iReport.com Rockets to Top Spot on the 2008 Domain Sales Chart After $750,000 Sale to CNN

By now you have almost certainly heard the news that we broke on January 17 when we reported that Rick Schwartz had closed a deal with the Cable News Network to sell them iReport.com for $750,000. Shortly after that sale, the biggest by far of the New Year, we were off to cover the DOMAINfest Global conference in Hollywood, California (our comprehensive show wrap-up article will be published on our home page by the end of the week).  Due to that commitment there was no sales column last week, so iReport.com has been waiting in the wings since our last column two weeks ago to ascend the sales throne (a proper analogy given that T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference co-founder Schwartz is widely known as the Domain King).

You can get more details on this blockbuster sale directly from the horse's mouth as Schwartz wrote about it on his personal blog January 22. While iReport.com takes its place at the top of the chart this week we will also be bringing you up to date on all of the sales reported since our last column January 15. To make room for the double dose of domain sales, we are expanding all of our charts to 30 positions this week. 

By Ron Jackson

Moniker.com closed another six-figure sale by completing the transaction for MaturePorn.com at $130,000 after they had auctioned off that name at the Internext Expo in Las Vegas earlier this month. NameJet.com occupies the #3 slot with GreenMonday.com at $76,500, but Sedo.com won the overall numbers game by placing 13 on the Big Board, including #4 SEO.de (German ccTLD) at €48,000 ($70,896). That was one of eight country code domains on the all-extension elite list and Sedo accounted for 7 of the 8. Two of those ccTLD sales were German IDN's; Städte.de ("cities" in German) and Länder.de ("countries" in German) at €11,100 ($16,395) each.

#5 ChefUniforms.com cooked up a $65,000 treat in a private sale (the singular version #12 ChefUniform.com, provided a tasty appetizer at $20,000). The AfternicDLS logged six names on the leader board, with #6 VeteransLoans.com topping their roster at $35,000. Overall, .com claimed 19 of the 30 chart entries. With country codes taking eight more that left just three openings. Two of those went to .nets and one to .mobi.

We don't chart business sales, but it is worth nothing that a big developed ccTLD website also changed hands this week when Media Corp acquired Sport.co.uk for £135,000 ($268,459). 

Here is how all of the top sellers stacked up for the two week period ending Sunday, January 27:

There were two more five-figure sales just off the chart and Sedo accounted for both of those; Anpfiff.de ($10,634) and SoundAndFury.com ($10,000).

.Com Supporting Cast

NameJet had a strong outing over the past fortnight, drawing $8,900 with VacationCondo.com while Movie-Trailers.com screened $8,200 and ZKW.com kicked in $7,800. MiamiHouses.com closed at $6,600, HelpOnline.com connected for $5,700 and DreamCenter.com discovered $5,600.  

iSafety.com secured $5,400 and KoiPond.com drained $5,300 while Dhaliwal.com and SkyTaxi.com took in $5,200 each. CoolFM.com tuned in $5,100, WebValue.com went for $5,099 and DollRepair.com restored $5,000. DangerousToys.com resulted in a $4,500 recall and Fimi.com fetched $4,051. NameJet had 25 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,000 that you can see in the  table below.

At TDNAM.com Decant.com poured $8,009 and WorldMoney.com banked $8,005. Shababmoot.com made $3,370, HoustonMap.com located $2,782 and PhysicianJob.com paid $2,505. RatherBeInHawaii.com booked $2,305, WNDS.com blew $2,020 in and YogaZone.com untangled $2,005. Iciyatou.com spotted $2,001 and three others; LyricPrint.com, BoomJunk.com and Axela-TW.com added $2,000 apiece.

Back at the AfternicDLS, solid four-figure sales were stacked to the ceiling. Delver.com delivered $8,000, GuitarGuide.com generated $6,800 and 4Baby.com nursed $6,400. Consero.com contributed $6,088, YourMakeover.com yielded $6,000 and VNCC.com clicked for $5,618.

Sociales.com sold for $5,050 and three others; TopSpa.com, InternetRoundtable.com and FoodBar.com served up $5,000 each. Unisystems.com displayed $4,888, GlitterGlam.com glommed $4,715 and PQRS.com picked up $4,712. Dogcentric.com and CultureLink.com landed $4,688 apiece, TheGuys.com greeted $4,500 and two others - ItalyGold.com and PharmacyProducts.com each dispensed $4,488. 

The Afternic DLS had 191 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,200 that are listed in the table below.