Lifts.com
Leads Our Latest Top 20 After $67,000 Sale at Sedo
The Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
live domain auction in New York was held almost three
months ago, but a few delayed transactions from that event are still
straggling in. Blogging.com, a name that
commanded $135,000 just closed this week, but that was the
sale of a complete website rather than just a domain and as such is
ineligible for our chart. That left the door open for Lifts.com
to claim the top spot on this week's chart after selling for $67,000 at Sedo.
That was one of seven charted domains sold by Sedo and they
accounted for three of the top five.
SnapNames.comwent one better, placing eight names on the Top 20 Chart, led by
#2 Adriana.com
at $29,500. Murphy's Law seems to have come into play this
month. As soon as we announced two weeks ago that due to booming
sales volume this year we would be doubling our chart to 40
positions every week, reported sales slowed down! So, we will let
nature takes its course and leave the elite list at the usual 20
positions until volume returns to the levels we have been seeing
(when that happens we'll just expand the chart without making
another announcement!)
By Ron Jackson
There was a lot of variety on this week's
leader board with nine non .coms making the list. One of the best of
those was #3 PhoneNumbers.mobi, acquired by C.T.
Kirkpatrick from Jean Colombani for
$28,000 in a private sale. Three country domains also made
the Big Board, led by #4 College.co.uk, a name that sold for $27,500
at Sedo. A much bigger .co.uk sale may appear here soon. During
their live auction at the Domain Focus conference in London
last week, Sedo sold Fly.co.uk for £87,500 ($177,476).
That name will become eligible for our chart once payment has been
made and the domain transferred to the new owner.
Our latest chart below will show you how all of the top sellers stacked up for the
week ending Sunday, September 9.
(Editor's Note tothe many newcomers entering the domain industry: 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 beforeyou buyanything! As a starting point we have
built a sister site specifically for you at NameNewbie.com.)
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. Sept. 3, 2007 - Sun. Sept. 9, 2007 Euro to Dollar Conversion ( to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. Sept. 11
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
Lifts.com
$67,000
Sedo
2.
Adriana.com
$29,500
SnapNames
3.
PhoneNumbers.mobi
$28,000
Pvt
Sale
4.
College.co.uk
$27,500
Sedo
5.
EIA.com
$26,002
Sedo
6.
Toy.net
$26,000
Moniker/
T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
7.
HappyBirthday.net
$25,000
Moniker/Internext
8.
Tarot.org
$24,000
Sedo
9.
ShopWorld.com
$21,060
SnapNames
11.
FUG.com
$17,000
SnapNames
11.
Yippy.com
£8,000
= $16,268
Sedo
12.
ZHQ.com
$13,340
Afternic
DLS
13.
TradeMart.com
$12,666
SnapNames
14.
RiverPalms.com
$12,500
SnapNames
15.
Globe.co.uk
£6,000
= $12,199
Sedo
16.
Dirty.org
$11,100
Pvt
Sale
17.
FloridaKids.com
$10,777
SnapNames
18.
AutoAtlas.de
7,745
= $10,729
SnapNames
19.
Pimpadelic.com
$10,001
SnapNames
20.
QI.net
$10,000
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. Our procedure for verifying the
accuracy of domain sales reports is available here.
One other five-figure sale just missed the chart this
week - QI.net, a name that tallied an even $10,000
at Sedo.
.Com Supporting Cast
Of course we had the usual complement of solid
four-figure .com sales this week as well. Sedo had the highest of those,
fetching $9,700 for AZF.com. Orkur.com added $8,700,
TopFotologs.com kicked in 6,000 ($8,304) and JND.com
drew $7,800. GayDoctors.com dispensed $7,500, MailTrust.com
tacked on $5,500, WXA.com went for $5,100
and Senac.com sold for $5,000.
Back at SnapNames, WebCoupons.com clipped $9,250,
MadeFromScratch.com whipped up $7,501 and PartyHour.com
boogied down to the tune of $6,916. VirtualPrivateNetwork.com
connected for $6,000, AITV.com tuned in $5,250 and
WholesaleNovelties.com distributed $4,800.
Another step back were TerminalIllness.com
($4,700), TrackMeets.com ($4,200) and Mcckc.com
($4,011). VivienLeigh.com lit up $3,700, Cassius.com
cashed $3,445 and GrandLux.com greeted $3,299. Glasshaus.com
cracked $3,255 and ChinaSteel.com chipped in $3,202. SnapNames had
30 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $3,200 that you can
check out in the table below.
