|
The other figure stemmed from a separate
deal made between the seller (Mobile Streams) and the new
owner that, as noted in the press release, gave Mobile Streams the
right to continue using specific Latin American Ringtones.com sub-domains
for an interim transitional period. That deal did not change the
cash price the buyer paid Sedo to acquire the domain though.
Three more six-figure sales lit up the
domain sales scoreboard this week. The AfternicDLS
banked $175,000 for #2 Decide.com, Sedo, who piled up
11 of the 20 chart entries, raked in another $123,504 for #3 KF.com
and Moniker/SnapNames
booked $117,650 for #4 Temps.com. The .coms
dominated this week, sweeping the first seven chart entries and 16
of 20 overall.
The highest non .com sale was #8 DR.org,
a domain that Luc-André Biggs
sold in a private transaction for $39,000. Biggs had
acquired the name just a couple of months ago for $20,000 so he
wound up with an exceptionally nice return on his short-term
investment. That was the only non .com gTLD sale this week.
The country codes did better,
taking three places on the Big Board, including two on the top half
of the elite list; #9 AlbumPhoto.fr ($37,381 at Sedo)
and #10 Hardware.com.au ($36,116 at Drop.com.au).
Drop.com.au's Mike Robertson told me that is the highest
price paid to date for an expired .com.au (Australian ccTLD)
domain. The other ccTLD on the Top 20 was also a .com.au. #13 CurrencyConverter.com.au
went for $27,500 at NetFleet.com.au.
Here is how all of the sales leaders stacked up for the
week ending Sunday, Dec. 12:
|
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. Dec. 6, 2010 - Sun. Dec. 12, 2010
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Dec. 15, 2010
|
| |
Domain |
Sold For
|
Where
Sold |
| 1. |
Ringtones.com |
$750,000 |
Sedo |
| 2. |
Decide.com |
$175,000 |
AfternicDLS |
| 3. |
KF.com |
$123,504 |
Sedo |
| 4. |
Temps.com |
$117,650 |
Moniker/SnapNames |
| 5. |
VisitStockholm.com |
$70,000 |
Sedo |
| 6. |
Helpful.com |
$50,000 |
Sedo |
| 7. |
YouNews.com |
$40,000 |
Sedo |
| 8. |
DR.org |
$39,000 |
Pvt Sale |
| 9. |
AlbumPhoto.fr |
€28,106
= $37,381 |
Sedo |
| 10. |
Hardware.com.au |
$36,116 |
Drop.com.au |
|
 |
11.
tie |
BubbleShooter.com |
$30,000 |
AfternicDLS |
11.
tie |
Peddle.com |
$30,000 |
AfternicDLS/YummyNames |
| 13. |
CurrencyConverter.com.au |
$27,500 |
NetFleet.com.au |
| 14. |
MPH.com |
$27,000 |
Sedo |
| 15. |
ISME.com |
$20,300 |
Moniker/SnapNames |
| 16. |
Suntana.com |
$19,500 |
Sedo |
| 17. |
Cuisiner.com |
€13,000
= $17,290 |
Sedo |
| 18. |
ProNetwork.com |
$15,800 |
AfternicDLS |
| 19. |
SpectrumAnalyzer.com |
$15,000 |
Sedo |
| 20. |
AmericanProperty.com |
$13,500 |
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.
|
|
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.
|
|
CLICK
HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.
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There were 10 more five-figure sales just
off the chart. Sedo had the highest of those with PhoneSystem.co.uk
at $13,345. They also received $12,000 each for HomeFarming.com,
iZip.com and SixPack.net and Friend.me
added $10,099.
In addition to their four charted domains, the
AfternicDLS rang up $13,000 for StaffSource.com, $11,000
for TWS.net and $10,000 apiece for CellphoneSearch.com
and CureAutism.com.
Moniker/SnapNames had another five-figure sale - LegacyOutdoors.com
at $12,275.
.Com Supporting Cast
Sedo led the .com supporting cast of
four-figure sales with Illo.com at $9,975. They also
scored with BaseballPins.com and OneTwoTrip.com at $8,000
each and Epilierer.com at $7,847. Jeux-de-voiture.com
drew $6,650 while EngineeringSchool.com and Futuremakers.com
went for $6,500 apiece.
TravelPixel.com posted $6,280,
ToysSale.com attracted $6,000 and HairVitamins.com
combed out $5,600. VNCL.com captured $5,350,
FlightAlert.com landed $5,320 and Octopod.com
produced $5,001.
