The
Ties That Bind: Two Names Share Top Spot on This Week's Domain Sales
Chart - Four Others Deadlocked in the Runner Up Spot
The action in the domain
aftermarket was dominated by mid-range sales again this week
with the biggest transactions topping out at $60,000. Two
names hit that mark to stake equal claims to the #1 position
on our latest all extension Top 20 Sales Chart. Sedo
earned a place in the spotlight with HotelsGuide.com, a
position shared with LuxResorts.com. In a private
transaction, Matt Worth sold the latter domain to the
operators of LuxIslandResorts.com
after picking the domain up on the drop three years ago.
This week's runner up spot was even more
crowded with four domains shoe-horned into that position. FunLife.com,
MyModa.com, Offset.com and Snipes.com sold for $50,000
each. The first two sold at GoDaddyAuctions,
DomainMarket.com
handled the Offset.com sale and Snipes.com was sold by Afternic.
Ties continued to dominate the
leader board with three names tied for the final spot on the top
half of the elite list, another trio tied for #13 and four others
knotted at #20. In a real oddity, only 16 of the 23 names on the Big
Board share their positions with other names (the extra three spots
resulted from that four-way tie for the final position).
By
Ron Jackson
The week's biggest ccTLD sale, #8
CarInsurance.net.au, an Australian country code domain sold for $34,703
at NetFleet.com.au,
was one of the few who were alone at their rung on the ladder.
NetFleet also sold #19 FreeBets.com.au for $15,465.
The ccTLDs had one more chart representative - #18 Verzuimmanagement.nl
- a Dutch domain that sold for $15,851 at Sedo.
the non .com gTLDs were not as
fortunate as that category wound up being shut out. No reported
sales from that group reached five figures.
That left the dominant .coms
holding 20 of the 23 chart entries. GoDaddyAuctions had six of
those, Sedo five and Afternic four. NetFleet and DomainNameSales.com
(DNS) also had multiple chart entries with each scoring twice. DNS
hit the top half of the leader board with #7 Pagagei.com at
$38,000 and shared the #13 (tie) slot with DomainAdvisors.com
after selling Tropicalia.com for them at $20,000.
Chart honors also went to FindYourDomain.com
for brokering #9 (tie) WrightFoods.com for $25,000 and
to Flippa.com for
their $16,000 sale of #17 Segment.com.
Here is how the
sales leaders stacked up for the
week ending Sunday, Dec. 2:
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. Nov. 26, 2012 - Sun. Dec. 2, 2012 Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Dec. 5, 2012
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
tie
HotelsGuide.com
$60,000
Sedo
1.
tie
LuxResorts.com
$60,000
Pvt Sale
2.
tie
FunLife.com
$50,000
GoDaddyAuctions
2.
tie
MyModa.com
$50,000
GoDaddyAuctions
2.
tie
Offset.com
$50,000
DomainMarket
2.
tie
Snipes.com
$50,000
Afternic
7.
Papagei.com
$38,000
DomainNameSales
8
CarInsurance.net.au
33,051 AUD = $34,703
NetFleet.com.au
9.
tie
ChinaGov.com
$25,000
Sedo
9.
tie
LowRates.com
$25,000
GoDaddyAuctions
9.
tie
WrightFoods.com
$25,000
FindYourDomain
12.
ShopList.com
$22,500
Sedo
13.
tie
Betland.com
$20,000
GoDaddyAuctions
13.
tie
Calorease.com
$20,000
Afternic
13.
tie
Tropicalia.com
$20,000
DomainAdvisors/
DomainNameSales
16.
Servietten.com
€15,000 = $19,650
Sedo
17.
Segment.com
$16,000
Flippa
18.
Verzuimmanagement.nl
€12,100 = $15,851
Sedo
19.
