In other market highlights this week Michael Mann's DomainMarket.com
closed an $80,000 sale of Business.co by completing
transfer of the domain to the new owner who is based in the Czech
Republic. That is the year's 2nd biggest ccTLD sale,
trailing only Deals.com.au which sold for $100,000 last
month. The non. com gTLDs got into the act too with that category
logging its 4th largest sale of 2011 - Bills.org at $70,000
in a deal handled by Sedo.com.
Sandwiched in between the two six-figure sales and the two
biggest non .com sales (which rank 4th and 5th on our new weekly Top
20 Sale Chart) is a nice two-letter .com sale at #3. That is XQ.com,
a domain that changed hands for $85,000 in a deal jointly
brokered by the Toby
Clements Newsletter and PremierPortfolio.com.
Sedo accounted for three of the five remaining top ten sales with
a group led by #6 Humidifiers.com at $50,000. They
went on to pile up 11 of 20 chart entries overall including three
ccTLD sales, giving that category four places on the all extension
leader board. One of those was an IDN - #15 (tie) Gärtnerei.de
("greenhouse" in German) at $16,493 (the non
IDN version sold for the same price).
The non .com gTLDs also wound up with four spots on the elite
list. Three of those were .orgs, including DNStore.com's
sale #10 01.org to the Intel Corporation for
$25,000 and MediaOptions.com's
sale of #17 (tie) Cacao.org for $15,000.
The AfternicDLS
joined Sedo as the only venues with multiple chart entries. They hit
the trifecta with a trio of names led by #8 FunChat.com at $40,000.
Here's how all of the sales leaders stacked up for the
week ending Sunday, May 22:
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. May 16, 2011 - Sun. May 22, 2011
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect May 25, 2011
|
|
Domain |
Sold For
|
Where
Sold |
1. |
33.com |
$358,000 |
DomainAdvisors |
2. |
Cupidon.com
("cupid" in French) |
£175,000
= $285,250 |
Pvt
Sale |
3. |
XQ.com |
$85,000 |
Toby
Clements Newsletter/
PremierPortolfio.com |
4. |
Business.co |
$80,000 |
DomainMarket.com |
5. |
Bills.org |
$70,000 |
Sedo |
6. |
Humidifiers.com |
$50,000 |
Sedo |
7. |
Physical.com |
$42,500 |
Sedo |
8. |
FunChat.com |
$40,000 |
AfternicDLs |
9. |
PlayBet.com |
€21,600
= $30,240 |
Sedo |
10. |
01.org |
$25,000 |
DNStore |
|
11. |
Undergraduate.com |
$22,000 |
Sedo |
12.
tie |
Darlehen.net |
€15,000
= $21,000 |
Sedo |
12.
tie |
Francemutuelle.com |
€15,000
= $21,000 |
Sedo |
14. |
iVideos.com |
$16,800 |
AfternicDLS |
15.
tie |
Gaertnerei.de
("greenhouse" in English) |
€11,781
= $16,493 |
Sedo |
15.
tie |
Gärtnerei.de
(IDN)
("greenhouse" in English) |
€11,781
= $16,493 |
Sedo |
17.
tie |
Cacao.org |
$15,000 |
MediaOptions |
17.
tie |
IT.cc |
$15,000 |
Sedo |
17.
tie |
Xumo.com |
$15,000 |
AfternicDLS |
20. |
Misjuegosdebobesponja.com |
€10,000
= $14,000 |
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.
|
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There were 9 more five-figure sales just off the
chart led by Sedo's sales of Holland.co at $12,600 and
two others; NicePrice.com and Storyboard.de at $11,200
each. They also sold VanRental.co.uk for $10,139 and
a pair of names at $10,000 apiece; Sipnet.net and Thredbo.com.
BliXem
Internet sold Wholesale.eu for $10,521 and
the AfternicDLS sold CreateAPoster.com and EmailServer.com
for $10,000 each.
.Com Supporting Cast
Sedo led the .com supporting cast of
four-figure sales with Altus.com at $9,600. Their
hit list also included BetterDNA.com ($9,000), PeopleCounting.com
($8,400) and WholesaleVoip.com ($7,500). BowAndArrow.com
added $7,000, Periodoncia.com kicked in $6,500
and Milcoches.com made $6,300. Jiangshi.com
corralled $6,000 while two others; Kinderwagens.com
and BrandSetter.com brought $5,040 each.
