DomainNameSales
Scores First 6-Figure Sale Reported This Month, High 5-Figure Sales
Also Return
For the first time since June 20 we
have a six-figure sale to report. Frank Schilling's DomainNameSales
(DNS) ended the drought at the high end of the market by moving CricketScore.com
for $118,000. High five-figure sales have also been scarce in
recent weeks, but those returned as well led by two more DNS sales; Mizu.com
at $90,000 and ElectricCompany.com at $85,000.
DNS went on to claim 6 of the top 10 sales and eight places overall
on our new all extension Top 20 Sales Chart.
The week's biggest ccTLD sale (and
one of the year's 10 biggest to date in that category) also soared into the high
five-figure range. That was #4 Finance.co.za, a South
African country code domain thatDurni
Companies LLC sold for $70,000. They placed two
more .co.za domains on the elite list with Motorcycles.co.za
and VehicleFinance.co.za tying for #14 at $15,000
apiece.
By
Ron Jackson
Sedo
gave the ccTLDs a fourth chart entry with #18 Clothing.tv$14,120.
Sedo wound up taking six places on the Big Board with a roster led
by #9 (tie) SSM.com at $25,000. That looks like an
exceptionally good buy especially when you consider that this same
domain sold back in 2004
for $145,000. The 2004 buyer, Silver State Mortgage,
acquired the domain in a private transaction but when the housing
bust arrived three years later the company went under
leaving the domain name as one of the few assets that floated back
to the surface with some value still attached.
Sedo led the second half of the leader board with #11 Wardrobes.com,
a domain they sold for $20,600 on behalf of Frank
Paul. One other venue, Michael Berkens's MostwantedDomains.com,
also took multiple chart positions this week. MWD did it with a pair
of top ten entries - #6 Circumcision.com at $45,000 and
#9 (tie) TheGold.com at $25,000.
With the .coms sweeping 15 places
and four going to country codes that left just one spot for the non
.com gTLDs. That went to #12 (tie) Quorom.net at $19,000
via DomainNameSales.
Here is how the sales leaders stacked up for the
week ending Sunday, July 15:
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. July 9, 2012 - Sun. July 15, 2012 Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect July 18, 2012
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
CricketScore.com
$118,000
DomainNameSales
2.
Mizu.com
$90,000
DomainNameSales
3.
ElectricCompany.com
$85,000
DomainNameSales
4.
Finance.co.za
$70,000
Durni Companies
5.
Jolla.com
$50,000
DomainNameSales
6.
Circumcision.com
$45,000
MostWantedDomains
7.
Emar.com
$43,000
DomainNameSales
8.
ElectricCompanies.com
$30,000
DomainNameSales
9.
tie
SSM.com
$25,000
Sedo
9.
tie
TheGold.com
$25,000
MostWantedDomains
11.
Wardrobes.com
$20,600
Sedo
12.
tie
OfficeDeskChairs.com
$19,000
Sedo
12.
tie
Quorom.net
$19,000
DomainNameSales
14.
tie
Metformina.com
$15,000
DomainNameSales
14.
tie
Motorcycles.co.za
$15,000
Durni Companies
14.
tie
VehicleFinance.co.za
$15,000
Durni Companies
17.
Pict.com
$14,995
Sedo
18.
Clothing.tv
$14,120
Sedo
19.
PipeDream.com
$13,600
GoDaddyAuctions
20.
USABusiness.com
€10,000 = $12,300
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.
Forthe 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 beforeyou buyanything! As a starting point we have
built a sister site specifically for you at NameNewbie.com.
There were three more five-figure sales just off
the chart led by Sedo's $11,931 sale of Acceo.com. Two
others went for $10,000 each; AlabamaNews.net at
DomainNameSales.com and Veo.TV through LegacyFundLLC.
.Com Supporting Cast
The AfternicDLS led the .com supporting cast of
four-figure sales with Etrol.com and Fungry.com at
$9,500 each. ServiceTrade.com added $5,675,
MergeDesign.com $5,575 and two others, DirtyBoxing.com
and MassageAndSpa.com$5,000 each.
