Even with that sale at least temporarily out of our chart mix,
Sedo had another very strong week, piling up 12 of the 20 chart
entries including five of the top ten. Their first big run started
with #3 POW.com ($75,000), #4 T.ag ($60,000) and #5
Tiempo.com ($41,900). That T.ag sale (a ccTLD representing Antigua
and Barbuda) is the year's second biggest country code sale,
behind only Deals.com.au that was sold for $100,000 in April.
That wasn't the only big country code sale
this week either. After charting just one domain on the all
extension leader board last week, the ccTLDs returned to their usual
solid form this week by claming six places on the Big Board,
including four that hit the top half of the elite list. Poker.org.uk
gave Sedo a 6th place tie at $41,000 and they also scored
with #10 Want.it at $26,500. Sandwiched in between at
#8 was Lista.pl ("list" in Polish), a domain that
sold for $33,733 at Aftermarket.pl.
The country codes got a further boost from a South African ccTLD,
#14 BusinessInsurance.co.za, that was sold by Durni
Companies LLC for $18,975 in a private
transaction,.
With .coms corralling a dozen chart
entries, that left just two spots for the non .com gTLDs.
Those went to #12 (tie) SanFrancisco.net, sold at Sedo for $20,000,
and #15 Photo.pro, a name that changed hands through the
AfternicDLS for $18,000.
Sedo and the AfternicDLS were the only
venues with multiple chart entries this week but MediaOptions
was able to take a bow with #9 AdvertisingAgency.com at $33,000.
Congratulations are also in order for long time domainer/developer Sol
Orwell (previously known as Ahmed Farooq) who acquired #6
(tie) Examine.com
for $41,000 for his new website devoted to examining claims
made about various popular dietary supplements.
Here's how all of the sales leaders stacked up for the
week ending Sunday, May 8:
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. May 2. 2011 - Sun. May 8, 2011
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect May 11, 2011
|
|
Domain |
Sold For
|
Where
Sold |
1. |
Puzzle.com |
$500,000 |
AfternicDLS |
2. |
EJU.com |
$96,000 |
AfternicDLS |
3. |
POW.com |
$75,000 |
Sedo |
4. |
T.ag |
$60,000 |
Sedo |
5. |
Tiempo.com |
$41,900 |
Sedo |
6.
tie |
Examine.com |
$41,000 |
Pvt
Sale |
6.
tie |
Poker.org.uk |
£25,000
= $41,000 |
Sedo |
8. |
Lista.pl
("list" in Polish) |
98,000
PLN = $33,733 |
Aftermarket.pl |
9. |
AdvertisingAgency.com |
$33,000 |
MediaOptions |
10. |
Want.it |
$26,500 |
Sedo |
|
11. |
ISU.com |
$23,000 |
Sedo |
12.
tie |
Personalica.com |
$20,000 |
Sedo |
12.
tie |
SanFrancisco.net |
$20,000 |
Sedo |
14. |
BusinessInsurance.co.za |
$18,975 |
Pvt
Sale |
15. |
Photo.pro |
$18,000 |
AfternicDLS |
16. |
PRFirm.com |
€12,111
= $17,319 |
Sedo |
17. |
Walk.co.uk |
£9,999
= $16,398 |
Sedo |
18. |
Svenska.com |
€10,000
= $14,300 |
Sedo |
19. |
Asztalos.com |
€9,500
= $13,585 |
Sedo |
20. |
Pursu.com |
$13,200 |
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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There were five more five-figure sales off the
chart with Sedo accounting for all of those. PlayaResorts.com
returned $12,500, Mobile360.com connected for $10,100
and three others; Absbelt.com, CloudStack.com
and Weico.com went $10,000 each.
.Com Supporting Cast
Sedo also had a strong .com supporting cast of
four-figure sales led by GamutNews.com, Inmold.com and Mutour.com
at $7,000 apiece. An IDN, Berufsunfähigkeitsversicherungvergleich.com
(say that fast three times without stumbling!) added $6,864
and Kuza.com kicked in $6,300.
