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We
are still in the dead of winter but things are really heating
up on the domain sales charts. Three of the new
year's five biggest sales to date were reported this week with
a seven-figure blockbuster charging to the top of our
latest bi-weekly all extension Top 20 Sales Chart. That
is the $3.15 million sale of Christmas.com that
we revealed in our Lowdown
section Monday. The deal was closed by Mark Thomas at VIPBrokerage.com,
who also booked a $350,000 sale of Arizona.com
that we broke in another Lowdown post February
8th. In addition to being the top two sales on our
latest chart, those rank #1 and #4, respectively, among all
sales reported so
far this year. This is starting to become old hat
for Mark whose credits also include a $3 million sale
of California.com in 2019.
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It seems like any time we start taking
about high end sales, Dave Evanson's name is in the mix. That
was the case yet again this time out with Sedo's
Senior Broker claiming the #3 spot on the bi-weekly elite list with a $220,000
sale of Triple.com. That's a name that perfectly fits Dave's
track record. In baseball, when a pitcher runs into a guy that he just
can't get out, the frustrated hurler's frequent refrain is "D*$#!
When that guy isn't hitting home runs he's hitting triples!"
That's Evanson for you. As long as I
am fixated on baseball (probably because Spring Training opened in
Florida today with pitchers and catchers for our American League
Champion Tampa Bay Rays reporting to camp), the ccTLDs opened
the door to another analogy for me. Baseball teams put nine players on
the field and this week the ccTLDs put nine domains on the Big
Board in one of their best outings ever. The country code
contingent was led by their #4 clean up hitter - Kitchen.co, a
name that scored an $84,000 payday at Sedo in the biggest
ccTLD sale reported so far this year. Three others crashed the top
ten too, including #7 Polly.io at $28,888 in a sale made
at Park.io.
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By Ron
Jackson
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Sedo accounted for all of the other ccTLD
sales en route to sweeping 15 of the 22 chart entries (the extra spots
resulted from a three-way tie for the final position). The .coms
took everything else, leaving the non .com gTLDs sitting in the
dugout this week (they did have a pair of five-figure sales that
finished just off the chart - Speak.app and XU.net at
$10,000 each - also via Sedo). The .com cause was aided by a $70,000
sale of #5 Explanation.com made by Braden Pollock at LegalBrandMarketing.com,
as well as two sales that Mike
Dorausch
closed through Afternic - #8 ApartmentsNearMe.com at
$25,111 and #9 DoctorsNearMe.com at $21,407. Before
we go the leader board, I also want to tell you about a significant
historical sale that Elliot Silver
found and detailed in a post at DomainInvesting.com.
Paperwork in a lawsuit that a Utah theme park filed against singer Taylor
Swift revealed that the park paid $300,000 to acquire the
domain Evermore.com in 2017. With that confirmation we have
added Evermore.com to the 2017
Top 100 Chart in our Domain
Sales Archive where it is now tied with Advance.com as the
18th biggest sale reported for that year. Thanks for the heads up,
Elliot! Now, here's a look at how
all of the sales leaders stacked up for the two weeks
ending Sunday, February 14, 2021:
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The DN Journal Top 20
Highest
Reported Domain Sales - Mon. Feb. 1, 2021 - Sun. Feb. 14,
2021
(Foreign
currency to U.S. Dollar Conversions Based on Rates in
Effect Feb. 17, 2021) |
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Domain
|
Sold For
|
Where
Sold
|
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1. |
Christmas.com |
$3,150,000 |
VIPBrokerage |
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2. |
Arizona.com |
$350,000 |
VIPBrokerage |
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3. |
Triple.com |
$220,000 |
Sedo |
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4. |
Kitchen.co |
€70,000
= $84,000 |
Sedo |
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5. |
Explanation.com |
$70,000 |
Legal
Brand
Marketing |
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6. |
Betify.com |
$39,999 |
Sedo |
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7. |
Polly.io |
$28,888 |
Park.io |
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8. |
ApartmentsNearMe.com |
$25,111 |
Afternic |
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9. |
DoctorsNearMe.com |
$21,407 |
Afternic |
10.
tie |
Bikinis.es |
€17,500
= $21,000 |
Sedo |
10.
tie |
Hochzeitstag.de
("wedding day" in German) |
€17,500
= $21,000 |
Sedo |
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12. |
BetJet.com |
$20,000 |
Sedo |
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13. |
VisionDirect.cn |
$19,750 |
Sedo |
14.
tie |
ENI.ch |
€15,000
= $18,000 |
Sedo |
14.
