Software
Company's $375,000 Domain Purchase Tops This Week's Sales Chart
Week 2 ofthe 2013
domain sales season produced a very substantial six-figure sale. We learned that Booker Software Inc. paid $375,000
to acquire Booker.com
in a private transaction, giving the new year its first six-figure
sale.
For a brief time late last week it looked
like we would be reporting the year's first seven-figure sale but
initial reports that Rockies.com had been sold for $1.2
million to Major League Baseball were refuted by MLB who
said those reports were false. MLB said they bought the name
under a non-disclosure agreement and the league declined to
reveal how much they did pay.
The runner-up spot on this week's
all-extension Top 20 Sales Chart went to Sedo
for their $50,000 sale of Wolfgangs.com. Sedo went on
to pile up 18 of the 26 chart entries (the extra positions were the
result of a seven-way tie for the last place on the elite
list). Sedo's haul included seven of the top ten sales including #4 DreamCruises.com
at $28,000 and two names that tied for #5 at $25,000
apiece - Pigster.com and TopApps.com.
By
Ron Jackson
Michael Mann's DomainMarket.com
also landed a spot in the first five after selling #3 ACAM.com
for $40,000 in a deal brokered by DomainHoldings.com. Mann said he had acquired the domain in 2005 for
just $350! That's what you call a nice return on
investment.
Afternic.com
had their usual solid week with a hand in five charted sales. Their
roster was led by #10 Yum.in (Indian ccTLD) at $16,000.
That was one of two country code domains that earned places
on the Big Board. The other was #9 Choinki.pl (Polish ccTLD),
sold for $17,290 at Sedo.
Sedo also had the week's biggest non
.com gTLD sale - #8 RTB.net at $18,000. That is
one of four non .com gTLDS on the leader board, joining Afternic's
joint sale with YummyNames
of #15 TPO.org at $12,077, Afternic's $10,595
sale of #19 GWK.net and Sedo's $10,000 sale of #20
(tie) Insured.org.
That was all the ground the .coms
gave up as they swept 20 of the 26 chart entries including a NoktaDomains.com
sale of #20 (tie) Konteyner.com at $10,000. Here is how the
sales leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, January 13:
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. Jan. 7, 2013 - Sun. Jan. 13, 2013 Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Jan. 16, 2013
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
Booker.com
$375,000
Pvt Sale
2.
Wolfgangs.com
$50,000
Sedo
3.
ACAM.com
$40,000
DomainMarket/
DomainHoldings
4.
DreamCruises.com
$28,000
Sedo
5.
tie
Pigster.com
$25,000
Sedo
5.
tie
TopApps.com
$25,000
Sedo
7.
AdTime.com
$20,000
Sedo
8.
RTB.net
$18,000
Sedo
9.
Choinki.pl
€13,000 = $17,290
Sedo
10.
Yum.in
£10,000 = $16,000
Afternic
11.
GardenBenches.com
$14,500
Afternic
12.
BIOM.com
$14,000
Sedo
13.
GlobalIndustry.com
$13,000
Sedo
14.
AEB.com
$12,500
Sedo
15.
TPO.org
$12,077
YummyNames/
Afternic
16.
WesternTrust.com
$12,000
Afternic
17.
tie
Efinity.com
$11,000
Sedo
17.
tie
MailMonkey.com
$11,000
Sedo
19.
GWK.net
$10,595
Afternic
20.
tie
Audiophile.com
$10,000
Sedo
20.
tie
eMailMarketingSoftware.com
$10,000
Sedo
20.
tie
Insured.org
$10,000
Sedo
20.
tie
Konteyner.com
$10,000
NoktaDomains
20.
tie
Obmen.com
$10,000
Sedo
20.
tie
PhotoWorldCup.com
$10,000
Sedo
20.
tie
Webench.com
$10,000
Sedo
Keep in mind that these are the highest
value cash only 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.
Sedo led the .com supporting cast of
four-figure sales with GamesBeat.com at $9,999, PadMap.com
at $9,995 and two others at $9,975 each -
2Life.com and GoBike.com. CougarDate.com
attracted $9,000, DrunkDriver.com collided with $8,900,
and TIGL.com toggled $8,500.
