9,000, PerfectScore.com posted $7,900
and NMTC.com contributed $7,500. YouBuzz.com
(listed by YummyNames.com) bagged $7,000, Powa.com pulled $6,000 and three
others; Hanker.com, Inflections.com and
Sauvignon.com savored $5,000 apiece. YourTrainer.com tackled
$4,888 and DNAGame.com garnered $4,688.
The AfternicDLS had 73 more .com sales ranging from $2,000
to $4,500. Those are listed in the table below:
Additional
AfternicDLS .Com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,500
supplementing.com
$4,500
branchburg.com
$2,500
swimmingpoolservice.com
$4,420
businesscents.com
$2,500
outday.com
$4,088
exchangeplus.com
$2,500
xyzdesign.com
$4,088
LEXICS
.com
$2,500
mediastation.com
$4,000
maaya.com
$2,500
rentplus.com
$4,000
pedaltothemetal.com
$2,500
mindpool.com
$3,750
pizzamart.com
$2,500
naturalcuriosity.com
$3,688
search-results.com
$2,500
foodvault.com
$3,588
tournamentresults.com
$2,500
loknet.com
$3,588
autoposts.com
$2,488
performancegateway.com
$3,588
nexus2.com
$2,488
santasgifts.com
$3,470
drypowder.com
$2,450
discovercenter.com
$3,388
barsupport.com
$2,388
zoomanagement.com
$3,288
cancerlab.com
$2,388
ctbt.com
$3,250
fairyfactory.com
$2,388
evegate.com
$3,188
anrm
.com
$2,284
northstarweb.com
$3,188
sfliving
.com
$2,250
premiereclub.com
$3,188
toremember.com
$2,200
body-tech.com
$3,150
urltools.com
$2,200
CameraFlashes
.com
$3,000
parentingwisdom.com
$2,188
telehealthcare.com
$3,000
themanufacturers.com
$2,188
Mom360
.com
$2,995
vantagehealthplan.com
$2,188
londoninternational.com
$2,988
guidingangel.com
$2,088
takit.com
$2,988
launchtime.com
$2,088
teaemporium.com
$2,988
spotmix.com
$2,088
fablist.com
$2,888
abconnect.com
$2,000
juicyart.com
$2,888
armsoflove.com
$2,000
lasen.com
$2,800
beachmall.com
$2,000
yourbottomline.com
$2,800
delawarecourt.com
$2,000
earthmetals.com
$2,788
enfamilia.com
$2,000
enrollmentcenter.com
$2,788
hostfast.com
$2,000
koreawatch.com
$2,788
officechairsonline.com
$2,000
legendlimo.com
$2,788
slingluff.com
$2,000
allistanbul.com
$2,588
sustainablecommerce.com
$2,000
heartenergy.com
$2,588
theintroduction.com
$2,000
winningtickets.com
$2,588
thethesis.com
$2,000
systemlogistics.com
$2,521
The AfternicDLS used Sedo to sell seven more domains
through their expanded promotion platform. Those included Sukar.com
($5,500), FacePaints.com ($4,000), VideoMob.com
($3,688) and Stand-In.com ($3,488). In addition, MattressesDirect.com
returned $2,766, eToolKit.com carved out $2,100
and SportsDir.com clicked for $2,016.
At Sedo UJam.com dunked $9,500, Affiches.com
fetched $8,300 and Eclairage.com cleared $8,188.
Energieagentur.com corralled $6,854, SimpleCo.com
sewed up $6,705 and Green-Power.com generated $5,500.
Three others; DataVortex.com, DoxTV.com and NYCHotelNetwork.com
went for $5,000 apiece while TJJ.com tacked on $4,999.
Sedo had 25 more .com sales ranging from $2,000
to $4,500 that you can check out in the table below.
