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Thanks
to a global pandemic, the first half of 2020 has been a
nightmarish year for many industries, but owners of high
quality domains have continued to stand out among the
carnage. With many businesses being forced to launch or
strengthen their online presence in order to survive,
good domains remain in high demand.
Over
the past two weeks three more six-figure sales were added to
the public sales ledger along with a slew of solid five-figure
transactions. Industry pioneer Monte Cahn of RightOfTheDot.com
led the hit parade with a $276,077 sale of Kick.com.
Monte put a second name in the first five, banking an
additional $60,030 for #5 Cogent.com.
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...and
how about Kate Buckley (Buckley
Media)? After topping the chart in our
last report with GreenStreet.com ($100,890), Kate
outdid herself this week with one twice as big - #2
Believe.com at $200,915! That domain is a great
upgrade for the buyers who operate BelieveMusic.com
and BelieveDigital.com.
Both Kick.com and Believe.com now rank among the ten biggest
sales reported so far in
2020.
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The
ccTLDs also produced several head turning transactions this
time around the track. In the biggest .AI sale reported to
date, Sedo
brokered a €95,000 ($107,350) sale of #3 Expert.ai.
One step back at #4 is a terrific Australian domain -
LifeInsurance.com.au - that went for AUD 100,000 ($69,300) in
a Drop.com.au
auction. The country code contingent wound up with three of the top
six sales with Sedo putting another strong one of the board with #6 Me.nu
at $45,000.
The
ccTLDs wound up with four spots overall while the .coms swept
everything else with Michael Mann's DomainMarket.com
among the venues contributing to the .com assault. They sold #7 HelpWare.com
for $35,000. GoDaddy
put one on the elite list too, handling the INR 909,930 ($12,011) sale
of #19 CloudStore.com to Ramandeep
Singh.
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By Ron
Jackson
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I can
also tell you about two sizeable .com sales that were
closed in 2019 but are just now coming to light
as the seller just sent us documentation of the
transactions. He sold a perfect pair - Instructor.com
for $360,000 and Instructors.com for $140,000.
We have now added those domains to the 2019
Top 100 Sales Chart in our Archives,
with Instructor.com landing at #20 and the plural
version claiming a tie for #37.
Now to
the business at hand. Here's how
all of the sales leaders stacked up for the two weeks
ending Sunday, June 21, 2020: |
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The DN Journal Top 20
Highest
Reported Domain Sales - Mon. June 8, 2020 - Sun. June 21, 2020
(Foreign
currency to U.S. Dollar Conversions Based on Rates in
Effect June 24, 2020) |
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Domain |
Sold For
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Where
Sold |
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1. |
Kick.com |
$276,077 |
RightOfTheDot |
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2. |
Believe.com |
$200,915 |
BuckleyMedia |
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3. |
Expert.ai |
€95,000
= $107,350 |
Sedo |
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4. |
LifeInsurance.com.au |
AUD
100,000 = $69,300 |
Drop.com.au |
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5. |
Cogent.com |
$60,030 |
RightOfTheDot |
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6. |
Me.nu |
$45,000 |
Sedo |
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7. |
HelpWare.com |
$35,000 |
DomainMarket |
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8. |
ClimatePositive.com |
€25,000
= $28,250 |
Sedo |
9.
tie |
ConstructionLoan.com |
$25,000 |
Sedo |
9.
tie |
Zirrus.com |
$25,000 |
Sedo |
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11. |
Myty.com |
$24,999 |
Sedo |
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12. |
NR1.de |
€20,000
= $22,600 |
Sedo |
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13. |
Connectz.com |
$18,000 |
Sedo |
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14. |
JBCapital.com |
€15,000
= $16,950 |
Sedo |
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15. |
Aerosol.com |
$16,750 |
Sedo |
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16. |
Vafo.com |
$13,500 |
Sedo |
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17. |
Jetluxe.com |
$12,500 |
Sedo |
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18. |
Nomadism.com |
$12,499 |
Sedo |
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19. |
CloudStore.com |
INR
909,930 = $12,011 |
GoDaddy |
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20. |
B2Broker.com |
€10,150
= $11,470 |
Sedo |
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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. |
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for
The All-Time Top 20
All-Cash Domain Sales Reported By DNJournal.com
(2003
to Now) |
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There were four more five-figure sales just off
the chart with Sedo posting three of those. They sold Partou.com
for $11,187, QJV.com for $10,500 and AdAction.com
for $10,000. Elsewhere, Mark Ghoriafi of Afilias
brokered a $10,000 sale of Name.io.
.Com Supporting
Cast
Sedo led the .com supporting cast of
four-figure sales with VirusCleaner.com at $9,153 and PaperDeck.com
at $9,000. They added $8,869 for Wowz.com, $8,662
for SoulBuddy.com and $8,249 for JackpotRadar.com.
SenseCheck.com
chalked up another $8,138, CapeCodVacationRentals.com
returned $8,000 and Splinter Works.com went for $7,000.
