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What a difference a
couple of weeks makes. The headline on our previous
bi-weekly domain sales report (published 3/15/23)
read "After a Fast Start to 2023 High End Domain Sales
Were MIA in Latest Public Reports But a Lot is Going on Out of
View". The highest publicly reported sale on that chart
was $60,000. This time out the highest sale was ten
times that amount and the #2 sale was more than six
times higher.
A $600,000 sale
of ECL.com closed by K-Ventures
via GoDaddy (first reported in our Lowdown
section March 23) is #1 on our latest all extension
Top 20 Domain Sales Chart with Sedo
landing at #2 with a whopping $380,000 sale of TopHotels.com
(also covered in our Lowdown section last
week).
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...and
about that part of the March 15 headline that said "a
lot is going on out of view." One of the NDA deals I
had heard about has come to fruition. While the exact price
was not revealed, veteran brokers Andrew Miller and Larry
Fischer teamed up to close a massive sale of Chat.com
that exceeded $10 million. Miller said it was the
biggest sale of his illustrious career. Elliot Silver
posted an excellent report about this deal at DomainInvesting.com
today. While we can't chart a sale without the exact price
paid this is a good reminder that publicly reported sales are
a small fraction of what is happening in the aftermarket
- almost all of the biggest deals are subject to NDAs. Just
today, Miller wrote on Twitter that he had closed another big
deal under NDA for Sweepstakes.com, a name that would obviously
command a very high price.
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By
the way, while I am talking about Andrew Miller, who is also
the Managing Director at Hillco
Digital Assets, we just posted
a story today breaking down why his company
just invested $10 million in SquadHelp.com.
It is recommended reading because SquadHelp is doing some
remarkable things in the naming, branding and aftermarket
sales arenas that should give the domain industry a significant
boost in recognition in the mainstream business world.
Getting
back to the latest domain sales, British fast food chain Archies
were able to upgrade their domain from LoveArchies.com
to Archies.com after paying £80,000 ($98,400)
to the acquire the exact match domain. Bluebullarts.com
completed the first four by selling 35353.com for $32,000.
The .coms
went on to sweep 13 of the 20 chart entries but the non
.com gTLDs had a good outing too, taking five spots on the
Big Board. The highest of those was a $19,888 sale of
Unnamed.xyz at Swetha.xyz.
The ccTLDs were limited to two slots, both filled by Sedo
where #7 Rugs.se sold for €20,000 ($21,600) and
#16 Service.eu yielded €12,000 ($12,960).
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By Ron Jackson
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Here is how all of the
leaders stacked up for the two weeks
ending ending Sunday, March 26, 2023:
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The DN Journal Top 20
Highest
Reported Domain Sales - Mon. March 13 - Sun. March 26, 2023
(Foreign
currency to U.S. Dollar Conversions Based on Rates in
Effect March 29, 2023) |
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Domain
|
Sold For
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Where
Sold
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1. |
ECL.com |
$600,000 |
K-Ventures/GoDaddy |
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2. |
TopHotels.com |
$380,000 |
Sedo |
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3. |
Archies.com |
£80,000
= $98,400 |
Pvt
Sale |
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4. |
35353.com |
$32,000 |
Bluebullarts |
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5. |
Sybridge.com |
$27,000 |
Sedo |
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6. |
Smart-Wallet.com |
$22,000 |
Sedo |
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7. |
Rugs.se |
€20,000
= $21,600 |
Sedo |
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8. |
EcoPark.com |
£16,500
= $20,295 |
Sedo |
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9. |
Crecos.com |
$20,000 |
Sedo |
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10. |
Unnamed.xyz |
$19,888 |
Swetha.xyz |
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11. |
Augment.org |
$17,500 |
Sedo |
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12. |
CelebrateAmerica.org |
$15,750 |
Sedo |
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13. |
Sport.social |
€13,900
= $15,012 |
Sedo |
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14. |
56.org |
$15,000 |
Sedo |
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15. |
CNDO.com |
$13,000 |
Sedo |
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16. |
Service.eu |
€12,000
= $12,960 |
Sedo |
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17. |
DRVA.com |
$12,500 |
Sedo |
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18. |
BuildCloud.com |
€11,500
= $12,420 |
Sedo |
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19. |
Neosfera.com |
€11,000
= $11,880 |
Sedo |
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20. |
LISE.com |
$11,599 |
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 two weeks. 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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CLICK
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Click Link Below
for
The All-Time Top 20
All-Cash Domain Sales Reported By DNJournal.com
(2003
to Now) |
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There were six more
five-figure
sales off the chart led by Ed Keay-Smith's $11,000 sale
of Bitcom.com.au via DBR.com.au.
