Made.com
Manufactures 6-Figure Sale at Sedo to Sit Atop This Week's Domain
Sales Leader Board
Sedo.com
posted the week's only reported six-figure sale to secure the pole
position on our latest Top 20 Domain Sales chart. They did it
with Made.com at a cool $130,000, a sale that helped
Sedo pile up 12 of the 20 chart entries on the all-extension leader
board.
Sedo also secured the runner-up spot with ServCorp.com
at $75,000 and a quartet of strong country code sales gave
them a total of six sales on the top half of the elite list. Their
ccTLD heavyweights were led by #4 MyImmoWorld.de (German
country code) at $41,895 and #5 Locations.fr (French
ccTLD) at $37,485. They added a fifth one on the second half
of the chart.
Pro
Forma was the only other venue with multiple chart
entries, hitting a trifecta that included two of the week's six
biggest sales, #3 CanadaVacations.com at $58,000 and
#6 Suelo.com ("soil" in Spanish) at $37,485.
CanadaVacations.com represented a huge return on investment. That
domain previously sold for just $9,600 at SnapNames in
February 2005.
.Com easily won the battle among
extensions by sweeping 15 of the 20 chart entries. As I noted
before, the remaining five places all went to ccTLDs. The non
.com global TLDs were shut out as they continue to trail the country codes that
began surging a couple of years ago.
Only one reported non .com gTLD sale managed to hit the five-figure
mark this week (and barely made it), Dentistry.net at an even
$10,000 through the AfternicDLS).
Here is how all of the
leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, Dec. 6:
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. Nov. 30, 2009 - Sun. Dec. 6, 2009 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Dec. 8, 2009
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
Made.com
$130,000
Sedo
2.
Servcorp.com
$75,000
Sedo
3.
CanadaVacations.com
$58,000
Pro
Forma
4.
MyImmoWorld.de
€28,500
= $41,895
Sedo
5.
Locations.fr
€25,500
= $37,485
Sedo
6.
Suelo.com ("soil" in Spanish)
$30,000
Pro
Forma
7.
Hookahs.com
$26,000
Rick
Latona Auctions
8.
GClub.com
$22,850
Moniker
9.
Dosenpfand.de ("can deposit" in German)
€15,470
= $22,741
Sedo
10.
Preis24.de
€15,000
= $22,050
Sedo
11.
tie
Earthing.com
$20,000
YummyNames
11.
tie
Zorbing.com
$20,000
Sedo
13.
WebDoc.com
$19,500
Sedo
14.
Motorland.com
€13,000
= $19,110
Sedo
15.
CanadianGolfer.com
$15,000
Pro
Forma
16.
tie
Sentido.com
$15,000
Sedo
16.
tie
Chromagen.com
$14,050
GoDaddy
Auctions
18.
TigerEnergy.com
$13,000
WinnerNames
19.
Decoria.com
$12,250
Sedo
20.
MyVouchers.co.uk
$10,692
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.
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There were 8 more five-figure sales just
off the board led by Sedo's sale of another ccTLD, Seed.fr at $10,290. They
also closed ClimateGate.com at $10,099 and NewsForum.com
at $10,000.
Moniker moved ConsumerWatch.com for $10,200
while Pro Forma fetched $10,000 for WSCL.com. The
AfternicDLS also booked three sales at $10,000 apiece - LasVegasAttractions.com,
SoberLivingHomes.com and Dentistry.net.
.Com Supporting Cast
Moniker had the highest sale in the four-figure .com
supporting cast withExcessiveSweatingInfo.com at
$9,100. They also closed the $7,000 sale of CollectibleCoins.com
from their T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York live auction.
Sedo scored with MadridAirport.com ($8,819), OSShop.com
($8,232) and a pair at $8,100 each; DrivingSustainability.com
and The-Quarter.com. Achat-Vente.com added $7,350
while Leiton.com and Trybe.com booked $7,000
apiece. Xuba.com bagged $6,542, Didu.com
yielded $5,900 and Mikrowelle.com went for $5,439.
