Rick Latona had a hand in three of
the top ten sales and four overall on this week's Top 20 Sales
Chart. In addition to Cheesecake.com, Latona's sales platforms
produced sales of #4 BabyFood.com at $70,000, #9 Trumpet.com
at $31,250 and #11 Oncologist.com at $21,350.
Sedo
had a pair of top ten sales and a total of seven charted domains,
more than any other venue. #6 OMusic.com set the pace for
them at $45,000.
This was the best week of the year for the
non .com gTLDs as that category saw two of its three biggest
sales year to date and wound up with a half dozen entries on the Big
Board. #5 Lyrics.net led the way after changing hands for $65,000
in a private sale. Sedo's sale of #7 HomeEquityLoan.net
also hit the top half of the leader board after going for $38,000.
Two more .nets made the elite list along with #14 Coupons.info
($17,600 at Sedo) and # #17 ChristianBookstore.org ($16,860
at the AfternicDLS).
The country codes also fared well hitting
the trifecta with #13 Shoes.tv ($18,000 at Sedo) and a
pair of Dutch ccTLDs; #15 Besparen.nl
(Dutch for "save") at $17,080 and #16
BD.nl at $17,019. Those two domains were sold by BliXem
Internet Services. A huge country code sale is
also in the pipeline. Moniker auctioned off Poker.ca (Canadian
ccTLD) this week with the high bid coming in at $400,000. If
that transaction successfully closes it will be the year's second
biggest country code sale, trailing only Credit.fr (sold for $851,875
in January).
Here is how all of the sales leaders stacked up for the
week ending Sunday, May 30:
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. May 24, 2010 - Sun. May 30, 2010
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect June 2, 2010
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|
Domain |
Sold For
|
Where
Sold |
1. |
Slots.com |
$5,500,000 |
Moniker |
2. |
Cheesecake.com |
$100,000 |
RickLatona.com |
3. |
Tr3s.com |
$100,000 |
Domainator.com |
4. |
BabyFood.com |
$70,000 |
RickLatona.com |
5. |
Lyrics.net |
$65,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
6. |
OMusic.com |
$45,000 |
Sedo |
7. |
HomeEquityLoan.net |
$38,000 |
Sedo |
8. |
AcidFonts.com |
$33,450 |
Moniker |
9. |
Trumpet.com |
$31,250 |
Latonas.com |
10. |
AutoCircle.com |
$25,000 |
Sedo |
11. |
Oncologist.com |
€17,500
= $21,350 |
Latonas.com/
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Milan |
12. |
Mobigo.com |
€15,000
= $18,300 |
Sedo |
13. |
Shoes.tv |
$18,000 |
Sedo |
14. |
Coupons.info |
$17,600 |
Sedo |
15. |
Besparen.nl
(Dutch for "save") |
€14,000
= $17,080 |
BliXem
Internet |
16. |
BD.nl |
€13,950
= $17,019 |
BliXem
Internet |
17. |
ChristianBookstore.org |
$16,860 |
AfternicDLS |
18. |
ExpressCast.com |
$15,000 |
AfternicDLS |
19. |
12.net |
$13,500 |
Sedo |
20. |
EEV.net |
$13,000 |
SnapNames |
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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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If you do not understand why specific domain names command the
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There were a dozen more five-figure sales off the
chart with Latonas.com posting the largest of those - LLLL.com
at $12,500. They also sold Shut.com ($11,804) and 5R.com
($11,590).
Sedo rang up a half dozen more sales in this price range including Traiteurs.fr ($12,200), Meitian.com
($12,199) and Shops.ch ($10,980). They also scored with Better.co.uk
($10,512), Pairez-Plus.com ($10,370) and VinylSiding.net
($10,000).
Elsewhere, BliXem Internet booked $12,017 for Valuta.nl
and $10,980 for Bet.nl while the AfternicDLS drew $12,000
for LeadsGeneration.com.
.Com Supporting Cast
Sedo led the four-figure .com supporting cast with eTools.com
($9,900) and WWDating.com ($9,888) and banked another
$8,600 for TheHouseCafe.com. HTJ.com tacked
on $7,320, MillwallOnline.com landed $6,570 and
Bestellen.com brought $6,417.
