Televisions.com
Tunes In $215,000 In the Week's Top Reported Sale
Two Las Vegas men, seller Tom
Carr and buyer Nathan Allen got together to exchange Televisions.com
for $215,000 in the top domain sale reported this week. NameDrive.com
brokered the deal which ranks among the 30 largest sales reported so
far this year. Allen intends to develop the domain as a
portal featuring all things related to TV.
After
a relatively slow first half of September, sales action started
picking up again this week, prompting us to expand our all-extension
leader board to 30 positions. Sedo.com
had the most chart entries with 11, including #2 Cadilac.com,
a typo that sold for $68,000 (the correct spelling for
both the Michigan city and the automobile make is Cadillac).
By Ron Jackson
We also just received the first two
finalized sales from last month's live auction at the Domain
Roundtable conference in Seattle. Those were Hot.tv
and Castillo.com, sold by David Sams for $35,000 each
to tie for the third spot on the new Top 30. Completed sales are
also still trickling in from the Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
New York live auction back in June. Teri.com and SoccerLeague.com
changed hands for $28,000 each while Historian.com and
Grandmothers.com were closed at $25,000 apiece. All
four of those ranked among the week's top ten sales.
(Editor's Note:
when this column was published Sept. 18, SnapNames.com
had five charted domains, including a pair of
five-figure .infos, #11 Jesus.info at $22,500
and #21 Family.info at $13,006. However we have since
learned that due to a miscommunication between SnapNames and one of
their partner registrars, those domains were never available for
purchase and transfer and as a result, the buyer's money was
refunded. You will now see entries on the chart showing those two
sales were not completed.) The top sale at
SnapNames that was completed was #5 eClass.com at $31,000.
TDNAM.com
also had multiple names on the elite list, placing a trio of
three-letter .coms on the board. One of those, QSD.com, was
sold by 17-year-old Steven McDonald of Connecticut for
$12,000. Two other three-letter .coms also made the chart
after one sold at Sedo and another went through the AfternicDLS.
Two county code domains earned
places on the all extension leader board. In addition to Hot.tv, #20
HongKong.de (German ccTLD) secured a slot with a 10,000
($13,978) sale at Sedo.You can see how all of the top sellers stacked up for the
week ending Sunday, September 16 in the chart below.
The
DN Journal Top 30
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. Sept. 10, 2007 - Sun. Sept. 16, 2007 Euro to Dollar Conversion ( to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. Sept. 18
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
Televisions.com
$215,000
NameDrive
2.
Cadilac.com
$68,000
Sedo
3.
tie
Hot.tv
$35,000
DRT
Auction
3.
tie
Castillo.com
$35,000
DRT
Auction
5.
eClass.com
$31,000
SnapNames
6.
tie
Teri.com
$28,000
Moniker/
T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
6.
tie
SoccerLeague.com
$28,000
Moniker/
T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
8.
1Z.com
18,000
= $25,161
Sedo
9.
tie
Historian.com
$25,000
Moniker/
T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
9.
tie
Grandmothers.com
$25,000
Moniker/
T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
11.
Jesus.info
- this entry has been disqualified. Name was paid for but
could not be transferred to buyer whose money was
refunded.
$22,500
SnapNames
12.
LSK.com
$20,500
Afternic
DLS
13.
Diabloii.com
$20,499
SnapNames
14.
Plenary.com
$20,300
Moniker
15.
YNJ.com
$18,000
TDNAM
16.
BII.com
$17,500
Sedo
17.
Observe.com
$17,000
GreatDomains/Sedo
18.
Depends.com
$15,499
GreatDomains/Sedo
19.
Heya.com
$15,000
Sedo
20.
HongKong.de
10,000
= $13,978
Sedo
21.
Family.info
- this entry has been disqualified.
Name was paid for but could not be transferred to buyer
whose money was refunded.
$13,006
SnapNames
22.
VTE.com
$12,800
Sedo
23.
QSD.com
$12,000
TDNAM
24.
Gems.org
$11,100
Sedo
25.
tie
SolarDirectory.com
$11,000
Sedo
25.
tie
MyFreeFileHosting.com
$11,000
Sedo
27.
Figurine.com
$10,100
Sedo
28.
Castaways.com
$10,000
SnapNames
29.
UYL.com
$9,999
TDNAM
30.
SportsDate.com
7,100
= $9,925
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.
Forthe many newcomers entering the domain
industry we also want to point out that 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.
