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Do the Math: Domain Market Comeback Continues With $725,000 Sale of MathGames.com

For the 7th consecutive week the domain aftermarket has produced at least one six-figure (or higher) reported sale. MathGames.com did the honors this week when Bill Karamouzis revealed in our current Cover Story that he paid $725,000 in a private transaction to get the name. Bill bought MathGames.com to serve as the first key piece of an innovative new online educational gaming company he is building at Teach Me, Inc. The MathGames.com sale is the 2nd highest transaction reported so far this year, trailing only the $2.1 million paid last month for 114.com.

The year's 2nd biggest ccTLD sale was also reported this week. Wayne Haroutunian's Irex Corp sold Canadian country code domain Flight.ca through GoDaddyAuctions for $99,000 (the buyer also had to pay the Canadian government an $11,720 HST tax). The only reported ccTLD sale reported this year that is bigger than this one was Fotograf.de, sold for $117,810 at Sedo in May. 

There was yet another big country code sale this week. Ed.co became the year's 4th biggest ccTLD sale after changing hands for $50,000 at GoDaddyAuctions. That gave the country codes two of the top three spots on this week's all extension Top 20 Sale Chart (and four places overall, including another top ten entry - #8 SameDayLoans.org.uk at $19,350. Monkey.co.uk sold that domain in a private transaction).

By Ron Jackson

The non .com gTLDs were limited to one chart entry - #10 KT.org, a domain that sold for $17,000 at Sedo. The .coms swept the remaining 15 entries including two that rounded out the first five - #4 WaterTreatment.com ($30,000 at Sedo) and #5 HJX.com ($29,000 at GoDaddy Auctions).  

Sedo had a hand in eight charted sales (included one shared with MostWantedDomains.com - #11 (tie) BigRents.com at $15,000) to win the race among venues, nipping GoDaddayAuctions, who had seven. NoktaDomains was the only other venue with multiple chart entries as they took three places on the Big Board led by #11 (tie) DesignerSofas.com at $15,000

Now, here is how all of the sales leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, August 4:

The DN Journal Top 20 
Reported Domain Sales - Mon. July 29, 2013 - Sun. Aug. 4, 2013
Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Aug. 6, 2013

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. MathGames.com $725,000 Pvt Sale
2. Flight.ca $99,000 GoDaddyAuctions
3. Ed.co $50,000 GoDaddyAuctions
4. WaterTreatment.com $30,000 Sedo
5. HJX.com $29,000 GoDaddyAuctions
6. Bondholders.com £16,500 = $25,410 Sedo
7. HomeTests.com $22,000 Sedo
8. YEC.com $20,005 GoDaddyAuctions
9. SameDayLoans.org.uk £12,500 = $19,250 Pvt Sale
10. KT.org $17,000 Sedo

11.
tie
Almonds.co.uk $15,000 Sedo
11.
tie
BigRents.com $15,000 MostWantedDomains/
Sedo
11.
tie
DesignerSofas.com $15,000 NoktaDomains
14. DiamondLife.com $14,971 GoDaddyAuctions
15. EVIM.com €10,200 = $13,566 Sedo
16. PCCleaners.com $13,500 NoktaDomains
17. AKU.com €9,900 = $13,167 Sedo
18. BestAntivirus.com $13,000 NoktaDomains
19. FNY.com $12,705 GoDaddyAuctions
20. EdNet.com $11,695 GoDaddyAuctions

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.

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

There were two more five-figure sales off the chart. Afternic sold MicroBusiness.com for $10,165 and Sedo moved Teson.com for $10,000

.Com Supporting Cast

Sedo led the .com supporting cast of four-figure sales with Huoxue.com at $9,999, Herox.com at $9,700 and PixIt.com at $8,000. CopyWebsite.com captured $7,980, InternationalCommunication.com connected for $7,500 and Loop1.com landed $7,250

