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Webquest's Chad Wright Banks $90,000 for Tracy.com to Top This Week's Domain Sales Chart 

.Coms enjoyed a banner week sweeping all but one entry on our latest all extension Top 20 Sales Chart. Chad Wright of Webquest Inc. led the .com charge with his $90,000 sale of Tracy.com

The only non .com domain on the Big Board was a big one. Cruises.co claimed the #2 spot after changing hands for $82,500 in a private transaction. The owners of Cruises.co.uk bought the domain as a global brand to complement their British ccTLD. According to a splash page on Cruises.co, they will launch a new site there on October 1. 

Frank Schilling's  DomainNameSales swept the next three spots on the leader board with #3 VisaBulletin.com at $50,000 and a pair of names; Behaviour.com and ChinaFair.com, that tied for #4 at $30,000 each

DomainNameSales wound up having a hand in seven charted sales, more than any other venue. They shared one of those with GoDaddyAuctions who used the DNS platform to sell #10 (tie) SafetyGloves.com at $22,000

By Ron Jackson

Sedo and the  AfternicDLS also had solid outings. Sedo put five domains on the elite list led by #4 (tie) eCapital.com at $30,000. The AfternicDLS chalked up four chart entries with a roster led by #12 GarageDoorRepairs.com at $21,250

Two other venues also earned chart honors;  MostWantedDomains for their $15,000 sale of #15 (tie) 4Gee.com at $15,000 and WinnerNames.com for their $13,500 sale of #20 MobileFutures.com

Here is how the sales leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, Sept. 9:

The DN Journal Top 20 
Reported Domain Sales - Mon. Sept. 3, 2012 - Sun. Sept. 9, 2012
Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Sept. 12, 2012

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. Tracy.com $90,000 WebQuest
2. Cruises.co $82,500 Pvt Sale
3. VisaBulletin.com $50,000 DomainNameSales
4.
tie
Behaviour.com $30,000 DomainNameSales
4.
tie
ChinaFair.com $30,000 DomainNameSales
4.
tie
eCapital.com $30,000 Sedo
7. GetFieldTrip.com €19,800 = $25,542 Sedo
8. DryEraseBoards.com $25,000 DomainNameSales
9. Haustechnik.com €18,180 = $23,452 Sedo
10.
tie
ChinaLegal.com $22,000 DomainNameSales
10.
tie
SafetyGloves.com $22,000 GoDaddyAuctions/
DomainNameSales

12. GarageDoorRepairs.com $21,250 AfternicDLS
13. Listar.com $19,000 AfternicDLS
14. EZT.com $17,500 Sedo
15.
tie
4Gee.com $15,000 MostWantedDomains
15.
tie
Adah.com $15,000 Sedo
15.
tie
Heab.com $15,000 DomainNameSales
18. Wanderful.com $14,500 AfternicDLS
19. ChinaTime.com $14,000 AfternicDLS
20. MobileFutures.com $13,500 WinnerNames

Keep in mind that these are the highest value 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.

For the many newcomers entering the domain industry we also want to point out that the reasons why a domain name sells for a certain price can be varied and are not always clear to those who are unfamiliar with the domain market. If you do not understand why specific domain names command the prices they do, you are likely to make unwise domain registrations or purchases. We highly recommend that you do some basic research before you buy anything! As a starting point we have built a sister site specifically for you at NameNewbie.com.

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

There were three more five-figure .com sales off the chart with Sedo posting two of those; DealDrive.com at $13,000 and SaintFrancis.org at $11,000. DomainAdvisors used the DomainNameSales platform to sell another - AtlantaPlumbers.com - at $10,500

.Com Supporting Cast

Sedo led the .com supporting cast of four-figure sales with Revealers.com at $9,500 and a pair of $9,030 sales produced by Elcim.com and Knighted.com. Vitame.com drew $5,600 while DotRebates.com and Investas.com kicked in $5,000 each. Three others; FitBoard.com, iGamingPartners.com and Mobile247.com contributed $4,500 apiece. Ilsa.com added another $4,200

