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Solid Week for Domain Sales With Enough Notable Sales to Fill TWO Top 20 Charts  

It was another solid week for the domain aftermarket led by a six-figure sale and enough in the five-figure range to fill two Top 20 sales charts. Sedo's $112,000 sale of Ahha.com set the pace with a nice one-word Spanish language .com - Resultados.com - taking the #2 spot on our latest weekly all extension Top 20 leader board. Alan Hack's SpanishLanguageDomains.com sold the latter name for $80,000 on the DomainNameSales.com platform.

The week's biggest ccTLD sale, W.to at $53,000 via Sedo, claimed the #3 position. .To is the country code for Tonga. Rounding out the top five were FitnessGuru.com ($45,000 at the the AfternicDLS) and Zimbabwe.com ($42,500 at Sedo). 

After taking three of the top five chart entries, Sedo went on to pile up seven places overall. Frank Schilling's DomainNameSales.com was right behind, having a hand in six charted sales including #6 WinterBoots.com at $36,000. DomainAdvisors.com also used their platform to sell #7 BlackHearts.com for $33,000

By Ron Jackson

Sedo's roster included the only two non .com gTLDs on the Big Board; #8 Apps.net at $30,607 and #13 (tie) Bangkok.net at $25,000. The ccTLDs were also limited to two spots with the aforementioned W.to joined by #18 Farmacia.tv, a name that MostWantedDomains.com, assisted by Jeff Overman, sold for $20,000

.Coms swept 16 of the 20 chart entries with the AfternicDLS ringing up four of those, including a second top ten entry with #9 (tie) Mara.com at $28,000. Chart honors also went to Brett Robbins, a specialist in domains with number 4 prefixes, who sold #12 4Finance.com for $26,000 and to UpMarketDNs.com who moved a three-digit numeric domain, #19 061.com, for $18,000

 Here's how all of the sales leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, May 13:

 

The DN Journal Top 20 
Reported Domain Sales - Mon. May 7, 2012 - Sun. May 13, 2012
Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect May 16, 2012

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. Ahha.com $112,000 Sedo
2. Resultados.com $80,000 SpanishLanguageDomains/
DomainNameSales
3. W.to $53,000 Sedo
4. FitnessGuru.com $45,000 AfternicDLS
5. Zimbabwe.com $42,500 Sedo
6. WinterBoots.com $36,000 DomainNameSales
7. BlackHearts.com $33,000 DomainAdvisors/
DomainNameSales
8. Apps.net €24,100 = $30,607 Sedo
9.
tie
Malnutrition.com $28,000 DomainNameSales
9.
tie
Mara.com $28,000 AfternicDLS

11. CarTitles.com $27,000 DomainNameSales
12. 4Finance.com $26,000 Pvt Sale
13.
tie
Bangkok.net $25,000 Sedo
13.
tie
CoastalMedical.com $25,000 DomainNameSales
15. RedSteel.com $24,999 AfternicDLS
16. Yali.com $23,000 Sedo
17. MaxLifeInsurance.com $21,000 AfternicDLS
18. Farmacia.tv $20,000 MostWantedDomains/
Jeff Overman
19. 061.com $18,000 UpMarketDNs
20. Zuvo.com $17,500 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.

There were 19 more five-figure sales just off the chart with Sedo accounting for a dozen of those including ActionFigure.com ($17,000), Denim-Shop.com ($15,558) and ImprentaOnline.es ($14,986). Insure.it added $13,250 while Mopo.com and KO.net kicked in $12,000 eachRuletka.pl posted $11,430, GO2.de delivered $11,335 and AllThingsI.com captured $10,700. XEE.com drew $10,510 and two others; MessageMe.com and Hobby.tv tuned in $10,000 apiece

The AfternicDLS banked $14,500 for InstantCapital.com while BecomeANanny.com brought $11,500 and PrivatePension.com produced $11,000.

Elsewhere, MostWantedDomains.com made $15,000 from ManOfTheWorld.com and $10,000 from NaturalDifference.com while DomainNameSales.com secured $13,000 from KneeArthroscopy.com and $10,250 from SkillPill.com.

.Com Supporting Cast

The AfternicDLS led the .com supporting cast of four-figure sales with EEVA.com at $8,888 and LifeIssues.com at $8,800. DCExperience.com and DiscoveryGames.com added $7,500 each while Visionet.com and CleverFox.com clicked for $6,500 apiece.

Embly.com and Sensacion.com sold for $6,400 each while another pair; InterMall.com and MilitaryClothes.com commanded $6,000 apiece. Kumy.com cornered $5,400 and APGE.com corralled $5,088.