Technosat.com and TeamTop.com added $6,000
each while ArtPix.com posted $5,940, SafeOffsite.com
secured $5,250 and Machiavelli.com made $5,226. Sedo had 52 more four-figure .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 |
aism.com |
$5,000 |
|
gettingsmart.com |
$2,990 |
brica.com |
$5,000 |
coinpal.com |
$2,860 |
cieloazul.com |
$5,000 |
cool-zone.com |
$2,860 |
interracialpicture.com |
$5,000 |
rojoazafran.com |
$2,860 |
eticket24.com |
$4,848 |
instatrim.com |
$2,859 |
cncarena.com |
$4,750 |
homepac.com |
$2,800 |
holzkisten.com |
$4,719 |
superlista.com |
$2,703 |
add2cart.com |
$4,500 |
gardentoday.com |
$2,700 |
gvx.com |
$4,400 |
globalmacro.com |
$2,550 |
perlo.com |
$4,300 |
aerospacedesign.com |
$2,500 |
targetinsights.com |
$4,290 |
higi.com |
$2,500 |
marketingfish.com |
$4,095 |
seegames.com |
$2,500 |
ideame.com |
$4,000 |
spilleautomaten.com |
$2,500 |
pulu.com |
$4,000 |
yourlove.com |
$2,450 |
fursa.com |
$3,900 |
arthritic.com |
$2,350 |
meeton.com |
$3,800 |
wedriveyou.com |
$2,181 |
wqe.com |
$3,700 |
circal.com |
$2,145 |
alternativenews.com |
$3,500 |
lyonesscard.com |
$2,145 |
guninfo.com |
$3,500 |
plusdownloads.com |
$2,145 |
wowmodels.com |
$3,500 |
supergaz.com |
$2,145 |
gezin.com |
$3,303 |
dailysciencenews.com |
$2,000 |
kerida.com |
$3,300 |
highspeed-internet.com |
$2,000 |
machinesearch.com |
$3,116 |
naturalavenue.com |
$2,000 |
openpeer.com |
$3,100 |
ribeyes.com |
$2,000 |
aerotec.com |
$3,000 |
splitsell.com |
$2,000 |
riskwire.com |
$3,000 |
usrei.com |
$2,000 |
Back at the AfternicDLS ConsolidateYourDebts.com
drew $7,000, EpicGear.com grabbed $6,988 and GameNavigator.com
delivered $6,800. HVHC.com sold for $6,500, WineNow.com
uncorked $6,288 and FQK.com cornered $6,000.
Three others; DownWorld.com, Firekeeper.com
and Pelak.com provided $5,000 apiece. Interludio.com
landed $4,888, Banyak.com brought $4,500 and
CashTeam.com deposited $4,388.
The AfternicDLS reported 72 more
.com sales ranging from
$2,000 to $4,088. Those are listed in the table below:
Additional
AfternicDLS .com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,088 |
nbins.com |
$4,088 |
|
carolinacardiology.com |
$2,688 |
fastflights.com |
$3,988 |
vectorsoft.com |
$2,600 |
hulon.com |
$3,912 |
vikingtechnology.com |
$2,600 |
scholarshiponline.com |
$3,888 |
skinwell.com |
$2,588 |
secureanywhere.com |
$3,788 |
slipware.com |
$2,588 |
rmap.com |
$3,750 |
taxpolls.com |
$2,588 |
thefitnesszone.com |
$3,750 |
beye.com |
$2,500 |
amishbuilt.com |
$3,688 |
dopper.com |
$2,500 |
higear.com |
$3,550 |
sustainableperformance.com |
$2,500 |
iterms.com |
$3,500 |
canadianborder.com |
$2,488 |
powerbat.com |
$3,500 |
dealerpad.com |
$2,488 |
newoption.com |
$3,488 |
essentialcommodities.com |
$2,488 |
digitalhaven.com |
$3,288 |
newbreakingnews.com |
$2,488 |
gizmoguide.com |
$3,288 |
finishtime.com |
$2,400 |
tldesigns.com |
$3,230 |
taximall.com |
$2,399 |
bestwell.com |
$3,188 |
reinraum.com |
$2,390 |
titlenet.com |
$3,188 |
accessmore.com |
$2,388 |
urbantouch.com |
$3,188 |
managepay.com |
$2,388 |
golddeal.com |
$3,000 |
dreamsigns.com |
$2,300 |
plaza21.com |
$3,000 |
seobacklinks.com |
$2,250 |
Go2Team.com |
$2,995 |
airtravelagent.com |
$2,188 |
careerviews.com |
$2,988 |
acnservices.com |
$2,100 |
oito.com |
$2,988 |
neologica.com |
$2,100 |
zaptap.com |
$2,988 |
