Seller
of Topix.com Feels Like a Million Bucks as Big Sales Continue to
Fuel Domain Market Boom
Though we took a week off to cover
last week's T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West
conference in Las Vegas, the domain market continued to
barrel down the tracks at full throttle. We're going to bring you
completely up to date with a double length report covering
the last two weeks of sales activity. Our usual Top 20 charts
will be Top 40 lists this week and the supporting cast will
be twice as big as well. So pour yourself a double portion of your
favorite beverage and buckle up for an invigorating ride.
It
all starts at the top and that position belongs to Topix.com,
a domain that went for a cool one million dollars! The Wall
Street Journal confirmed that sale today, revealing that
the media conglomerate that operates Topix.net
acquired the .com version of the name from a Canadian company
in January.
By Ron Jackson
That was the second seven-figure sale this
year (joining Tandberg.com, a name that sold for $1.5
million). The list of six-figure sales also grew considerably
over the past two weeks with four more names hitting that lofty
level. The largest of those was SheMale.com, a name that was
auctioned off for $520,000 at Moniker.com's
live auction at the Internext Expo in January, but just
closed a few days ago.
Next was the #3 entry on our new chart,
FreeHoroscope.com, sold for $185,259 at SnapNames.com.
The plural version of that domain also changed hands at WebPassport.com
for $50,000 and ranks 7th on the Big Board. Campgrounds.com
and Walkers.com tied for the #4 spot at $175,000 each
in a pair of private sales. Canada's Shaun Pilfold, who is
building a powerhouse portfolio acquired Campgrounds.com while Frito-Lay
GmbH purchased Walkers.com for their popular Walkers Crisps
potato chip brand in the UK.
We saw something unusual this week - a
domain that sold for less than it did the last time it was on
the market. That was #13 Gary.com, a name that fetched
$29,000 at Sedo.com.
In September of 2006 the name had changed hands for $35,000
in a private sale.
.Com dominated the expanded leader
board, sweeping 36 of the 40 positions. The remaining spots went to
three country code domains and a .org. The top ccTLD
was Onyx.ch (Swiss country code), a name that was sold
by Stuart Lory for 55,000 Swiss Francs ($45,143) in a
private sale. We also saw a one-letter ccTLD sale with #36 O.fm
(Micronesia country code) going for $11,111 at Sedo.
Sedo also sold the lone .org, a very nice geo domain, #39 Thailand.org,
for $10,000. Sedo has more sales than any other venue with an
even dozen. SnapNames also turned in another powerful performance
with nine charted domains.
With $4.3 million dollars sold at
Moniker's live auction at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West last week, we will be
seeing many big sales added to our charts in the weeks ahead as
those domains are paid for and transferred to their new owners.
Several names attracted high bids well into six figures. You can see
all of the live auction winning bids here.
Meanwhile a silent
auction is continuing until Wednesday afternoon (March
14) that could add another seven figures to the auction sales total.
But first things first! Here's a look at the complete
Top 40 for the fabulous fortnight that ended Sunday, March 11:
The
DN Journal Top 40
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. Feb. 26, 2007 - Sun. March 11, 2007 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. March 13
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
Topix.com
$1,000,000
Pvt
Sale
2.
SheMale.com
$520,000
Moniker/Internext
3.
FreeHoroscope.com
$185,259
SnapNames
4.
Campgrounds.com
$175,000
Pvt
Sale
5.
Walkers.com
$175,000
Pvt
Sale
6.
Censored.com
$58,500
Moniker/Internext
7.
FreeHoroscopes.com
$50,000
Pvt
Sale
8.
MyHomeLoan.com
$48,888
Afternic
9.
Onyx.ch
55,000
CHF = $45,143
Pvt
Sale
10.
FreePornMovie.com
$38,511
SnapNames
11.
Manufacturer.com
$37,913
Moniker/
DomainSystems
12.
Diver.com
$32,500
Afternic
13.
Gary.com
$29,000
Sedo
14.
tie
TruckerJobs.com
$25,000
NameFinder.com
14.
tie
ForeclosureLoans.com
$25,000
Sedo
16.
BouncingBoobs.com
$20,500
Pool
17.
tie
WFC.com
€15,500
= $20,462
Sedo
17.
tie
Programm.de
€15,500
= $20,462
Sedo
19.
FreeWills.com
$20,251
SnapNames
20.
Totals.com
$20,000
Sedo
21.
MyBadCredit.com
$19,900
Sedo
22.
BikeCity.com
$18,000
BuyDomains
23.
TV24.com
€13,000
= $17,158
Sedo
24.
