Domain Sales Explode as Buyers Brush Off  Signs of a Slowing Economy
  

In the past seven days, we saw the most five figure or higher sales we have ever seen in a single week - and not just a few more than the previous high - dozens more. We normally have 20-25 sales reported in that range. This week we had 67 of them!

By Ron Jackson

Naturally this makes for an impressive sales chart and it would be even more impressive if 14 of those high dollar sales were not adult names that aren't printable in a mainstream business magazine like ours. A number of major portfolio owners have been dropping their adult and gambling related domains in recent months (some say because the companies that owned them are preparing to go public). As part of that process, an unusually large number of adult domains dropped this week but were quickly scooped up by people who invest in that category. 

To give you a couple of examples, SnapNames.com sold 13 adult domains totalling over $150,000 and Pool.com sold four that added up to $85,000. Even without those specific names listed, we have 53 domains to show you that cracked the $10,000 mark, including a six-figure blockbuster deal for the #1 domain, Refresh.com at $115,000. Adosi Ltd. let that domain go in a private transaction.

At press time, an even bigger sale was about to be closed at SnapNames where FreeHoroscope.com was just auctioned off for $185,259. We don't chart sales until the names are paid for and transferred to the new owner, but the top bidder in that auction has a sterling reputation with SnapNames, so you will undoubtedly see that one at or near the top of our next report. Incidentally, since we will be in Las Vegas all of next week covering the sold out T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West conference, there will be no sales column next week. Instead we will produce a double-length report covering two weeks of sales on Tuesday night, March 13.

But let's not get ahead of ourselves - we have too much ground to cover this week! Our new Top 20 sports 15 .coms, one .net and four ccTLDs. The lone .net soared all the way up to the #4 position thanks to Sedo.com's $52,500 sale of Career.net. The four big country code sales were split between Germany's .de and Sweden's .se. The top German sale was #5 Office.de which went for €38,200 ($50,540), also at Sedo. 

The two Swedish domains on the Big Board were #12 Maklare.se ("broker" in Swedish) at 275,000 krona ($39,366) and #19 Lagenhet.se ("flat" in Swedish) at 200,000 krona ($28,648), with both going in a private transaction. The buyer of those domains was Quality Unlimited AB (QU.com) who also picked up the matching IDN versions, Mäklare.se and Lägenhet.se for 25,000 krona ($3,581) each.

SnapNames piled up more chart entries than any other venue with eight. Sedo and Moniker.com each had a hand in four. Moniker told us they also sold a 3-letter .com for $118,000 that was subject to a non-disclosure agreement, as well a portfolio of 413 domains that totaled $3.5 million (an average of $8,475 per domain). Here's a look at the complete Top 20 for the big week that ended Sunday, Feb. 25:

.Com Supporting Cast

We have 32 more five-figure sales to show you from this sensational sales week and 30 of those are .coms (you'll also see another five-figure .net and a ccTLD in the same range from Spain in the Global Contenders and Country Codes sections coming up shortly). On the .com side of the ledger, SnapNames accounted for 14 more of those those high value sales including BigNaturalBreasts.com ($26,000), AmatuerVideos.com (typo at $25,250) and FreePornoMovie.com ($22,250). 

SnapNames also sold typos Tittes.com ($19,305) and Voyeour.com ($16,250) alongside NipplePiercing.com ($15,250) and BollywoodNudes.com ($13,750). NiftyStories.com clicked for $12,250, FreeNudeCelebrity.com sold for $11,750, AdHoc.com added $12,262 and CuteButts.com attracted $11,250. ThongBabes.com drew $10,750 while BondageArt.com and BeautifulButts.com banked $10,000 each.

At Sedo, Makkah.com kicked in $25,000, 1P.com provided $20,500 and CarGame.com contributed £10,000 ($19,627). C6.com sewed up €11,000 ($14,557) while AmateurClips.com and 3000.com connected for $12,000 each.

In other sales from the Moniker/Internext auction, Behind.com brought $13,000, Sucked.com, AmateurPictures.com and HotLips.com landed $12,000 each and two others; PornClub.com and EmergencyClinic.com, dispensed $11,000 each. 

Elsewhere, Pool sold typo PornVidios.com for $15,000 and BollywoodBabes.com for $10,600. Yoob.com went for $12,500 at Hardworking.com and TDNAM.com corralled $10,013 for Chiu.com.

Based on the big sales you have already seen, SnapNames could have just closed up early and called it a great week, but they just kept pouring it on with dozens of solid four-figure sales. NylonStocking.com snagged $9,100, PuertoRicanGirls.com rounded up $8,988 and LatinasXXX.com delivered $8,700. CelebritiesSex.com and BiologyNews.com notched $8,100 each, SublimeDirectories.com found $7,600 and HardcoreJunkies.com hauled in $7,400.

WomanWrestling.com pinned $7,277, AutoInvoice.com billed $6,955 and NaturalBreastEnhancement.com discovered $6,777. CharlesDarwin.com checked in with $6,766, Xmax.com commanded $6,211 and USPublicRecords.com returned $6,099. BadmintonClub.com captured $6,000, TeenChatLines.com tacked on $5,744 and WriterMagazine.com reeled in $5,700. ArtisticNude.com uncovered $5,655 while MusicJunkies.com and MurderInc.com made $5,600 each.

SnapNames had 69 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to just over $5,300. You can check those out in the table below:

At BuyDomains.com, CallCheap.com rang up $8,500, LiveGoals.com reached $7,750 and OnTheRocks.com racked up $7,500. Fuser.com found $7,000, Otthon.com tallied $6,500 and MovieQuest.com seated $5,600. Other winners included FNIB.com ($5,500), LanguageOnline.com ($4,900) and a pair at $4,488 each; SalesMotivation.com and RMCH.com. 

e-Xperience.com extracted $4,088, GolfPartners.com chipped in $4,000 and PlatinumInternet.com posted $3,900. Zagg.com and FreeWatch.com went for $3,888 each while Walki.com wound up at $3,688. BuyDomains had 52 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $3,500. You can review those in the table below.

BuyDomains also piled up more than 150 additional .com sales ranging from $1,900 all the way down to $388. Their Name Media sister site, Afternic.com, sold StoryRocket.com and FreeYourData.com for $5,000 each. KFFG.com connected for $3,475, WorldOfRugs.com unrolled $2,750 and IDSecurity.com identified $2,000. 

Back at Sedo, BookDepository.com unpacked £5,000 ($9,812), Beto.com brought €6,300 ($8,336), IPPhones.com called for $5,200 and MerlinNet.com plugged in $4,500.

In other Moniker/Internext auction sales, FuneralParlor.com produced $7,000, Boned.com $6,000 and Restraint.com $5,000. AsianMales.com took in $4,500, WashboardAbs.com crunched $3,000 and BusinessPermits.com penciled in $2,750. SexualFantasy.com dreamed up $2,500, NetworkingDevices.com and HollywoodEscortService.com sold for $2,250 each and Etits.com added $2,200. Moniker also closed 11 more adult sales from the Internext auction that totaled about $70,000. 

Elsewhere, Pool supplemented their top sales with CartoonsXXX.com ($6,300), CelebsPorn.com ($5,300), FitnessBabe.com ($5,093) and FemalePornStars.com ($3,283). At TDNAM, LiveGoldPrices.com unlocked $3,708, E-C.com drew $3,634 and Waytech.com tacked on $3,006. At Enom's Club Drop, RumCakes.com soaked up $4,100. 

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