In addition to all of their charted domains, Sedo sold
four developed websites this week including VConvert.net for 15,700
($21,946).
.Com Supporting Cast
SnapNames supplemented their five chart entries with
a solid group of four-figure sales including DebtReliefOnline.com
($9,300), TechBiz.com ($6,867) and Doruk.com ($6,750).
GreenWedding.com went for $6,000, ComputerRevenue.com,
CityHotelDiscounts.com and CelebrityPorns.com produced
$4,950 each.
MikesFurniture.com fetched $4,288, StudentBible.com
booked $4,216, DaytonaBeachSpringBreak.com brought $4,099
and Glycine.com sold for $4,011. SnapNames had 19 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $3,600 that you can
check out in the table below.
Additional SnapNames Sales
Between $2,000-$3,600
befairsinclair.com
$3,600
ekits.com
$2,701
aklaw.com
$3,350
reservierung.com
$2,549
sheridancollege.com
$3,229
ccorporation.com
$2,450
sympathygiftbasket.com
$3,131
chinamarketplace.com
$2,350
worldoffurnishings.com
$2,950
etabloid.com
$2,250
ultrasoundimage.com
$2,911
dallasspa.com
$2,250
ipodsubwaymaps.com
$2,755
audiofeed.com
$2,050
motherscookbook.com
$2,750
mortgageattorney.com
$2,008
familymonument.com
$2,750
texasmover.com
$2,000
escortsafterdark.com
$2,750
Back at GoDaddy's TDNAM, QZJ.com corralled $7,500
while SecretCorner.com and Librosuexternado.com added $4,005
each. AbbeyHotel.com welcomed $2,227 and CRMBlog.com
penciled in $2,004.
The Afternic
DLS sales engine kept firing on all cylinders, churning out
dozens of strong sales again this week. Their list included DiscountVouchers.com
at $7,000 and a pair at $5,000 each; Rapide.com
and Fabs.com. VeganRestaurants.com served up $4,800,
SushiHouse.com seated $4,750 and FamilyHotel.com
checked in $4,575.
Clixi.com clicked for $4,000, DwellStudio.com
delivered $3,889 and two others; FloorInstaller.com
and AtlantaDirectory.com attracted $3,888 each. Passworld.com
provided $3,800, CustomCoasters.com cornered $3,700
and NCity.com notched $3,688. There was also a trio of
names at $3,500 apiece that included U-A-P.com, Meteonews.com
and MakeupArtistry.com.
The Afternic DLS had 71 more .com sales ranging fron $2,000-$3,488 that
are listed in the table below.
Additional
Afternic DLS Sales
Between $2,000-$3,488
blueoasis.com
$3,488
divetime.com
$2,500
paidi.com
$3,403
digistores.com
$2,500
improvehealth.com
$3,388
bodyco.com
$2,500
denvernightlife.com
$3,317
mcmconsulting.com
$2,488
customise.com
$3,300
keytofreedom.com
$2,488
mediafreedom.com
$3,288
amodomio.com
$2,488
greentriangle.com
$3,288
adsmarketplace.com
$2,488
shopairlines.com
$3,000
sodic.com
$2,455
operalink.com
$3,000
retropolitan.com
$2,400
neofun.com
$3,000
jeffersonplace.com
$2,400
cymbol.com
$3,000
sugarlab.com
$2,388
webclassroom.com
$2,900
familylifestyle.com
$2,300
countryvacations.com
$2,900
westcoastjazz.com
$2,288
blackbriar.com
$2,900
webcooler.com
$2,285
suntraders.com
$2,888
justsurveys.com
$2,200
partybeats.com
$2,888
vidcard.com
$2,188
makegood.com
$2,888
yagg.com
$2,168
inspiresports.com
$2,888
vichip.com
$2,088
hotelcapital.com
$2,888
profilepartners.com
$2,088
homeextra.com
$2,888
knitternet.com
$2,088
faithchannel.com
$2,888
iemperor.com
$2,088
certifiedgold.com
$2,880
guideinfo.com
$2,040
rvtravelers.com
$2,800
contractpacking.com
$2,028
readerservice.com
$2,800
vfib.com
$2,000
herotoys.com
$2,798
travelknowledge.com
$2,000
yelloweb.com
$2,700
recafe.com
$2,000
kabuk.com
$2,688
predictus.com
$2,000
factoryone.com
$2,688
policecommunity.com
$2,000
cityscenes.com
$2,688
netinsider.com
$2,000
herbalresearch.com
$2,600
mdplumbers.com
$2,000
ZestMagazine.com
$2,500
fivetowns.com
$2,000
topartist.com
$2,500
filmdeals.com
$2,000
projectorigin.com
$2,500
classicsongs.com
$2,000
netliquors.com
$2,500
christianbodybuilding.com
$2,000
dpss.com
$2,500
boldog.com
$2,000
arabiagenerale.com
$2,000
The AfternicDLS had 250 more .com sales under $2,000.