Three others; JobCase.com, Lopec.com and Rekode.com kicked in $7,000 apiece. HotelInSalzburg.com booked $5,985 and AdaptiveApps.com added $5,400. Sedo had 52 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
bihc.com $5,000   reformasi.com $3,000
alquilercochesbaratos.com $4,655 sparescue.com $3,000
3axis.com $4,500 successlive.com $3,000
gameused.com $4,500 undai.com $3,000
titlecashloan.com $4,500 myaudiobooks.com $2,999
miniwiki.com $4,256 nicolecarney.com $2,700
pushee.com $4,150 autolister.com $2,500
blackyak.com $4,000 bcubed.com $2,500
nodepad.com $4,000 biosfair.com $2,500
primani.com $4,000 indirimo.com $2,500
riplay.com $3,999 infinid.com $2,500
terravision.com $3,999 jubble.com $2,500
feeldesign.com $3,990 shopperbee.com $2,500
pdfedit.com $3,900 sousvideforum.com $2,500
rostbank.com $3,847 teamwolfpack.com $2,500
18185.com $3,841 wikidownload.com $2,500
attorneyondemand.com $3,750 olera.com $2,495
ts1.com $3,750 incx.com $2,402
locationvoitureparis.com $3,658 collinspark.com $2,388
foneo.com $3,530 pflegehilfe.com $2,367
unstuff.com $3,500 deskcycle.com $2,295
myso.com $3,400 sosav.com $2,200
lepass.com $3,325 trockenfruechte.com $2,104
eveva.com $3,075 atlanticstarr.com $2,000
mobileenterprise.com $3,000 freepressnewsnetwork.com $2,000
pressable.com $3,000 statepower.com $2,000

Back at Afternic Hygienic.com drew $7,500, Aminos.com made $7,001 and three others - CityClass.com, DeltaInspection.com and Tritoons.com took in $6,000 each.

CumberlandHeights.com contributed $5,250 and another trio of names - APlusJanitorial.com, Booing.com and YouFrameIt.com yielded $5,000 each. Afternic had 120 more four-figure .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,500 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Afternic .com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,000
infographictemplates.com $4,500   corporatelabs.com $2,588
theima.com $4,500 getguru.com $2,588
wbsa.com $4,410 nobleonline.com $2,588
judicialaccountability.com $4,388 suluk.com $2,588
ichrome.com $4,277 usepoint.com $2,588
educationalsongs.com $4,188 mygamez.com $2,577
ipremote.com $4,188 clickdaily.com $2,500
rogersplace.com $4,188 coastalcorp.com $2,500
concertticketscenter.com $4,000 edmb.com $2,500
tapet.com $4,000 euronation.com $2,500
fulfillmentdirect.com $3,988 fatpoint.com $2,500
casualencounter.com $3,900 fieldmanagement.com $2,500
parentability.com $3,900 inboxdirect.com $2,500
byluck.com $3,888 justbc.com $2,500
certinfo.com $3,888 magicholidays.com $2,500
famefashion.com $3,888 mrmuffler.com $2,500
thefarmersdaughter.com $3,888 pingboard.com $2,500
usmachinery.com $3,888 priceindustries.com $2,500
caringcompany.com $3,788 thehitch.com $2,500
boliviatravel.com $3,750 usedcarsreno.com $2,500
globehealth.com $3,688 uygur.com $2,500
moviebay.com $3,688 wildliferesources.com $2,500
silkstyle.com $3,688 thirdlaw.com $2,471
pdcn.com $3,600 vinylroom.com $2,395
digitalcreative.com $3,588 buyersandsuppliers.com $2,388
execteam.com $3,588 colliercenter.com $2,388
travelineurope.com $3,560 securitydays.com $2,388
barbarino.com $3,500 ordersnow.com $2,377
designstreet.com $3,495 interiorlandscaping.com $2,300
deluxeautosales.com $3,488 dragonstone.com $2,250
amyra.com $3,388 rehabmed.com $2,250
artforfreedom.com $3,388 tuyul.com $2,250
metrocommunications.com $3,388 terrapointe.com $2,221
frservice.com $3,288 datool.com $2,195
smoochy.com $3,250 hopedirect.com $2,195
motoexpert.com $3,249 sovereigncredit.com $2,195
floridaautorepair.com $3,200 iwga.com $2,194
groupincome.com $3,100 junketc.com $2,194
applican.com $3,000 nationalwarehouse.com $2,191
bestmortgagerate.com $3,000 stoexpress.com $2,188
bytehouse.com $3,000 uniquemed.com $2,160
jobhire.com $3,000 beerbreak.com $2,150
livefreecam.com $3,000 ladyvintage.com $2,088
readyforbusiness.com $3,000 thegamesite.com $2,088
salonasia.com $3,000 artbookshop.com $2,000
soundfocus.com $3,000 artisanconnect.com $2,000
sriu.com $3,000 carfreeday.com $2,000
hhfaa.com $2,999 classicrentalcar.com $2,000
bbyte.com $2,988 cnei.com $2,000
lostcarkeys.com $2,950 dollarcorporation.com $2,000
lifeslittlesecrets.com $2,888 eyeontheball.com $2,000
acepools.com $2,800 homewarrantyratings.com $2,000
muslimaid.com $2,800 macee.com $2,000
restaurantmarket.com $2,779 pigforum.com $2,000
urbantrading.com $2,750 powerlead.com $2,000
guidingprinciples.com $2,700 sellerpro.com $2,000
downloadregistrycleaner.com $2,688 selltome.com $2,000
salestyle.com $2,655 septictankemptying.com $2,000
connectio.com $2,600 us4less.com $2,000
thecolorred.com $2,595 wnmm.com $2,000

