RealEstate.net
Tops Trio of Six-Figure Sales in Big Week for the Domain Market
OK, recess is over! After taking a
rare "breather" last week, the domain market was back in
full stride this week, racking up three six-figure
blockbusters and two dozen solid five-figure sales. The penthouse suite on
our new Top 20 chart goes to RealEstate.net at a nifty
$300,000.
A new Australian company, Real
Estate.NETHoldings Pty Ltd, acquired the marquee domain
in a private transaction. The company was formed by a team that
operates Rooms.net and Local.net. The company said it
plans to extend its market reach and develop RealEstate.net into a
worldwide agent solutions network, focusing initially in the U.S.
By Ron Jackson
The first completed deals from the recent Moniker.com
live auction at the Internext Expo in Las Vegas were
also announced this week and that event produced another six-figure
sale - BDSM.com at $295,000. Moniker/DomainSystems
also sold one - Yearbook.com at $237,500. Overall,
Moniker accounted for eight positions on the elite list (five from
their live auction) and had six of
the top ten, including #4 TeenModels.com at $80,000.
Sedo.com
had their usual strong performance, placing four domains on the Big
Board, including #6 MissRussia.com at $50,000. BuyDomains.com
charted three times enroute to a huge week that included three more five-figure sales just off the chart and hundreds
of solid four-figure sales. Their Name Media sister company, Afternic.com,
also had a nice outing with two charted domains, including #7 MyMag.com
at $48,888.
SnapNames.com
hit the top half of the chart with #10 Rumble.com at $31,283.
The final opening on the all extension list went
to #19 Newswires.com which was purchased by the owner of Macau.com
for $15,000 in a private transaction.
If it weren't for that .net in the
#1 position (a sale that is also the biggest to date in 2007),
.com would have swept the field this week. Here's a look at the complete
Top 20 for the week ending Sunday, Feb. 4:
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. Jan. 29, 2007 - Sun. Feb. 4, 2007 Euro to Dollar Conversion ( to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. Feb. 6
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
RealEstate.net
$300,000
Pvt
Sale
2.
BDSM.com
$295,000
Moniker
Auction at Internext
3.
Yearbook.com
$237,500
Moniker/
DomainSystems
4.
TeenModels.com
$80,000
Moniker
Auction at Internext
5.
GayPride.com
$60,000
Moniker
Auction at Internext
6.
MissRussia.com
$50,000
Sedo
7.
MyMag.com
$48,888
Afternic
8.
LiveVideos.com
$35,300
Moniker
Auction at Internext
9.
Flashers.com
$32,950
Moniker
Auction at Internext
10.
Rumble.com
$31,283
SnapNames
11.
Kwik.com
$30,000
BuyDomains
12.
TalentSpring.com
$23,515
Moniker/
DomainSystems
13.
CastIron.com
$22,222
Afternic
14.
Freo.com
$20,000
Sedo
15.
WesternShirts.com
$19,000
BuyDomains
16.
TheScore.com
$18,300
Moniker/
DomainSystems
17.
Bytes.com
$17,500
Sedo
18.
LasVegasLife.com
$16,000
BuyDomains
19.
Newswires.com
$15,000
Pvt
Sale
20.
Neige.com ("snow" in French)
11,400
= $14,794
Sedo
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.
There were seven more five-figure sales just
off the chart. SnapNames led that group with Fisheye.com at $13,711 and
they also sold BabyHealth.com for $11,350. Two more in
this category were sold by Moniker - one through DomainSystems - WeatherDerivatives.com
($12,000) and another through their live auction at Internext - SkinnyDipping.com ($10,000). BuyDomains
booked three additional five-figure sales including D2P.com
($12,000), GoodWork.com ($10,000) and CellNumbers.com
($10,000).
Sedo's $9,400 sale of Kristina.com led a
massive list of strong four-figure sales from our various reporting
venues. They also sold OZB.com for $7,100 and Plantillas.com
("templates" in Spanish) for 5,000 ($6,489). ETK.com
attracted $6,100 while Nobilon.com and MyCodesPlace.com
drew $6,000 each. Also at Sedo, TotalHD.com took in $5,600,
BBSoft.com sold for $4,923 and a one-letter IDN,
τ.com, clicked for $3,651.
Back at SnapNames, Quadruplets.com delivered $8,988,
HomeCareNurse.com dispensed $7,700 and HudsonValleyJobs.com
paid $7,101. GunClips.com discharged $6,700, PrepHoops.com
hooked $6,200 and TopSearches.com found $6,150.
KobeBeef.com brought $5,725, PaydayLoansQuick.com
kicked in $5,102 and FCECU.com contributed $4,945.