Sedo had 56 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 |
bigswing.com |
$5,000 |
|
interracialvideo.com |
$2,800 |
cocogirl.com |
$5,000 |
livegoldprices.com |
$2,700 |
dragonglobal.com |
$5,000 |
anoffer.com |
$2,619 |
ifast.com |
$5,000 |
9bar.com |
$2,600 |
likeus.com |
$5,000 |
canflex.com |
$2,500 |
ukcloud.com |
$5,000 |
carexchange.com |
$2,500 |
boids.com |
$4,900 |
databaseclouds.com |
$2,500 |
swissexpress.com |
$4,900 |
partnerworks.com |
$2,500 |
veryimportantpeople.com |
$4,900 |
recsys.com |
$2,500 |
waveshare.com |
$4,900 |
smart-deals.com |
$2,500 |
qiba.com |
$4,711 |
hudou.com |
$2,482 |
pflegestufe.com |
$4,500 |
facecv.com |
$2,450 |
buyinsicily.com |
$4,479 |
clipnow.com |
$2,422 |
candybuffets.com |
$4,400 |
grainedecannabis.com |
$2,200 |
societyx.com |
$3,995 |
bioblast.com |
$2,100 |
lagoasanta.com |
$3,990 |
kbmedical.com |
$2,100 |
flowtrans.com |
$3,920 |
lagerzelte.com |
$2,100 |
123sign.com |
$3,500 |
maxicargo.com |
$2,099 |
helicopteradventures.com |
$3,500 |
askoo.com |
$2,000 |
objetgratuit.com |
$3,500 |
bumpme.com |
$2,000 |
plusvalia.com |
$3,500 |
dalang.com |
$2,000 |
tigerbooks.com |
$3,500 |
greenvoice.com |
$2,000 |
halfpipe.com |
$3,000 |
mahoot.com |
$2,000 |
vanityphonenumber.com |
$3,000 |
myomy.com |
$2,000 |
vanityphonenumbers.com |
$3,000 |
n90.com |
$2,000 |
lookmommy.com |
$2,900 |
ontro.com |
$2,000 |
ic-consult.com |
$2,800 |
pleasantrunfarm.com |
$2,000 |
ink24.com |
$2,800 |
servicecompare.com |
$2,000 |
At MediaOptions SunPan.com produced
$9,500, ContactManagementSoftware.com drew $7,500
and two others; PerformanceManagementSoftware.com and EntReport.com
provided $3,500 apiece. Triggers.com capped $3,250,
MyCacao.com quaffed $3,000 and CardiganSweaters.com
buttoned up $2,500.
Back at the AfternicDLS AutoNova.com
notched $7,700, Nicker.com nabbed $7,000
and AlphaDebt.com deposited $6,160. TaxNation.com
levied $6,081 while two others; WebsiteUptime.com
and GXNews.com uncovered $6,000 each.
VisionTrends.com spotted $5,800, StockPage.com
posted $5,588 and CorporateSocialResponsibility.com
realized $4,990. Toshihiro.com tallied $4,654,
StockPages.com commanded $4,388 and SaleNow.com
sold for $4,300.
The AfternicDLS reported 74 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 |
shipservices.com |
$4,088 |
|
marinediesels.com |
$2,500 |
travellersworld.com |
$4,000 |
privatephysicians.com |
$2,500 |
virtualitsolutions.com |
$3,988 |
sportsintel.com |
$2,500 |
honeyhut.com |
$3,850 |
vmatter.com |
$2,500 |
aircraftbroker.com |
$3,800 |
yelli.com |
$2,500 |
cellite.com |
$3,788 |
clinked.com |
$2,488 |
naturalscents.com |
$3,788 |
inoption.com |
$2,488 |
studentmovement.com |
$3,722 |
orchidsociety.com |
$2,488 |
tax-help.com |
$3,599 |
myjobcoach.com |
$2,477 |
crossmarket.com |
$3,500 |
growthmarkets.com |
$2,420 |
etrue.com |
$3,500 |
hragent.com |
$2,388 |
vtgi.com |
$3,500 |
videovenue.com |
$2,388 |
buysubscriptions.com |
$3,450 |
zacademy.com |
$2,377 |
bestnails.com |
$3,288 |
fishingasia.com |
$2,150 |
carpetcleaningsolutions.com |
$3,188 |
skinpc.com |
$2,115 |
greatestcity.com |
$3,140 |
atlasdevelopment.com |
$2,100 |
startupbusinessloan.com |
$3,088 |
execsports.com |
$2,088 |
esquela.com |
$3,012 |
hiringoptions.com |
$2,088 |
biobliss.com |
$3,000 |
purework.com |
$2,088 |
CrystalDisplay.com |
$3,000 |
respot.com |
$2,088 |
clcworld.com |
$2,988 |
trainspotters.com |
$2,088 |
cmlogistics.com |
$2,988 |
blackpaw.com |
$2,060 |
germanstockexchange.com |
$2,988 |
aastore.com |
$2,000 |
coreader.com |
$2,888 |
agromundo.com |
$2,000 |
interfacesystems.com |
$2,888 |