Sedo had 33 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
bodyfx.com
$5,000
t-way.com
$3,000
cruise-deals.com
$4,860
untill.com
$3,000
jra.com
$4,852
puritea.com
$2,950
parfemy.com
$4,444
fastoche.com
$2,940
electrokit.com
$4,410
shortsalesuccess.com
$2,600
glueckskind.com
$4,050
digitalstudios.com
$2,575
flcos.com
$4,000
donuthole.com
$2,500
moim.com
$4,000
senegalairlines.com
$2,500
pethealthrecord.com
$3,555
resortfinder.com
$2,495
global-blue.com
$3,500
4clicks.com
$2,200
zegu.com
$3,100
apostas-desportivas.com
$2,000
antura.com
$3,000
bompa.com
$2,000
clockspot.com
$3,000
listspot.com
$2,000
flowersworld.com
$3,000
loanlimits.com
$2,000
geosat.com
$3,000
mowerpro.com
$2,000
shoppingfriend.com
$3,000
reclaimthecity.com
$2,000
startup360.com
$3,000
Back at the AfternicDLS VYNL.com captured $6,875,
GuyGifts.com grabbed $6,500 and GutterCleaners.com
cleared $6,000. ShowsForWomens.com slipped on $5,500,
VADC.com sold for $5,465 and InterUniversal.com commanded
$5,000.
Keramik.com managed $4,500 and
FDWT.com tacked on $4,088. The AfternicDLS had 59 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
dssd.com
$4,000
agriconsult.com
$2,488
fantasticfurniture.com
$4,000
begreeneveryday.com
$2,488
baochun.com
$3,988
happeningnow.com
$2,488
leyee.com
$3,750
visionfoundation.com
$2,400
dreamgolf.com
$3,500
constructioninjuries.com
$2,388
mypartyfavors.com
$3,400
lsico.com
$2,388
healthcarework.com
$3,388
campuscommons.com
$2,344
pumpkinheads.com
$3,300
mountainforest.com
$2,300
ascsolutions.com
$3,294
wuensche.com
$2,200
lsiweb.com
$3,288
loloworld.com
$2,188
multitable.com
$3,188
socialdirect.com
$2,188
tshirtgallery.com
$3,188
contractorsliability.com
$2,155
chonga.com
$3,000
earthmonitor.com
$2,088
generalcarinsurance.com
$3,000
forsquare.com
$2,088
greendental.com
$3,000
herbalalchemy.com
$2,088
solostudio.com
$3,000
redeyetech.com
$2,088
managementpros.com
$2,889
theuniquegroup.com
$2,088
happy-place.com
$2,788
assetregister.com
$2,000
memberconnection.com
$2,788
benvindo.com
$2,000
getsolid.com
$2,690
bizdomains.com
$2,000
allamericanpower.com
$2,688
datacorporation.com
$2,000
greenpol.com
$2,688
envirochemical.com
$2,000
npservice.com
$2,688
hipgeek.com
$2,000
devtv.com
$2,680
internetholdings.com
$2,000
silkfloral.com
$2,640
meatnet.com
$2,000
wonderfulwines.com
$2,600
personalizedchildrensbooks.com
$2,000
lololife.com
$2,588
smarterrealty.com
$2,000
saporeitaliano.com
$2,588
stabmixer.com
$2,000
equitytrades.com
$2,500
travelavenue.com
$2,000
run2.com
$2,500
The AfternicDLS used Sedo to sell three more domains
through their expanded promotion platform. Those were SocialInterest.com
($4,495), FilmCollection.com ($2,891) and Kids-Toys.com($2,166).
They also sold DesignJewelry.com through SnapNames for $3,988.
At YummyNames.com, Mamboo.com and MomentoPhoto.com
clicked for $4,000 each while LifeAir.com landed at $2,999
and CloseDeal.com claimed $2,000.
At SnapNames.com,
GamblingSG.com generated $3,999, LastMinuteUrlaub.com
located $3,866 and BusinessCarInsurance.com covered $3,777.
TreasureMap.com provided directions to $3,101, DentistSearch.com
uncovered $2,590 and Ikipedia.com posted $2,361.
Elsewhere, MaxiGym.com changed hands for $2,975
in a private sale and Rick Latona Auctions sold SaddamHussein.com
for $2,000.
Country Codes
The Country Codes turned in yet another
solid week with a half dozen five-figure sales. We ran through all
of those at the top of this report. The highest ccTLD sale you
haven't seen yet is #7 CosmeticDentists.co.uk, sold at Sedo
for $9,400. Sedo went on to sweep 18 of the 20 entries on our
new Country Code Top 20 sales chart.
NetFleet.com.au
broke Sedo's stranglehold on the top 10 with #10 NoAgent.com.au
at $7,258. Registrars.co.uk
also slipped onto the list at #20 with their $4,860 sale of Thunderbolt.co.uk.
Here is how all of the
country code top sellers stacked
up for the week ending Dec. 6:
Country
Code Top 20
Highest
Reported ccTLD Sales: Mon. Nov. 30, 2009 - Sun. Dec.