GoAlaska.com and FunCams.com fetched $4,100
each while AssumableMortgage.com added $4,034. There
was a trio of names at $4,000 apiece; WorkingPersonsStore.com,
RentDubai.com and AfroFirst.com. Lalaguna.com
landed another $3,933. SnapNames had 29 more .com sales
between $2,000 to $3,500. You can see those in the table below.
Additional SnapNames Sales
Between $2,000-$3,500
xn--2z1b67o3qg.com
(IDN)
비디오.com ("video"
in Korean)
$3,500
xn--fjqv0l.com
(IDN)
可乐.com ("cola"
in Chinese)
$2,703
weddingcircle.com
$3,500
maske.com
$2,395
onthedayiwasborn.com
$3,433
falsegods.com
$2,395
lightworkers.com
$3,422
lasvegasshop.com
$2,372
wordy.com
$3,279
greatbirthdaygifts.com
$2,300
cuttingedgetechnology.com
$3,211
worldhooters.com
$2,270
xn--hxt033f.com
(IDN)
药店.com ("pharmacy"
in Chinese)
$3,188
clownmask.com
$2,233
calus.com
$3,100
loding.com
$2,222
xn--cble-boa.com
(IDN)
cβble.com
("cable"
in French)
$3,070
cityconfidential.com
$2,222
scrapbookpage.com
$3,018
chessclock.com
$2,222
thechosen.com
$3,007
warehousesupply.com
$2,050
rxnews.com
$2,950
phatpimp.com
$2,050
westadult.com
$2,900
cmdiskcleaner.com
$2,050
arnoldpublishers.com
$2,800
lifejourney.com
$2,041
scubasuit.com
$2,756
At BuyDomains, WeatherInfo.com went for $7,500,
ThePavement.com pounded out $7,000 and two others; TheDarkTower.com
and IndianVideos.com captured $6,000 each. WatchesOnline.com
stopped at $5,950, Expressivo.com sewed up $5,261
and DHDT.com corralled $5,100. Five other domains were
in a logjam at $5,000 each. That group included StudentScholarships.com,
JerseyHomes.com, CreativeFactory.com, Cefco.com
and Abitare.com.
Also at BuyDomains, LiveTheLife.com unlocked $4,688,
Realationship.com returned $4,500 and three others; TechSaver.com,
MDNow.com and Annabelles.com booked $4,488 each. DemographicsOnline.com
dissected $4,200 and LifeAndLeisure.com kicked
back with $4,088. BuyDomains had 78 more .com sales between
$2,000 and $4,000. You can check
those out in the table below.
Additional
BuyDomain Sales
Between $2,000-$4,000
thevirginmary.com
$3,912
travelwindow.com
$2,585
jochen.com
$3,894
teamcalendar.com
$2,500
usaproperties.com
$3,650
mediastars.com
$2,500
chainoflakes.com
$3,500
justvoip.com
$2,500
atthe.com
$3,500
handmadecarpets.com
$2,500
themusicnetwork.com
$3,488
caluniversity.com
$2,500
nextradio.com
$3,488
5minutes.com
$2,500
ehive.com
$3,475
outofhome.com
$2,488
b2bconsulting.com
$3,388
kinsleyconstruction.com
$2,488
nextmovie.com
$3,300
freestylefootball.com
$2,488
suncolor.com
$3,288
stunners.com
$2,450
smartcookies.com
$3,288
maximed.com
$2,300
peoplesecurity.com
$3,288
gottraining.com
$2,300
hallofbeauty.com
$3,288
equitygate.com
$2,300
informationsharing.com
$3,200
boardmeetings.com
$2,300
hotelsave.com
$3,200
universal-home.com
$2,288
centralelectric.com
$3,200
simplestream.com
$2,288
ribambelle.com
$3,088
russianservices.com
$2,288
healthexchange.com
$3,088
reggaerecords.com
$2,288
firesun.com
$3,088
geogenius.com
$2,288
briese.com
$3,088
filmclick.com
$2,200
starproductions.com
$3,000
americanhomesguide.com
$2,200
logobox.com
$3,000
tasmanianwines.com
$2,100
highvaluedomains.com
$3,000
styledog.com
$2,088
eyecarecenters.com
$3,000
americanspeed.com
$2,050
courtofappeals.com
$3,000
workcompany.com
$2,000
waypay.com
$2,888
spamit.com
$2,000
vanto.com
$2,888
seattlemetropolitan.com
$2,000
photosfree.com
$2,888
screencaster.com
$2,000
pcint.com
$2,888
potomacgroup.com
$2,000
artvault.com
$2,888
mychildhood.com
$2,000
moviealert.com
$2,800
malebreastreduction.com
$2,000
realitybites.com
$2,700
londonliving.com
$2,000
getextreme.com
$2,700
internetlifestyle.com
$2,000
shopwisely.com
$2,688
happyhost.com
$2,000
readytoretire.com
$2,688
expressnetworks.com
$2,000
freightlinks.com
$2,688
digitalhorse.com
$2,000
buyeco.com
$2,688
digiforms.com
$2,000
schoolplus.com
$2,625
classup.com
$2,000
Believe it or not, BuyDomains had another 287 .com sales ranging from
just under $2,000 down to $350! At sister site
Afternic.com, Milux.com tacked on $2,000.