CallNigeria.com |
$2,000 |
sweetlab.com |
$2,888 |
chefequipment.com |
$2,000 |
unimetal.com |
$2,869 |
codee.com |
$2,000 |
themonolith.com |
$2,800 |
crimelog.com |
$2,000 |
tinypeople.com |
$2,788 |
exploreu.com |
$2,000 |
legacyproducts.com |
$2,766 |
factsmart.com |
$2,000 |
ghandour.com |
$2,688 |
fitsoft.com |
$2,000 |
welcometoengland.com |
$2,688 |
ghostbook.com |
$2,000 |
zooshow.com |
$2,616 |
mycomputing.com |
$2,000 |
betamusic.com |
$2,600 |
rentalforce.com |
$2,000 |
grandgame.com |
$2,588 |
solar-design.com |
$2,000 |
livelikethis.com |
$2,588 |
thelemontree.com |
$2,000 |
eleadership.com |
$2,500 |
vividads.com |
$2,000 |
AfternicDLS domain listing service partner Sedo
helped them move another domain; GiftsFactory.com at $2,088.
Elsewhere YummyNames
teamed up with the AfternicDLS to sell BookLamp.com
($5,502), HotBurger.com ($3,000) and
WorldEnduarnce.com ($2,077). YummyNames also sold Ecola.com
for $2,500 on their own.
Country Codes
The country codes continued to rock with eight
five-figure sales this week including the year's 2nd highest ccTLD
sale - Business.co at $80,000 - the leader on our new Country
Code Top 20 Sales Chart. We showed you all of the five figure
sales in the all extension section above so the highest ccTLD sale
you haven't seen yet is #9 SMO.co.uk, sold at Sedo for $9,780.
BliXemInternet rounded out the top ten with their $9,590 sale
of a Dutch ccTLD, Artikel.nl.
BliXemInternet (with three charted domains) was the
only venue other than Sedo to claim multiple chart entries. Sedo,
the traditional powerhouse in this category, swept 15 of the 20
chart entries. DomainLore.co.uk
was one of the three venues other than Sedo to earn a place on the
elite list. They did it with #19 Adopt.co.uk at $5,868.
As is often the case, Germany's .de had the
most chart entries with six, followed by Great Britain's .co.uk
with four. The Netherlands' .nl also did well, claiming three
spots on the leader board.
Here is how the Country Code Top 20 stacked
up for the week ending May 22:
|
Country
Code Top 20
Highest
Reported ccTLD Sales: Mon. May 16, 2011 - Sun. May
22, 2011
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect May 25, 2011 |
|
|
Domain |
Sold For
|
Where
Sold |
1. |
Business.co |
$80,000 |
DomainMarket |
2.
tie |
Gaertnerei.de
("greenhouse" in English) |
€11,781
= $16,493 |
Sedo |
2.
tie |
Gärtnerei.de
(IDN)
("greenhouse" in English) |
€11,781
= $16,493 |
Sedo |
4. |
IT.cc |
$15,000 |
Sedo |
5. |
Holland.co |
€9,000 =
$12,600 |
Sedo |
6. |
Storyboard.de |
€8,000 =
$11,200 |
Sedo |
7. |
Wholesale.eu |
€7,515 =
$10,521 |
BliXemInternet |
8. |
VanRental.co.uk |
£6,220
= $10,139 |
Sedo |
9. |
SMO.co.uk |
£6,000
= $9,780 |
Sedo |
10. |
Artikel.nl |
€6,850 = $9,590 |
BliXemInternet |
|
11. |
Beat.fm |
$8,500 |
Sedo |
12.
tie |
Brandy.co |
€6,000 = $8,400 |
Sedo |
12.
tie |
Energiemakler.de |
€6,000 = $8,400 |
Sedo |
14. |
Doldersum.nl |
€5,950 = $8,330 |
BliXemInternet |
15. |
Shawbrook.co.uk |
£5,000
= $8,150 |
Sedo |
16. |
Virus.nl |
€5,001 = $7,001 |
Sedo |
17. |
Gin.co |
€5,000 = $7,000 |
Sedo |
18. |
Smartkauf.de |
€4,500 = $6,300 |
Sedo |
19. |
Adopt.co.uk |
£3,600
= $5,868 |
DomainLore.co.uk |
20. |
Buchbinderei.de |
€4,165 = $5,831 |
Sedo |
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HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts. |
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There were dozens of additional
four figure ccTLD sales off the chart. Sedo had the highest of those
with SchlagerPortal.de at $5,600 and a pair of domains
at $5,000 each; DataRecovery.us and YouthHostels.co.uk.