DriverPermit.com, GreatBuyz.com and MushroomGarden.com
grew $4,888 apiece while AOFV.com drew $4,788
and ABRH.com corralled $4,750. The AfternicDLS had 91 more ranging from
$2,000 to
$4,500
that are listed in the table below:
Additional
AfternicDLS .com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,500
1ABC.com
$4,500
chatshop.com
$2,500
hilltopgarden.com
$4,500
foodandfashion.com
$2,500
tripart.com
$4,500
lipoderm.com
$2,500
giftjam.com
$4,488
myingredients.com
$2,500
professionalcontractor.com
$4,488
sponti.com
$2,500
eocco.com
$4,388
thebridgecentre.com
$2,500
newmedianow.com
$4,288
videofestival.com
$2,500
appwiz.com
$4,200
amateurmodeling.com
$2,488
bragi.com
$4,000
suppliescentral.com
$2,488
floorcoatings.com
$4,000
shouttothelord.com
$2,477
kineticsocial.com
$4,000
keybiscaynerealty.com
$2,455
merged.com
$4,000
configurationmanager.com
$2,388
robohost.com
$4,000
kindshop.com
$2,388
czechitout.com
$3,888
lunart.com
$2,388
imrad.com
$3,888
stscorp.com
$2,388
everythingin.com
$3,788
unpacked.com
$2,300
schoolblazers.com
$3,788
globalbusinesstravel.com
$2,250
classiclight.com
$3,700
antiquesandinteriors.com
$2,229
immunooncology.com
$3,688
usbanksystems.com
$2,208
5hosting.com
$3,500
cdmatch.com
$2,200
slugline.com
$3,500
inhongkong.com
$2,188
urteam.com
$3,500
saveacall.com
$2,188
woss.com
$3,500
facevideo.com
$2,177
gapsinc.com
$3,388
liveanew.com
$2,177
remembermypet.com
$3,323
coldshop.com
$2,149
yourcommunitygarden.com
$3,288
freezetime.com
$2,114
vacationrentalskauai.com
$3,277
storagemadeeasy.com
$2,094
dealpick.com
$3,200
bankruptcity.com
$2,088
garagedoorrepairman.com
$3,088
epropertyplus.com
$2,088
twginc.com
$3,050
holylandtreasures.com
$2,088
gorgeousshop.com
$3,000
pearlofafrica.com
$2,088
gratiscams.com
$3,000
thisisdating.com
$2,088
vitalfit.com
$3,000
wahgroup.com
$2,088
digitalbusinessdevelopment.com
$2,888
academicdiscounts.com
$2,000
chinatesting.com
$2,800
AdBully.com
$2,000
campeagle.com
$2,782
e-sens.com
$2,000
cosmicconcepts.com
$2,700
farmergeorge.com
$2,000
projectindependence.com
$2,691
JacksonvilleMarketing.com
$2,000
coloradoindian.com
$2,688
khinc.com
$2,000
africus.com
$2,588
modelinggigs.com
$2,000
au123.com
$2,588
pensionskasse.com
$2,000
buildingtours.com
$2,588
sportingedge.com
$2,000
cybernate.com
$2,588
sportssponsorship.com
$2,000
ibamolecular.com
$2,577
SpringBot.com
$2,000
ACSPA.com
$2,500
timetogogreen.com
$2,000
bcurious.com
$2,500
Back at Sedo PartyHouses.com hauled in $8,500,
High-T.com tallied $7,500 and GreenElectric.com
generated $7,495. iCrush.com cruised to $6,150,
MindSteps.com stopped at $6,149 and two others; ColoradoSpringsMortgage.com
and WorldBibles.com went for $6,000 each.
PolarSports.com posted $5,500, StoreHere.com
secured $5,250, SolarWay.com soaked up $5,000
and Samnaun.com notched $4,750.
Sedo had 27 more .com sales ranging from $2,000
to $4,500 that are listed in the table below:
Additional
Sedo .com Sales Between $2,000 - $5,000
applift.com
$4,500
wealthguide.com
$3,000
redmessage.com
$4,300
udni.com
$2,900
skyter.com
$4,000
hucast.com
$2,877
buzzrewards.com
$3,950
vipjuegos.com
$2,706
atlanticpacific.com
$3,939
presshub.com
$2,550
jumpco.com
$3,895
streetbeauty.com
$2,500
360virtualtours.com
$3,800
markmedia.com
$2,399
edusfera.com
$3,690
wohn.com
$2,214
volkmer.com
$3,690
autismspectrum.com
$2,200
techscout.com
$3,600
kipsy.com
$2,200
individi.com
$3,000
cafeterias.com
$2,000
kingseducation.com
$3,000
propertyfund.com
$2,000
ladybox.com
$3,000
survivaltube.com
$2,000
myworkbook.com
$3,000
Elsewhere NowYo.com
sold HopelessRomantic.com for $8,000,
DomainNameSales moved BabyShield.com for $7,000
and HamptonCollege.com for $3,000 and StupendousDomains.com
sold BrooklynShuttle.com for $2,000.
Country Codes
TheccTLDs were led by the four
five-figure sales you saw on the all extension chart at the top of
this report - three of those representing South Africa's .co.za
extension, including #1 Finance.co.za, the 9th largest
country code sale reported so
far this year (the ccTLD YTD Top 100 is second chart on
that page). Our latest weekly
Country Code Top 20 Sales Chart includes a fifth five-figure
sale, Veo.tv ("look" in Spanish), a name that was
sold for $10,000 by LegacyFundLLC.com.