Sedo had 22 more four-figure sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,000 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Sedo .com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,000
quotesdirect.com $4,000   welabo.com $2,580
equipage.com $3,225 buschenschank.com $2,387
smallcells.com $3,060 affordablemedicare.com $2,288
appcan.com $3,000 quotato.com $2,258
chewi.com $3,000 happystaff.com $2,250
uniformesescolares.com $2,838 banqueluxembourg.com $2,200
93882.com $2,800 forbest.com $2,000
revcheck.com $2,800 optionswhiz.com $2,000
komment.com $2,700 patota.com $2,000
summerhill.com $2,650 sopcom.com $2,000
fileblitz.com $2,595 superstaffing.com $2,000

Back at the AfternicDLS DoctorOnDemand.com dispensed $8,000, UsedPalletRack.com stacked up $7,600 and Elol.com landed $7,500. MuslimNames.com and OnlyLocal.com located $7,000 each while SuperFoodDiet.com downed $6,500

DietMarket.com devoured $5,625, VillageByTheSea.com soaked up $5,500 and Jivaro.com discovered $5,188. Five others; 30K.com, BallroomBlitz.com, CampManagement.com, PlanningAhead.com and VisaAssist.com deposited $5,000 apiece

The AfternicDLS had 108 more four-figure .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,888 that are listed in the table below:

Additional AfternicDLS .com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,888
kitchencompare.com $4,888   livestreaminggames.com $2,588
trippinout.com $4,788 mallgift.com $2,588
globalsteel.com $4,500 raisemore.com $2,588
streamfree.com $4,255 songboss.com $2,588
petrolube.com $4,188 classifi.com $2,577
stewartinc.com $4,188 chilla.com $2,542
BusinessCertification.com $4,000 allergyreliefnow.com $2,527
PrivateEquityInvestors.com $4,000 interactivos.com $2,512
varsities.com $4,000 fairhomes.com $2,500
biggym.com $3,988 huntinginmichigan.com $2,500
edvusa.com $3,988 mxchange.com $2,500
mintshop.com $3,859 partssupply.com $2,500
CommercialMats.com $3,750 projecttime.com $2,500
redhousedesign.com $3,750 secureinformationexchange.com $2,500
estasi.com $3,500 VehicleServiceContracts.com $2,500
namescan.com $3,500 ejcapital.com $2,488
pmservice.com $3,400 simplyskinny.com $2,488
fullrights.com $3,388 tradersupport.com $2,488
nextbit.com $3,388 drugstorediscount.com $2,400
intelliservice.com $3,350 partners1.com $2,400
quitsupport.com $3,277 ThePriceBook.com $2,395
footscan.com $3,250 colorgenie.com $2,388
WealthHQ.com $3,200 haservices.com $2,388
trippingout.com $3,188 homeforhealth.com $2,388
DOUGHRAISER.com $3,169 realitydate.com $2,388
everyoccasion.com $3,050 vitaminstoyou.com $2,388
babykiss.com $3,000 neuroscienceinstitute.com $2,275
emotionall.com $3,000 herefirst.com $2,250
energytransport.com $3,000 marketing-solutions.com $2,250
equityasset.com $3,000 bookkeepingetc.com $2,239
GreenManure.com $3,000 complearn.com $2,200
lpcnow.com $3,000 fusionlegal.com $2,200
politicalconsulting.com $3,000 gymguys.com $2,200
realoffer.com $3,000 kangri.com $2,200
whiteoakrealty.com $3,000 whoandwhy.com $2,188
wosco.com $3,000 fishouttawater.com $2,150
costaricaescapes.com $2,950 themrs.com $2,144
cool1.com $2,900 Maxbilet.com $2,100
lightalert.com $2,900 divorcecounselor.com $2,094
freecharging.com $2,888 americanbowhunter.com $2,088
openidentity.com $2,800 estraining.com $2,088
ClipRadio.com $2,795 geogps.com $2,088
balitan.com $2,788 marymurphy.com $2,088
clipclub.com $2,788 theicequeen.com $2,088
outdoorhistory.com $2,787 CoffeePlantations.com $2,000
diamondwish.com $2,725 creatingtomorrow.com $2,000
fromowner.com $2,688 dinnercard.com $2,000
DOCTORALGOWNS.com $2,677 globalfaculty.com $2,000
ledmarketing.com $2,677 harmfulproducts.com $2,000
researchclinic.com $2,600 overplan.com $2,000
templeoaks.com $2,600 risma.com $2,000
AmericanTesting.com $2,595 selectivetravel.com $2,000
duwall.com $2,595 trueproperties.com $2,000
ecogreenclean.com $2,588 zyqc.com $2,000