The rest went to Sedo where Hip.nl and UICloud.eu
drew $10,800 each. WhatIKnow.com added $10,500,
$10,260 blossomed from Flowers.de and Techmate.io
tacked on $10,000.
.Com Supporting
Cast
Sedo led the .com supporting cast
of four-figure sales with FPlus.com at $9,800
and FreedomBox.com at $9,500. YO247.com
clicked for $8,750 while Catodica.com and SeeStar.com
sold for $8,100 apiece. Huggy.com hauled in
$8,000, Showcaze.com contributed $7,776
and two others- HavenJobs.com and Livewright.com
- landed $7,700 each.
Another pair, DollarTown.com
and Scentiment.com secured $7,500 apiece
while Myco2.com made $7,020. Sedo had 61
more
four-figure .com sales ranging from $2,075 to $6,888 that
are listed in the table below:
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Additional
Sedo .com Sales Between $2,075 - $6,888
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| briggsgroup.com |
$6,888 |
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paktrade.com |
$3,000 |
| slaap.com |
$6,000 |
worldofwow.com |
$2,988 |
| presite.com |
$5,940 |
shopnaturallycurly.com |
$2,931 |
| nomadgames.com |
$5,799 |
cappedout.com |
$2,888 |
| kwme.com |
$5,000 |
citytechgroup.com |
$2,888 |
| nayce.com |
$5,000 |
themodernapothecary.com |
$2,888 |
| quietus.com |
$5,000 |
avataru.com |
$2,850 |
| titantoken.com |
$4,995 |
vizr.com |
$2,754 |
| arcinc.com |
$4,860 |
puppyhaven.com |
$2,750 |
| c-quest.com |
$4,825 |
dinnerfy.com |
$2,695 |
| gayforit.com |
$4,500 |
fuellion.com |
$2,695 |
| greenwits.com |
$4,465 |
tripiko.com |
$2,695 |
| litegames.com |
$4,000 |
craftanddecor.com |
$2,665 |
| trustlesslabs.com |
$4,000 |
sofipa.com |
$2,646 |
| volge.com |
$4,000 |
dubx.com |
$2,500 |
| slimgreens.com |
$3,995 |
videostop.com |
$2,500 |
| prodada.com |
$3,900 |
infinite-space.com |
$2,495 |
| fusiondirect.com |
$3,899 |
fxprop.com |
$2,488 |
| cigartv.com |
$3,888 |
coursepanda.com |
$2,425 |
| apopo.com |
$3,800 |
finanzaspositivas.com |
$2,400 |
| transdates.com |
$3,780 |
numismaticos.com |
$2,400 |
| bd777.com |
$3,685 |
jiry.com |
$2,325 |
| ageofdigital.com |
$3,500 |
redsclub.com |
$2,300 |
| hicabin.com |
$3,500 |
int-edu.com |
$2,295 |
| magneticwealth.com |
$3,488 |
bakone.com |
$2,200 |
| sadakah.com |
$3,300 |
greenbalcony.com |
$2,200 |
| golazzo.com |
$3,240 |
trustlesstrust.com |
$2,200 |
| gomundo.com |
$3,200 |
oe24.com |
$2,160 |
| taido.com |
$3,075 |
upads.com |
$2,160 |
| thegreymarket.com |
$3,075 |
finerskills.com |
$2,075 |
| intentsignals.com |
$3,000 |
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At XYNames.com
TIKX.com tallied $5,000, Gentrak generated $4,500
and three others - Clubhound.com, SaveTown.com
and WealthWiz.com - conjured up $4,000 apiece. WeWantU.com
attracted $2,750, LiveSD.com delivered
$2,500 and CajonZone.com clicked for $2,000.