PCBooster.com generated $6,385, e-Ways.com
went for $6,100 and RentalsInRome.com returned
$5,734. DesertPoker.com dealt out $5,500,
KnowledgeWorker.com notched $5,000 and CarbonIndex.com
measured $4,900.
Sedo had 32 more .com sales ranging from $2,000
to $4,500. Those are listed in the table below:
Additional
Sedo .com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,500 |
taxrite.com |
$4,500 |
|
pentaxforum.com |
$2,500 |
feima.com |
$4,188 |
cbfront.com |
$2,500 |
rigor.com |
$4,000 |
bestweddingspeeches.com |
$2,499 |
netbettv.com |
$3,750 |
txcs.com |
$2,440 |
motrade.com |
$3,660 |
megatudo.com |
$2,400 |
yjhy.com |
$3,660 |
destinationrv.com |
$2,250 |
claddingmaterials.com |
$3,500 |
add-link.com |
$2,245 |
baseballgame.com |
$3,500 |
360registry.com |
$2,200 |
fairtravel.com |
$3,050 |
enlis.com |
$2,200 |
realestateparty.com |
$3,050 |
zofo.com |
$2,050 |
undid.com.com |
$3,000 |
jbww.com |
$2,000 |
digihome.com |
$3,000 |
desibel.com |
$2,000 |
saekaphen.com |
$3,000 |
herrenfrisuren.com |
$2,000 |
skimode.com |
$2,928 |
dodb.com |
$2,000 |
exxy.com |
$2,708 |
ourtutor.com |
$2,000 |
sutao.com |
$2,550 |
fgppr.com |
$2,000 |
Back at the AfternicDLS Jumala.com captured $9,900
while DegreeSearch.com and GoodGamers.com garnered $8,500
each. Waitresses.com collected an $8,000 tip, VanPools.com
picked up $7,500 and IntegratedHealthCare.com
dispensed $7,000.
CareerGuru.com gained $6,850, LuxurySedan.com
braked at $6,750 and LuxurySedans.com added $5,400.
MicroscopeAccessories.com also sold for $5,400 while CarCalendars.com
kicked in $5,100 and four others; Liyun.com, Lomani.com,
MobileInsurance.com and RajKumar.com cornered $5,000
apiece.
At NameJet.com
the winners included EcoToys.com ($8,835), 9944.com
($6,800) and Chengde.com ($6,800). They also hit high
notes with GuitarSolos.com at $5,900, Wateach.com
at $5,041 and TVMonitor.com at $4,999.
USGoverment.com (typo) tallied $4,975,
Balto.com bagged $4,687 and Gift-Certificates.com
redeemed $4,500. InvestorServices.com added $4,315
and PerscriptionDrugs.com (typo) penciled in $4,100.
NameJet had 34 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $3,950.
Those are listed in the table below:
Additional
NameJet .com Sales Between $2,000 - $3,950 |
govermentgrant.com |
$3,950 |
|
directech.com |
$2,554 |
quiltworld.com |
$3,858 |
bahrainhotel.com |
$2,500 |
computerupgrade.com |
$3,733 |
emailadresses.com |
$2,500 |
americanpools.com |
$3,600 |
govermentauctions.com |
$2,500 |
eworkers.com |
$3,576 |
hawaiiforeclosures.com |
$2,450 |
newsfromrussia.com |
$3,300 |
packingmaterial.com |
$2,450 |
andysauto.com |
$3,130 |
bbqsupplies.com |
$2,400 |
thefirstnationalbank.com |
$3,100 |
cannabisoil.com |
$2,400 |
vipservices.com |
$2,862 |
wilkens.com |
$2,387 |
religion-cults.com |
$2,851 |
checkonline.com |
$2,245 |
capitalcitybank.com |
$2,716 |
floridagovernment.com |
$2,187 |
weddingtiara.com |
$2,700 |
renewableenergies.com |
$2,155 |
cellnumber.com |
$2,601 |
readylabs.com |
$2,100 |
generationjets.com |
$2,600 |
ukmobile.com |
$2,100 |
solaires.com |
$2,600 |
choicevacations.com |
$2,050 |
bigtable.com |
$2,599 |
aurat.com |
$2,001 |
dancestation.com |
$2,564 |
californiagovernment.com |
$2,000 |
At SnapNames.com,
ComputerSupply.com provided $6,750, Gated.com
locked up $3,411 and TheComplianceStore.com delivered $3,130.