At GoDaddy's TDNAM.com,
PhotoshopBuddy.com bagged $3,889 and ClickMeds.com
prescribed $3,010.
There were also additional sales closed from the
Moniker live auction at Internext. BigKnockers.com netted $8,830,
SexFinders.com secured $8,500 and NudeFriends.com
uncovered $7,500. Opposites.com attracted $6,000,
Cuffed.com locked up $3,750 and HollywoodEscortService.com
extracted $2,250.
Global Contenders
(.biz, .info, .mobi, .net & .org)
RealEstate.net was a runaway winner on
the Global Contenders chart this week. The $300,000
sale was not only the largest in the GC category so far this
year, it was biggest sale in any extension for 2007 to
date. .Net dominated the chart this week, sweeping 12
of 22 positions (there were two extra slots due to a three-way
tie for the
final position).
.Biz blossomed in the #2 spot thanks to
the $8,000 sale of Traffic.biz at Afternic. .Org
then stepped to the plate at #3, scoring the first of three
charted domains for that extension with IHO.org, sold
for $6,200 at BuyDomains. BuyDomains claimed 12 of the
22 entries to lead all venues.
.Mobi is still seeing steady activity
and put four names on the list, led by #9 iPoker.mobi,
a domain that went for $3,050 at Sedo. .Pro also
got on the board with #16 Photography.pro snapping $2,210
at Sedo. Here's how all of the GC top sellers stacked up for the week ending
February 4:
Global Contenders Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. Jan.
29, 2007 - Sun. Feb. 4, 2007 Euro to Dollar Conversion ( to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Feb. 6
There were another two dozen four-figure GC sales just
off the chart and BuyDomains accounted for 18 of those. You
can see their additional winners in the chart below.
Additional
BuyDomains Global Contenders Sales
freediscount.net
$1,888
livewell.net
$1,400
campsbay.net
$1,888
whiz.org
$1,288
praying.org
$1,860
seals.info
$1,200
skyclub.net
$1,688
quitman.net
$1,200
mymag.net
$1,688
muchos.net
$1,200
mobile2.net
$1,688
livepeople.net
$1,200
thevirginmary.org
$1,600
praetorians.net
$1,100
livingproof.net
$1,500
enterprisesearch.net
$1,100
helptheplanet.org
$1,500
agripro.net
$1,037
SnapNames had six extra four-figure GC sales
led by RollerBlade.net at $1,550 and ACL2004.org
at $1,357. They also scored with MATP.org ($1,250),
DBZ-U.net ($1,173), Celcee.org ($1,050) and 3rdSportsGames.org
($1,000).
Country Codes
Great Britain's .co.uk was back on top
of the Country Code chart this week with Everyone.co.uk
leading the pack after a £3,877 ($7,640) sale at Sedo,
a venue that walked off with 14 of the 20 chart entries. .co.uk
had more than any other extension with five, including #4 WoodenToys.co.uk
at $4,388.
Seychelles country code .sc made
a rare chart appearance this week with the $7,000 sale
of #2 MyrtleBeach.sc at Afternic. Germany's .de
and Canada's .ca each charted four domains. #3 MediaShop.de
led the .de contingent with a 4,500 ($5,841) sale at
Sedo. The top .ca was #8 AutoFinance.ca, sold for $3,651
at Pool.com.
The European Union's .eu was
represented three times, with #5 Technologica.eu leading
the way at $3,974 atInternetProperties.eu.
Spain's .es was the only other extension with multiple
entries, scoring twice. India's .in got a solo entry
with #12 Marketplace.in at 1,500
($1,947).
Here's a look at the complete Country Code
chart for the week ending February 4:
Country
Code Top 20
Highest Reported
ccTLD Sales: Mon. Jan. 29, 2007 - Sun. Feb. 4, 2007 Euro to Dollar Conversion ( to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. Feb. 6
There were eight more four-figure sales just off the ccTLD
chart. Sedo accounted for six of those including Rebel.tv
($1,100), Veoda.co.uk ($1,100) and ShopTime.de
($1,038). They also sold three others for $1,000
each; Wrap.co.in, GoneGambling.co.uk and e-Bay.in.
Pool accounted for the other four-figure sales with SexDrive.ca
at $1,150 and NakedGirls.ca at $1,011.
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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