SanFranciscoAttractions.com
$16,526
SnapNames
25.
MassachusettsLawyers.com
$16,222
SnapNames
26.
Violated.com
$15,500
Moniker/Internext
27.
4UGroup.com
£8,000
= $15,432
Sedo
28.
Mathletics.com
$15,000
Sedo
29.
ThongPics.com
$14,000
Pool
30.
CheapHotelReservations.com
$13,805
SnapNames
31.
DayCamp.com
$12,600
SnapNames
32.
tie
USTI.com
$12,500
BuyDomains
32.
tie
LeatherCouch.com
$12,500
SnapNames
34.
LetsGetMarried.com
$12,250
SnapNames
35.
Dekor.com
$12,000
Sedo
36.
O.fm
$11,111
Sedo
37.
Jeannette.com
$10,200
Enom's
Club Drop
38.
GinnieMae.com
$10,001
SnapNames
39.
Thailand.org
$10,000
Sedo
40.
FrenchPorn.com
$9,900
Pool
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.
BuyDomains.com
put a pair of names on the leader board and also posted a stunningly
large roster of solid four figure sales led by Viewable.com
at $8,500 and FantasyCafe.com at $7,000. CaptainsLog.com
crunched $5,950, Tuber.com took in $5,100 and
three others; Specular.com, Cleopatre.com and ShoppingWarehouse.com
went for $5,000 each.
WKids.com and InCare.com cornered $4,888
each, PureTek.com tallied $4,800 and XMate.com
captured $4,500. MoMobile.com and Biegel.com
bagged $4,488 each, SportsAdventures.com discovered $4,288
and Flar.com found $4,250. There was also a logjam at $4,088
apiece that included SportingGoodsStore.com, Auvo.com,
AmericanMoney.com and AboriginalVoices.com.
BuyDomains had another 124 .com sales ranging
from $2,000 to $4,000. You can check out that domain
motherlode in the list below:
Additional
BuyDomain Sales
Between $2,000-$4,000
onlineclothing.com
$4,000
futureisnow.com
$2,500
emergingmedia.com
$4,000
fairfund.com
$2,500
bagby.com
$4,000
dstyle.com
$2,500
sportadventures.com
$3,888
dateroom.com
$2,500
uniquenutrition.com
$3,688
charitabletrust.com
$2,500
msos.com
$3,688
areyou.com
$2,500
primarymortgage.com
$3,500
adventuretrips.com
$2,500
mandel.com
$3,500
waterfrontcabins.com
$2,488
familydentalcare.com
$3,500
prphotos.com
$2,488
mycrew.com
$3,488
pill-id.com
$2,488
managementtoday.com
$3,488
mindstreaming.com
$2,488
promopro.com
$3,400
marleys.com
$2,488
toplog.com
$3,388
mackenziegroup.com
$2,488
emergy.com
$3,388
inviteme.com
$2,488
freetoplay.com
$3,350
inter-system.com
$2,488
vividimaging.com
$3,305
fastel.com
$2,488
textiletesting.com
$3,088
continentalservices.com
$2,488
joinourteam.com
$3,088
capire.com
$2,488
golfcharleston.com
$3,088
countylibrary.com
$2,400
domainmanagers.com
$3,088
videomd.com
$2,300
americanleaders.com
$3,088
completewedding.com
$2,300
womenworldwide.com
$3,000
widus.com
$2,288
weatherinsurance.com
$3,000
sportingproducts.com
$2,288
usoptical.com
$3,000
specialtytoys.com
$2,288
safestreet.com
$3,000
quickspots.com
$2,288
printnetwork.com
$3,000
politicaltshirts.com
$2,288
premierpark.com
$3,000
inrich.com
$2,288
newavenue.com
$3,000
checkconnection.com
$2,288
southernlifestyles.com
$2,888
audienceexchange.com
$2,288
horseheaven.com
$2,888
airplanner.com
$2,288
homenovelties.com
$2,888
stardustjewelry.com
$2,250
gapcon.com
$2,888
channel57.com
$2,200
sugarsnap.com
$2,880
teamplan.com
$2,188
taxassist.com
$2,800
overheadcam.com
$2,188
broadcastequipment.com
$2,800
netnick.com
$2,188
teamalliance.com
$2,795
arcticweb.com
$2,118
xtract.com
$2,788
simplyromania.com
$2,088
localnumber.com
$2,788
globalopinions.com
$2,088
travelstars.com
$2,720
concepthomes.com
$2,088
justchill.com
$2,700
cellularswap.com
$2,088
protectiondirect.com
$2,688
vectorcontrol.com
$2,000
peoplenetworks.com
$2,688
theluxurychannel.com
$2,000
investmentinsurance.com
$2,688
silkmarket.com
$2,000
funforfree.com
$2,688
sayama.com
$2,000
elfuturo.com
$2,688
rockcliff.com