Sedo had 45 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $5,000 that are
listed in the table below:
| Additional
Sedo .com Sales Between $2,000 - $5,000 |
| brokery.com |
$5,000 |
|
elconcurso.com |
$3,000 |
| classical-music.com |
$5,000 |
flda.com |
$3,000 |
| findum.com |
$5,000 |
skril.com |
$3,000 |
| ialbums.com |
$5,000 |
shopradar.com |
$2,959 |
| moviant.com |
$5,000 |
onlinepharmacyreviews.com |
$2,926 |
| raceonusa.com |
$5,000 |
beautyberater.com |
$2,900 |
| skyliving.com |
$5,000 |
krankenversicherungprivate.com |
$2,727 |
| holidayscheap.com |
$4,995 |
üb.com |
$2,660 |
| resolutioncenter.com |
$4,655 |
wechsel.com |
$2,660 |
| azeb.com |
$4,639 |
coasterama.com |
$2,500 |
| 4stocks.com |
$3,995 |
smartborders.com |
$2,500 |
| shoppingfox.com |
$3,925 |
star-m.com |
$2,500 |
| wickey.com |
$3,750 |
scoreinfo.com |
$2,222 |
| hycan.com |
$3,600 |
hwmt.com |
$2,140 |
| buddying.com |
$3,500 |
makemoneyforum.com |
$2,100 |
| noparkingsign.com |
$3,500 |
powerec.com |
$2,100 |
| pansionat.com |
$3,500 |
4software.com |
$2,000 |
| phuket-hotel.com |
$3,500 |
best-online-casinos.com |
$2,000 |
| autoversicherung-vergleich.com |
$3,458 |
bidtrips.com |
$2,000 |
| banque-en-ligne.com |
$3,325 |
e-tao.com |
$2,000 |
| viande.com |
$3,325 |
quotix.com |
$2,000 |
| weathertotravel.com |
$3,230 |
stjohnthebaptist.com |
$2,000 |
| decorativesigns.com |
$3,000 |
|
Back at the AfternicDLS the cash register was
ringing with MindfulBody.com going for $8,500, EZSave.com
for $8,000 and MemoryFoamPillows.com for $7,500.
BizView.com billed $6,500, ParksAndResorts.com
welcomed $6,300 and Augenkliniken.com clicked for $6,288.
MyCamo.com and AIFC.com fetched $5,500
apiece and SMBM.com commanded $5,400. The AfternicDLS reported 66 more .com sales ranging from
$2,000 to $5,000. Those are listed in the table below:
| Additional
AfternicDLS .Com Sales Between $2,000 - $5,000 |
| asphalttesting.com |
$5,000 |
|
naturalorigin.com |
$2,500 |
| gols.com |
$5,000 |
nier.com |
$2,500 |
| lotteryservice.com |
$5,000 |
revest.com |
$2,500 |
| ehear.com |
$4,900 |
searchadvance.com |
$2,500 |
| nextlead.com |
$4,700 |
cityheaven.com |
$2,488 |
| signposts.com |
$4,588 |
fictionnews.com |
$2,488 |
| truckernet.com |
$4,200 |
gaybi.com |
$2,475 |
| mogp.com |
$4,050 |
parksigns.com |
$2,388 |
| Deliverers.com |
$4,000 |
planyourperfectwedding.com |
$2,388 |
| idahospuds.com |
$3,640 |
chirosports.com |
$2,300 |
| getridofit.com |
$3,500 |
lettersandnumbers.com |
$2,300 |
| godlife.com |
$3,500 |
artaffair.com |
$2,200 |
| rightup.com |
$3,500 |
azcoyotes.com |
$2,188 |
| viggle.com |
$3,500 |
oldmilitary.com |
$2,188 |
| giftvault.com |
$3,477 |
WholesaleWeb.com |
$2,100 |
| rioshopping.com |
$3,388 |
DealDriven.com |
$2,095 |
| franciscanhealth.com |
$3,088 |
archivedmovies.com |
$2,088 |
| raulseixas.com |
$3,000 |
creditcardcredit.com |
$2,088 |
| tseinc.com |
$3,000 |
dealserver.com |
$2,088 |
| abcschools.com |
$2,988 |
bettercontrol.com |
$2,000 |
| mytimenow.com |
$2,988 |
BrassTags.com |
$2,000 |
| govest.com |
$2,800 |
conservativeideas.com |
