The AfternicDLS
had a hand in five sales that made the elite list, led by #3 CDRate.com
at $42,500. YummyNames was the only other venue with multiple
chart entries. They sold #5 JDRF.com for $23,800 and
joined with the AfternicDLS to move #15 IndoorAirQuality.com
for $8,790. You are probably wondering what made the 4-letter
JDRF string so valuable. The domain was bought by the Juvenile
Diabetes Research Foundation whose website is at JDRF.org.
Acquiring the .com will stem a lot traffic loss for the organization
as well as reinforce their good name on the web.
The country code had yet another good week
with seven representatives on the Big Board, led by #4 Cloud-Computing.de,
sold for $38,280 at Sedo, a venue that accounted for all but
one of the big ccTLD sales. The exception was #11 (tie) Flags.us,
a domain that Howard Hoffman sold to Jeff Reynolds,
owner of AmericanFlags.com,
for $12,000 in a private transaction (we told the story of
Jeff's success with AmericanFlags.com in an early DN
Journal Cover Story published back in 2004).
Only one non .com gTLD made the
leader board this week. That was #7 (tie) Flex.net, a name
that sold for $15,000 at Sedo.
There was a very large .net sale this week
- but just how large we don't know since it was subject to a
non-disclosure agreement. MediaOptions,
who handled the sale
of Pizza.net, indicated the deal would probably rank
among the five biggest .net sales ever.
Here is how all of the sales leaders stacked up for the
week ending Sunday, August 1:
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. July 26, 2010 - Sun. Aug. 1, 2010
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Aug. 4, 2010
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|
Domain |
Sold For
|
Where
Sold |
1. |
OY.com |
$90,000 |
Sedo |
2. |
рф.com
(IDN) |
$60,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
3. |
CDRate.com |
$42,500 |
AfternicDLS |
4. |
Cloud-Computing.de |
€29,000
= $38,280 |
Sedo |
5. |
JDRF.com |
$23,800 |
YummyNames |
6. |
OnlineShop-Fuer-Kleidung.de |
€13,000
= $17,160 |
Sedo |
7.
tie |
Befrank.com |
$15,000 |
Sedo |
7.
tie |
Flex.net |
$15,000 |
Sedo |
7.
tie |
P6.com |
$15,000 |
Sedo |
10. |
Rugby.eu |
€9,300
= $12,276 |
Sedo |
11.
tie |
063.com |
$12,000 |
Sedo |
11.
tie |
Flags.us |
$12,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
13. |
SuperWifi.com |
$10,000 |
AfternicDLS |
14. |
No.de |
€7,500
= $9,900 |
Sedo |
15. |
IndoorAirQuality.com |
$8,790 |
YummyNames/
AfternicDLS |
16.
tie |
SpezialTickets.de |
€6,500
= $8,580 |
Sedo |
16.
tie |
Steuersparen.de |
€6,500
= $8,580 |
Sedo |
18.
tie |
AYYO.com |
$8,000 |
Sedo |
18.
tie |
InternetMarketingBusiness.com |
$8,000 |
AfternicDLS |
20. |
OnlinePersonalTraining.com |
$7,500 |
AfternicDLS |
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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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For
the 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 before
you buy anything! As a starting point we have
built a sister site specifically for you at NameNewbie.com.
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CLICK
HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.
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.Com Supporting Cast
Sedo led the .com supporting cast with Jetman.com
soaring to a $5,940 sale. Drugz.com
followed at $5,800 while PeakLife.com posted $5,500
and three others; Etrion.com, Felicis.com and UnderStar.com
drew $5,000 each. GadgetDoctors.com dispensed another $4,500
and Virtuel.com kicked in $4,092.
Sedo had 38 more .com sales ranging from $2,000
to $4,000 that are listed in the table below.
Additional
Sedo .com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,000 |
auberge-de-jeunesse.com |
$4,000 |
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dateagency.com |
$2,888 |
paywall.com |
$4,000 |
chilitv.com |
$2,772 |
digiboat.com |
$3,975 |
milkmade.com |
$2,765 |
beautyoftheworld.com |
$3,960 |
nankang.com |
$2,600 |
cafetique.com |
$3,960 |
agentstudio.com |
$2,500 |
medicamo.com |
$3,960 |
futurenergy.com |
$2,500 |
webates.com |
$3,750 |
latelevision.com |
$2,500 |
selbsthypnose.com |
$3,700 |
bandio.com |
$2,495 |
alertcard.com |
$3,630 |
fiveplus.com |
$2,488 |
brioche.com |
$3,565 |
thisismysong.com |
$2,450 |
buyway.com |
$3,500 |
xotel.com |
$2,376 |
osteoporosi.com |
$3,432 |
bahnticket.com |
$2,310 |
minetv.com |
$3,300 |
climatescientists.com |
$2,010 |
drogendealer.com |
$3,299 |
1clickfix.com |
$2,000 |
backsupportbelt.com |
$3,250 |
boux.com |
$2,000 |
wohnidee.com |
$3,240 |
climateoutlook.com |
$2,000 |
admuse.com |
$3,100 |
nexdeals.com |
$2,000 |
clevelandcremation.com |
$3,000 |
poppyproject.com |
$2,000 |
vermicompost.com |
$3,000 |
warit.com |
$2,000 |
At SnapNames.com
CameraBag.com brought $5,000, Materiel.com made
$3,900 and FriendsUnited.com yielded $3,700. HelpBlog.com
hauled in $3,450, ConsumerOpinionPanel.com provided $2,500
and Schnellkredit.com contributed $2,278. GoldCentre.com
chipped in $2,224, LearningStudio.com landed $2,109
and MintCorp.com captured $2,000.