The AfternicDLS had 100 more four-figure .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $5,000 that are listed in the table below:

Additional AfternicDLS .com Sales Between $2,000 - $5,000
drydown.com $5,000   keepinc.com $2,500
ventcleaning.com $5,000 linklive.com $2,500
yargici.com $4,988 ltcs.com $2,500
nyshoes.com $4,700 rexcity.com $2,500
clevertalk.com $4,588 ubergames.com $2,500
5share.com $4,400 wizeguyz.com $2,500
exposee.com $4,288 conservativenetwork.com $2,488
exclusivecollection.com $4,188 mesotheliomatrials.com $2,488
iuhe.com $4,178 mottoparty.com $2,488
ecoeg.com $4,088 ancientheroes.com $2,411
ProspectPro.com $4,088 personalizedforyou.com $2,388
kitchenbydesign.com $4,000 thinkliquidity.com $2,300
leathercollection.com $3,900 breakroomsupplies.com $2,250
vobi.com $3,900 patientfocus.com $2,200
mobilewizard.com $3,850 beautybid.com $2,188
fretes.com $3,788 inspiringentrepreneurs.com $2,188
healthypartners.com $3,788 smarttrash.com $2,188
3513.com $3,750 worldtraditions.com $2,188
PEOPLESCARD.com $3,577 yssonline.com $2,188
crystalco.com $3,455 predicat.com $2,166
lunula.com $3,400 highyieldbond.com $2,100
lantop.com $3,388 mysafetystore.com $2,100
secureddatarecovery.com $3,388 shorttermstay.com $2,100
learningsigns.com $3,200 companygoals.com $2,088
nmew.com $3,200 dentalcase.com $2,088
beautywellness.com $3,188 eliteconsignment.com $2,088
bandaronline.com $3,088 lagooncatamarans.com $2,088
3dshow.com $3,000 megathread.com $2,088
familyorthodontics.com $3,000 mengs.com $2,088
laserpetcare.com $3,000 pawpark.com $2,088
tuche.com $3,000 shootingstarz.com $2,088
airborneimages.com $2,988 thedesignnetwork.com $2,088
greenpowerenergy.com $2,988 ideasforabetterworld.com $2,077
libertyunion.com $2,988 selfgovernance.com $2,025
magicforkids.com $2,900 appleguide.com $2,000
rarecare.com $2,888 bestneurosurgeon.com $2,000
NanoSpheres.com $2,850 expresswebdesign.com $2,000
hillschurch.com $2,800 furtherproof.com $2,000
globaldataexchange.com $2,788 jiehu.com $2,000
page-one.com $2,788 limofare.com $2,000
dekonline.com $2,688 mlevy.com $2,000
enurseonline.com $2,688 quhua.com $2,000
translationexchange.com $2,688 smartyards.com $2,000
yourcoop.com $2,655 sperstad.com $2,000
indiase.com $2,588 streamplus.com $2,000
simplyposh.com $2,564 tradermonkey.com $2,000
BookingLive.com $2,500 VENUEAPP.com $2,000
buzzpoints.com $2,500 waverlyhomes.com $2,000
decorist.com $2,500 whatsdifferent.com $2,000
gallura.com $2,500 wolflakes.com $2,000

The AfternicDLS also helped YummyNames sell SoundTribe.com for $2,000

Back at Sedo Unwall.com went for $7,900, BrandtOne.com brought $7,620 and R4E.com fetched $7,500. Mobile-Hotspot.com connected for $6,287, GPSWatch.com detected $6,000 and FastCapital.com contributed $5,100

A seven-name logjam followed with 1Cake.com, BodyKey.com, Dixon-Agency.com, Esume.com, Meupet.com, RedChapter.com and TheProteinBar.com booking $5,000 apiece

Sedo had 38 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,950 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Sedo .com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,950
25c.com $4,950   howtogetridofacne.com $2,700
mymission.com $4,775 shopt.com $2,700
carhirecover.com $4,770 cellphonebooster.com $2,550
sixsteps.com $4,750 capology.com $2,540
3dz.com $4,600 schlafstoerungen.com $2,540
kd1.com $4,445 fairstory.com $2,500
panneausolaire.com $4,445 max-team.com $2,500
virginoliveoil.com $4,064 housedirect.com $2,385
ymas.com $3,995 exxi.com $2,350
trademogul.com $3,975 18hd.com $2,250
yougive.com $3,800 echi.com $2,223
paved.com $3,500 sfcard.com $2,032
onlinebookmarking.com $3,450 doctorin.com $2,000
swapstock.com $3,250 essaywritingservices.com $2,000
telecommandes.com $3,175 maxcorp.com $2,000
babet.com $3,100 mundosat.com $2,000
generaldomain.com $3,000 myjasper.com $2,000
thinkful.com $3,000 pierrenanterme.com $2,000
oakstream.com $2,999 themonarch.com $2,000

At DomainNameSales the hit list included Donizetti.com ($7,000) and TotemPoll.com ($6,000) along with FashionSisters.com and ICashLoans.com at $5,000 each. MuseumPro.com provided another $3,000.