$2,000 |
| laserology.com |
$2,750 |
deskcenter.com |
$2,000 |
| sunnybunny.com |
$2,750 |
digitalartisans.com |
$2,000 |
| storyroom.com |
$2,730 |
fitstudio.com |
$2,000 |
| qualitystructures.com |
$2,700 |
golfcartsafety.com |
$2,000 |
| bgpm.com |
$2,600 |
ineedabreak.com |
$2,000 |
| aleksandra.com |
$2,588 |
lawbroker.com |
$2,000 |
| avalliance.com |
$2,588 |
movie-extras.com |
$2,000 |
| pericorp.com |
$2,588 |
newsnavigator.com |
$2,000 |
| justequity.com |
$2,545 |
pettombstones.com |
$2,000 |
| globalbooking.com |
$2,500 |
pizzaorder.com |
$2,000 |
| hospitalphysicians.com |
$2,500 |
vispro.com |
$2,000 |
As part of their expanded promotion platform The
AfternicDLS teamed up with GoDaddy
Auctions to sell 13 more domains including AskAJudge.com
($3,788), TheRedeye.com ($3,600) and Free-List.com
($3,454). Lunatik.com cracked at $3,300, Chastel.com
chalked up $3,000 and three others; ColorClick.com,
MinnesotaMesothelioma.com and UpperClub.com sold for $2,788
each.
WorldAward.com won $2,600, TheBizniz.com
notched $2,588 and CyberActivist.com demanded $2,580.
PartyEssentials.com provided $2,521 and CreateHealth.com
crested at $2,388.
In addition to the sales they made for the
AfternicDLS, GoDaddy Auctions deposited $8,000 for Imaginit.com,
$6,500 for WeConnect.com and $5,160 for Imvite.com.
ZXK.com kicked in $4,000, GrandmaGifts.com
unwrapped $2,249 and HGallery.com displayed $2,088.
Elsewhere Moniker/SnapNames picked up $9,800
for Punching.com and $2,374 for Weinbrand.com,
while MissDomain.com
mined $3,539 for Apodemus.com. QSAI.com yielded
$3,000 for YummyNames
and they teamed up with the AfternicDLS to sell three more; TheTrendBoutique.com
($3,377), GOXY.com ($3,200) and ShadeStation.com
($3,000).
Country Codes
A half dozen five-figure sales led the
charge for the ccTLDs this week. A French country code
domain, AlbumPhoto.fr captained the ccTLD crew, taking the #1
position on our latest Country Code Top 20 Chart with a $37,381
sale at Sedo.
We showed you all of the five-figure ccTLD sales in
the all extension section at the top of this report, so the highest
sale you haven't seen yet is #7 Puro.it (Italian ccTLD) at $7,182,
also through Sedo, a venue that swept 16 of the 20 chart
entries.
The race among extensions, .ME had the most
charted domains with four. Their roster included #9 (tie) Law.me
at $5,000. A Mexican ccTLD, RentalCar.mx shared that
#8 spot with its own 5K sale.
Here is how the ccTLD Top 20 stacked
up for the week ending Dec. 12:
|
|
|
Country
Code Top 20
Highest
Reported ccTLD Sales: Mon. Dec. 6, 2010 - Sun. Dec.
12, 2010
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Dec. 15, 2010 |
|
| |
Domain |
Sold For
|
Where
Sold |
| 1. |
AlbumPhoto.fr |
€28,106
= $37,381 |
Sedo |
| 2. |
Hardware.com.au |
$36,116 |
Drop.com.au |
| 3. |
CurrencyConverter.com.au |
$27,500 |
NetFleet.com.au |
| 4. |
PhoneSystem.co.uk |
£8,500
= 13,345 |
Sedo |
| 5. |
Friend.me |
$10,099 |
Sedo |
| 6. |
Puro.it |
€5,400
= $7,182 |
Sedo |
| 7. |
AutoLine.de |
€4,490
= $5,972 |
Sedo |
8.
tie |
Law.me |
$5,000 |
Sedo |
8.