Additional
Sedo .Com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,500
chooza.com
$4,500
m-b.com
$3,400
isct.com
$4,500
smileair.com
$3,000
wscc.com
$4,500
sorein.com
$3,000
assurance-scooter.com
$4,470
uhappy.com
$3,000
kosmetikshop.com
$4,470
plussizeunderwear.com
$2,600
probiodrug.com
$4,470
candex.com
$2,500
resumewritingservice.com
$4,100
canvasme.com
$2,500
deathmaker.com
$4,000
thestuffoflife.com
$2,250
instantmeeting.com
$4,000
cityofgreatfalls.com
$2,200
f2i.com
$3,800
silversaver.com
$2,200
camp-sites.com
$3,725
kshot.com
$2,009
kostenlosesgirokonto.com
$3,725
exaggerated.com
$2,002
raystream.com
$3,500
At SnapNames OrganicChicken.com served up $9,420,
OnlineWork.com wound up at $7,000 and two others; RestaurantLosAngeles.com
and WatchCollection.com ticked off $5,890 each. SaintNicholas.com
celebrated $5,830, SpiritualLife.com lit up $5,800,
DriveCleaner.com closed at $5,050 and YCG.com
cornered $5,010.
SnapNames had 20 more .com sales ranging from $2,000
to $4,850 that are listed in the table below.
Additional
SnapNames .Com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,850
utouch.com
$4,850
motorcarinsurance.com
$2,870
onlinestockbrokers.com
$4,456
powersaw.com
$2,800
istorage.com
$4,443
autofest.com
$2,578
fallinginlove.com
$4,166
iwebmaster.com
$2,450
nuisance.com
$4,120
childcounseling.com
$2,410
mitersaw.com
$3,930
autoloanquote.com
$2,285
discountsite.com
$3,200
privatetutoring.com
$2,250
plentyoffsh.com
$3,100
colesmyer.com
$2,200
investigates.com
$3,011
baylife.com
$2,147
londonrentalcar.com
$2,950
mobilebrowser.com
$2,000
At NameJet Buyside.com banked $9,088, Netflik.com
notched $7,200 and Poker-Rooms.com dealt out $5,600.
NameJet had 17 more .com sales ranging from $2,000
to $5,500 that are listed in the table below.
Additional
NameJet .Com Sales Between $2,000 - $5,500
visittnt.com
$5,500
taobaoi.com
$2,610
escortwomen.com
$4,910
highschoolplanet.com
$2,510
amateurpornvideos.com
$4,600
airpay.com
$2,400
amateurpornvideo.com
$3,700
stradbrokeisland.com
$2,302
kerberos.com
$3,302
magiciansupplies.com
$2,300
rentalnetwork.com
$3,289
onsat.com
$2,290
shopping-carts.com
$3,100
9930.com
$2,200
yifan.com
$2,700
orangemobile.com
$2,100
onde.com
$2,651
RickLatona.com sold Stimulant.com ($9,000), ChargingStations.com
($6,000) and DumbAsses.com ($3,500), along with FiletMignons.com
at $2,500 and Collapsed.com at $2,000.
Moniker finalized these sales from their
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York auction: USTrademarks.com ($9,000), EuropeanVacation.com
($5,500), LendMoney.com ($3,500), SeattleRestaurant.com
($3,000) and WiseMen.com ($3,000). They also reported
three sales from their everyday online platform; XXE.com at $6,175,
TripNic.com at $3,125 and CloudCash.com at $2,000.
Elsewhere, YummyNames.com
sold WebClock.com for $4,000, GoDaddy Auctions moved Forexology.com
($3,000), MyHabits.com ($2,504) and Smartbreaker.com
($2,000) and IDNNewsletter.com
sold вода.com ("water" in
Cyrillic) for $2,000.
Country Codes
This was another superb week for the Country Codes
as they rang up a dozen solid five-figure sales, led by A.de at
$47,845 via Sedo. We listed all of those five-figure
transactions in the all extension section at the top of this
report.
The biggest ccTLD sale you haven't seen yet is
number #13 BirminghamNews.us at $9,000 through Sedo.
That is a very impressive sale when you consider that many pure .us
city domains have sold for much less than that (SanFrancisco.us
at $6,000 and Honolulu.us at $4,000 being just
a couple of examples).
Sedo wound up sweeping 19 of the 20 entries on our
new weekly Country Code Top 20 sales chart. RickLatona.com
broke the Sedo monopoly with their sale of #2 Porn.co.za at $45,000.
Germany's .de dominated the chart with 11
entries, followed by Great Britain's .co.uk with four. Here is how all of the
country code top sellers stacked
up for the week ending Nov. 15:
Country
Code Top 20
Highest
Reported ccTLD Sales: Mon. Nov. 9, 2009 - Sun. Nov.