tie |
GymEquipment.com |
$18,000 |
Sedo |
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16. |
ToyShop.co.uk |
£12,000
= $16,560 |
Sedo |
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17. |
Rail.co |
£10,000
= $13,800 |
Sedo |
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18. |
PhotoGlobal.com |
$13,000 |
Sedo |
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19. |
MyLantern.com |
$12,999 |
Sedo |
20.
tie |
KOM.de |
€10,000
= $12,000 |
Sedo |
20.
tie |
Lygon.com |
$12,000 |
Sedo |
20.
tie |
SubirImagenes.com
("upload images" in Spanish) |
€10,000
= $12,000 |
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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There were five more
five-figure sales just off the chart - all posted by Sedo. They
picked up $10,499 for ILPT.com, $10,199 for MPU-Vorbereitung.de
and $10,000 apiece for DatingNetwork.com, Speak.app
and XU.net.
.Com Supporting
Cast
Sedo led the .com supporting cast
of four-figure sales with Airgram.com at $9,900 and TradeVision.com
at $9,500. GoodMed.com and Send360.com
secured $8,500 each and another pair, HNIGlobal.com
and Hilex.com, hauled in $8,000 apiece. InterOceanic.com
docked at $7,899, TripMatrix.com made $7,700 and
two others - AirPharm.com and FlowService.com
- fetched $7,500 each.
Sedo had 96 more
four-figure .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $7,000 that
are listed in the table below:
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Additional
Sedo .com Sales Between $2,000 - $7,000
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| fly3d.com |
$7,000 |
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pastured.com |
$3,500 |
| doggywood.com |
$6,960 |
coinchampion.com |
$3,499 |
| pastafresh.com |
$6,600 |
stockoptics.com |
$3,499 |
| revitech.com |
$6,600 |
urgentel.com |
$3,480 |
| bullorbear.com |
$6,500 |
groupnews.com |
$3,440 |
| gamescan.com |
$6,500 |
akkar.com |
$3,400 |
| mudbusters.com |
$6,500 |
sharevisor.com |
$3,355 |
| refapp.com |
$6,449 |
marketingpros.com |
$3,250 |
| hidrolab.com |
$6,300 |
barcelonaproperties.com |
$3,000 |
| socialspy.com |
$6,100 |
brandeur.com |
$3,000 |
| boilr.com |
$6,000 |
devilslettuce.com |
$3,000 |
| ofertitas.com |
$6,000 |
growthguide.com |
$3,000 |
| rsync.com |
$6,000 |
sarahsdogs.com |
$3,000 |
| softbird.com |
$6,000 |
tenchat.com |
$3,000 |
| regspot.com |
$5,940 |
ablelight.com |
$2,999 |
| greenhalo.com |
$5,900 |
fucad.com |
$2,999 |
| tachtech.com |
$5,900 |
tvprojector.com |
$2,999 |
| leskin.com |
$5,899 |
fashluxe.com |
$2,995 |
| chis.com |
$5,600 |
stackyield.com |
$2,995 |
| babalus.com |
$5,500 |
audtoken.com |
$2,950 |
| cocoroco.com |
$5,500 |
acalor.com |
$2,940 |
| kindlab.com |
$5,500 |
mikrozement.com |
$2,888 |
| toetruck.com |
$5,500 |
clearroute.com |
$2,760 |
| cloverapp.com |
$5,099 |
navicourse.com |
$2,755 |
| abroadcast.com |
$5,010 |
revengetravel.com |
$2,699 |
| akika.com |
$5,000 |
cryptomask.com |
$2,695 |
| bbbo.com |
$5,000 |
maehroboter.com |
$2,520 |
| caropolis.com |
$5,000 |
datacow.com |
$2,500 |
| userface.com |
$5,000 |
eliquidstore.com |
$2,500 |
| hashbase.com |
$4,888 |
peak-tech.com |
$2,500 |
| turkexpress.com |
$4,880 |
winningoption.com |
$2,500 |
| statsoftinc.com |
$4,807 |
finciple.com |
$2,499 |
| taurusenergy.com |
$4,399 |
ontelo.com |
$2,495 |
| cf-express.com |
$4,200 |
zentality.com |
$2,495 |
| realvalladolid.com |
$4,200 |
winningplay.com |
$2,450 |
| supermarket24.com |
$4,200 |
trulywild.com |
$2,400 |
| channelsummit.com |
$4,000 |
micronn.com |
$2,395 |
| cleanmile.com |
$4,000 |
fameengine.com |
$2,299 |
| darner.com |
$4,000 |
urbanvpn.com |
$2,288 |
| hydrogensolutions.com |
$4,000 |
pricingtable.com |
$2,250 |
| kowari.com |
$4,000 |
foundationn.com |
$2,195 |
| sosilky.com |
$3,985 |
packyak.com |
$2,195 |
| canalmatch.com |
$3,600 |
zikir.com |
$2,150 |
| honold.com |
$3,600 |
empleosdigitales.com |
$2,110 |
| teamcred.com |
$3,595 |
chemaimai.com |
$2,100 |
| cloud-partner.com |
$3,588 |
digit49.com |
$2,000 |
| aladdininvestment.com |
$3,500 |
healthsupplies.com |
$2,000 |
| lakelanierrealestate.com |
$3,500 |
zp8.com |
$2,000 |
Elsewhere, XYNames.com
sold NextHere.com for $4,200 and DaaZ.com
moved Q701.com for $2,000.