Hanliu.com hauled in $2,765, HolidaysParis.com
celebrated $2,588 and MedHunter.com found $2,350.
Moniker closed a number of sales from their DOMAINfest
Ft. Lauderdale auction including BJH.com ($6,500),
Sentimental.com ($5,250) and Taunt.com ($5,000). They
also sold ArtAppraisal.com for $4,000 while QWZ.com
zipped up $3,850, LasVegasDiscounts.com attracted
$3,500 and CakeStand.com cooked up $3,000. NeighborGood.com
brought another $3,675 from their online platform.
While Moniker was moving names in Ft. Lauderdale, Latonas.com was closing more sales from their T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
Milan auction including UXH.com ($6,100), Fettucini.com
($5,490) and CopyCenter.com ($4,270). Punches.com knocked
out another $3,660 while BaroloWine.com quaffed $2,745.
From their web platform Latonas also sold PropertyValuations.com
($3,010) and Feni.com ($3,000).
Elsewhere Domainator.com fetched $6,000 for Filmedia.com.
Country Codes
It was full steam ahead for the country codes
as they piled up eight more five-figure sales this week led by Shoes.tv
at $18,000 via Sedo. We showed you all of the ccTLD sales
at this level in the all extension section at the top of this
report. The biggest country code sales you haven't seen yet rank #9
and #10 on our latest weekly Country Code Top Chart. Those
are an impressive sale for America's .us ccTLD - OnlineCasinos.us
at $9,999 (via Sedo) and LasVegas.eu (European Union country
code) at $9,150 (through BliXem Internet).
Sedo had the most chart entries with 11, including
#11 S.co.za (South African ccTLD) at $8,500.
BliXem charted half a dozen domains including five on the top half
of the chart. They helped the Netherlands' .nl extension
claim five places on the elite list, more than any other
extension.
Here is how all of the
country code leaders stacked
up for the week ending May 30:
|
Country
Code Top 20
Highest
Reported ccTLD Sales: Mon. May 24, 2010 - Sun. May
31, 2010
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect June 2, 2010 |
|
|
Domain |
Sold For
|
Where
Sold |
1. |
Shoes.tv |
$18,000 |
Sedo |
2. |
Besparen.nl
("save" in Dutch) |
€14,000 =
$17,080 |
BliXem
Internet |
3. |
BD.nl |
€13,950
= $17,019 |
BliXem
Internet |
4. |
Traiteurs.fr |
€10,000
= $12,200 |
Sedo |
5. |
Valuta.nl
("currency" in Dutch) |
€9,850 =
$12,017 |
BliXem
Internet |
6.
tie |
Bet.nl |
€9,000 =
$10,980 |
BliXem
Internet |
6.
tie |
Shops.ch |
€9,000 =
$10,980 |
Sedo |
8. |
Better.co.uk |
£7,200 =
$10,512 |
Sedo |
9. |
OnlineCasinos.us |
$9,999 |
Sedo |
10. |
LasVegas.eu |
€7,500 =
9,150 |
BliXem
Internet |
|
11. |
S.co.za |
$8,500 |
Sedo |
12.
tie |
HealthCare.eu |
€6,500 = $7,930 |
BliXem Internet |
12.
tie |
Poker.com.pl |
€6,500 = $7,930 |
Latonas.com/
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Milan |
14. |
Giochiamo.it |
€6,000 = $7,320 |
Sedo |
15. |
Auction.me |
$6,250 |
SnapNames |
16. |
WD.de |
€4,750 = $5,795 |
Latonas.com/
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Milan |
17. |
Inoxpa.co.uk |
€4,500 = $5,490 |
Sedo |
18. |
Steuern.eu |
€4,325 = $5,277 |
Sedo |
19. |
Bondage.com.au |
$5,100 |
Netfleet.com.au |
20.
tie |
Roboter.at |
€4,000 = $4,880 |
Sedo |
20.
tie |
SnapStore.nl |
€4,000 = $4,880 |
Sedo |
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There were several dozen additional four
figure sales off the ccTLD chart with Sedo again claiming the
lion's share of those. Their supplemental roster was led by Rakeback.cn
($4,500), EPC.be ($4,270) and Winterbekleidung.de
($4,026).