15,
2009 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. Nov. 17
There were dozens ofadditional four-figure ccTLD
sales off the chart and Sedo again accounted for the vast majority
of those. Their roster included three names that went for $7,450
each; Gamble.cc, MyHobby.de and RO.de. Three
more two-letter .de domain also scored well; OO.de ($6,854), WS.de
($6,854) and JJ.de ($6,771).
Sedo had 76 more ccTLD sales ranging from $1,000
to $6,705 that are listed in the table below:
Additional
Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $6,705
666666.de
$6,705
peli.es
$1,788
404.de
$6,687
scalable.de
$1,788
zonnepanelen.be
$6,392
assor.de
$1,750
888.at
$5,413
carwrap.co.uk
$1,680
bonuscommunity.de
$5,141
cashbackoffer.co.uk
$1,680
fly.co.za
$5,000
cheaperbythedozen.co.uk
$1,680
sonoro.de
$4,470
vitatron.de
$1,676
volarbarato.es
$4,470
8d.de
$1,565
motorbikeclaims.co.uk
$4,200
ohz.de
$1,565
jel.fr
$4,172
protan.de
$1,505
hyper.eu
$3,859
aze.de
$1,490
index.fr
$3,725
brigittehachenburg.de
$1,490
t3.de
$3,725
modellsport.at
$1,490
vh.de
$3,725
wikianswers.de
$1,490
financialnetworks.de
$2,906
alessandro-international.de
$1,475
kosmetikprodukte.de
$2,771
naturgenuss.de
$1,396
bir.de
$2,533
2cut.de
$1,341
v2.de
$2,523
toprezepte.de
$1,274
888casino.it
$2,500
cutterbuck.us
$1,270
cheshire.tv
$2,500
2go.de
$1,192
editions.in.in
$2,500
designschule.de
$1,192
frg.de
$2,384
edelmetalle.eu
$1,192
vulcanic.cn
$2,265
karamba.fr
$1,192
avinia.de
$2,235
silvester-hamburg.de
$1,192
izo.net
$2,235
interroll.cn
$1,122
wmshop.de
$2,235
die-apotheken.at
$1,118
bgvv.de
$2,161
ecolan.eu
$1,118
devisen24.de
$2,161
masque-africain.fr
$1,118
armbanduhren.eu
$2,086
masques-africains.fr
$1,118
cha.de
$2,086
storyworld.de
$1,118
hhbt.de
$2,085
wirtschaftsgutachter.de
$1,080
parrot.it
$2,012
burkini.de
$1,073
chemtax.cn
$2,000
deinedaten.de
$1,044
ner.us
$1,950
fun4.de
$1,043
moebel-haus.de
$1,863
mode-schmuck.ch
$1,043
mhra.co.uk
$1,848
shui.ch
$1,043
biosynth.it
$1,788
getto.eu
$1,000
f6.de
$1,788
maitresse.cn
$1,000
Elsewhere NameJet sold Rescue.me for $3,700
while Registrars.co.uk
moved HospitalTV.co.uk($2,344) and FightWear.co.uk
($1,008). NetFleet.com.au
sold a trio of Australian ccTLDs; WirelessBroadband.com.au
(US$1,860), YogaClasses.com.au (US$1,535) and FinanceStartup.com.au
(US$1,023). Also, in a private sale, EMR.us changed hands
for $1,350.
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.
TheGlobal
Contenders Top 20 Chart is led by trio of five-figure sales that
we told you about at the top of this report. A name that missed that
mark by just $1 is the biggest sale you haven't seen yet. That is #4
Portland.org, sold at Sedo for $9,999.
Four of the top ten sales are one-character .biz
domains that were recently auctioned off by Sedo. That group
includes #2 A.biz ($10,099), #5 G.biz ($9,400), #7 S.biz
($8,211) and #8 6.biz ($8,100).
.Net still managed to take the most chart entries
overall with nine, but that extension placed only one name in the
top ten and that one, Bra.net, barely made it, taking the #10
spot at $7,400. .Org had a good outing taking three of
the first four chart positions and five places overall.
Here's how all of the Global Contenders stacked up for the
week ending Nov. 15:
Global Contenders Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. Nov.