The AfternicDLS also worked with YummyNames to sell Winglets.com for $5,500 and PSConnect.com for $4,150

DomainNameSales sold ContemporaryMetals.com for $7,500, AsphaltDriveway.com for $3,500 and AccommodationCapeTown.com for $3,000. GoDaddyAuctions.com also used their platform to sell ApplePancakes.com for $3,000

In a couple of private sales Bill McClure of WJM.com acquired FuneralExpense.com for $8,000 and PlanningAhead.com for $5,000

Country Codes

The ccTLDs had just one five-figure sale this week but it was one of the ten biggest country code sales reported so far this year. That $82,500 sale of Cruises.co ranks #7 on our Year to Date Top 100 Chart (the second chart on the page that link leads to)

The #2 domain on our latest weekly Country Code Top 20 Sales Chart is Message.co.uk, a domain that changed hands for $9,080 at Sedo. NameCase sold #3 Cheap.it for $7,740 and Sedo rounded out the first five with Goods.in and Portalinmobiliario.pe at $7,000 apiece. 

Sedo went on to pile up 14 of the 20 chart entries. NetFleet.com.au was one of the few venues able to break Sedo's stranglehold on the chart, placing three Australian domains on the leader board led by # 6 DogInsurance.com.au at $6,483.  

Here is how the ccTLD leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, Sept. 9:

Country Code Top 20
 Highest Reported ccTLD  Sales: Mon. Sept. 3, 2012 - Sun. Sept. 9, 2012
Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Sept. 12, 2012

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. Cruises.co $82,500 Pvt Sale
2. Message.co.uk £5,640 = $9,080 Sedo
3. Cheap.it €6,000 = $7,740 NameCase
4.
tie
Goods.in $7,000 Sedo
4.
tie
Portalinmobiliario.pe $7,000 Sedo
6. DogInsurance.com.au 6,174 AUD = $6,483 NetFleet.com.au
7. Webinar.es €5,000 = $6,450 Sedo
8. CEG.com.au 5,500 AUD = $5,775 NetFleet.com.au
9. Eaton.co.za $4,500 Sedo
10. Bauherren.de €3,250 = $4,193 Sedo

11. CatInsurance.com.au 3,974 AUD = $4,173 NetFleet.com.au
12.
tie
HHT.at €2,500 = $3,225 Sedo
12.
tie
Inventing.eu €2,500 = $3,225 Sedo
14. Strellson.pl €2,499 = $3,224 Sedo
15. Aquarium.me $3,100 Sedo
16. Novalja.de €2,250 = $2,903 Sedo
17. Inventurservice.de €2,000 = $2,580 Sedo
18.
tie
Europa-möbel.de (IDN) €1,999 = $2,579 Sedo
18.
tie
WOB.nl €1,999 = $2,579 Sedo
20. XJ.co.uk £1,600 = $2,576 DomainLore.co.uk

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

There were several dozen more four-figure ccTLD sales off the chart led by NetFleet.com.au's $2,452 sale of Gazebo.com.au. They also sold Mortgage-Brokers.com.au and Peru.com.au for $1,996 each, SexyShoes.com.au for $1,444 and Bodybuilding.net.au for $1,155