Back at the AfternicDLS, ECRU.com crunched $5,000
while StorageData.com and ResidentialRehab.com earned $3,000
each. TwoThirds.com and Woofipedia.com went for $2,750
apiece while MrCamper.com and AdventureBikes.com each
braked at $2,500.
YouAward.com was worth $2,495, RegistryCleanerDownload.com
located $2,488 and EverythingSolar.com lit up $2,399.
TruckOff.com drove home $2,088 while Zahnkosmetik.com
and ChairDirect.com chalked up $2,000 apiece.
In association with YummyNames, the AfternicDLS also
sold Cabezon.com ($3,500), DUIFlorida.com ($2,800) and
ShapeSolutions.com ($2,799). AttractClients.com
clicked for $2,750 and Motivationalinterviewing.com
delivered $2,200.
Country Codes
The country codes rang up a quartet of
five-figure sales this week - all of which you saw on the all
extension leader board at the top of this report. The highest ccTLD
sale you haven't seen yet is #5 on our new Country
Code Top 20 Chart and it just missed reaching the five-figure
mark too. No.de went for $9,900 at Sedo, a venue that
continued their country code dominance by sweeping 20 of 22 chart
entries (the extra spots resulted from a three-way tie for the final
position).
.de domains (German country code)
wound up sweeping more chart entries than any other extension with
nine names on the elite list. Great Britain's .co.uk was next
with four, followed by the European Union's .eu with
three.
Drop.com.au
was the only sales venue able to break through Sedo's monopoly taking
#16 with CheapWebHosting.com.au (Australian country
code) at $3,238.
Here is how all of the
country code leaders stacked
up for the week ending August 1:
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Country
Code Top 20
Highest
Reported ccTLD Sales: Mon. July 26, 2010 - Sun. Aug.
1, 2010
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Aug. 4, 2010 |
|
|
Domain |
Sold For
|
Where
Sold |
1. |
Cloud-Computing.de |
€29,000
= $38,280 |
Sedo |
2. |
OnlineShop-Fuer-Kleidung.de |
€13,000
= $17,160 |
Sedo |
3. |
Rugby.eu |
€9,300
= $12,276 |
Sedo |
4. |
Flags.us |
$12,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
5. |
No.de |
€7,500
= $9,900 |
Sedo |
6.
tie |
SpezialTickets.de |
€6,500
= $8,580 |
Sedo |
6.
tie |
Steuersparen.de |
€6,500
= $8,580 |
Sedo |
8. |
Pheremones.co.uk |
€4,785
= $6,316 |
Sedo |
9. |
My-Wine.de |
€3,570
= $4,712 |
Sedo |
10. |
Explain.de |
€3,200
= $4,224 |
Sedo |
|
11. |
DirectBlinds.co.uk |
£2,600
= $4,134 |
Sedo |
12. |
BigPoint.it |
€3,020 = $3,986 |
Sedo |
13. |
PokerSite.co.uk |
£2,500
= $3,975 |
Sedo |
14. |
GND.eu |
€2,750 = $3,630 |
Sedo |
15. |
WebTV.ch |
€2,700 = $3,564 |
Sedo |
16. |
CheapWebHosting.com.au |
$3,238 |
Drop.com.au |
17. |
Blue-Ocean.de |
€2,430 = $3,208 |
Sedo |
18. |
SolarSmart.co.uk |
£1,999
= $3,178 |
Sedo |
19. |
Bingo770.es |
€2,100 = $2,772 |
Sedo |
20.
tie |
Aviano.it |
€2,000 = $2,640 |
Sedo |
20.
tie |
MyMovie.eu |
€2,000 = $2,640 |
Sedo |
20.
tie |
Therapeutisches-Reiten.de |
€2,000 = $2,640 |
Sedo |
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HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts. |
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There were dozens of additional four
figure sales off the ccTLD chart with Sedo again accounting for the vast
majority of those. Their line up included Entertain.me at $2,500
and Skeelers.nl at $2,442. Fise.de added $2,244,
Manteles.es secured $2,231 and HolidaySeekers.co.uk
corralled $2,147.