$2,000
eco-solutions.com
$2,688
reseat.com
$2,000
unlimitednews.com
$2,600
renttoownlistings.com
$2,000
makebig.com
$2,600
relaxx.com
$2,000
inlux.com
$2,550
reflectingpool.com
$2,000
washingtongroupinternational.com
$2,500
printmagazines.com
$2,000
tones4phones.com
$2,500
missionfield.com
$2,000
studentassist.com
$2,500
libertyhousing.com
$2,000
sellingsmarter.com
$2,500
leasecom.com
$2,000
riskintelligence.com
$2,500
jazzspace.com
$2,000
pixelpeople.com
$2,500
indianguide.com
$2,000
newpulse.com
$2,500
groupreservations.com
$2,000
nenergy.com
$2,500
getclicks.com
$2,000
madeit.com
$2,500
flex1.com
$2,000
jibber.com
$2,500
developingsolutions.com
$2,000
implantcenter.com
$2,500
cincinnatirealtor.com
$2,000
groovybaby.com
$2,500
cgrendering.com
$2,000
golfersfriend.com
$2,500
cafeboheme.com
$2,000
As long as that list is BuyDomains was not done yet.
They had another 377 .com sales ranging from just under $2,000
down to the mid three-figure range. Their NameMedia sister
site, Afternic.com,
also had a winning hand, adding some solid four figure sales to
their two entries on the Big Board. Those included ForeclosureProperty.com
($6,300), GoAirportShuttle.com ($6,000) and RealBuilding.com
($5,250).
Also at Afternic, 3PD.com drew $5,001, Xperiences.com
kicked in $5,000 and Wordfly.com fetched $4,900.
CynthiaWright.com unwrapped $4,000, JWCupid.com
shot an arrow through $3,700 and ProfSolutions.com provided
$3,500. Glitch.com gained $3,000, InvestmentInsurance.com
covered $2,688 and DesignerAquariums.com dunked $2,500.
YouActor.com yielded $2,288 while three others; TropicalStorm.com,
EveryonePlays.com and EcoAudit.com added $2,000 each.
Back at SnapNames, the hits just kept on coming with Macrosoft.com
($9,100), JapaneseCartoon.com ($8,688) and ChildProtectiveServices.com
($8,180). Encora.com clicked for $8,101, Shar.com
sheered $8,001 and ShadyTLD.com tacked on $7,800.
HumanInterest.com and PowerBackup.com brought
$7,700 each while BioProcess.com produced $7,500.
Also at SnapNames, BlueGrassFestival.com
drummed up $7,100, Worthing.com withdrew $6,950
and SwissChocolates.com chewed off $6,822.
TechWarrior.com wolfed down $6,800 and LaTribuna.com
landed $6,789. Amrkhaled.com locked up $6,501, CamWrap.com
rang up $6,420 and ScottishKilts.com sewed up $6,400.
SoldMyHouse.com secured $6,111 and ScrapbookSuperstore.com
snipped $6,106.
SnapNames had 72 more .com sales ranging from $2,000
to $5,900. You can check those out in the table
below:
Additional SnapNames Sales
Between $2,000-$5,900
nvbrothels.com
$5,900
reggaecrewpanama.com
$2,600
businessanalysis.com
$5,800
onthewall.com
$2,600
expensivejewelry.com
$5,406
bellweather.com
$2,600
kaufland.com
$5,236
penstation.com
$2,555
superduty.com
$5,100
endian.com
$2,500
acidrock.com
$5,100
zoysiagrass.com
$2,395
sportsone.com
$4,900
relocationguides.com
$2,395
interestrateswaps.com
$4,444
musicianmagazine.com
$2,395
protos.com
$4,433
loanwizard.com
$2,385
taif.com
$4,400
mediavest.com
$2,350
hightec.com
$4,325
residualincomes.com
$2,344
skateboardworld.com
$4,101
tartes.com
$2,300
worldlyrics.com
$4,100
pokerwagers.com
$2,276
feeecreditreport.com
$4,100
tripot.com
$2,272
freemoneyoffers.com
$4,040
printerpapers.com
$2,259
xn--b9wz60b.com
$3,999
hotasianmodels.com
$2,256
jerseylaw.com
$3,960
medicineshow.com
$2,250
imagemakers.com
$3,855
profitlossstatement.com
$2,211
interactivestudios.com
$3,700
getacheaprate.com
$2,200
adoptioninternational.com
$3,633
womenspankingmen.com
$2,150
voipnet.com
$3,600
poolgirls.com
$2,141
internetpicture.com
$3,600
triplexgay.com
$2,100
veno.com
$3,400
pharmacon.com
$2,100
silvermines.com
$3,400