Sedo sold OnePiece.tv for $2,400 and also moved Gasthaus.eu for $2,141 and Airship.cn for $2,000. Sedo had 33 more four-figure ccTLD sales ranging from $1,000 to $1,981 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $1,981
stdalfour.at $1,981   goldbet.de $1,387
entreetoets.nl $1,935 handwerkerschaft.de $1,355
jardineros.mx $1,916 annunci24.it $1,290
justnatural.co.uk $1,916 hmh.de $1,290
oddscalculator.co.uk $1,916 hol.es $1,290
tic.co.uk $1,916 krawattenshop.ch $1,290
deep.tv $1,700 olia.ch $1,290
dynaweb.de $1,677 tankpassen.nl $1,284
mcqueen.ch $1,613 myadventurebooks.co.uk $1,258
pädagogik.at $1,613 fitline.ae $1,250
rekensommen.nl $1,613 crashplan.co.uk $1,200
autodoc.de $1,535 kidoria.nl $1,161
tnc.co $1,500 weinonline.ch $1,097
mp.dk $1,450 mve.es $1,032
joop.pl $1,445 roper.de $1,032
autohaendler.at $1,419 123hotels.co.uk $1,000
byl.de $1,419   

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)

Like the ccTLDs above, the non .com gTLDs had just one five-figure sale reported this week. Sedo's $11,000 sale of SaintFrancis.org leads our  latest weekly Non .com gTLD Top 20 Sales Chart with .orgs sweeping the top three spots. The AfternicDLS sold #2 Jesuits.org for $5,000 and #3 4S.org for $4,999

The .nets finally got rolling with Sedo's sales of #4 Sozial.net ($3,870) and Mome.net ($3,500) and they wound up winning the extension race by taking 10 chart entries overall while the .orgs finished with eight. The other two spots went to #17 (tie) Neckties.biz at $1,800 via Sedo and #19 Indians.biz at $1,790 through the AfternicDLS.  

Here's how all of the Non .Com gTLD leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, Sept. 9:

Non .Com gTLDs Top 20
 Highest Reported Non .Com Global TLD  Sales 
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon.Sept. 3, 2012 - Sun. Sept. 9, 2012
Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Sept. 12, 2012

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. SaintFrancis.org $11,000 Sedo
2. Jesuits.org $5,000 AfternicDLS
3. 4S.org $4,999 AfternicDLS
4. Sozial.net €3,000 = $3,870 Sedo
5. Mome.net $3,500 Sedo
6. VideoBlogger.net $3,388 AfternicDLS
7. DealDrive.net $3,000 Sedo
8. FloridaHealth.org $2,988 AfternicDLS
9. Teddies.org $2,522 Sedo
10. E-Bill.net $2,500 Sedo

11. SportsMachine.net $2,488 AfternicDLS
12. Plombier.org €1,700 = $2,193 Sedo
13. ACSI.net $2,000 AfternicDLS
14. PrivateHealth.net $2,000 AfternicDLS
15. Tankstelle.org €1,500 = $1,935 Sedo
16. Petroleo.net $1,900 AfternicDLS
17.
tie
Orgy.net $1,825 Sedo
17.
tie
Neckties.biz $1,800 Sedo
19. Indians.biz $1,790 Sedo
20. WayToGo.org $1,688 AfternicDLS

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

Domain Name Industry Newsletter

There were nearly two dozen more four-figure sales off the chart led by Sedo's $1,600 sale of Tokusatsu.net. They also moved ArabShop.net, LasVegasNV.org and MediaBox.net for $1,500 each. Partnervermittlung.org added $1,161 and Commend.org commanded $1,032

The AfternicDLS sold LRV.net for $1,550, SUPR.net for $1,500 and LivingFit.org for $1,499. OmniCare.org contributed $1,477, PublicDisclosure.org produced $1,422 and CityGardens.org attracted $1,340. Linzi.net notched $1,288, AquaVentures.org generated $1,265 and SimplifyLife.org landed $1,250

CostPlus.net and OrganicWool.org unwound $1,200 apiece, AVN.org delivered $1,188 and TroubledTeen.org took in $1,100. Two others; Psyched.org and ScienceJournal.org  tacked on $1,000 each.  

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

 

*****

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. Richard Meyer of Domain Sales Center also provides invaluable help in collecting data for these sales reports each week.

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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