Elsewhere, AscendDomains.com
sold SolictorsNearMe.com for $3,995 via DaaZ.com.
Country
Codes
While the ccTLDs
were limited to two entries on the all extension chart above
they had a good outing overall with seven five-figure
sales reported. Sedo's $21,600 sale of Swedish
domain Rugs.se set the pace on our latest
bi-weekly ccTLD Top 20 Sales Chart.
DomainLore.uk
had the highest sale in this group that you haven't seen yet,
moving #8 Webcredible.co.uk for $9,225. Sedo swept
17 of the 20 chart entries with Voûte Digital Advertising being
one of few exceptions. They sold #11 Vakantieinitalie.nl
("Holiday in Italy" in Dutch) for $7,700.
.EU scored a
rare win in the extension race by taking 5 chart entries. No
other TLD claimed more than two places and 13 different
extensions are represented on the new chart. Here is how the top
ccTLDs stacked up for the two weeks ending Sunday, March
12, 2023:
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Country
Code Top 20 Sales Chart
Highest Reported
ccTLD Sales - Mon. March 13 - Sun. March 26, 2023
(Foreign
currency to U.S. Dollar Conversions Based on Rates in
Effect March 29, 2023) |
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Domain
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Sold For
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Where
Sold
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1. |
Rugs.se |
€20,000
= $21,600 |
Sedo |
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2. |
Service.eu |
€12,000
= $12,960 |
Sedo |
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3. |
Bitcom.com.au |
$11,000 |
DBR.com.au |
4.
tie |
Hip.nl |
€10,000
= $10,800 |
Sedo |
4.
tie |
UCloud.eu |
€10,000
= $10,800 |
Sedo |
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6. |
Flowers.de |
€9,500
= $10,260 |
Sedo |
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7. |
Techmate.io |
$10,000 |
Sedo |
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8. |
Webcredible.co.uk |
£7,500
= $9,225 |
DomainLore.uk |
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9. |
Teste.com.br |
$8,600 |
Sedo |
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10. |
Kerasilk.se |
$8,500 |
Sedo |
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11. |
Vakantieinitalie.nl
("Holiday in Italy" in Dutch) |
$7,700 |
Voûte Digital Advertising |
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12. |
Bierhaus.eu |
€6,499
= $7,019 |
Sedo |
13.
tie |
Efficiency.eu |
€5,999
= $6,479 |
Sedo |
13.
tie |
GoGreen.eu |
€5,999
= $6,479 |
Sedo |
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15. |
PersonalTrainers.co.uk |
£5,000
= $6,150 |
Sedo |
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16. |
Satbet.in |
$5,999 |
Sedo |
17.
tie |
911.cl |
€5,500
= $5,940 |
Sedo |
17.
tie |
TVCesoir.fr |
€5,500
= $5,940 |
Sedo |
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19. |
SuperLove.it |
€5,250
= $5,670 |
Sedo |
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20. |
JuiceBox.me |
$5,000 |
Sedo |
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There were dozens of
additional four-figure ccTLD sales off the chart led by Sedo's
sales of AnnounceAuto.fr and Lichtbox.de
at $4,860 each. They added $4,320 for Flowmate.io
and $4,220 for Beastie.io.