FreeBets.com.au
14,729 AUD = $15,465
NetFleet.com.au
20.
tie
FastNet..com
$15,000
GoDaddyAuctions
20.
tie
Frankenstorm.com
$15,000
Afternic
20.
tie
JBW.com
$15,000
GoDaddyAuctions
20.
tie
UniversityHealthCare.com
$15,000
Afternic
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 12 more five-figure sales off the
chart led by the $13,226 sale of HeavyDuty.com at
GoDaddyAuctions. They also sold IbizaUnited.com for $13,000
and NAK.com for $11,605.
Afternic.com collected $12,000 for FamilyBase.com
and $10,000 for Inway.com while DomainNameSales
booked $12,000 for Blavier.com and NetFleet.com.au
banked $11,662 for HomeInsurance.net.au.
Sedo rang up five more sales in this range
including AutoAgent.de ($11,790), PizzaMama.com
($10,637), Mentorium.com ($10,480) and a pair at $10,000
apiece; Mausoleums.com and OnlineCasinoWorld.com.
.Com Supporting Cast
DomainNameSales led the .com supporting cast of
four-figure sale with TrackFleet.com at $8,500 and
GymClub.com at $8,000. SelfSufficiency.com
added $7,000, AztecMusic.com drummed up $5,000
and StyleBar.com brought $4,250. SessionMusicians.com
and SchoolBroadband.com connected for $4,000 each
while AfternoonTeas.com sipped $3,000 and EaselPads.com
posted $2,000.
GoDaddyAuctions also used the DomainNameSales
platform to sell ShopRags.com for $5,000 and ThreadFasterners.com
for $3,000.
At NameJetSafeDog.com chewed on $7,388, MoneyGames.com
attracted $7,100 and IndustrialControls.com drew $6,476.
Talia.com took in $5,607, Comenity.com
corralled $5,388 and Sanmenxia.com cornered $5,303.
KidsCenter.com welcomed $5,300, Nale.com
nabbed $5,188, R-R.com commanded $5,090
and HomeStorage.com hauled in $5,050. NameJet had 43 more four-figure
.com sales ranging from $2,001 to $5,000 that are
listed in the table below:
Additional
NameJet .com Sales Between $2,001 - $5,000
waterquality.com
$5,000
vaterschaftstest.com
$2,855
plasticcases.com
$4,999
easybuilder.com
$2,811
trundle.com
$4,922
birkin.com
$2,611
seol.com
$4,600
sungirl.com
$2,588
mxv.com
$4,433
cardiologie.com
$2,555
678678.com
$4,300
floorpolisher.com
$2,515
d-m.com
$4,300
dianzhi.com
$2,501
ivq.com
$4,100
comparecredit.com
$2,500
ambassadors.com
$4,001
sliced.com
$2,500
sartorial.com
$3,634
fornow.com
$2,498
ekq.com
$3,603
uibs.com
$2,305
outdoormats.com
$3,500
roel.com
$2,300
pennatlantic.com
$3,400
arttree.com
$2,279
shish.com
$3,400
vibratory.com
$2,201
uxz.com
$3,325
summus.com
$2,200
parentscorner.com
$3,188
moneyraiser.com
$2,199
pixnet.com
$3,100
minimini.com
$2,150
reckoning.com
$3,100
gilden.com
$2,101
reefaquarium.com
$3,100
audioplayer.com
$2,050
outdoorsupply.com
$3,000
promakeup.com
$2,034
piehole.com
$2,901
xiaobaobao.com
$2,001
celebrated.com
$2,900
Back at Sedo GlobalJournal.com and
Fooding.com fetched $7,000 apiece, BarefootShoes.com
socked away $6,600 and BZOO.com bagged $6,550.
OilPro.com produced $6,000, BellaLuna.com
landed $5,500 and Krist.com crested at $5,233.
Hator.com and ValueShare.com delivered $5,000
each, Fotolibros.com brought $4,585 and GetImpact.com
got $4,500.