NoktaDomains picked up $6,000 for Kalfa.com while AirlineReview.com returned $4,000 and FuelAdditives.com injected $3,500. HaberAnkara.com clicked for $2,500, MyBucket.com brought $2,399 and JCDN.com cornered $2,000

Country Codes

What a difference a week makes. After having no five-figure sales reported last week, the ccTLDs came roaring back this week when two of the year four biggest sales in this category were reported, led by Flight.ca at $99,000. The four five-figure ccTLD sales you saw in the all extension section above fill the first four slots on our latest weekly Country Code Top 20 Sales Chart.

That leaves #5 Fab.us as the biggest country code sale you haven't seen yet. Afternic sold that domain for $8,995. Sedo followed with #6 Novomatic.fr at $6,650, helping them claim 12 of the 20 chart entries, and Bruce Marler's $6,500 sale of Locally.co in a private transaction gave him  the #7 slot.

Great Britain's .uk led the extension race with five chart entries (four .co.uks and one .org.uk), nipping Germany's .de with four. The only other TLDs with multiple chart entries were Colombia's .co with three and Italy's .it with two.

Here is how the country code leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, August 4:

Country Code Top 20
 Highest Reported ccTLD  Sales: Mon. July 29, 2013 - Sun. Aug. 4, 2013
Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Aug. 6, 2013

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. Flight.ca $99,000 GoDaddyAuctions
2. Ed.co $50,000 GoDaddyAuctions
3. SameDayLoans.org.uk £12,500 = $19,250 Pvt Sale
4. Almonds.co.uk $15,000 Sedo
5. Fab.us $8,995 Afternic
6. Novomatic.fr €5,000 = $6,650 Sedo
7. Locally.co $6,500 Pvt Sale
8. Sync.co.uk $5,750 NoktaDomains
9 MyHeritage.co.uk $5,000 NoktaDomains
10. Dandelion.co €3,500 = $4,655 Sedo

11.
tie
Poppers.de €3,000 = $3,990 Sedo
11.
tie
Schlafgenuss.de €3,000 = $3,990 Sedo
11.
tie
WeBuy.it €3,000 = $3,990 Sedo
14. WatchStrap.co.uk $3,000 NoktaDomains
15. Skill7.jp €2,200 = $2,926 Sedo
16. VMall.co.in $2,700 Sedo
17.
tie
Bourbon.com.ar €2,000 = $2,660 Sedo
17.
tie
CloudSearch.de €2,000 = $2,660 Sedo
17.
tie
Krippenplatz.de €2,000 = $2,660 Sedo
17.
tie
Monroe.it €2,000 = $2,660 Sedo

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

There were several dozen more four-figure ccTLD sales off the chart led by the NoktaDomains sale of Videographer.co.uk at $2,500.

Sedo followed with FilingCabinets.co.uk at $2,310, TubeSex.tv at $2,200 and Kiss.es at $2,062. Sedo had 30 more four-figure ccTLD sales ranging from $1,064 to $2,000 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,064 - $2,000
freegames.co.in $2,000   amande.fr $1,330
beste-stromvergleich.de $1,995 dooble.de $1,330
liebt-euch.de $1,995 steinart.de $1,330
modelo.cl $1,995 webbox.at $1,330
l.gs $1,950 pjs.it $1,329
trc.co.uk $1,925 waterschoenen.nl $1,329
mobilecontract.co.uk $1,800 goods.me $1,300
maschinensucher.at $1,596 deutsches-branchenverzeichnis.de $1,264
healthkick.co.uk $1,540 sonax.es $1,164
mobilitydeals.co.uk $1,540 clipin.co.uk $1,153
funk.tv $1,500 kempten-hotel.de $1,131
ehrengarde.de $1,478 linkaudit.de $1,131
engagemang.se $1,463 roboforex.pl $1,115
whosthedaddy.co.uk $1,463 schwartz.us $1,100
chivi.de $1,450 tablet-shop.ch $1,064