Gewichtswesten.de drew $3,904, Kartengenerator.de
delivered $3,660, Potters.co.uk presented $3,212
and BubbleRoom.co.uk welcomed $3,066.
Sedo had 56 more country code sales ranging
from $1,000 to $3,050 that are listed in the chart
below:
Additional
Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $3,050 |
antitranspirant.de |
$3,050 |
|
cosmetic.eu |
$1,525 |
gartenarbeit.de |
$3,050 |
debuyer.de |
$1,525 |
kidswear.de |
$3,050 |
espressamenteilly.com.pl |
$1,513 |
malta.ch |
$3,050 |
espressamenteilly.pl |
$1,513 |
welpenkauf.de |
$3,050 |
pinnaclesports.de |
$1,500 |
askyourneighbour.co.uk |
$2,847 |
verzekeringvergelijk.nl |
$1,464 |
geschaeftsideen.de |
$2,806 |
yourid.nl |
$1,434 |
aktiencharts.eu |
$2,684 |
casablanca.tv |
$1,399 |
omnivision.de |
$2,501 |
theknot.co.uk |
$1,300 |
firmenlogos.de |
$2,440 |
werkblad.nl |
$1,282 |
stellengesuche.tv |
$2,440 |
sabian.nl |
$1,281 |
uebernachtung.de |
$2,440 |
cloudservices.de |
$1,220 |
walter-schuhe.de |
$2,440 |
coso.it |
$1,220 |
fuergamer.de |
$2,196 |
inkclub.es |
$1,220 |
tratos.eu |
$2,135 |
juste.fr |
$1,220 |
facedocument.com.ar |
$2,000 |
psykoterapi.eu |
$1,220 |
sex.st |
$2,000 |
snowboard24.de |
$1,220 |
fussballsocken.de |
$1,952 |
haushalttipps.de |
$1,208 |
edreams.se |
$1,830 |
gafasdesol.com.es |
$1,159 |
elektrofahrrad.eu |
$1,830 |
pickupartist.de |
$1,159 |
mensch-gegen-maschine.de |
$1,830 |
rabatto.de |
$1,110 |
yacht.sg |
$1,830 |
archive.tv |
$1,100 |
wireless.eu |
$1,769 |
viti.de |
$1,080 |
dm.tv |
$1,750 |
ouch.co.za |
$1,050 |
glueckauf-moers.de |
$1,708 |
sextoy.eu |
$1,037 |
gewässerhaftpflicht.de |
$1,678 |
tv-apps.de |
$1,037 |
gewässerhaftpflichtversicherung.de |
$1,678 |
baer.im |
$1,000 |
itaxi.de |
$1,601 |
duet.me |
$1,000 |
In ccTLD sales from Latonas.com's T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
Milan auction that just closed Sex.do drew $2,745
while Floors.us and Holdem.ch chalked up $1,830
each. Meanwhile Cheese.us cut $1,342. From their web
platform Latonas sold Tops.tv for $2,000 and Property.cm
for $1,025.
Elsewhere BliXem billed $3,996 for Prospect.eu,
SnapNames moved Match.us for $2,261 and AssociatesDegrees.co.uk
for $1,066. NetFleet.com.au
sold DogBook.com.au for $2,040 and Tablets.com.au
for $1,700 and in a private sale Cupcakes.co.uk
changed hands for $1,702.
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 (Non .com gTLDs:
.biz, .info, .mobi, .net, .org, .asia, .pro & .tel)
The non .com gTLDs dropped behind the ccTLD
category over the past couple of years but for the second week in a
row the Global Contenders showed some real muscle, ringing up
7 five-figure sales including two of the three biggest recorded in
this category so far this year. We showed you those (led by
Lyrics.net at $65,000) at the top of this report. The
biggest GC sale you haven't seen yet is #8 on our new Global
Contenders Top 20 Chart - LTE.org at $9,888 via
Sedo.