Sedo had 22 more
four-figure ccTLD sales ranging from $2,000 to $3,780 that are listed in the table below:
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Additional
Sedo .com ccTLD Sale Between $2,000 - $3,780
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| aufgetischt.de |
$3,780 |
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bubbly.ch |
$2,699 |
| p.ar |
$3,710 |
eurosoftware.eu |
$2,699 |
| wcu.io |
$3,670 |
moodle.eu |
$2,699 |
| hiwork.de |
$3,240 |
tempslibre.fr |
$2,646 |
| tribeworks.de |
$3,239 |
offices.is |
$2,555 |
| panamahats.de |
$3,235 |
leggings.us |
$2,500 |
| userway.de |
$3,186 |
auroraenergy.co |
$2,488 |
| kreuzfahrtprofis.de |
$2,958 |
carton.com.ar |
$2,160 |
| elitegroup.ca |
$2,700 |
projection.fr |
$2,160 |
| solar-vergleich.de |
$2,700 |
quantumsolar.de |
$2,160 |
| zebra-media.de |
$2,700 |
businessadvice.co |
$2,000 |
Back at DomainLore.uk
Horse.co.uk kicked in $4,736 and Medium.co.uk
made $4,223. Chart-Track.co.uk chalked up $2,706,
Tradesmen.co.uk earned $1,599 and Dragon.uk
incinerated .
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
The non .com gTLDs
were, of course, led by the five domains you saw charted on the
all extension leader board above with Swetha.xyz's $19,888
sale of Unnamed.xyz setting the pace. the biggest sale in
this category that you haven't seen yet in the #6 domain on our
latest Non .Com gTLD Top 20
Sales Chart. That is Sedo's $7,988 sale of Innocent.org.
The .orgs had
one of their best outings of the year, piling up four of the top
six sales and 11 chart entries overall to easily wine the
TLD race. .Art was next highest with three charted sales
and all of theirs were on the top half of the elite list.
Here is how the
non .com gTLD leaders stacked up for the two weeks
ending ending Sunday, March 12, 2023:
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Non
.Com gTLD Top 20 Sales Chart
Highest
Reported Non .Com gTLD Sales: Mon. March 13 - Sun. March
26, 2023
(Foreign
currency to U.S. Dollar Conversions Based on Rates in
Effect March 29, 2023)
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Domain
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Sold For
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Where
Sold
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1. |
Unnamed.xyz |
$19,888 |
Swetha.xyz |
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2. |
Augment.org |
$17,500 |
Sedo |
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3. |
CelebrateAmerica.org |
$15,750 |
Sedo |
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4. |
Sport.social |
€13,900
= $15,012 |
Sedo |
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5. |
56.org |
$15,000 |
Sedo |
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6. |
Innocent.org |
$7,988 |
Sedo |
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7. |
Beauty.art |
$6,500 |
GoDaddy |
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8. |
Sex.xyz |
€5,200
= $5,616 |
Sedo |
9.
tie |
Learn.art |
$5,600 |
Gandi
SAS |
9.
tie |
Pizza.art |
$5,600 |
Gandi
SAS |
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11. |
KingsCollege.org |
$4,999 |
Sedo |
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12. |
LIL.org |
$4,000 |
Sedo |
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13. |
Studion.net |
$3,950 |
Sedo |
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14. |
Real.poker |
$3,577 |
Sedo |
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15. |
AILife.net |
€3,300
= $3,564 |
Sedo |
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16. |
GoodFriday.org |
$3,000 |
Sedo |
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17. |
HybridProject.org |
$2,875 |
Sedo |
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18. |
LearnAI.org |
$2,500 |
Afternic |
19.
tie |
Acquisitions.org |
$2,240 |
Sedo |
19.
tie |
FreeOffice.org |
$2,240 |
Sedo |
Now that you're up to date
on what happened over the past two weeks, 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 other Wednesday
we publish the highest reported domain name sales reported to us over
the preceding two weeks. Thanks to those data contributors we are able
to produce the industry's most comprehensive sales report.
Editor's
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