9, 2009 - Sun. Nov. 15, 2009 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Nov. 17
There were several dozen additional
four-figure GC sales off the chart. Sedo had the highest of
those with PSN.net at $3,948 and Echafaudage.org at
$3,621. Other winners included Hundefutter.net ($3,427),
Collected.info ($3,000) and Themes.info ($2,800).
Sedo had 19 more GC sales ranging from $1,000
to $2,533. Those are listed in the table below.
Additional
Sedo GC Sales Between $1,000 - $2,533
turnschuhe.net
$2,533
oiga.org
$1,500
armbanduhren.org
$2,310
paperblog.net
$1,500
schlüsselanhänger.net
$2,310
bliss.biz
$1,490
sleepaids.org
$2,000
reductil.org
$1,490
diseases.net
$1,995
victoriapark.org
$1,341
hemorrhoid.org
$1,950
bqq.net
$1,200
internetanbieter.info
$1,937
niedrigenergiehaus.mobi
$1,192
ringworm.net
$1,848
pfefferspray.info
$1,192
flightalert.mobi
$1,500
hanfsamen.net
$1,118
iral.net
$1,500
At SnapNames, HI.biz brought $3,300, Drapes.net
drew $3,000 and DDD.net nabbed $2,950. SnapNames
had 15 more GC sales ranging from $1,050 to $2,500.
Those are listed in the table below:
Additional
SnapNames GC Sales Between $1,000 - $2,500
tx.biz
$2,500
awnings.org
$2,360
dolls.info
$1,180
solaranlage.net
$2,110
jets.biz
$1,180
poker-online.net
$1,892
babydiapers.net
$1,120
compute.org
$1,770
rentals.biz
$1,120
discountinsurance.net
$1,500
tof.net
$1,109
telemarketing.info
$1,230
parite.net
$1,070
kc.biz
$1,202
lo.biz
$1,050
Back at the AfternicDLS Hola.org hauled in $3,188,
HotelSavoy.net booked $3,100 and Multivitamins.org added
$3,000. Two others; Adao.org and Silverware.net
forked over $2,500 apiece.
The Afternic DLS had 28 more four-figure GC sales ranging from $1,000
to $2,388. You can check those out in the table below:
Additional
AfternicDLS GC Sales Between $1,000 - $2,388
garen.net
$2,388
kolnet.net
$1,388
hostingsupport.org
$2,288
aroundtheworld.org
$1,200
deko.net
$2,000
freeshop.org
$1,200
shoppingguide.net
$2,000
propertyinvestor.net
$1,200
fouraces.net
$1,888
newrepublican.org
$1,188
projectmanagementdegree.net
$1,888
skiholidays
.net
$1,146
paediatrics.org
$1,800
dbug.net
$1,120
insurancerate.org
$1,700
skilink.net
$1,088
militarynews.org
$1,700
codered.org
$1,000
SanAntonioHomes
.net
$1,500
hummus.net
$1,000
bala.org
$1,488
kalifornien.net
$1,000
openflow.org
$1,400
renewableenergysources.net
$1,000
accessnow.org
$1,388
supplementing.net
$1,000
alsol.net
$1,388
supplementing.org
$1,000
The AfternicDLS used Sedo to sell three more domains
through their expanded promotion platform. Helme.net nailed $2,600,
Eberts.net billed $1,416 and GetMoving.net
delivered $1,116.
Elsewhere, Moniker wrapped up two T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New
York sales at $3,000 each; Brakes.net and Lord.org
and also sold SRLC.org from their website for $2,099.
NameJet sold 29.org for $2,655 and Lifelines2000.org
for $2,020. RickLatona.com moved Minister.net ($2,500)
and AntiDepressants.net ($2,000) and GoDaddy Auctions sold
three; YUP.net ($1,996), OAMM.info ($1,234) and UpFile.info
($1,036).
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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As always, we welcome all verifiable sales reports from companies,
private sellers or individuals with knowledge of an important sale
made through any channel. To contribute information and help make
this column better, just drop a note to [email protected].
We truly appreciate the industry leading
companies who share their sales information
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
you the most comprehensive sales report in the industry.
Editor's Note: If you wish to review previous Domain
Sales columns, they are available in our Archive.