tie |
RentalCar.mx |
$5,000 |
Sedo |
| 10. |
SexClubs.de |
€3,689
= $4,906 |
Moniker/SnapNames |
|
|
| 11. |
KLX.de |
€3,500
= $4,655 |
Sedo |
| 12. |
Maje.eu |
€3,200
= $4,256 |
Sedo |
| 13. |
PlayPokerOnline.co.uk |
$4,101 |
Sedo |
| 14. |
Tag.in |
€3,025 = $4,023 |
Sedo |
| 15. |
Business.me |
$4,010 |
Sedo |
| 16. |
Spalding.eu |
€3,000 = $3,990 |
Sedo |
| 17. |
Bank.me |
$3,600 |
Sedo |
| 18. |
Karl.se |
€2,650 = $3,525 |
MissDomain |
| 19. |
TradingForex.com.au |
$3,501 |
NetFleet.com.au |
| 20. |
SatellitePhones.co.uk |
$3,500 |
Sedo |
|
CLICK
HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts. |
|
|
There were dozens of additional four-figure
country codes sales off the chart. Sedo accounted for the vast majority
of those with a sales ledger that included Jobanzeigen.de ($3,165), Neusoft.de ($3,059)
and Virtual.me ($2,875).
Sedo had 56 more ccTLD sales ranging from $1,000
to $2,700 that are listed in the table below:
| Additional
Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $4,100 |
| safer.co |
$2,700 |
|
techblog.de |
$1,463 |
| softwarefabrik.de |
$2,660 |
renovare.nl |
$1,424 |
| vitamin-shop.de |
$2,532 |
pff.eu |
$1,399 |
| rental-cars.pl |
$2,527 |
checken.nl |
$1,397 |
| vende.es |
$2,527 |
score.pl |
$1,397 |
| alopecia.co.uk |
$2,355 |
airarabia.de |
$1,330 |
| jobe.be |
$2,328 |
beispieldomain.de |
$1,330 |
| one.me |
$2,050 |
directcinema.fr |
$1,330 |
| tempex.ch |
$1,995 |
femmefatale.be |
$1,330 |
| travel-video.de |
$1,995 |
webcenter.de |
$1,330 |
| hochzeiteinladungskarten.de |
$1,909 |
youplay.fr |
$1,330 |
| marktplaatsen.nl |
$1,873 |
adwords-training.de |
$1,317 |
| paintball-shop.de |
$1,862 |
homebook.de |
$1,264 |
| blackjackonline.de |
$1,800 |
mrdomain.de |
$1,264 |
| eby.es |
$1,796 |
gratisweb.es |
$1,197 |
| vitaminshop.de |
$1,726 |
lavasteingrill.de |
$1,197 |
| baratas.es |
$1,716 |
tauschportal.de |
$1,197 |
| 8bit.de |
$1,663 |
amts.de |
$1,131 |
| 4proxy.de |
$1,596 |
umstandsmoden-babymoden.de |
$1,131 |
| bellavista.es |
$1,596 |
richardsonsholidays.co.uk |
$1,100 |
| epilierer.eu |
$1,583 |
copy.me |
$1,080 |
| gummischlauch.de |
$1,583 |
cadshop.de |
$1,064 |
| lensonline.co.uk |
$1,570 |
ffs.be |
$1,064 |
| bollardsdirect.co.uk |
$1,562 |
webhostcheck.de |
$1,064 |
| einladunghochzeit.de |
$1,510 |
rink.eu |
$1,011 |
| domains4less.co.uk |
$1,503 |
bld.eu |
$1,000 |
| bulgarienimmobilien.de |
$1,463 |
trunk.se |
$1,000 |
| steelmaster.de |
$1,463 |
vat69.co.in |
$1,000 |
NetFleet.com.au rang up three most Australian ccTLD
sales; Moorabbin.com.au ($3,500), LifeInsurancePlans.com.au
($2,050) and EdenHill.com.au ($1,000).
MissDomain.com also scored with a nice two-letter
Swedish ccTLD - PB.se - at $2,728.
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)
One of the year's 10 biggest non .com gTLD sales
leads this week's Global
Contenders Top 20 Chart. That is DR.org, a domain that
changed hands for $39,000 in a private transaction. That sale
now ranks #9 on our 2010 Year
To Date Global Contenders chart (3rd chart on the page).
That was one of three five-figure sales in this category (all of
which were shown in the all extension list you saw earlier).
The top non .com gTLD sale you haven't seen yet is
#4 Credit.asia, sold for $9,975 at Sedo. That is the
second time that domain has changed hands this year. Back in January
it was sold for just $4,250, so the owner more than doubled
their money on that flip. Gratis.info
rounded out the top five with a $7,500 sale at Sedo.