NetFleet.com.au sold five Australian domains at this level - OffroadCaravans.com.au ($2,025), CamperTrailersForSale.com.au ($2,024), Bang.com.au ($1,997), GoldMerchants.com.au ($1,282) and CompareHealthCover.com.au ($1,035)

Elsewhere DomainLore.co.uk sold Linked.co.uk for $1,617 and Awe.so/me/domains sold a group of 10 closely related domains for $1,250 apiece that included Squar.eu, Square.co.at, Square.com.ru, Square.es, Square.it, Square.ly, Square.si, SquareOne.at, SquareUp.at, SquareUp.fr, SquareUp.in and SquareUp.it.

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)

The non. com gTLDs were led by the category's lone five-figure sale - KT.org at $17,000. #2 ECT.net at $7,500, #3 Revenue.info at $5,985 and #4 WVB.net at $4,655 rounded out the first four on our latest Non .Com gTLD Top 20 Sales Chart (with Sedo selling all four of those).

Afternic took three of the next four slots with a group led by #5 InternationalAdoptions.org at $4,088. They went on to pile up 11 of the 20 chart entries with Sedo bagging the other nine.

The .nets won the extension race with nine chart entries, followed by the .orgs with seven. .Info claimed a pair while .biz and .asia had one each Here's how all of the Non .Com gTLD leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, August 4:

Non .Com gTLDs Top 20
 Highest Reported Non .Com Global TLD Sales 
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. July 29, 2013 - Sun. Aug. 4, 2013
Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Aug. 6, 2013

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. KT.org $17,000 Sedo
2. ECT.net $7,500 Sedo
3. Revenue.info €4,500 = $5,985 Sedo
4. WVB.net €3,500 = $4,655 Sedo
5 InternationalAdoptions.org $4,088 Afternic
6.
tie
Energy.biz $4,000 Afternic
6.
tie
SaintBarth.net $4,000 Sedo
8. Tempest.org $3,288 Afternic
9. SO1.net $3,000 Sedo
10. LikeMind.net $2,895 Afternic

11. SaveMore.org $2,750 Afternic
12. OnTheEdge.net $2,588 Afternic
13.
tie
GreenDiamond.net $2,500 Afternic
13.
tie
LaQuinta.asia $2,500 Sedo
15. Living.info €1,800 = $2,394 Sedo
16. CCRP.org $2,088 Afternic
17. TheFarmhouse.net $1,977 Afternic
18. Esteam.net $1,888 Afternic
19. GSD.org $1,747 Sedo
20. ForAll.org $1,700 Afternic

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

Domain Name Industry Newsletter

There were several more four-figure sales off the chart led by a trio of Sedo sales - Hint.net ($1,601), Stahls.net ($1,600) and Maisons.info ($1,596). They sold three others; Agronomic.org, Elkon.net and MusicBiz.net at $1,500 each.

TermiteTreatment.net trapped $1,277, Morbuscrohn.info fetched $1,264 and MTG.biz made $1,180. Termine.biz tacked on $1,144, Isere.info found $1,064 and AquaFilters.net notched $1,000

At Afternic AdultHosting.org attracted $1,552, Hygienic.net nabbed $1,500 and two others - BeOriginal.net and SharkBite.net banked $1,488 apiece

Afternic had 17 more four-figure non .com gTLD sales ranging from $1,000 to $1,477 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Afternic Non .com gTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $2,000
huntingtonhospital.org $1,477   internationaladoptions.net $1,188
optilink.net $1,477 bigtrucks.net $1,100
americo.org $1,400 whodeletedme.net $1,100
marbo.net $1,400 cosmeticreviews.org $1,088
mediachannel.net $1,388 healthywealthy.net $1,088
socialcapitalism.org $1,300 icsp.org $1,088
arkansasadoptions.org $1,277 huff.net $1,000
gigu.org $1,250 inmemory.org $1,000
chicagoadoption.net $1,200   

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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