USWM.com corralled $7,140, GiftRibbon.com
tied up $7,000 and StaffingSoftware.com went for $6,100.
INST.com commanded $6,065, LoveAddict.com
latched onto $6,000 and Videomakler.com drew $5,985.
UDUO.com yielded $5,500 and TakeItEasy.com
clicked for $5,171.
Sedo had 58 more four-figure
sales ranging from $2,000 to $5,000 that are
listed in the table below:
Additional
Sedo .com Sales Between $2,000 - $5,000
dildoshop.com
$5,000
bike365.com
$3,000
igiveback.com
$5,000
bulgin.com
$3,000
paladingroup.com
$5,000
xdai.com
$3,000
pocketscience.com
$5,000
healthyme.com
$2,999
thatswhyimbroke.com
$5,000
northroyalton.com
$2,999
made2make.com
$4,588
fanfo.com
$2,800
echoboom.com
$4,500
ltgame.com
$2,800
adeat.com
$3,990
hoofdtelefoon.com
$2,660
e-chat.com
$3,888
uniwise.com
$2,650
evaled.com
$3,857
adesk.com
$2,600
cloudadvisor.com
$3,850
monitore.com
$2,550
traderwatch.com
$3,800
statistiques.com
$2,511
geopetrol.com
$3,777
turbolease.com
$2,510
chubbies.com
$3,730
blackedition.com
$2,500
scumbag.com
$3,699
blackjackfree.com
$2,500
juss.com
$3,600
brontofile.com
$2,500
orchidea.com
$3,547
cloudhd.com
$2,500
ahix.com
$3,500
rentplan.com
$2,488
baretti.com
$3,500
clickpaid.com
$2,450
doingright.com
$3,500
licores.com
$2,394
megashoptv.com
$3,500
monilog.com
$2,295
2341.com
$3,400
civciv.com
$2,250
bedrukken.com
$3,325
uygulama.com
$2,250
courier24.com
$3,325
bestwirelessrouter.com
$2,200
supracon.com
$3,325
feedsmart.com
$2,200
kapitoshka.com
$3,300
web-card.com
$2,200
dogwater.com
$3,250
bookmyevent.com
$2,000
alryan.com
$3,200
lysi.com
$2,000
giftbasketsformen.com
$3,150
prkp.com
$2,000
NoktaDomains sold DSLInternetProviders.com for
$9,500 and ScreenReplacement.com for $9,200.
They had 14 more four-figure .com sales
ranging from $2,000 to $7,466 that are listed in the
table below:
Additional
NoktaDomains .com Sales Between $2,000 - $7,466
OtoAksesuar.com
$7,466
RainwaterDrainage.com
$3,350
CentralDental.com
$7,000
Bruttonettorechner.com
$3,000
Tantuni.com
$6,000
RealEstateAgentMarketing.com
$3,000
GarmentPrinting.com
$4,500
ArthritisFacts.com
$2,602
SuDeposu.com
$4,000
PolyBinders.com
$2,316
Axdx.com
$3,750
LastScores.com
$2,000
HunterOil.com
$3,500
NutritionExperts.com
$2,000
Back at Afternic LocalTraffic.com braked
at $8,000, FWDirect.com delivered $7,500 and
CLDS.com captured $6,661. MFPC.com kicked
in $5,625 while three others; ClockShops.com, MerchantService.com
and VillageCapital.com banked $5,500 apiece.
AcademicJournals.com recorded $5,395 while
three others; QueBueno.com, TotalDental.com and TuitionPaymentPlan.com
produced $5,000 apiece.