Sedo had 47 more ccTLD sales ranging from $1,000
to $2,000 that are listed in the table below:
Additional
Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $2,000 |
lenscatalog.co.uk |
$2,000 |
|
mietwohnen.de |
$1,320 |
myheritage.se |
$2,000 |
moviebox.ch |
$1,320 |
shop.cc |
$2,000 |
soffor.nu |
$1,320 |
affiliateprograms.co.uk |
$1,988 |
sportfiske.nu |
$1,320 |
blower-door.eu |
$1,980 |
tvreceiver.de |
$1,320 |
fabory.in |
$1,980 |
videokameror.nu |
$1,320 |
gratisonlinespielen.de |
$1,980 |
wohnungvermieten.de |
$1,320 |
douleurs.ch |
$1,848 |
locationsdevoiture.fr |
$1,319 |
nioxin.it |
$1,848 |
myforum.ru |
$1,307 |
gamblingguide.eu |
$1,782 |
sophis.co.uk |
$1,302 |
cybershop.eu |
$1,716 |
günstige-energie.de |
$1,254 |
em2012.de |
$1,716 |
inflatablekayak.co.uk |
$1,200 |
die-oeffnungszeiten.de |
$1,650 |
cornishretreats.co.uk |
$1,193 |
vacacionesverano.es |
$1,650 |
euston.co.uk |
$1,193 |
h3.de |
$1,613 |
betreuungsservice.de |
$1,188 |
soundstore.de |
$1,571 |
onlyhot.de |
$1,188 |
domaindeals.co.uk |
$1,500 |
podróże.eu |
$1,086 |
elaw.us |
$1,500 |
clubpoker.es |
$1,056 |
primetime.tv |
$1,500 |
mobile24.fr |
$1,056 |
englishstudio.co.uk |
$1,423 |
rabattkuponger.no |
$1,056 |
casino.kn.kn |
$1,400 |
wines.es |
$1,056 |
bord.nu |
$1,320 |
flying.in |
$1,050 |
jackor.nu |
$1,320 |
plaza-ceramica.de |
$1,005 |
klänningar.nu
(IDN) |
$1,320 |
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Elsewhere SnapNames sold Gadgets.us for
$2,050 and Drop.com.au rang up a quartet of Australian ccTLD
sales; ReverseMortgages.com.au ($1,820), CheapHosting.com.au
($1,719), ACN.net.au ($1,458) and Florists.net.au
($1,218).
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 were even slower than usual this week with just one
five-figure sale reported - Flex.net at $15,000. It
was a long drop to the #2 position held by GinRummy.net at $5,800.
Sedo handled both of those sales and wound up sweeping 16 of 21
positions on our new Global Contenders Top 20 Chart (the
extra spot resulted from a three-way tie for the final
position).
The .orgs, led by #3 Gazeteler.org ($5,250
at
SnapNames) had the most chart entries with nine. .Net was
right behind with eight. .Mobi claimed a pair of places on
the elite list; #4 BMO.mobi at $5,000 and #19 (tie) Betway.mobi
at $1,500. The remaining openings went to #11 Lifestyle.asia
($3,168) and #15 Herbs.biz ($2,000).
Here's how all of the Global Contenders stacked up for the
week ending August 1:
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Global
Contenders Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. July
26, 2010 - Sun. Aug. 1, 2010
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Aug. 4, 2010 |
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|
Domain |
Sold
For |
Where Sold |
1. |
Flex.net |
$15,000 |
Sedo |
2. |
GinRummy.net |
$5,800 |
Sedo |
3. |
Gazeteler.org |
$5,250 |
SnapNames |
4. |
BMO.mobi |
$5,000 |
Sedo |
5. |
DailyScience.org |
$4,900 |
Sedo |
6.
tie |
2D.net |
$3,500 |
Sedo |
6.
tie |
PhiladelphiaMovers.org |
$3,500 |
Pvt Sale |
8. |
Sapatos.net |
€2,490 = $3,287 |
Sedo |
9. |
EnglishStudio.net |
£2,022 = $3,215 |
Sedo |
10. |
MensCologne.net |
$3,188 |
Sedo |
|
11. |
Lifestyle.asia |
€2,400 = $3,168 |
Sedo |
12. |
SaintTherese.org |
$3,000 |
AfternicDLS |
13. |
FreeText.org |
£1,510 = $2,401 |
Sedo |
14. |
WebHostingHub.org |
$2,200 |
Sedo |
15. |
Herbs.biz |
$2,000 |
Sedo |
16. |
IHMF.org |
$1,550 |
SnapNames |
17. |
Hochstuhl.net |
€1,150 = $1,518 |
Sedo |
18. |
Sporttasche.org |
€1,140 = $1,505 |
Sedo |
19.
tie |
Betway.mobi |
$1,500 |
Sedo |
19.
tie |
LuxuryVacationRentals.org |
$1,500 |
Sedo |
19.
tie |
UVI.net |
$1,500 |
AfternicDLS |
CLICK
HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.
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There were eight more four-figure GC sales just off the
chart. Sedo had six of those including OnlineGames.info ($1,399),
Casino-Spiele.info ($1,173) and BedLinens.net ($1,149).
Kaernten.mobi added $1,056 while Isgan.org and GolfBall.org
went for $1,000 each.
At the AfternicDLS SWAE.net notched $1,300
and BringThemHomeNow.net nabbed $1,200.
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 Wednesday 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.
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