Additional SnapNames Sales
Between $2,000-$3,200
silverdome.com
$3,200
naturalantioxidant.com
$2,545
humanrobot.com
$3,101
roofingshingle.com
$2,522
microwaverepair.com
$3,100
askwho.com
$2,511
iseafood.com
$3,100
simplest.com
$2,499
40dd.com
$2,911
shotel.com
$2,450
konamijpn.com
$2,816
saddlestore.com
$2,450
internautas.com
$2,777
therage.com
$2,400
sitebuilds.com
$2,750
mountainpeak.com
$2,250
researchopinion.com
$2,750
newprice.com
$2,238
raceground.com
$2,750
catquilts.com
$2,148
fantasyfootballtools.com
$2,750
bestbuybenefits.com
$2,127
philadex.com
$2,700
steelcontainer.com
$2,051
emain.com
$2,700
pedir.com
$2,050
lendingcorporation.com
$2,660
commercialsign.com
$2,024
thosebastards.com
$2,600
detroitshopping.com
$2,000
The Afternic
DLS kept on trucking with hundreds of new sales this
week. ADGA.com led the four-figure parade at $9,000. CorporateApartment.com
housed $5,600 while SeaSun.com and OutdoorArt.com
attracted $5,400 each. LCDPanels.com displayed $5,100,
TeamIndia.com scored $5,000 and PraiseBanner.com
produced $4,938.
GlassDoor.com closed at $4,900 while RMBR.com,
InvestorHelp.com and PCTelephone.com dialed up $4,488
each. SocialInvestments.com returned $4,288, Afax.com
transmitted $4,100 and Iqual.com cued up $4,088.
The Afternic DLS had 78 more .com sales ranging fron $2,000-$4,000 that
are listed in the table below.
Additional
Afternic DLS Sales
Between $2,000-$4,000
edealz.com
$4,000
healthi.com
$2,488
EpicAds.com
$3,930
bikebuddies.com
$2,488
dailyracing.com
$3,800
eentrepreneur.com
$2,400
savingsfirst.com
$3,788
pastforward.com
$2,388
resumestoday.com
$3,688
powersimulator.com
$2,300
globalreputation.com
$3,500
pdqworld.com
$2,300
thelagoon.com
$3,488
phamily.com
$2,288
sailrace.com
$3,488
myfinancialmanager.com
$2,288
suggestionsbox.com
$3,475
musicalmassage.com
$2,288
wimi.com
$3,200
itsallgreek.com
$2,288
suggestionboxes.com
$3,135
chinacast.com
$2,288
creacom.com
$3,088
britinfo.com
$2,288
preferredpayments.com
$3,000
romevip.com
$2,210
powerradio.com
$3,000
drinkies.com
$2,200
photouniversity.com
$3,000
mapselect.com
$2,188
investorwatch.com
$3,000
heartlandbuilders.com
$2,188
uktour.com
$2,950
euromediagroup.com
$2,188
lepassage.com
$2,900
dreamnames.com
$2,188
sunriseproperties.com
$2,888
SurfingTalk.com
$2,100
qualityrail.com
$2,888
stylematters.com
$2,100
oceanboulevard.com
$2,888
SkiingTalk.com
$2,100
asgaard.com
$2,888
organic-foods.com
$2,100
directdrugstore.com
$2,800
echolot.com
$2,100
medcovers.com
$2,795
clubhollywood.com
$2,100
skoots.com
$2,788
acmerental.com
$2,100
onemanagement.com
$2,775
harvestentertainment.com
$2,088
moneytip.com
$2,688
viennavip.com
$2,040
corporatehomes.com
$2,560
amsterdamvip.com
$2,040
usspecial.com
$2,500
clickpop.com
$2,017
theurbanite.com
$2,500
studio84.com
$2,000
nyweb.com
$2,500
reggaeartists.com
$2,000
netbeers.com
$2,500
regencyproperty.com
$2,000
luxuryjewelry.com
$2,500
premiummotors.com
$2,000
funtext.com
$2,500
netkeepers.com
$2,000
clinicalreview.com
$2,500
marinetti.com
$2,000
charitymarketing.com
$2,500
insuredloans.com
$2,000
theestablishment.com
$2,488
ikama.com
$2,000
prestigehealth.com
$2,488
fieldproperties.com
$2,000
newmanfamily.com
$2,488
bodyaction.com
$2,000
Afternic/BuyDomains had 240 more .com sales under $2,000.
In more sales from Moniker, closed deals from their
Affiliate Summit auction in Miami included Semester.com
($8,000), GolfClubDiscounts.com ($5,000) and DiscountTrucks.com
($4,250). They also sold DiscountTruckRental.com ($3,250),
FuneralParlor.com ($3,000) and a pair at $2,000 each; EmergencyClinic.com
and DiscountFlowerShop.com.
In closed sales from their Internext auction,
ViceSquad.com uncovered $5,000, Smacking.com
captured $2,250 and TokyoSluts.com turned in $2,000.
In a private sale for CashCows.com that Moniker handled the escrow for, ProtectYourProstate.com
pulled $7,000.