robotservice.com |
$2,100 |
localprojects.com |
$2,917 |
ashcan.com |
$2,088 |
bringthekids.com |
$2,900 |
cowboyexpress.com |
$2,088 |
creditcardfinance.com |
$2,900 |
ichemist.com |
$2,088 |
ratecalculator.com |
$2,900 |
schoolscene.com |
$2,088 |
aebrasil.com |
$2,888 |
aeronomy.com |
$2,000 |
effectivemanager.com |
$2,888 |
entertainmentmobile.com |
$2,000 |
songhub.com |
$2,888 |
exads.com |
$2,000 |
activationgroup.com |
$2,870 |
klaver.com |
$2,000 |
ladaily.com |
$2,800 |
localuniversities.com |
$2,000 |
winefrance.com |
$2,788 |
powerofideas.com |
$2,000 |
gridway.com |
$2,750 |
thehydro.com |
$2,000 |
ecocyber.com |
$2,700 |
waldenmanagement.com |
$2,000 |
AfternicDLS domain listing service partner Sedo
added another sale with HumanGuide.com going for $2,100.
Elsewhere YummyNames
teamed up with the AfternicDLS to sell GroupGifting.com for $6,777
and they joined forces with Sedo to sell RenewableElectricity.com
for $5,500 and ThePortrait.com for $2,799.
Country Codes
As I mentioned above, the country codes were
clicking on all cylinders again this week with a half dozen solid
five-figure sales. Those all made the all extension Top 20 Chart and
of course they fill the first six positions on our new Country
Code Top Chart as well. The highest ccTLD sale you haven't
seen yet is #7 Gowrings.co.uk, sold at Sedo for $9,840.
This is the second time that Gowrings.co.uk has been
sold at Sedo this year. Back in March in changed hands for just £1,000
($1,640), so that buyer obviously made a very handsome return on
their investment with this new flip.
Domains representing three different counties fill
out the top ten. #8 FindEmployment.ca (Canadian ccTLD)
changed hands for $9,250 through OK.ca,
Apostas.pt
(Portuguese ccTLD) drew $8,580 at Sedo and Properties.co.nz
(New Zealand ccTLD) attracted $8,000, also at Sedo.
Here is how the Country Code Top 20 stacked
up for the week ending May 8:
|
Country
Code Top 20
Highest
Reported ccTLD Sales: Mon. May 2, 2011 - Sun. May 8, 2011
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect May 11, 2011 |
|
|
Domain |
Sold For
|
Where
Sold |
1. |
T.ag |
$60,000 |
Sedo |
2. |
Poker.org.uk |
£25,000
= $41,000 |
Sedo |
3. |
Lista.pl
("list" in Polish) |
98,000
PLN = $35,733 |
Aftermarket.pl |
4. |
Want.it |
$26,500 |
Sedo |
5. |
BusinessInsurance.co.za |
$18,975 |
Pvt
Sale |
6. |
Walk.co.uk |
£9,999
= $16,398 |
Sedo |
7. |
Gowrings.co.uk |
£6,000
= $9,840 |
Sedo |
8. |
FindEmployment.ca |
$9,250 |
OK.ca |
9. |
Apostas.pt |
€6,000 = $8,580 |
Sedo |
10. |
Properties.co.nz |
$8,000 |
Sedo |
|
11. |
Oxford.eu |
€5,400 = $7,722 |
BliXem Internet |
12. |
Haier.nl |
€5,200 = $7,436 |
BliXem Internet/Sedo |
13. |
Melrose.co.uk |
£4,450
= $7,298 |
Sedo |
14. |
Employment.de |
€4,750 = $6,793 |
Sedo |
15. |
BGF.co.uk |
£3,890
= $6,380 |
Sedo |
16. |
ANZ.kr |
$6,000 |
Sedo |
17. |
SCN.co.uk |
£3,500 = $5,740 |
Sedo |
18. |
Recipes.co |
$5,600 |
DomainMarket/
Sedo |
19. |
Jetravaille.fr |
€3,500 = $5,005 |
Sedo |
20. |
AF.ro |
$5,000 |
Sedo |
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Sedo rang up several dozen additional
four figure ccTLD sales including Uhrenstore.de and WorkFromHomeJobs.co.uk
at $4,290 each and DesignSofas.de at $4,254. Bazaar.me
and ChristmasTrees.co.uk lit up $4,000 apiece while PrivateBanker.de
added $3,718 to the till.