Country Codes
As I noted at
the top of this report, the ccTLDs set a blistering pace
the past two weeks, racking up ten five-figure sales, including
the biggest country code sale of the year
to date in Sedo's $84,000 sale of Kitchen.co.
Sedo, who has dominated this category for 20 years now, went on
to sweep 19 of the 20 chart entries. The only exception was Park.io's
$28,888 sale of #2 Polly.io.
Since we listed all of
the five-figure sales in the all extension section above, the
biggest ccTLD sale you haven't seen yet is #11 on our latest
bi-weekly Country Code Top 20 Sales
Chart. That is an $8,400 sale of Jefe.de that
was followed closed by a $7,999 sale of
VisionDirect.pk.
Germany's .de TLD
scored another easy win in the extension race with seven chart
entries. No other TLD has more than two. Even so, it was a very
diverse week with a dozen different extensions taking places on
the honor roll. Here is how the top ccTLD sales stacked up
for the two weeks ending Sunday, February 14, 2021:
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Country
Code Top 20 Sales Chart
Highest Reported
ccTLD Sales - Mon. Feb. 1, 2021 - Sun. Feb. 14,
2021
(Foreign
currency to U.S. Dollar Conversions Based on Rates in
Effect Feb. 17, 2021) |
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Domain
|
Sold For
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Where
Sold
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1. |
Kitchen.co |
€70,000
= $84,000 |
Sedo |
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2. |
Polly.io |
$28,888 |
Park.io |
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3. |
Bikinis.es |
€17,500
= $21,000 |
Sedo |
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4. |
Hochzeitstag.de
("wedding day" in German) |
€17,500
= $21,000 |
Sedo |
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5. |
VisionDirect.cn |
$19,750 |
Sedo |
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6. |
ENI.ch |
€15,000
= $18,000 |
Sedo |
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7. |
ToyShop.co.uk |
£12,000
= $16,560 |
Sedo |
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8. |
Rail.co |
£10,000
= $13,800 |
Sedo |
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9. |
KOM.de |
€10,000
= $12,000 |
Sedo |
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10. |
MPU-Vorbereitung.de |
€8,499
= $10,199 |
Sedo |
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11. |
Jefe.de |
€7,000
= $8,400 |
Sedo |
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12. |
VisionDirect.pk |
$7,999 |
Sedo |
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13. |
Blinds.eu |
€5,999
= $7,199 |
Sedo |
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14. |
Artex.de |
€5,950
= $7,140 |
Sedo |
15.
tie |
Buch.cc |
€5,000
= $6,000 |
Sedo |
15.
tie |
Panettone.co.uk |
€5,000
= $6,000 |
Sedo |
15.
tie |
Perfume.pt |
€5,000
= $6,000 |
Sedo |
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18. |
Naturwand.de |
€4,999
= $5,999 |
Sedo |
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19. |
U.pe |
$5,850 |
Sedo |
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20. |
MI6.de |
€4,800
= $5,760 |
Sedo |
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There were dozens of additional four-figure ccTLD
sales off the chart with Sedo again accounting for the
bulk of those. Their supplemental roster included D-S.se
at $5,587, Unser-Norden.de at $5,400
and John.ca at $5,000.