DomainAdvisors.com used the DomainNameSales platform to move FinancialMedia.com and Voozy.com for $6,000 apiece and SarasotaWebDesign.com for $4,000.

Elsewhere, Mark Hershiser sold TripHop.com for $3,500 in a private transaction. 

Country Codes

The ccTLDs turned in yet another strong week led by seven solid five-figure sales, including W.to at $53,000 via Sedo, a sale that rank's among the 10 biggest country code transactions reported year to date. We noted all of the five-figure sales in the all extension section above, so the biggest sale you haven't yet seen in this category is #8 on our latest weekly Country Code Top 20 Sales Chart - GiftCardExchange.ca at $6,700 through the AfternicDLS. 

Sedo swept 21 of the 23 chart entries (the extra spots resulted from a four-way tie for the final opening) including the two  that rounded out the top ten; CosmeticDentist.org.uk and ShopIt.co.uk, a pair of names that tied for #9 at $6,360 each.

Germany's .de won the extension race with six chart entries. Great Britain's .uk and Italy's .it were next with three each. .TV (Tuvalu) and .es (Spain) each had two with six other countries each claiming one spot.

Here is how the ccTLD leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, May 13:

Country Code Top 20
 Highest Reported ccTLD  Sales: Mon. May 7, 2012 - Sun. May 13, 2012
Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect May 16, 2012

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. W.to $53,000 Sedo
2. Farmacia.tv $20,000 MostWantedDomains/
Jeff Overman
3. ImprentaOnline.es €11,800 = $14,986 Sedo
4. Insure.it $13,250 Sedo
5. Ruletka.pl €9,000 = $11,430 Sedo
6. Go2.de €8,925 = $11,335 Sedo
7. Hobby.tv $10,000 Sedo
8. GiftCardExchange.ca $6,700 AfternicDLS
9.
tie
CosmeticDentist.org.uk £4,000 = $6,360 Sedo
9.
tie
ShopIt.co.uk £4,000 = $6,360 Sedo

11. MadeIn.eu €4,250 = $5,398 Sedo
12. BIP.it €4,235 = $5,378 Sedo
13. Blog.no €4,000 = $5,080 Sedo
14. CarHireCover.co.uk £3,000 = $4,770 Sedo
15. Lawsuit.us $4,750 Sedo
16. EroShop.de €3,600 = $4,572 Sedo
17.
tie
Amorenlinea.es €3,500 = $4,445 Sedo
17.
tie
Moment.me €3,500 = $4,445 Sedo
19. Badheizkoerper.de €3,450 = $4,382 Sedo
20.
tie
LittleBit.de €3,000 = $3,810 Sedo
20.
tie
Regiospot.de €3,000 = $3,810 Sedo
20.
tie
Teatronazionale.it €3,000 = $3,810 Sedo
20.
tie
Traders-Home.de €3,000 = $3,810 Sedo

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

There were dozens of additional four-figure ccTLD sales off the chart with Sedo piling up the vast majority of those including Planetario.es at $3,556 and four others at $3,175 apiece; Home24.gr, Oval.nl, Sardinia.co and Schmuckgalerie.at. Carteanniversaire.fr added $3,048

Sedo had 42 more four-figure ccTLD sales ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $3,000
mydog.tv $3,000   body-solid.it $1,270
tagg.me $3,000 handypreisvergleich.de $1,270
vot.es $2,896 jagdgewehr.de $1,270
nutrition.de $2,800 jones-fashion.at $1,270
itjobs.fr $2,540 lottojackpot24.de $1,270
telescope.es $2,413 trendy.fr $1,270
markt.it $2,350 webcom.fr $1,270
bellearti.eu $2,219 haustueren24.de $1,269
aero-bilet.ru $2,000 jetzt-im-tv.de $1,269
cam4.co.il $2,000 heimchen.de $1,257
muse.co.uk $1,908 purificadordaikin.es $1,238
bza.ch $1,905 artex.it $1,207
smartwatch.es $1,905 schloessle.at $1,207
franklin.tv $1,800 howtotrade.co.uk $1,193
simulationrachatcredit.fr $1,588 bettingbonus.co.uk $1,113
top-escort.ch $1,588 socially.co $1,100
thinkbits.de $1,538 diki.de $1,016
chatroulett.de $1,524 expert-center.ch $1,016
energie.in $1,524 immonova.de $1,016
m.ht $1,450 bewegungstherapie.de $1,002
u.ht $1,450 ira.cc $1,000