Sedo had 33 more four-figure
sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,000 that are
listed in the table below:
Additional
Sedo .com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,000
9club.com
$4,000
xalia.com
$3,000
antiquevases.com
$4,000
creditrepairprofessionals.com
$2,997
ifigo.com
$4,000
gagla.com
$2,620
gallerypro.com
$3,999
motortests.com
$2,595
tgit.com
$3,784
almodon.com
$2,500
seomonitor.com
$3,600
jwmedia.com
$2,500
charliedontsurf.com
$3,500
paperlesspayroll.com
$2,500
olove.com
$3,500
phglobal.com
$2,500
seedgrowth.com
$3,500
zeegle.com
$2,395
dextros.com
$3,400
contemporain.com
$2,358
tablettetactile.com
$3,144
hotelrestaurant.com
$2,358
bookhim.com
$3,079
shophosting.com
$2,293
goodthru.com
$3,000
restaurantgoer.com
$2,200
joblessclaims.com
$3,000
topoffers.com
$2,179
localsaver.com
$3,000
anmark.com
$2,000
losangelesrealtor.com
$3,000
monviso.com
$2,000
waistline.com
$3,000
At Afternic GF360.com circled
$6,750, Gastroenteritis.com coughed up $5,600
and Cacas.com captured $5,288. Five others sold
for $5,000 each; AddSearch.com, OddSare.com,
OIST.com, SuccessInc.com and TMLI.com.
N3tw0rk.com clicked for $4,999, FashionHigh.com
unbuttoned $4,888 and two others, BDBD.com and BeerHunt.com
brewed up $4,588 apiece. NZMS.com kicked in
another $4,445.
Afternic had 88 more four-figure
.com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,200 that are
listed in the table below:
Additional
Afternic.com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,200
The ccTLDs were led by the quintet of five-figure
sales you saw on the all extension Top 20 Chart above - with
NetFleet.com.au's $34,704 sale of CarInsurance.net.au setting
the pace. The highest sale
in this category that you haven't seen yet is #6
on this week's Country Code Top 20 Sales Chart. That is
Joiz.de at $8,450 via Sedo.
Sedo went on to take the remaining four spots
in the top ten en route to claiming 17 of 24 chart entries
overall (the extra four spots resulted from a five-way tie for the
final position). Sedo's haul included #7 Kanal.tv at $7,277
and #8 AFF.co at $7,000.
NetFleet.com.au rang up five charted sales including
three of the top five. Rounding out their roster was #18 BoatInsurance.net.au
at $3,261 and #19 MarineInsurance.net.au at $2,941.
Afternic also got into the act with back to back entries at #11 (Radi.us
at $5,600) and #12 (Sweetheart.co at $4,500).
Germany's .de won the extension race with six
chart entries followed by Australia's .au (either .com.au or
.net .au) with five and the Netherlands' .nl with four. Here is how the country code leaders stacked
up for the week ending Sunday, Dec. 2:
Country
Code Top 20
Highest
Reported ccTLD Sales: Mon. Nov. 26, 2012 - Sun. Dec.
2, 2012 Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Dec. 5, 2012
There were dozens
of additional four-figure ccTLD sales off the chart led by Sedo's $2,293
sale Verpasst.de. They added $2,000 each for ArubaNetworks.fr
and Astrology.co and $1,982 for Geldinzicht.nl.
Sedo had 43 more four-figure ccTLD sales ranging
from $1,000 to $1,965
that are listed in the table below:
Additional
Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $1,965
bit.de
$1,965
local.com.mx
$1,376
bves.de
$1,965
geneva-girl.ch
$1,310
calligaris.es
$1,965
messenshop.nl
$1,310
accountantjobs.co.uk
$1,932
outube.nl
$1,310
bowie.fr
$1,769
yardi.nl
$1,310
zelftesten.nl
$1,769
staff.it
$1,309
actual.cl
$1,750
getjobs.ca
$1,300
vocals.de
$1,703
ecity.fr
$1,297
koelnersingles.de
$1,700
edates.com.ar
$1,250
shopit.com.br
$1,700
mimaki.eu
$1,245
datacentral.co.uk
$1,650
noo.bs
$1,208
deja.me
$1,650
property.cc
$1,200
iluv.eu
$1,638
tower.us
$1,200
qtr.eu
$1,631
w-online.de
$1,179
directmobiles.co.uk
$1,610
innovationspark.ch
$1,114
demo.co
$1,600
seniorassistans.se
$1,114
webstudent.co.uk
$1,590
watnou.nl
$1,114
bidell.de
$1,572
flogger.de
$1,048
myq.pl
$1,572
salledepresse.fr
$1,048
jogoscelular.com.br
$1,500
searchit.de
$1,048
mailchimp.ae
$1,500
genuss-raum.de
$1,035
trainerbedarf.de
$1,441
At DomainLore.co.ukCyber.co.uk sold for $2,120 and Cosmic.co.uk
drew $1,047. DomainNameSales banked $2,000 for RightAnswers.co.uk
and Afternic picked up $1,000 for GetLenses.tv.