Sedo had 67 more country code sales ranging from $1,000
to $3,575 that are listed in the table below:
Additional
Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $2,640 |
marantz.it |
$3,575 |
|
eurodis.be |
$1,430 |
edutour.co.kr |
$3,500 |
kinotipp.de |
$1,430 |
blankert.nl |
$3,218 |
koopzondagen.nl |
$1,430 |
durdledoor.co.uk |
$3,108 |
limousinenservice.ch |
$1,430 |
12volt.de |
$2,936 |
mueller.co |
$1,430 |
mailinglist.it |
$2,860 |
ndm.at |
$1,430 |
imd.cc |
$2,750 |
nfc.es |
$1,430 |
musicstore.es |
$2,717 |
pokertime.es |
$1,430 |
pflege-profi.de |
$2,646 |
healthinsurance.eu |
$1,427 |
glow.co |
$2,500 |
masciarelli.eu |
$1,416 |
tgd.co.uk |
$2,460 |
unser-gas.de |
$1,416 |
acseine.cn |
$2,288 |
documentaire.tv |
$1,359 |
webcast.be |
$2,288 |
sunglasshut.de |
$1,359 |
chiep.de |
$2,145 |
webschutz.de |
$1,359 |
tell-us.dk |
$2,145 |
kran.eu |
$1,330 |
vertical-blinds.co.uk |
$2,132 |
vucciria.it |
$1,300 |
dealster.in |
$2,000 |
clubaffaire.fr |
$1,287 |
obituari.es |
$2,000 |
mietgutachten.de |
$1,287 |
meinstar.de |
$1,859 |
verzakking.nl |
$1,287 |
wiso-steuer.de |
$1,788 |
teich-folie.de |
$1,258 |
143iloveyou.tv |
$1,750 |
dimamaroc.de |
$1,216 |
autoversicherung.cc |
$1,716 |
spectrum.eu |
$1,216 |
dolmar.it |
$1,716 |
souschef.co.uk |
$1,148 |
million.gr |
$1,716 |
gesundheit-ernaehrung.de |
$1,105 |
lds.me |
$1,655 |
families.co.nz |
$1,100 |
ardnamurchan.co.uk |
$1,640 |
melissa.co |
$1,100 |
erneuerbare-energie.at |
$1,573 |
schnellkochen.at |
$1,073 |
cheapestinternationalcalls.co.uk |
$1,500 |
ticketdienst.de |
$1,073 |
waterskis.co |
$1,500 |
westside.fr |
$1,073 |
78.eu |
$1,430 |
managementconsulting.nl |
$1,001 |
anwaltsbüro.ch |
$1,430 |
TC.TV |
$1,001 |
blitzer.at |
$1,430 |
autoweek.ca |
$1,000 |
cdb.fr |
$1,430 |
brutaal.be |
$1,000 |
employment.it |
$1,430 |
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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.