Sedo had 37 more
four-figure ccTLD sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,800
that are listed in the table below:
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Additional
Sedo ccTLD Sales from $2,000 to $4,800
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| wellbeing.de |
$4,800 |
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homegym24.de |
$3,000 |
| ape.in |
$4,500 |
massamarkt.de |
$3,000 |
| promise.ai |
$4,499 |
oda.at |
$3,000 |
| union.ai |
$4,499 |
seo.co.za |
$3,000 |
| amplify.eu |
$4,319 |
spsc.de |
$3,000 |
| light-performance.de |
$4,200 |
tierkind.de |
$3,000 |
| myfeet.de |
$4,200 |
tiv.co |
$3,000 |
| sozialinvest.de |
$4,200 |
myra.eu |
$2,999 |
| unipac.de |
$4,200 |
triggerpoint.eu |
$2,999 |
| social-money.de |
$3,600 |
jinko.fr |
$2,868 |
| temus.in |
$3,500 |
kickoff.io |
$2,699 |
| obelus.de |
$3,466 |
sniff.me |
$2,500 |
| freecell.ch |
$3,456 |
carworx.de |
$2,400 |
| servant.ch |
$3,456 |
ixon.cn |
$2,400 |
| flytten.se |
$3,420 |
realmed.de |
$2,400 |
| thevault.co.uk |
$3,312 |
seo.li.li |
$2,400 |
| lovecoupons.de |
$3,300 |
helium.in |
$2,100 |
| workable.eu |
$3,180 |
ltom.cn |
$2,000 |
| chuli.cn |
$3,000 |
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Elsewhere, DomainLore.uk
sold Slot.uk for $2,368, CityFinancial.co.uk
for $1,671 and FundStrategy.co.uk
for $1,588. DaaZ.com
collected $1,380 for Emeritus.in and BlackMold.ca,
and Monitors.us was sold via Uniregistry
for $1,188.
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)
It was a little quieter
on the non .com gTLD front where a pair of $10,000
sales at Sedo involving Speak.app and XU.net
led the class. The first four on our latest Non.Com gTLD Top 20 Sales
Chart was rounded out with #3 Noble.app at $9,000
via Sedo and #4 SE.club at $5,500 through GoDaddy.
The biggest trend in this category continues to be the .CLUB
surge being fueled by the rapid adoption of the new Clubhouse
social media platform (a live audio app that is currently
available only as an Iphone app that requires an invitation to
activate). It doesn't hurt that Clubhouse is also using a .CLUB
domain - https://join.club/
- as a redirect to their original .com page.
The upshot has been a
run on premium .CLUB domains that gave the TLD 10 of the 21
entries on our new chart (the extra spot resulted from a tie for
the final position). Four of those crashed the top ten
including two that tied for #6 - Billionaires.club and Smile.club
- with those selling for $3,800 each via Google.
Here is
how all of the non .com gTLD sales stacked up for the two weeks
ending ending Sunday, February 14, 2020:
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Non
.Com gTLD Top Sales Chart
Highest
Reported Non .Com gTLD Sales - Mon. Feb. 1, 2021 - Sun.
Feb. 14,
2021
(Foreign
currency to U.S. Dollar Conversions Based on Rates in
Effect Feb. 17, 2021)
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Domain
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Sold For
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Where
Sold
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1.
tie |
Speak.app |
$10,000 |
Sedo |
1.
tie |
XU.net |
$10,000 |
Sedo |
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3. |
Noble.app |
$9,000 |
Sedo |
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4. |
SE.club |
$5,500 |
GoDaddy |
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5. |
EcoLabel.net |
$4,880 |
Sedo |
6.
tie |
Billionaires.club |
$3,800 |
Google |
6.
tie |
Smile.club |
$3,800 |
Google |
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8. |
Coaches.club |
$3,784 |
Google |
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9. |
Expenses.org |
€3,144
= $3,773 |
Sedo |
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10. |
ETH.help |
$3,500 |
Sedo |
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11. |
ZAN.net |
$3,210 |
Sedo |
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12. |
AdLink.net |
$2,678 |
Sedo |
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13. |
Napoleon.xyz |
$2,495 |
Sedo |
14.
tie |
4x4.club |
$2,000 |
GoDaddy |
14.
tie |
Assure.net |
$2,000 |
Sedo |
14.
tie |
Cosmic.club |
$2,000 |
GoDaddy |
14.
tie |
Experience.club |
$2,000 |
GoDaddy |
14.
tie |
Lupu.net |
$2,000 |
Sedo |
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19. |
Infinity.club |
$1,901 |
Dreamscape
Networks |
20.
tie |
Raw.club |
$1,830 |
NameCheap |
20.
tie |
Tag.club |
$1,830 |
NameCheap |
There were nine more
.club sales off the chart. Google sold Millions.club
for $1,540 and GoDaddy got the same price for Wisdom.club.
Names.club
followed with a half-dozen domains at $1,440 each.
That group included Amazing.club, Boating.club,
Shipping.club, Spin.club, Thin.club
and Underwater.club. The .CLUB
Registry moved yet another one - Salt.club
at $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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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
(every other Wednesday during the Covid-19 pandemic) 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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