NetFleet.com.au sold a half dozen Australian ccTLDs in this range including DuctCleaning.com.au ($2,656), Shares.net.au ($1,268) and KidsSwimwear.com.au ($1,218). HospitalityJobs.com.au and ShareTrading.net.au added $1,162 each and Helmets.com.au yielded $1,111.

Elsewhere, The AfternicDLS sold TruckAccident.us for $2,000, OwnThisDomain.co.uk picked up $1,908 for InfinityPools.co.uk and DomainLore.co.uk moved MassageParlours.co.uk for $1,193.

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)

While the non .com gTLDs were limited to three five-figure sales this week, one of those ranked among the year's ten biggest in this category and another among the 15 best. Those were Apps.net at $30,607 and Bangkok.net at $25,000. Those two Sedo sales lead our  new Non .Com gTLD Top 20 Chart, followed by KO.net ($12,000) and SummerCamp.net ($5,500). Those gave both Sedo and .net a sweep of the first four slots.

.Org got into the game with a pair of sales at the AfternicDLS, #5 Cbit.org at $5,000 and #6 Creatives.org at $4,188. The .nets wound up taking 9 of the 20 chart entries. The .orgs followed with seven while .biz and .info took two apiece. 

Sedo won the race among venues, piling up 15 chart entries in one of their best performances of the year in this category. They reported total sales across all extensions of more than $2 million this week.

Here's how all of the Non .Com gTLD leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, May 13:

Non .Com gTLDs Top 20
 Highest Reported Non .Com Global TLD  Sales 
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. May 7, 2012 - Sun. May 13, 2012
Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect May 16, 2012

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. Apps.net €24,100 = $30,607 Sedo
2. Bangkok.net $25,000 Sedo
3. KO.net $12,000 Sedo
4. SummerCamp.net $5,500 Sedo
5. CBit.org $5,000 AfternicDLS
6. Creatives.org $4,188 AfternicDLS
7. MyLens.net €3,000 = $3,810 Sedo
8. AfricaAdventures.net $3,707 YummyNames/
GoDaddyAuctions
9. PostalCodes.net $3,188 AfternicDLS
10. iShot.net €2,500 = $3,175 Sedo

11. Supremacy.org $3,000 Sedo
12. Werkzeug.biz €2,000 = $2,540 Sedo
13.
tie
Epic.biz $2,500 Sedo
13.
tie
Visualized.org $2,500 AfternicDLS
15. Endometriose.info €1,900 = $2,413 Sedo
16.
tie
Eticaretic.net $2,000 Sedo
16.
tie
MoralCapitalism.org $2,000 Sedo
16.
tie
OnlineSchool.info $2,000 Sedo
16.
tie
Rovinj.org $2,000 Sedo
16.
tie
Transport.org $2,000 Sedo

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

Domain Name Industry Newsletter

There were several more four-figure non .com gTLD sales just off the chart led by the AfternicDLS sale of CarriageTrade.net at $1,950. They added $1,831 for ENCS.net and $1,588 for CareerConsulting.org

The AfternicDLS had 17 more four-figure sales in this category ranging from $1,000 to $1,388. Those are listed in the table below: 

Additional AfternicDLS Non .com gTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $1,388
godat.net $1,388   nextnetwork.net $1,188
smartmarket.net $1,388 phonebank.org $1,188
showandtell.net $1,300 vintageposters.net $1,188
cybermedia.net $1,288 koka.org $1,150
icountry.org $1,288 osfc.org $1,088
salesbooster.net $1,250 westernshop.net $1,088
actofkindness.org $1,200 goot.net $1,000
mrpa.org $1,200 privatehealthcare.net $1,000
alov.net $1,188   

The AfternicDLS also helped YummyNames sell Enlightenment.info for $1,200.

Back at Sedo VIE.org drew $1,905, MobileInsurance.net made $1,500 and BuffaloBayouPark.org produced $1,250. CosmeticDentist.info drilled $1,246, Heilpraktikerberlin.org deposited $1,200, Buy.pro banked $1,010 and X-mas.net notched $1,000

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

 

*****

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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