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Joystick.com Wins This Week's Domain Sales Race with $65,000 Score at SnapNames

by Ron Jackson
  

There were no six-figure blockbusters reported this week but there were so many solid five-figure sales they would not all fit on our new Top 20 chart. A sale in that range normally earns a spot on the Big Board but this time out eight domains missed the cut despite hitting the five-figure mark. 

The dearth of six-figure sales is likely to be short lived. Several domains in Moniker.com's live auction at the Internext Expo in Las Vegas Jan. 17 drew bids above $100,000. Once those sales and others from the event are closed, many of them will become eligible for our chart (this was primarily an adult domain auction so some of the names will not be acceptable for our publication). 

Joystick.com rang up an easy win this week after selling for $65,250 at SnapNames.com, a venue that tied Sedo.com for the most chart entries at six apiece. GreatDomains weighed in with four charted domains, including a pair that tied for the #2 spot at $35,000 each; Videocards.com and Frisbee.com. GreatDomains also had one of the two country code domains that crashed the all-extension party, #18 (tie) SexToys.us at $15,000

Sedo claimed the other ccTLD domain, #9 Fashionista.co.uk at £10,140 ($20,089), but their top seller was one of the two .nets that elbowed their way into the crowd of .com domains that dominate the chart. That was Merlin.net, tied for 5th at $30,000. #18 (tie) Lyric.net also landed on the leader board after going for $15,000 at SnapNames.

BuyDomains.com was the only other venue with multiple chart entries, scoring with #5 (tie) TileFloors.com at $30,000 and #16 EntertainmentFurniture.com at $18,000. Elsewhere, SevenT.com Domains acquired #7 250.com for $21,000 in a deal negotiated at DNForum.com and #15 OutdoorWear.com was sold for £9,500 ($18,819) by  LogicalDomains.com.

Here's a look at the complete Top 20 for the week ending Sunday, Jan. 21:

 

The DN Journal Top 20 
Reported Domain Sales - Mon. Jan. 15, 2007 - Sun. Jan. 21, 2007
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Tue. Jan. 23

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. Joystick.com $65,250 SnapNames
2.
tie
Videocards.com $35,000 GreatDomains
2.
tie
Frisbee.com $35,000 GreatDomains
4. MyCrib.com $33,583 SnapNames
5.
tie
TileFloors.com $30,000 BuyDomains
5.
tie  
Merlin.net $30,000 Sedo
7.  250.com $21,000 DNForum
8. NarcoticsAnonymous.com $20,500 SnapNames
9. Fashionista.co.uk £10,140 = $20,089 Sedo
10. Connex.com $20,001 SnapNames

11.
tie
Yule.com $20,000 Sedo
11.
tie
DubaiProperty.com $20,000 SnapNames
13. FUX.com $19,666 Sedo
14. APG.com $19,500 Sedo
15. OutdoorWear.com £9,500 = $18,819 LogicalDomains
16. EntertainmentFurniture.com $18,000 BuyDomains
17. TV24.com €13,000 = $16,931 Sedo
18.
tie
Troopers.com $15,000 GreatDomains
18.
tie
SexToys.us $15,000 GreatDomains
18.
tie
Lyric.net $15,000 SnapNames

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.

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

 

There were eight more five-figure sales just off the chart. GreatDomains had two of those; Nowhere.com at $12,000 and CentennialBank.com at $10,300. Sedo also had a pair, scoring with MarketingOnDemand at $12,000 and TCL.co.uk at £5,556 ($11,008). SnapNames cashed in a daily double ticket too thanks to Divex.com ($11,450) and HolidayLets.com ($11,001). Info1.com went for $10,000 at BuyDomains and Spanish language SoyWebmaster.com sold PuroSexo.com, also for $10,000 (the same venue attracted $8,000 for SexoLoco.com). Sedo just missed another five-figure sale with eWebsite.com closing at $9,500.

.Com Supporting Cast

SnapNames backed up their five-figure sales with a truckload of solid four-figure transactions including ModelKit.com and Corinne.com at $9,100 each. GunGrips.com grabbed $8,455, DealSearch.com drew $8,299 and StateOfIowa.com eyed $8,210. Valentinez.com delivered $7,202, Earthquest.com found $6,900 and PrefabricatedHouses.com produced $6,009.

The hits just kept on coming with GiftGuru.com at $5,855, HAQ.com at $5,700 and PepThreads.com at $5,125. WebCorp.com went for $5,000, MuscleRelaxers.com put $4,945 at ease and AskWhy.com got a $4,900 answer. SnapNames had 30 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,200. You can see those in the table below.