The .nets had the most chart entries with 13,
followed by .org with five. .Info and .Asia
each had one representative on the elite list. Sedo led the race
among venues, piling up 10 chart entries.
Here's how all of the Global Contenders stacked up for the
week ending May 30:
|
Global
Contenders Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. May
24, 2010 - Sun. May 30, 2010
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect June 2, 2010 |
|
|
Domain |
Sold
For |
Where Sold |
1. |
Lyrics.net |
$65,000 |
Pvt Sale |
2. |
HomeEquityLoan.net |
$38,000 |
Sedo |
3. |
Coupons.info |
$17,600 |
Sedo |
4. |
ChristianBookstore.org |
$16,860 |
AfternicDLS |
5. |
12.net |
$13,500 |
Sedo |
6. |
EEV.net |
$13,000 |
SnapNames |
7. |
VinylSiding.net |
$10,000 |
Sedo |
8. |
LTE.org |
$9,888 |
Sedo |
9. |
Dedicated.net |
$8,830 |
SnapNames |
10. |
YT.net |
€7,000 = $8,540 |
Latonas.com/
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Milan |
|
11. |
4X4.net |
£4,500 = $6,570 |
Sedo |
12. |
DTS.net |
$6,500 |
AfternicDLS |
13. |
Pflegeversicherung.net |
€4,999 = $6,099 |
Sedo |
14. |
Birth.net |
$6,000 |
Moniker/DFG FTL |
15. |
BalanceTransferCreditCards.org |
$5,750 |
Sedo |
16. |
AIRP.org |
$5,588 |
AfternicDLS |
17.
tie |
Brokers.asia |
$5,000 |
Sedo |
17.
tie |
MastersDegrees.org |
$5,000 |
AfternicDLS |
19. |
Onfi.net |
$4,388 |
AfternicDLS |
20. |
Wahrsagen.net |
$4,270 |
Sedo |
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HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.
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There were dozens of additional GC sales just
off the chart with Latonas.com claiming the highest of those - Salaries.net
at $3,660. That name was sold in their Milan auction as were Amplifiers.net
and Copiers.org at $2,074 each. Taps.net tacked
on $1,830 while Gels.net and Whiskies.net
downed $1,220 each.
At NameJet the ledger included MarineFisheries.org
($3,555), SingleParents.org ($3,377) and Bric.org
($2,288). EmbassyOfPakistan.org admitted $2,178, Microphones.net
picked up $2,100 and Kelowna.org located $1,974.
OrangeJuice.org swallowed $1,565, Amistad.org
drew $1,308 and Erde.org added $1,100.
At Sedo EnglishGrammar.org grossed $3,000
and Newsletter.info distributed $2,800. Sedo had 26 more
four-figure GC sales ranging from $1,000 to $2,444.
Those are listed in the table below:
Additional
Sedo non .com gTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $2,444 |
07.org |
$2,440 |
|
228.net |
$1,250 |
frisuren.info |
$2,439 |
forward-darlehen.net |
$1,220 |
akiba.net |
$2,400 |
plattenspieler.net |
$1,220 |
naturstein.biz |
$2,379 |
managementjobs.net |
$1,200 |
buergerentlastungsgesetz.org |
$1,952 |
respublica.org |
$1,200 |
brocantes.net |
$1,708 |
oyunlar1.net |
$1,111 |
vibratoren.net |
$1,708 |
expenses.net |
$1,105 |
highspeedinternetaccess.net |
$1,675 |
ulp.org |
$1,100 |
privatinsolvenz.org |
$1,586 |
spannbettlaken.net |
$1,086 |
yeastinfection.info |
$1,500 |
71.biz |
$1,074 |
cheap-insurance.org |
$1,400 |
fad.info |
$1,037 |
youthhostels.asia |
$1,400 |
midtown.info |
$1,000 |
ökostrom.info |
$1,281 |
phillyrealestate.net |
$1,000 |
Back at the AfternicDLS, BuyArt.net boxed up $2,888,
Magyarorszag.net nailed $2,788 and two others; UncommonSense.net
and PayWeb.net went for $2,521 each.
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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