Sedo had the most chart entries, sweeping 14 of the 20
positions with a roster that included three Italian ccTDs
including #6 Stamp.it at $9,360. .co.za and Gemany's
.de also had three chart entries each with #7 MyPass.de
leading the German contingent at $8,610. However, Great
Britain's .co.uk had the most chart entries with four, led
by #10 Mobile-Money.co.uk at $7,800.
Here is how the ccTLD leaders stacked
up for the week ending Sunday, July 15:
Country
Code Top 20
Highest
Reported ccTLD Sales: Mon. July 9, 2012 - Sun. July
15, 2012 Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect July 18, 2012
There were dozens of additional
four-figure ccTLD sales off the chart led by the $3,321 sale
of PKV-infos.de at Sedo. StickerPrinting.co.uk added
$2,945, Einbruchschutz.de delivered $2,583 and
two others; QuickStep.cz and Ultra.me dispensed $2,500
each there.
Sedo had 47 more four-figure ccTLD sales ranging
from $1,000 to $2,460
that are listed in the table below:
Additional
Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $2,460
physicum.de
$2,460
lerntransfer.de
$1,242
bag.by
$2,299
atomico.es
$1,230
giochibambini.it
$2,276
hospitalier.fr
$1,230
turm.ch
$2,276
icars.ch
$1,230
grip.it
$2,189
maurath.de
$1,230
datenrettung-deutschland.de
$2,090
reiseburo.hu
$1,230
ez.cc
$2,050
savourclub.ch
$1,230
geteco.com
$2,000
sommerland.de
$1,230
artnet.it
$1,845
startupitaly.it
$1,230
castpage.at
$1,845
apetito.es
$1,218
plasmadesinfektion.de
$1,845
holzwerkhaus.de
$1,218
stromverbrauch.at
$1,845
ccleaner.ch
$1,200
pendrive.co.in
$1,800
telit.it
$1,169
omm.es
$1,661
luftreiniger.eu
$1,144
wellnesshotels.tv
$1,599
still.co.za
$1,107
vinsdeloire.eu
$1,538
webdesigncardiff.co.uk
$1,092
finnair.in
$1,500
bodystore.ch
$1,046
holidaysdubai.co.uk
$1,500
chagall.ch
$1,046
spitalwalenstadt.ch
$1,500
gesundheitsinformation.ch
$1,046
mydream.de
$1,464
taobao.eu
$1,046
capitalize.it
$1,445
camgirls.co.uk
$1,000
frauholle.at
$1,353
clouddrive.co.in
$1,000
sparpirat.de
$1,292
envelopes.me
$1,000
palace.co
$1,250
Elsewhere Durni Companies LLC sold SexShop.co.za
for $1,750 while NetFleet.com.au
moved BusinessPhoneSystems.com.au for $1,186 and Feast.com.au
for $1,095.
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.
A pair of five-figure .net sales atDomainNameSales.com
led the charge for the non .com gTLDs this week. Quorom.net
heads our new Non .Com gTLDTop 20 Sales Chart at $19,000
followed by AlabamaNews.net at $10,000. The .nets
wound up taking five of the top six spots including #3 Today.net
at $9,500 and #5 Tactics.net at $5,400.
The .orgs broke through with a couple of top
ten entries; #4 ClassicComedy.org ($6,000) and #8 WSM.org
($4,200). Sedo handled both of those sales and went on to pile
up 11 of the 20 chart entries.
The AfternicDLS also had a strong outing with seven
charted domains including the lone .biz on the leader board,
#7 Interstate.biz at $5,000. The .nets rang up
13 charted sales to win the
TLD race. The .orgs followed with six.
Here's how all of the Non .Com gTLD leaders stacked up for the
week ending Sunday, July !5:
Non
.Com gTLDs Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. July
9, 2012 - Sun. July 15, 2012 Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect July 18, 2012
There were several more four-figure sales
just off the chart led by Sedo's $1,968 sale of Game1.net.
They also sold Berge.org ($1,845), Mann.info ($1,184)
and Verbraucherschutz.net ($1,169). Two others; KAPX.net and
Qmatic.net nabbed $1,000 each.
Back at the AfternicDLS, Kerozen.net and World4You.net
yielded $1,888 apiece. YouAreHere.org added $1,688,
UniversitiesOnline.net landed $1,677 and ICEM.net
drew $1,518. TCommerce.net and RemoteControls.org
clicked for $1,488 apiece while SportsLife.org spawned
$1,288 and Rhonda.org rang up $1,250.
SierraRealEstate.net and TaxForum.net
fetched $1,200 each while Shoppe.pro and
Totality.org tacked on $1,100 apiece. Three others; EDSolutions.com,
Enas.org and LadiesFirst.net dished out $1,000
each.
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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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
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