Additional SnapNames Sales Between $2,000-$4,200
coris.com $4,200   azmon.com $2,622
iengineer.com $4,099 plattcollege.com $2,600
toques.com $4,058 declarations.com $2,600
embezzle.com $4,040 canvasprints.com $2,600
karbala.com $3,544 pauldingcounty.com $2,555
basketsgalore.com $3,209 tvcomedy.com $2,330
skytour.com $3,200 x1x.com $2,300
herplanet.com $3,200 euro2012.com $2,272
dohaasiangames.com $3,100 homi.com $2,203
solarpool.com $3,022 japaneseartgallery.com $2,170
tamarindocostarica.com $2,955 proclear.com $2,050
realfucking.com $2,800 kittel.com $2,050
conwayarkansas.com $2,800 heto.com $2,050
xn--tqqz50bptthvg.com (IDN) $2,756 dogcart.com $2,050
collett.com $2,701 selftest.com $2,049

GreatDomains supplemented their four charted domains with LargeLoan.com ($5,000) and ConsultNet.com ($4,639). Infantile.com added $4,000, CheapToday.com tacked on $2,750, LVMC.com sewed up $2,575 and Slouch.com kicked in $2,500

Back at BuyDomains Cambios.com commanded $8,000, MostFun.com fetched $5,500 and SMPP.com captured $5,100. ArcAngels.com and GoStar.com clicked for $5,000 each and four others; InnovativeMortgage.com, DreamNetwork.com, CollegeGraduate.com and Kombo.com contributed $4,000 each. 

AmericanEnterprise.com sold for $3,750 and BedroomSuites.com brought $3,650. InternationalAccess.com, EarthLab.com and CampaignTracking.com clicked for $3,488 each while Minz.com made $3,475. BuyDomains had 36  more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $3,300. You can check those out in the table below.

Additional BuyDomain Sales Between $2,000-$3,300
nationalaccess.com $3,300   snowskis.com $2,450
myasp.com $3,288 digitalnewsroom.com $2,300
msource.com $3,000 spinfit.com $2,288
tvadvertisements.com $2,888 personalpsychic.com $2,288
nuevas.com $2,888 wallcabinets.com $2,200
newsvibe.com $2,888 downloaditnow.com $2,200
cyberidentity.com $2,888 bannertrader.com $2,100
metalcare.com $2,800 americanlinen.com $2,100
moogo.com $2,688 texasservice.com $2,088
audioinnovations.com $2,600 smallcapnetwork.com $2,088
wholesalemart.com $2,550 phystherapy.com $2,088
summerclothing.com $2,525 vet4pets.com $2,000
totalgamer.com $2,500 totaladmin.com $2,000
picview.com $2,500 qinvest.com $2,000
interactiveaudio.com $2,500 learnstuff.com $2,000
gutterprotection.com $2,488 coloradohomeguide.com $2,000
artslounge.com $2,488 coffeediet.com $2,000
redsoul.com $2,455 centralinvestment.com $2,000

At Enom's Club Drop, Disneilatino.com sold for $2,600 and BlondeKitty.com cornered $2,200.

Global Contenders (.biz, .info, .mobi, .net & .org)

.Net ruled the Global Contenders chart this week, sweeping the top three spots and 11 of the 22 entries overall (the extra positions coming from a 3-way tie for the final slot). Merlin.net conjured up the extension's most powerful magic with that $30,000 sale at Sedo, made by Merlin Kauffman of True Magic, LLC. The next two spots went to Lyric.net at $15,000 and Connexion.net at $6,888. The latter domain was one of ten GC names sold at BuyDomains, the most for any venue in this category,

.Info nailed down the #4 slot with a nice 3-letter domain sale, NAW.info at €3,500 ($4,558). .Mobi also had a name on the top half of the chart with Hobby.mobi tying for the 9th spot at $2,500. That is the second time hobby.mobi has sold in less than a month! In December it changed hands for $1,345 at Afternic. The buyer immediately put the domain back on the market and made a four-figure profit with the sale at Sedo. 

.Org ruled the rest of the chart, taking all nine of the remaining positions including #5 LKJ.org at $3,488. Here's how all of the GC top sellers stacked up for the week ending January 21:



Global Contenders Top 20
 Highest Reported Non .Com Global TLD  Sales 
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. Jan. 15, 2007 - Sun. Jan. 21, 2007
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Jan. 23

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. Merlin.net $30,000 Sedo
2.  Lyric.net $15,000 SnapNames
3. Connexion.net  $6,888 BuyDomains
4. NAW.info €3,500 = $4,558 Sedo
5. LKJ.org $3,448 BuyDomains
6. Coconut.net  $3,188 SnapNames
7. Teams.org $3,100 SnapNames
8. FlipIt.net $3,088 BuyDomains
9.
tie
SCIC.org $2,500 BuyDomains
9.
tie
Launch.org $2,500 Sedo
9.
tie
Hobby.mobi $2,500 Sedo