ohiosavingbank.com
$2,050
rotts.com
$3,400
minigenerator.com
$2,050
naughtysingles.com
$3,100
lestalk.com
$2,050
boostcreditscore.com
$3,100
doyourmath.com
$2,050
jewelryreplicas.com
$3,005
incrediblegames.com
$2,049
blingybob.com
$3,000
gpsexplorer.com
$2,049
floridamove.com
$2,988
onlinebrokeragefirm.com
$2,019
malika.com
$2,900
longbeachschools.com
$2,002
audiobookcentral.com
$2,855
sinusinfectionsymptom.com
$2,001
americanpills.com
$2,826
theenclave.com
$2,000
celebritylegs.com
$2,766
southmiamirealestate.com
$2,000
sneakerheads.com
$2,700
eloanvalue.com
$2,000
tradequest.com
$2,601
blacksalons.com
$2,000
Back at Sedo, Vegas24.com clocked in at
$7,000, FreeCodec.com contributed $6,765 and InternetPhoneService.com
dialed up $6,500. TextInTheCity.com and OpenXchange.com
commanded $6,000 each while Play.GB.com pulled an
unusually high price for a sub-domain, $1,500.
At GoDaddy's TDNAM.com,
LAOnline.com connected for $8,305, AllDietPill.com
swallowed $6,505, CapitalOneRewards.com returned
$4,303 and Pdantic.com penciled in $2,005.
Elsewhere, Moniker.com/DomainSystems.com
sold HurricaneLaura.com for $9,100 and closed two more
sales from their Internext auction, LonelyHousewife.com ($4,250)
and SexCamp.com ($3,000). Enom's Club
Drop collected $4,200 for KillerGames.com
and Ravi Venkatraman bought an IDN
(puny code xn--j2bd4cyah0f.com.com) that is Hindi for
the word "Hindi" for $4,000 at IDNForums.com.
Global Contenders
(.biz, .info, .mobi, .net & .org)
In the Global Contenders category, .Org
had a strong week, claiming six of the top ten sales,
including #1 Thailand.org, a name that sold for
$10,000 at Sedo. CollegeScholarships.org also tied SCB.net
and Affiliated.net for the #2 spot as those domains
attracted $8,000 each at BuyDomains. .Net won
the overall numbers game piling up 22 chart entries while .org
generated a dozen.
.Biz had one of its better weeks,
scoring three times with #13 Greetings.biz ($4,555),
#15 Unity.biz ($4,000) and #40 Turnaround.biz
($2,088). .Mobi hit the daily double with Pink.mobi,
tied for 10th at $5,000 and #36 Eco.mobi at
$2,212. Justin Godfrey of WhatAreDomains.com
had the lone .info sale, moving #30 Six.info for
$2,600 at DNForum.com.
Here's how all of the GC top sellers stacked up for the
two weeks ending March 11:
Global Contenders Top 40
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. Feb.
26, 2007 - Sun. March 11, 2007 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect March 13
There were dozens of additional four-figure GC sales
off the chart with BuyDomains claiming the lion's share of
those - 47 in all. Their supplemental roster is listed in the table below:
Additional
BuyDomains Four Figure Global Contenders Sales
sellpoint.net
$2,088
techbuzz.net
$1,280
refund.info
$2,000
infopress.net
$1,250
osys.net
$2,000
taxassist.net
$1,200
socialinvestment.org
$1,900
projectline.net
$1,200
funnybunny.net
$1,888
nowleasing.net
$1,200
voyant.net
$1,700
instantinternet.net
$1,200
makeyourmove.net
$1,688
africatours.net
$1,188
floridawedding.net
$1,688
woodchipper.net
$1,100
blackvote.org
$1,688
travelmonkey.net
$1,100
4good.org
$1,688
soulawakening.net
$1,100
thumbsup.net
$1,600
shortbooks.net
$1,100
whatsnew.net
$1,520
primegroup.net
$1,100
topart.net
$1,500
openedge.net
$1,100
prout.net
$1,500
ipunkt.net
$1,100
planetickets.org
$1,500
dadecounty.net
$1,088
leadingwomen.net
$1,500
totos.net
$1,000
crystalcity.org
$1,500
thekingdomofgod.org
$1,000
crossmedia.net
$1,500
socialinvestment.net
$1,000
northwestschool.net
$1,488
realstat.net
$1,000
mythings.net
$1,488
mightyfine.net
$1,000
collegerankings.net
$1,488
duplex.net