Afternic had 95 more four-figure
.com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,788 that are
listed in the table below:
Additional
Afternic .com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,788
brighterbeginnings.com
$4,788
onlinesteel.com
$2,588
vietnamkids.com
$4,688
trendyinc.com
$2,588
allbusinessloans.com
$4,664
fourseasonsfarms.com
$2,577
allphases.com
$4,500
organicwaste.com
$2,527
aprn.com
$4,500
Aywa.com
$2,500
dkif.com
$4,500
ephq.com
$2,500
authenticrecipes.com
$4,288
FpsX.com
$2,500
johncusimano.com
$4,077
HistoricPrograms.com
$2,500
turuturu.com
$4,000
indoubt.com
$2,500
comguru.com
$3,988
p2b.com
$2,500
maintenancematters.com
$3,988
pianolessonsonline.com
$2,500
ultimomomento.com
$3,788
sdvgroup.com
$2,500
jvinc.com
$3,700
vipmarket.com
$2,500
thesecretchef.com
$3,688
TheGlutenFree.com
$2,495
hvacconsultant.com
$3,677
nextvista.com
$2,488
idealenergysolutions.com
$3,588
aviatorclub.com
$2,400
orbitinfo.com
$3,500
vmllc.com
$2,400
tiwary.com
$3,500
VaporizerCompany.com
$2,395
butterflyflower.com
$3,488
divinewealth.com
$2,388
trendu.com
$3,450
fastcashflow.com
$2,388
betterlights.com
$3,388
gunregistration.com
$2,388
ivoryprincess.com
$3,388
threepercentrealty.com
$2,388
insurancereports.com
$3,220
videocreators.com
$2,372
airtablet.com
$3,088
investorpages.com
$2,300
athletenetwork.com
$3,000
Cristiaan.com
$2,295
pevensey.com
$3,000
waterzone.com
$2,200
plusvip.com
$3,000
conceptagency.com
$2,188
qualitymeasures.com
$3,000
cycleaddicts.com
$2,188
spacenewyorkcity.com
$3,000
tactonline.com
$2,188
vcre.com
$3,000
plumbingcompany.com
$2,160
answerslive.com
$2,988
selectpr.com
$2,155
acupoints.com
$2,977
americasdad.com
$2,100
destinationhoneymoon.com
$2,925
quiltersquest.com
$2,100
crmanywhere.com
$2,905
seuren.com
$2,100
californiaclinic.com
$2,888
butterflybrooches.com
$2,088
facespot.com
$2,800
corruptionexposed.com
$2,088
modernsurvival.com
$2,800
mphclub.com
$2,088
partplus.com
$2,800
spaceparty.com
$2,088
WALLANDPAPER.com
$2,800
fullfashion.com
$2,086
safeandeasy.com
$2,700
appartamentivacanza.com
$2,000
usareport.com
$2,700
californiajuicebar.com
$2,000
ebookcentre.com
$2,688
designplants.com
$2,000
trimwork.com
$2,600
lecoultre.com
$2,000
FitzgeraldHome.com
$2,595
mentalhealthspa.com
$2,000
urbansociety.com
$2,592
parcelstation.com
$2,000
bridestory.com
$2,588
productiveelectric.com
$2,000
candy-land.com
$2,588
walloffire.com
$2,000
criticaltechnology.com
$2,588
Elsewhere YummyNames teamed up with GoDaddyAuctions
to sell Acuron.com for $3,496 and WiringExperts.com
for $2,996.
Country Codes
The ccTLDs were led by the two five-figure
sales you saw on the all extension chart above - Choinki.pl
($17,290) and Yum.in ($16,000). The
highest ccTLD sale you haven't seen yet is #3 on our new weekly
Country Code Top 20 Sales Chart - that is Cravatta.it,
an Italian domain that changed hands for $9,177 at Sedo. This
is a category that Sedo has always dominated and this week was no
exception as they swept all 20 positions on the leader board.
The top five was rounded out by #4 Podcasts.fr
at $8,313 and a pair of names at $7,980 each that tied
for 5th - Immofinanz.cz and VeranderManagement.nl.
It was a very diverse week once again with 13 different
extensions represented on the leader board. Germany's .de had
the most entries with five, followed by three others with two each -
India's .in, Sweden's .se and Spain's .es.
Here is how the country code leaders stacked
up for the week ending Sunday, January 13:
Country
Code Top 20
Highest
Reported ccTLD Sales: Mon. Jan. 7, 2013 - Sun. Jan.
13, 2013 Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Jan. 16, 2013
There were several dozen more four-figure ccTLD sales off the chart led by
NetFleet.com.au's$3,830 sale of Logic.com.au. They also sold three
other Australian domains - MovingHome.com.au ($1,453), Car-Finance.com.au
($1,351) and AFLResults.com.au ($1,063).