SuperNimbus.com and Tomp.com tallied $6,780
each while MySocks.com clicked for $6,779.
Sedo had 86 more
four-figure sales ranging from $2,000 to $5,800 that are
listed in the table below:
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Additional
Sedo .com Sales Between $2,000 - $5,800
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| ta88.com |
$5,800 |
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renotec.com |
$3,000 |
| protectors.com |
$5,650 |
seacs.com |
$3,000 |
| institut.com |
$5,523 |
selavy.com |
$3,000 |
| iaja.com |
$5,500 |
instanthookup.com |
$2,999 |
| togethergroup.com |
$5,500 |
mymistakes.com |
$2,999 |
| huhealth.com |
$5,424 |
puffstuff.com |
$2,995 |
| signi.com |
$5,200 |
steadybit.com |
$2,995 |
| bluedc.com |
$5,000 |
offcamber.com |
$2,950 |
| elizo.com |
$5,000 |
mindgoal.com |
$2,899 |
| hearingaidclinics.com |
$5,000 |
modernweightloss.com |
$2,888 |
| moodly.com |
$5,000 |
notary365.com |
$2,873 |
| smartrecruiter.com |
$5,000 |
fluidfleet.com |
$2,800 |
| timeblocker.com |
$4,990 |
sabido.com |
$2,800 |
| privatecam.com |
$4,901 |
bitfield.com |
$2,750 |
| kahraba.com |
$4,900 |
hoteltogo.com |
$2,750 |
| christianwomen.com |
$4,888 |
mundogamer.com |
$2,712 |
| g-in.com |
$4,880 |
freecartoonsex.com |
$2,700 |
| hippostore.com |
$4,545 |
cleansed.com |
$2,650 |
| allio.com |
$4,500 |
pikc.com |
$2,650 |
| aquamor.com |
$4,500 |
defabrica.com |
$2,599 |
| biowhite.com |
$4,500 |
kanjers.com |
$2,543 |
| talentcare.com |
$4,500 |
dr365.com |
$2,501 |
| calciumboost.com |
$4,460 |
oulet.com |
$2,500 |
| repscan.com |
$4,400 |
snsbl.com |
$2,500 |
| hubos.com |
$4,000 |
sotrack.com |
$2,500 |
| partytickets.com |
$4,000 |
curecall.com |
$2,499 |
| packmore.com |
$3,995 |
vibie.com |
$2,495 |
| our-house.com |
$3,600 |
dpya.com |
$2,488 |
| allhouse.com |
$3,500 |
布局.com |
$2,380 |
| nomadhandbook.com |
$3,500 |
visaworld.com |
$2,350 |
| poolcontractor.com |
$3,500 |
8shades.com |
$2,300 |
| proesports.com |
$3,499 |
dermly.com |
$2,295 |
| moln.com |
$3,447 |
luckmart.com |
$2,200 |
| stayyourway.com |
$3,399 |
pgslot.com |
$2,200 |
| papz.com |
$3,390 |
ankora.com |
$2,000 |
| almastudio.com |
$3,379 |
bbqland.com |
$2,000 |
| bambridge.com |
$3,333 |
gastry.com |
$2,000 |
| sanluispotosi.com |
$3,300 |
padelchannel.com |
$2,000 |
| blakeburn.com |
$3,277 |
seobase.com |
$2,000 |
| tuplaza.com |
$3,277 |
threehouse.com |
$2,000 |
| babycanvas.com |
$3,002 |
tibz.com |
$2,000 |
| gohatch.com |
$3,000 |
trailr.com |
$2,000 |
| neptal.com |
$3,000 |
vindur.com |
$2,000 |
Elsewhere, OMGDomains.com
used DAN.com
to close a $2,000 deal for VRWines.com.
Country Codes
The ccTLDs had yet
another strong outing led by that big $107,350 sale of Expert.ai
at Sedo that ranks among the five biggest country code sales
reported so far this year.
The runner-up LifeInsurance.com.au at $69,300 via Drop.com.au
ranks among the top ten ccTLD sales as we near the halfway point in
2020.
You saw the top five sales
on our latest Country
Code Top 20 Sales Chart in the all extension section above, so the
highest one from this group that you haven't seen yet is Sedo's
$22,600 sale of #6 Seguridad.mx. Sedo went on to sweep 19
of the 21 chart entries (the extra spot resulting from a tie for the
final position). Only Drop.com.au and Mark Ghoriafi, with his $10,000
sale of Name.io for Afilias,
kept Sedo from running the table.