Elsewhere, TDNAM.com
made $6,205 from Madrus.com, HuntingMoon.com
sold XRank.com for $4,500 and Enom's Club
Drop claimed $2,200 with
Unternehmensberater.com.
Global Contenders
(.biz, .info, .mobi, .net & .org)
It was another strong week for the Global
Contenders with the top six names on this chart all making
the all-extension leader board you saw earlier. The top sale that you haven't seen
yet in this category was #7 BRB.net at $8,500. Brussels.net
was right behind at $8,000.
The .nets dominated the list, taking 11 of
the 20 chart entries. .Org was next with five. .Biz, .info,
.mobi and .pro had one each. The .biz cracked the top
half of the chart as Honolulu.biz bagged $7,100 at
Moniker.com. Sedo had more entries on this chart than another other
venue with eight.
Here's how
the Global Contenders stacked up for the week ending September 9:
Global Contenders Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. Sept.
3, 2007 - Sun. Sept. 9, 2007 Euro to Dollar Conversion ( to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Sept. 11
There were dozens of additional four-figure sales in
the GC category. Afternic DLS accounted for 24 of those including Xclusive.net
at $2,500 and two others; MathGames.net
and CompanyLogos.net notched $2,488 each. The
Afternic DLS had 21 more sales ranging from $1,000 to $2,000
that are listed in the table below.
Additional Afternic/BuyDomains GC Sales
Between $1,000-$2,000
christianradio.org
$2,000
flyingmonkeys.net
$1,288
fract.net
$1,888
club10.net
$1,250
chessgames.net
$1,888
wiremesh.net
$1,200
hangout.net
$1,800
printingservices.net
$1,200
3dtv.net
$1,800
earthwise.net
$1,200
tutors.org
$1,755
dressers.net
$1,188
maximize.org
$1,700
bestideas.net
$1,188
myvet.net
$1,688
traveltech.net
$1,088
therapeutic.org
$1,500
publicist.org
$1,088
spaweek.net
$1,500
phase3.net
$1,000
discoverislam.org
$1,488
At Sedo, Picnic.info laid out a $2,500
spread, StreetWise.biz and Timber.mobi sawed through $2,000
each and VideoMagazine.org generated $1,540. ASA.mobi
banked $1,117 and QAB.net cranked out $1,100.
At SnapNames, 19 names broke the four-figure mark,
ranging from $1,000 - $2,250. You can review all of those in
the table below.
Additional SnapNames GC Sales
Between $1,000-$2,250
gbd.org
$2,250
phenterminedirectory.org
$1,309
friendsofvista.org
$2,060
candycane.net
$1,259
studentinfo.org
$2,000
construct.net
$1,234
arzt.info
$1,950
deadsea.org
$1,200
cobra.info
$1,711
creampies.org
$1,164
record.info
$1,701
manage.info
$1,150
permit.info
$1,650
kpnw.org
$1,150
tattooing.net
$1,608
ttvnonline.net
$1,105
advance.info
$1,501
ijcai-01.org
$1,000
cnsi-uc.org
$1,450
Country Codes
One of the year's 20 biggest country codes sales led
our new ccTLD chart. That was College.co.uk, a name
that commanded $27,500 at Sedo. Speaking of commanding, Sedo
was in charge of this chart again this week, sweeping 17 of the 20
entries. The runner-up slot went to another .co.uk domain, Globe.co.uk
at £6,000 ($12,199).
Germany's popular .de extension had
the most chart entries with eight, including #3 AutoAtlas.de
at 7,745 ($10,729). Other extensions that had
multiple chart entries this week included the European Union's .eu
(with three), the Cocos (Keeling) Islands' .cc (with two) and Tuvalu's
.tv - also with two. There were also two International Domain
Names (IDNs) on this chart.
The other countries represented this week were Ecuador
(.ec), India (.in) and France (.fr). Here is how all of the country code
leaders stand for the week ending September 9:
Country
Code Top 20
Highest Reported
ccTLD Sales: Mon. Sept. 3, 2007 - Sun. Sept. 9, 2007 Euro to Dollar Conversion ( to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. Sept. 11
There were 11 more four-figure country code sales
this week with Sedo accounting for nine of those including Duschvorhang.de
at 1,300 ($1,799), Agencesimmobilieres.fr at
1,110 ($1,536) and Regionalnachrichten.de at
1,100 ($1,522). They added $1,500 for SEF.dk
and 1,000 ($1,384) each for Kolor.de and Baerscher.de.
Rounding out the Sedo roster were Rap.at at 950
($1,315), Poker.ec ($1,300) and EmuleDownload.de
at 750 ($1,038).
In a private sale, Bill Winans sold a Russian
.tv IDN - футбол.tv
- meaning soccer (or football in most parts of the world) for $2,000
and in another private transaction 29.ca changed hands from $1,500.
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.