NoktaDomains sold seven .co.uk domains
including AllInclusiveCruises.co.uk at $3,500, RubberMats.co.uk
at $3,250 and CoffeeCream.co.uk at $1,500. PublicHolidays.co.uk
added $1,350, ThankYouCards.co.uk contributed $1,300
and two others - AdView.co.uk and WelshNews.co.uk went
for $1,000 apiece.
In a private transaction Jeff Williams sold a
Chinese ccTLD IDN - 搞笑.中国 - for $3,500. The
name translates to Funny.china.
Back at Sedo Miethalle.de drew $3,325
while Freelancer.uy and Pizza24.it tallied $3,000
each. Sedo had 55 more four-figure ccTLD sales ranging
from $1,000 to $2,660
that are listed in the table below:
Additional
Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $2,660
ritiro.it
$2,660
tasko.nl
$1,583
saumon.fr
$2,660
schuhundmehr.de
$1,563
3dzone.de
$2,594
mediscan.com.au
$1,500
prissøk.no
$2,500
trophies.co
$1,500
functioneringsgesprekken.nl
$2,480
xforex.pl
$1,500
alaskacruises.co.uk
$2,400
tec.se
$1,463
schadensservice.de
$2,394
trustone.de
$1,463
zerspantechnik.de
$2,394
tips.me
$1,400
asiamarkt.de
$2,156
lindt.co.nz
$1,380
bikecomponents.nl
$2,128
bingo.gd
$1,330
wgg.eu
$2,128
broodjemee.nl
$1,330
frankenstorm.ca
$2,059
easycover.eu
$1,330
galos.com.br
$2,000
mon.es
$1,330
wikia.es
$2,000
myfax.fr
$1,330
bilderladen.de
$1,995
neteligent.de
$1,330
bitcoin.be
$1,995
ugi.de
$1,330
businessdeal.de
$1,995
kirgistan.de
$1,329
hawai.be
$1,995
krankenzusatzversicherung-vergleich.de
$1,233
momworx.de
$1,995
marcato.it
$1,197
primadonna.it
$1,995
founders.ch
$1,131
emissionsrechner.de
$1,796
krohne.es
$1,064
riverisland.nl
$1,796
myblox.fr
$1,064
fotobuch-shop.de
$1,663
schuhundmehr.eu
$1,064
hdsl.it
$1,663
teufelswerk.de
$1,064
unfallwagen.eu
$1,663
lasso.me
$1,000
simplycook.co.uk
$1,600
skx.co.za
$1,000
cambria.co.uk
$1,598
talklive.co.uk
$1,000
boarding.dk
$1,596
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.
The non .com gTLDs made up for a slow start
to 2013 last week by ringing up a quartet of five-figure sales this
time around (they had none last week). You saw all of those in the
all extension section earlier. The highest sale in this category
that you haven't seen yet is #5 on our new weekly Non .Com gTLD Top 20 Sales Chart
- that is Stacks.net, a domain that Sedo sold for
$5,000.
Sedo added $4,800 for #6 ImageShop.org
then Afternic weighed in with $4,500 for SuperSports.net
- one of their ten charted sales. Sedo also had ten including
#8 Rookie.org at $3,500.
The .nets easily won the extension raise, piling
up 14 of the 20 chart entries. Org was next with five leaving
one spot left that went to .info.
Here's how all of the Non .Com gTLD leaders stacked up for the
week ending Sunday, January 13:
Non
.Com gTLDs Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. Jan.
7, 2013 - Sun. Jan. 13, 2013 Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Jan. 16, 2013
There were several more four-figure sales off the
chart led by Afternic's sales of AVDS.net and StudentAccess.net
at $1,988 each. They also moved MyVideophone.net for $1,800,
HealthySpine.org for $1,700 and MoneyMover.org
for $1,688.
Moci.net nabbed $1,500, PowerStation.org
generated $1,450 and ProtectMyHome.net provided $1,400.
USAUSA.info fetched $1,277, Enpo.net nailed $1,100
and TheWalrus.net went for $1,088. BestBrand.net
bagged $1,027 and NationalMortgage.org added $1,000.
At Sedo ImportanceofTechnology.org claimed $1,500,
TheFrontPorch.org welcomed $1,499 and IVK.net
kicked in $1,150. Inmate.info escaped with $1,050,
Kindred.info collected $1,031 and Nicole.net deposited
$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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