12. Indien.net $2,311 SnapNames
13. MyWorld.org $2,288 BuyDomains
14. 7S.org $2,150 SnapNames
15. Infology.net $2,088 BuyDomains
16. Vivanet.net $2,000 BuyDomains
17. Techcomm-Online.org $1,956 SnapNames
18. Clamav.org $1,900 Pool
19. XPSL.net $1,605 BuyDomains
20.
tie
InternationalProperties.net $1,500 BuyDomains
20.
tie
IDLI.org $1,500 SnapNames
20.
tie
FusionDesign.net $1,500 BuyDomains

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

There were 22 more four-figure GC sales just off the chart and BuyDomains piled up more than half of those. Their roster included HealthyChild.org and FinanceIt.net at $1,200 each and three others at $1,188 apiece; WebMind.net, Liee.net and Ledi.net. CapitalPartners.net banked $1,150 and FinancialAdvisor.org added $1,100. Six other domains added $1,000 each to the bottom line at BuyDomains. Those were WiredWorld.net, Unart.net, FreePrints.net, EquityInvestments.net, Vivanet.org and NewAmericans.org

At SnapNames, NGONet.org notched $1,152, HonoluluFire.org lit up $1,149 and THF.org returned $1,051. SmallBusinessInsurance.net and PrivateInvestor.net booked $1,015 each and ViennaRegion.net rang up $1,000.

Sedo sold DDL.info and InfectiousDisease.info for $1,200 each and Merlin.biz went for $1,000 in a private sale. 

Country Codes

Great Britain's .co.uk reigned at the top of the Country Code chart for the second week in a row and swept four of the top five positions. Fashionista.co.uk led the way at $20,089 and was joined in the first five by TCL.co.uk ($11,008), PartyBingo.co.uk ($9,907) and Contractor.co.uk (also $9,907)

#2 SexToys.us prevented the British extension from going five for five with a solid $15,000 sale at GreatDomains. The European Union's .eu charted four domains this week, led by #8 Augenarzt.eu ("eye doctor" in German) at $4,428. Canada's .ca has three names on the Top 20, with #12 (tie) BackSurgery.ca leading that group after selling for $2,350 at Pool.com

Tuvalu's .tv (now closely associated with web video) and Germany's .de each had two domains on the leader board. The other countries represented this week included Spain (.es), Switzerland (.ch), China (.cn) and France (.fr). Here's a look at the complete Country Code chart for the week ending January 21:



Country Code Top 20
 Highest Reported ccTLD  Sales: Mon. Jan. 15, 2007 - Sun. Jan. 21, 2007
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Tue. Jan. 23

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. Fashionista.co.uk £10,140 = $20,089 Sedo
2.  SexToys.us $15,000 GreatDomains
3. TCL.co.uk  £5,556 = $11,008 Sedo
4.
tie
PartyBingo.co.uk £5,000 = $9,907 Sedo
4.
tie
Contractor.co.uk £5,000 = $9,907 Sedo
6. Vacacionesenespana.es
("vacation in Spain" in Spanish)
€6,500 = $8,466 Sedo
7. Sciences.tv €5,000 = $6,512 Sedo
8. Augenarzt.eu
("eye doctor" in German)
€3,400 = $4,428 Sedo
9. MAR.eu €3,000 = $3,907 Sedo
10. Broadway.tv $3,299 Sedo

11. NewYork.ch €2,500 = $3,256 Sedo
12.
tie
Industrade.de €2,200 = $2,865 Sedo
12.
tie
BackSurgery.ca $2,350 Pool
14.
tie
CasinoDirectory.eu $2,050 Sedo
14.
tie
Bodog.cn $2,000 Sedo
16. Chysler.ca $1,600 Pool
17. MovieTime.ca $1,550 Pool
18.
tie
VideoGuide.de €1,000 = $1,303 Sedo
18.
tie
GoPortail.fr €980 = $1,277 Sedo
20. Augis.eu €895 = $1,166 Sedo

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

There were five more four-figure ccTLD sales just off the chart. Three of those were .ca domains sold at Pool; Safer-Internet.ca for $1,150 and a pair at $1,050 each - Heartache.ca and FreeSexClips.ca. Sedo sold Toilokdo. fr for €800 ($1,042) and Her.ru (Russian country code) went for $1,000 in a private sale. 

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 DotCom Group, LLC also provides invaluable help in collecting data for these sales reports each week.

Every Tuesday we publish the highest reported domain name sales for the previous week. On Monday our contributors send us their sales data for the previous 7 days. We then compile that information and write this report for Tuesday night publication to give you the freshest 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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