Sedo had 84 more country code sales ranging from $1,000
to $4,900 that are listed in the table below:
Additional
Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $4,900 |
cartedevoeux.fr |
$4,900 |
|
blumengeschäft.ch |
$1,540 |
wraplondon.co.uk |
$4,817 |
ferienhaus-provence.de |
$1,540 |
television.de |
$4,621 |
golfweekend.nl |
$1,540 |
ira.co |
$4,550 |
experts-exchange.de |
$1,500 |
ifast.co.uk |
$4,421 |
chisels.co.uk |
$1,400 |
sciencedaily.ch |
$4,350 |
dixie.co.in |
$1,400 |
sciencedaily.cz |
$4,350 |
domo.ch |
$1,400 |
cheapdesignerclothes.co.uk |
$4,238 |
haushaltsroboter-shop.de |
$1,400 |
danurlaub.de |
$4,200 |
hradviesbureau.nl |
$1,400 |
zonnebrillen.eu |
$4,025 |
jouerjeux.fr |
$1,400 |
congrescentrum.nl |
$3,850 |
recambioscoches.es |
$1,400 |
findjobs.co.uk |
$3,850 |
redcloud.at |
$1,400 |
carpooling.us |
$3,600 |
schwindel.at |
$1,400 |
thebookclub.co.uk |
$3,505 |
smsgeld.nl |
$1,400 |
fashion.nu |
$3,500 |
bons.ch |
$1,399 |
feed.it |
$3,500 |
dasfest.de |
$1,399 |
orac.de |
$3,500 |
sanlucio.ch |
$1,399 |
ustawy.pl |
$3,500 |
brautschuhe-online.de |
$1,365 |
zugewinn.de |
$3,500 |
sportsbras.co.uk |
$1,330 |
wodka.eu |
$3,437 |
taschentick.de |
$1,330 |
driving-lessons.co.uk |
$3,260 |
taxcox.de |
$1,330 |
londonaccountants.co.uk |
$3,244 |
adventurebikes.co.uk |
$1,304 |
networks.ca |
$3,000 |
lieblingsduft.de |
$1,260 |
torrentdownloads.me |
$3,000 |
newsweb.de |
$1,260 |
mp4.es |
$2,800 |
salute.me |
$1,250 |
amerikareizen.nl |
$2,450 |
startmenu.nl |
$1,225 |
kidscamps.co.uk |
$2,445 |
servnet.co.uk |
$1,223 |
purchase.it |
$2,380 |
handelsregisterauszug.eu |
$1,190 |
spiritlevels.co.uk |
$2,282 |
skydance.at |
$1,190 |
ukm.eu |
$2,100 |
afterwork.eu |
$1,176 |
pu.gs |
$2,000 |
de.mg |
$1,120 |
torrentdownload.me |
$2,000 |
orderflowers.de |
$1,120 |
z.gd |
$2,000 |
pkwteile.at |
$1,120 |
cim.tv |
$1,999 |
boomhiemke.de |
$1,050 |
jazztime.de |
$1,959 |
castellammaredelgolfo.it |
$1,050 |
badmintontraining.de |
$1,890 |
dekobuchstaben.de |
$1,050 |
china.se |
$1,820 |
iname.us |
$1,050 |
supercasino.se |
$1,750 |
wegrow.de |
$1,050 |
localestate.co.uk |
$1,630 |
buyabike.co.uk |
$1,000 |
specialevents.co.uk |
$1,630 |
canaria.es |
$1,000 |
bet365poker.de |
$1,610 |
itokin.net.cn |
$1,000 |
cookware.us |
$1,600 |
coachinghotel.de |
$1,000 |
Elsewhere DomanLore.co.uk sold Retweet.co.uk
($3,342) and Nets.co.uk ($2,544), The AfternicDLS moved V.cr
($3,000) and ProTech.tv ($1,477) and BliXemInternet
teamed up with Sedo to sell M24.eu for $2,380.
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)
After a slow week last week the non .Com
gTLDs bounced back with a half dozen five-figure sales this
week, including the 4th highest sale of the year in this category - Bills.org
at $70,000 - the leader of our new Non .Com gTLD Top 20
Chart. You saw all of the five-figure sales in the all extension
section earlier, so the highest sale you haven't yet seen in this
category is #7 Raw.info, sold at Sedo for $8,400.