Non .com gTLDs (.biz, .info, .mobi, .net, .org, .asia, .pro & .tel)
As we noted in the all extension section above,
SanFrancisco.net and Photo.pro led the charge for the non .Com
gTLDs this week. Placing third on our new Top 20 Non .Com
gTDs Chart is CloudStack.org, a domain that generated
$7,500 at Sedo. KFZ-Versicherungen.net followed at #4
with a $6,435 sale, also at Sedo.
The .nets had their most dominating outing of
the year, sweeping 16 of the 20 chart entries, including #5 NewsFeed.net
($5,488 at the AfternicDLS) and #6 Snakes.net ($4,999
at Sedo). .Pro was the only other extension with multiple
chart entries, scoring a second time with #8 Diabetes.pro at $4,500
via Sedo. The remaining openings went to a .org and a .asia
(#18 Webhoster.asia at $2,360).
Here's how all of the Non .Com gTLD leaders stacked up for the
week ending May 8:
|
Non
.Com gTLDs Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. May
2, 2011 - Sun. May 8, 2011
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect May 11, 2011 |
|
|
Domain |
Sold
For |
Where Sold |
1. |
SanFrancisco.net |
$20,000 |
Sedo |
2. |
Photo.pro |
$18,000 |
AfternicDLS |
3. |
CloudStack.org |
$7,500 |
Sedo |
4. |
KFZ-Versicherungen.net |
€4,500
= $6,435 |
Sedo |
5. |
NewsFeed.net |
$5,488 |
AfternicDLS |
6 |
Snakes.net |
$4,999 |
Sedo |
7. |
Spanje.net |
€3,335
= $4,769 |
Sedo |
8. |
Diabetes.pro |
$4,500 |
Sedo |
9. |
Uranus.net |
$4,388 |
AfternicDLS |
10. |
MyRainbow.net |
$3,488 |
AfternicDLS |
|
11. |
IPPC.net |
$3,358 |
AfternicDLS |
12. |
Stud.net |
$3,000 |
Sedo |
13. |
TVSeries.net |
$2,888 |
AfternicDLS |
14. |
SoulSisters.net |
$2,788 |
AfternicDLS |
15. |
CheapInsuranceQuotes.net |
$2,700 |
Sedo |
16. |
WindEnergy.net |
$2,555 |
Sedo |
17. |
TouchOfClass.net |
$2,484 |
Sedo |
18. |
Webhoster.asia |
€1,650
= $2,360 |
Sedo |
19.
tie |
Nagaland.net |
$2,088 |
AfternicDLS |
19.
tie |
Pantarei.net |
$2,088 |
AfternicDLS |
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There were a couple of dozen additional four-figure
non .com gTLD sales just off the chart led by Musik-Forum.net
at $2,074 via Sedo. Their roster also included the tongue
twister Berufsunfaehigkeitsversicherungen.net at $1,645.
Sedo had 14 more four-figure .com sale ranging from
$1,000 to $1,500. Those are listed in the table below:
Additional
Sedo Non .com gTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $1,500 |
ringer.org |
$1,500 |
|
jewel.org |
$1,060 |
disorders.net |
$1,325 |
podroze.net |
$1,054 |
kunstdrucke.net |
$1,208 |
mgs.net |
$1,021 |
humble.net |
$1,200 |
theo.net |
$1,015 |
mydomains.net |
$1,200 |
1031.net |
$1,000 |
diabetesmellitus.info |
$1,144 |
dyn.mobi |
$1,000 |
glori.org |
$1,073 |
storelocator.org |
$1,000 |
Back at the AfternicDLS IncreaseLibido.net and OnDirect.net
notched $2,000 apiece while SimplyMobile.net went for $1,900.
CleanEnergySolutions.net soaked up $1,588, SchoolFund.com
floated $1,500 and MakeMeBeautiful.org banked $1,488.
Three others; Bluey.net, HRSource.net and USACorp.net
captured $1,388 each.
CorporateExcellence.org added $1,300, PowerOfChoice.net
produced $1,288 and ClosedCaption.org clicked for $1,200.
PTRC.org dispensed $1,088 and WebIdentity.org went
for $1,000.
AfternicDLS partner Sedo also helped them sell SwissExpress.net
for $1,988 and Weico.net for $1,300.
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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