$1,000
afrikaans.net
$1,350
cybertracker.net
$1,000
wonga.net
$1,350
customjewelry.net
$1,000
jumprope.net
$1,300
SnapNames booked 19 more four-figure sales in
this category led by Mahogany.net at $2,061. You
can see their extra Global Contenders sales in this table:
Additional
SnapNames Four Figure Global Contenders Sales
mahogany.net
$2,061
angling.net
$1,258
indianrailway.org
$1,868
jfl.net
$1,200
chapels.net
$1,611
zie.net
$1,162
poedit.org
$1,552
tly.net
$1,161
nakedpicture.net
$1,550
furinkan.net
$1,051
autobusiness.net
$1,538
immuno2004.org
$1,024
e-insite.net
$1,456
mona-hungary.org
$1,001
schoolrenewal.org
$1,400
humanities.net
$1,000
worldbankboycott.org
$1,351
farrier.net
$1,000
eurosocialists.org
$1,278
Afternic sold UCOA.org ($1,966), Ning.net
($1,850) and GreenWorld.net ($1,500). They also had
a quartet of .net sales at $1,000 each that included RailTour.net,
HowAreYou.net, GTSGroup.net and Bohan.net.
Elsewhere, WhatAreDomains.com sold Liquors.org
for $1,988 at DNForum.com while Adam Woeger let Chapel.info
go for $1,200 at the same venue. Pool.com
sold Furs.org for $1,930 and MissUSA.org
for $1,326 and Sedo sold a pair at $1,000 each; FreeScores.mobi
and Kaufmann.biz.
Country Codes
The past two weeks have been kind to
the country codes. The #1 domain on our expanded ccTLD
chart was the second highest country code sales reported
so far this year. That was Onyx.ch (Swiss country
code), a name that sold for 55,000 Swiss francs ($45,143)
in a private transaction. The top three sales on this chart
all made the all-extension leader board you saw earlier and
another, #4 Freud.co.uk, just missed after going for £5,000
($9,645) at Sedo.
Venezuela's .com.ve made a very rare
appearance on the top sellers chart with #6 Bancomercantil.com.ve
going for €5,566 ($7,349), also at Sedo. Sedo
traditionally dominates this chart and that dominance was even
more pronounced this week with the chart double its normal
size to accomodate two weeks worth of data. Sedo wound up
sweeping 37 of the 41 entries (there was an extra slot
due to at three-way tie for the final position).
Germany's .de (the world's second most
popular extension, behind only .com), had more charted domains
that any other country, 14 in all. Here's a look at the complete Country Code
chart for the two weeks ending March 11:
Country
Code Top 40
Highest Reported
ccTLD Sales: Mon. Feb. 26, 2007 - Sun. March 11, 2007 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. March 13
Domain
Sold
For
Where Sold
1.
Onyx.ch
55,000 CHF = $45,143
Pvt Sale
2.
Programm.de
€15,500 = $20,462
Sedo
3.
O.fm
$11,111
Sedo
4.
Freud.co.uk
£5,000 = $9,645
Sedo
5.
Biblio.co.uk
$7,500
Sedo
6.
Bancomercantil.com.ve
€5,566 = $7,349
Sedo
7.
WIE.de
€5,000 = $6,602
Sedo
8.
tie
MediaShop.de
€4,500 = $5,941
Sedo
9.
Meinsport.de ("my sport" in German)
€4,400 = $5,809
Sedo
10.
VitalHotel.at
€3,800 = $5,017
Sedo
11.
CrazyFeet.co.uk
£2,200 = $4,243
Sedo
12.
tie
MWV.eu
€3,000 = $3,961
Sedo
12.
tie
Bankenverband.eu ("bank association" in German)
€3,000 = $3,961
Sedo
14.
Haustuere.de ("house door" in German)
€2,999 = $3,960
Sedo
15.
BetterLife.co.uk
€2,600 = $3,433
Sedo
16.
tie
GotvMail.eu
€2,500 = $3,301
Sedo
16.
tie
Apuestas-Deportivas.es ("sporting bets" in Spanish)
In additional sales just off the chart,
Afternic sold E.ag (Antigua and Barbuda
ccTLD) for $1,020,Parrot.in (India's
ccTLD) for $1,000 and Law.am (Armenia's
ccTLD) for $950. Sedo sold Centennial.us for $1,000
and Runners.TV for $950 and Pool sold Compatabilite.ca
for $1,000.
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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