Another .info - Mafia.info - took the next
spot at $5,600 through Sedo who also claimed the #9 spot with Upgrades.net
at $5,500. A pair of AfternicDLS sales - Compute.net
and QRS.net at $5,000 each - rounded out the top
ten.
The .nets led the extension race by taking
11 places on the elite list. .org followed with 6 and .info
nailed down the other three openings. Here's how all of the Non .Com gTLD leaders stacked up for the
week ending May 22:
|
Non
.Com gTLDs Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. May
16, 2011 - Sun. May 22, 2011
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect May 25, 2011 |
|
|
Domain |
Sold
For |
Where Sold |
1. |
Bills.org |
$70,000 |
Sedo |
2. |
01.org |
$25,000 |
DNStore |
3. |
Darlehen.net |
€15,000
= $21,000 |
Sedo |
4. |
Cacao.org |
$15,000 |
MediaOptions |
5.
tie |
EmailServer.net |
$10,000 |
AfternicDLS |
5.
tie |
Sipnet.net |
$10,000 |
Sedo |
7. |
Raw.info |
€6,000
= $8,400 |
Sedo |
8. |
Mafia.info |
€4,000
= $5,600 |
Sedo |
9. |
Upgrades.net |
$5,500 |
Sedo |
10.
tie |
Compute.net |
$5,000 |
AfternicDLS |
10.
tie |
QRS.net |
$5,000 |
AfternicDLS |
|
12. |
Detoxification.org |
$4,000 |
Sedo |
13. |
ReadOn.net |
$3,388 |
AfternicDLS |
14. |
Platin.info |
€2,288 = $3,203 |
AfternicDLS |
15. |
SilverLining.org |
$3,088 |
AfternicDLS |
16.
tie |
Darlington.org |
$2,988 |
AfternicDLS |
16.
tie |
NameDropper.net |
$2,988 |
AfternicDLS |
18. |
Eissa.net |
$2,788 |
AfternicDLS |
19. |
Urbanite.net |
$2,689 |
AfternicDLS |
20. |
SocialCity.net |
$2,388 |
AfternicDLS |
CLICK
HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.
|
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There were a a few dozen additional four-figure
non .com gTLD sales just off the chart led by the AfternicDLS sales
of Etre.net at $2,225 and GoodSeed.net at $2,188.
The AfternicDLS had 18 more four-figure .com sale ranging from
$1,000 to $2,000. Those are listed in the table below:
Additional
AfternicDLS Non .com gTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $2,000 |
dslservice.net |
$2,000 |
|
datenite.net |
$1,341 |
cdrn.org |
$1,879 |
propoint.net |
$1,300 |
marketingstrategies.net |
$1,700 |
vacationchoices.net |
$1,199 |
stockpage.net |
$1,688 |
nicker.org |
$1,188 |
DUILawyer.biz |
$1,495 |
wheretheressmoke.net |
$1,100 |
orchidsociety.net |
$1,488 |
haine.net |
$1,000 |
teachersalary.org |
$1,488 |
kitchenerwaterloo.net |
$1,000 |
orchidsociety.org |
$1,400 |
nappo.net |
$1,000 |
travelscape.org |
$1,388 |
portraitphotography.net |
$1,000 |
Back at Sedo a pair of .biz domains; Newmarket.biz
and Rimini.biz brought $2,100 apiece.
Sedo had 20 more four-figure .com sale ranging from
$1,000 to $2,000. Those are listed in the table below:
Additional
Sedo Non .com gTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $2,000 |
bible.pro |
$2,000 |
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autoinsurance.mobi |
$1,500 |
mfp.org |
$2,000 |
pisa.info |
$1,500 |
stanton.org |
$2,000 |
mobilevoip.net |
$1,400 |
tahrir.org |
$2,000 |
savings-account.org |
$1,400 |
vimax.org |
$2,000 |
insuranceagent.org |
$1,250 |
wpi.org |
$1,800 |
autolackierer.org |
$1,190 |
doshi.org |
$1,793 |
ggi.biz |
$1,050 |
heure.net |
$1,750 |
cyclo.org |
$1,000 |
reuseit.org |
$1,700 |
ditto.biz |
$1,000 |
jamaicavacations.org |
$1,650 |
qol.org |
$1,000 |
Elsewhere the Toby Clements Newsletter sold FindJobs.org
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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their sales data for the previous 7 days. We then compile that
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