NetFleet.com.au also rang some more .au sales with
Keyword.com.au ($1,352), OnlineShop.com.au ($1,325) and Terrigal.com.au
($1,311).
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.
It was a rough week for the non .com
gTLDs with no five-figure sales reported. That left the door
open for Roulette.biz to take the top spot on our new weekly Non .Com gTLD Top 20 Chart
with an $8,843 sale at Sedo. GJ.net followed at $6,027
at NameJet with a pair of Afternic sales involving Methadone.net
and Runway.org tying for #3 at $6,000 each.
Afternic went on to win the race among venues with
nine charted sales, outdistancing Sedo's five and NameJet's four.
DomainNameSales also had a pair, including #5 Allegro.net at $5,200.
The .nets ran away with the extension race by
ringing up 13
charted sales, followed by the .orgs with six. .Biz claimed
the other opening with the chart-topping sale of Roulette.biz. Here's how all of the Non .Com gTLD leaders stacked up for the
week ending Sunday, Dec. 2:
Non
.Com gTLDs Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. Nov.
26, 2012 - Sun. Dec. 2, 2012 Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Dec. 5, 2012
There were several dozen more four-figure sales off the
chart led by Afternic's $2,588 sale of HotelSigns.net.
They also sold Voya.org for $2,500 and TalkFusion.org
for $2,488.
Afternic had 28 more four-figure non
.com sales ranging from $1,000 to $2,400. Those are listed in the
chart below:
Additional
Afternic Non .com Sales Between $1,000 - $2,400
pfeiffer.org
$2,400
theassociates.net
$1,488
molecular.org
$2,100
paintreatment.org
$1,388
visionpro.net
$2,000
securityexpo.org
$1,316
validate.org
$1,944
athos.org
$1,300
amelie.org
$1,800
mobileclinics.org
$1,295
thinkpink.org
$1,800
animalrefuge.org
$1,288
unitedcredit.net
$1,788
backshop.net
$1,288
mccorp.net
$1,688
advancedexteriors.net
$1,277
farewell.org
$1,507
interclass.net
$1,133
agsc.org
$1,500
womenintransition.net
$1,088
nonlinear.net
$1,500
getglobal.org
$1,000
redeemed.net
$1,500
justsaying.net
$1,000
loeb.net
$1,495
oeste.net
$1,000
chromagen.net
$1,488
risultati.net
$1,000
Back at Sedo Leviathan.net notched $2,500
and Avex.org generated $2,000. Sedo had 16 more
four-figure sales ranging from $1,000 to $1,965 that
are listed in the table below:
Additional
Sedo Non .com Sales Between $1,000 - $1,965
juwelier.org
$1,965
dentistry.pro
$1,300
kinderhotel.info
$1,834
p6.org
$1,288
cdox.net
$1,652
chanceofalifetime.org
$1,277
brune.net
$1,601
majorenterprise.org
$1,277
jahreswagen.info
$1,572
schnarchen.info
$1,245
kaminbau.net
$1,559
e-mails.biz
$1,061
onlinemd.org
$1,495
imhotep.net
$1,000
landschaftsbau.net
$1,309
mediaset.org
$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.
*****
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