6,
2009 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. Dec. 8
There were dozens ofadditional four-figure ccTLD
sales off the chart with Sedo accounting for most of those,
including Torrent.it ($4,778), BildShop.de ($4,410)
and iWedding.co.uk ($4,050).
Sedo had 74 more ccTLD sales ranging from $1,000
to $3,926 that are listed in the table below:
Additional
Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $3,926
leihmutter.de
$3,749
blumentopf24.de
$1,749
500.it
$3,675
rhume.fr
$1,691
buyvip.com.ar
$3,675
wikiweb.de
$1,691
hessenfinder.de
$3,675
druckmesstechnik.de
$1,617
möbelfachhandel.de
$3,675
football-fun.de
$1,617
easybookkeeping.co.uk
$3,645
greencard.es
$1,617
ocs.de
$3,528
arbeitskraft.de
$1,470
basketballtraining.de
$3,418
ch24.de
$1,470
e-shopping.co.uk
$3,321
dymo.ch
$1,470
sol.co.kr
$3,000
flamenco.eu
$1,470
blogbabel.it
$2,940
ghd.it
$1,470
dslangebote.de
$2,793
ibeda.in
$1,470
abrufkredit.de
$2,514
sixpence.de
$1,470
onlinestudium.de
$2,499
c6a.de
$1,455
directstores.co.uk
$2,268
warwickhouse.co.uk
$1,296
thecoast.co.uk
$2,268
zavvi.nl
$1,296
künstliche-befruchtung.de
$2,205
5sinne.de
$1,176
versandapotheken.at
$2,205
cement.cn
$1,103
lowinterestcreditcards.us
$2,000
fernsehertest.de
$1,103
dollar.it
$1,985
g.kg
$1,051
booking.vg
$1,793
modellbauforum.de
$1,047
39.de
$1,764
natuerlichfit.de
$1,033
knowledgeworker.de
$1,764
domain-hoster.eu
$1,029
voyagediscount.fr
$1,764
wallpapers.in
$1,000
Elsewhere StudentNews.co.uk changed hands for
$3,564 in a private sale and Netfleet.com.au moved a quartet
of Australian ccTLDs that included BoatHire.com.au
($2,495), Wardrobes.com.au ($2,495), RealEstateInvestor.com.au
($1,361) and Neuron.com.au ($1,089).
Also, GoDaddy Auctions sold Gim.me for $2,000
and Registrars.co.uk moved MarketingComnpany.co.uk for $1,288.
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.
It was a very slow week for the Global
Contenders as only one non .com gTLD reached the five-figure
mark - Dentistry.net at $10,000 via the AfternicDLS, a
venue that swept 15 of the 20 chart entries in this category. Only
one other GC domain managed to finish above the $5,000 mark,
#2 WebToolkit.info at $8,967 through Sedo.
A pair of nice 3-letter domains, Era.net and NCC.net
tied for the #3 spot at $5,000 apiece, but the prices paid
fell off quickly after that. The non .com gTLDs were once solid
second choices to .com but over the past couple of years country
code domains in general have been fetching considerably higher
prices. For example, so far
this year 71 ccTLDs have sold for $25,000 or more
while only 32 non .com gTLDs have reached that level.
Here's how all of the Global Contenders stacked up for the
week ending Nov. 29:
Global Contenders Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. Nov.
30, 2009 - Sun. Dec. 6, 2009 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Dec. 8
Inadditional
four-figure GC sales off the chart the AfternicDLS sold SecurityCameras.org
($1,951), WebGuide.org ($1,800) and GameForum.org
($1,600).
The Afternic DLS had 16 more four-figure GC sales ranging from $1,000
to $1,500. You can check those out in the table below:
Additional
AfternicDLS GC Sales Between $1,000 - $1,500
naturalmaleenhancement.org
$1,500
beachtowels.org
$1,100
darkwave.net
$1,488
bbgo.net
$1,000
strategiclink.net
$1,388
hcgdiet.net
$1,000
newtestament.net
$1,300
lichtenberg.net
$1,000
cinemacity.net
$1,288
lounges.info
$1,000
nocreditcheck.org
$1,288
openbook.net
$1,000
researchpartners.org
$1,288
parfumerie.org
$1,000
ledtvs.net
$1,250
smartconnection.net
$1,000
Sedo sold JME.net for $1,944 and Sejour.org
for $1,764. Their roster also included DSLTarife.org($1,433), Kondenstrockner.net ($1,323) and NavigationSystem.net
($1,252).
Elsewhere, SnapNames sold CowboyHats.net ($1,750),
HomePlans.net ($1,426) and V1.org ($1,258) while
Moniker moved EnergyDrinks.org ($1,200) and Subway.biz
($1,025).
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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