Here is how the top ccTLD sales stacked up
for the two weeks ending Sunday, June 21, 2020:
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Country
Code Top 20 Sales Chart
Highest Reported
ccTLD Sales - Mon. June 8, 2020 - Sun. June 21, 2020
(Foreign
currency to U.S. Dollar Conversions Based on Rates in
Effect June 24, 2020) |
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Domain |
Sold For
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Where
Sold |
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1. |
Expert.ai |
€95,000
= $107,350 |
Sedo |
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2. |
LifeInsurance.com.au |
AUD
100,000 = $69,300 |
Drop.com.au |
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3. |
Me.nu |
$45,000 |
Sedo |
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4. |
NR1.de |
€20,000
= $22,600 |
Sedo |
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5. |
Name.io |
$10,000 |
Afilias |
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6. |
Seguridad.mx |
€7,300
= $8,249 |
Sedo |
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7. |
Adyen.fr |
€5,999
= $6,779 |
Sedo |
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8. |
Fragrancenet.at |
$6,500 |
Sedo |
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9. |
Infranet.at |
€5,500
= $6,215 |
Sedo |
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10. |
Magnets.eu |
€5,431
= $6,137 |
Sedo |
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11. |
Hypernetz.de |
€4,700
= $5,311 |
Sedo |
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12. |
BHI.co |
$5,000 |
Sedo |
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13. |
Liang.co |
$4,999 |
Sedo |
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14. |
ESP.es |
€4,000
= $4,520 |
Sedo |
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15. |
CGN.co |
€3,950
= $4,464 |
Sedo |
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16. |
Snowboards.eu |
€3,900
= $4,407 |
Sedo |
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17. |
HOV.co |
$3,895 |
Sedo |
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18. |
Decorator.eu |
€3,100
= $3,503 |
Sedo |
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19. |
Unidos.cl |
€2,999
= $3,389 |
Sedo |
20.
tie |
Angeboteprospekte.de |
€2,800
= $3,164 |
Sedo |
20.
tie |
Plakatwerbung.at |
€2,800
= $3,164 |
Sedo |
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There were more than two
dozen additional four-figure ccTLD
sales off the chart led by Sedo's sales of
Rockwell.ch ($3,041), Zener.nl ($2,983) and Hausberater.de
($2,978). Those were followed by a 7-name logjam at $2,825
apiece that included DasLab.de, eCargo.de, Immobilienmakler-hamburg.de,
Kwas.de, Prime24.de, SocialSports.de and Vermieterwelt.de.
Also at Sedo, OBF24.de fetched
$2,543 and two others - Fish.co and LetsMove.co.uk
- made $2,500 each. Box.com.pk kicked in $2,499 while
Beef24.de and BooksOnDemand.de delivered $2,260
apiece. Another pair, Brew.co and IP.ws, posted $2,000
each.
At DomainLore.uk
BusinessBankingInsight.co.uk attracted $2,661,
Harrogate.uk hauled in $2,000 and FreePorn.co.uk drew
$1,826. Those were followed by a trio at $1,625 apiece that
included CancerBackup.org.uk, Confetti.uk and Micro.co.uk.
Destiny.co.uk added $1,313 and Boe.co.uk brought $1,063.
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 (.net, .org and
others, including new gTLDs)
Things were considerably
quieter on the Non .com gTLD front with no reported sales
reaching five figures. However, the new gTLDs earned some
bragging rights as they accounted for 9 of the 14 sales reported in
this category, including the chart topper on our latest Non .Com gTLD Top
Sales Chart. That was GoDaddy's $7,000 sale of Hit.club.
RU-Center put another .club in the top ten with #9 (tie) Paint.club
going for $2,000 there.
Sedo and Afilias
finished the venue race in a dead heat with each platform putting six
names on the elite list. #2 Columbus.net at $6,600
headed the Sedo roster while #3 IM.black at $5,200 led
the charge for Afilias.
Here is
how the non .com gTLD sales stacked up for the two weeks
ending ending Sunday, June 21, 2020:
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Non
.Com gTLD Top Sales Chart
Highest
Reported Non .Com gTLD Sales - Mon. June 8, 2020 - Sun. June
21, 2020
(Foreign
currency to U.S. Dollar Conversions Based on Rates in
Effect June 24, 2020)
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Domain |
Sold For
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Where
Sold |
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1. |
Hit.club |
$7,000 |
GoDaddy |
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2. |
Columbus.net |
$6,600 |
Sedo |
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3. |
IM.black |
$5,200 |
Afilias |
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4. |
Match.net |
€4,100
= $4,633 |
Sedo |
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5. |
Properly.net |
$3,500 |
Sedo |
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6. |
Team.global |
$3,120 |
Afilias |
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7. |
Fun88.vip |
$3,000 |
Sedo |
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8. |
TheArt.net |
$2,700 |
Sedo |
9.
tie |
Neolink.org |
$2,000 |
Sedo |
9.
tie |
Paint.club |
$2,000 |
RU-Center |
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11. |
5G.llc |
$1,950 |
Afilias |
12.
tie |
CSS.llc |
$1,300 |
Afilias |
12.
tie |
Happy.llc |
$1,300 |
Afilias |
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14. |
Gorilla.green |
€1,149
= $1,298 |
Afilias |
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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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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.
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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