The .nets had the most chart entries with
ten. .Org followed with seven. .Asia, .Info and
.Biz took the remaining openings with #12 Bookings.biz
representing that extension following a $4,000 sale at Sedo.
Here's how all of the Global Contenders stacked up for the
week ending Dec. 12:
|
|
|
Global
Contenders Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. Dec.
6, 2010 - Sun. Dec. 12, 2010
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Dec. 15, 2010 |
|
| |
Domain |
Sold
For |
Where Sold |
| 1. |
DR.org |
$39,000 |
Pvt Sale |
|
2. |
SixPack.net |
$12,000 |
Sedo |
| 3. |
TWS.net |
$11,000 |
AfternicDLS |
| 4. |
Credit.asia |
€7,500 = $9,975 |
Sedo |
| 5. |
Gratis.info |
$7,500 |
Sedo |
| 6. |
MyDot.org |
$6,000 |
Sedo |
| 7. |
Notch.net |
$5,250 |
AfterncDLS |
8.
tie |
GiftCard.net |
$4,500 |
MediaOptions |
8.
tie |
GiftCard.org |
$4,500 |
MediaOptions |
8.
tie |
GiftCards.org |
$4,500 |
MediaOptions |
|
|
| 11. |
AZHomes.net |
$4,488 |
AfternicDLS/
GoDaddy Auctions |
| 12. |
Bookings.biz |
$4,000 |
Sedo |
| 13. |
Rowhouse.net |
$3,888 |
AfternicDLS |
| 14. |
Lists.net |
$3,250 |
Sedo |
| 15. |
AccessNSDL.org |
$3,005 |
GoDaddy Auctions |
| 16. |
VAS.net |
$3,000 |
Sedo |
| 17. |
Kryptos.org |
$2,888 |
AfternicDLS/
GoDaddy Auctions |
| 18. |
KDZ.net |
$2,800 |
Sedo |
| 19. |
OddSet.net |
€2,050 = $2,727 |
Sedo |
| 20. |
CPAG.org |
$2,588 |
AfternicDLS |
|
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HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.
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|
There were several dozen additional four-figure GC sales just off the
chart. The AfternicDLS had the highest of those with Stubs.net
at $2,500. Ecologist.net added another $2,091.
The AfternicDLS had 17 more four-figure non .com gTLD sales ranging from
$1,000 to $2,000 that are listed in the table below:
| Additional
AfternicDLS non .com gTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $2,000 |
| ezsave.net |
$2,000 |
|
2ndopinion.net |
$1,088 |
| thinkhealthy.net |
$1,850 |
pronetwork.net |
$1,088 |
| herbalcare.net |
$1,566 |
solutionspace.net |
$1,088 |
| adventuregames.net |
$1,500 |
3d4u.net |
$1,060 |
| fabricsonline.net |
$1,388 |
ishield.net |
$1,000 |
| ecentric.net |
$1,300 |
shabir.net |
$1,000 |
| cyberactivist.org |
$1,288 |
vinc.net |
$1,000 |
| gifthouse.net |
$1,188 |
wildones.net |
$1,000 |
| thairestaurants.org |
$1,095 |
|
Through their expanded promotion platform, the
AfternicDLS also used GoDaddy Auctions to sell ThePortal.org for
$2,088 and Sedo to sell SpectrumAnalyzers.net for $1,120.
Meanwhile back at the Sedo ranch, Wintergarten.biz
went for $2,394 and Coen.org contributed $2,092.
Sedo had 16 more non .com gTLD sales
ranging from $1,000 to $2,062. Those are listed in the table below:
| Additional
Sedo non .com gTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $2,062 |
| lauftraining.net |
$2,062 |
|
airplanetickets.net |
$1,400 |
| pferdeversicherung.org |
$2,062 |
immosphere.net |
$1,330 |
| udi.biz |
$1,995 |
stress.info |
$1,264 |
| medicalbillingandcodingschools.net |
$1,699 |
inmobiliarios.org |
$1,250 |
| refinanced.net |
$1,663 |
yosoy.net |
$1,250 |
| bois.pro |
$1,530 |
invertir.org |
$1,170 |
| manufacturingjobs.org |
$1,500 |
cnil.org |
$1,000 |
| pferdehaftpflichtversicherung.net |
$1,463 |
xcde.net |
$1,000 |
Elsewhere YummyNames teamed up with the AfternicDLS
to sell TheNuts.net for $2,000.
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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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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