Back at Sedo, VKJ.com uncovered $6,650,
ColocationHosting.com connected for $6,500 and VKN.com
banked $5,900. Sedo also sold PlayStreet.com ($5,550)
and Enjaz.com ($4,900).
Global Contenders
(.biz, .info, .mobi, .net & .org)
(Editor's Note: After
this article was published Sept. 18 we learned that three charted
.info domains were paid for but never transferred to the buyers
due to miscommunications between SnapNames and one of their
partner registrars. The money was refunded as a result and we have
disqualified the three sales - now marked in red on the chart
below. They have been deleted from our sales database. As a
result of these changes, Gems.org was actually the top sale
this week after going for $11,100 at Sedo).
This was .info week on the Global
Contenders chart. The extension enjoyed one of its best outings
ever, claiming the top two spots and six of the top ten with all of
those sales coming at SnapNames.com. Jesus.info led the way
at $22,500 followed by Family.info at $13,006.
.Info also scored with #4 Image.info ($7,751), #7 Belgium.info
($5,350), #8 Clinic.info ($4,299) and #10 Menopause.info
($3,901).
.Org put five names on the board led by #3 Gems.org,
sold at Sedo for $11,100. .Net had seven entries but
did not make its first appearance until HomeHealth.net showed
up at #5, going for $7,100 at SnapNames. .Mobi and .biz
also took bows with #6 Mechanics.mobi billing $7,000
and #15 (tie) Renovation.biz bagging $2,732 (both sold
at Sedo).
Here's how
the Global Contenders stacked up for the week ending September 16:
Global Contenders Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. Sept.
10, 2007 - Sun. Sept. 16, 2007 Euro to Dollar Conversion ( to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Sept. 18
Domain
Sold
For
Where Sold
1.
Jesus.info
- this entry has been
disqualified. Name was paid for but could not be transferred
to buyer whose money was refunded.
$22,500
SnapNames
2.
Family.info
- this entry has been
disqualified. Name was paid for but could not be transferred
to buyer whose money was refunded.
$13,006
SnapNames
3.
Gems.org
$11,100
Sedo
4.
Image.info
- this entry has been disqualified. Name was paid for but
could not be transferred to buyer whose money was refunded.
There were many more four-figure sales in this
category including a trio of three-letter .nets at SnapNames; LCL.net
($1,801), WST.net ($1,766) and MKB.net ($1,510).
They also sold a half-dozen .infos including Advocate.info
($1,605), Mediator.info ($1,604) and GrandPrix.info
($1,573). Plato.info added $1,400, Ryan.info
returned $1,202 and Bahal.info brewed up $1,009.
The AfternicDLS was also in the thick of things with
MediaMarket.net ($1,800), GreekIslands.org ($1,650)
and a pair at $1,500 each; TaskForce.net and Scelta.net.
Securo.net and PeoplesHealth.net posted $1,300
each and eNotary.net signed off on $1,200.
Impots.net and iConcepts.net kicked in $1,188 apiece,
Webcv.net went for $1,144 and Kiteboarding.org
captured $1,000.
At Sedo, Podcasts.info downloaded $1,750,
Call-Center.org secured 1,000 ($1,398) and Paper.info
unfolded $1,355. Solarheizung.org ("solar
heating" in German) sold for 900 ($1,258) and Dressers.net
drew $1,188. At TDNAM. KGA.net clicked for $1,156
and in a sale from the Moniker/Internext auction, BourbonWhiskey.net
swallowed $1,060.
Country Codes
Hot.tv heated things up in the ccTLD category
with that $35,000 sale from the Domain Roundtable live
auction that was completed this past week. That also ranks as one of
the 15 biggest country code sales reported so far in 2007. This
week's runner-up was HongKong.de, sold for 10,000 ($13,978)
at Sedo. I've always felt that that kind of name makes no sense - a
city name paired with a different country than the one in which the
city is located. Obviously the buyer of this domain thinks
otherwise.
(Update: the
buyer of HongKong.de, Harald Hochmann, saw my comment above
and dropped me an email explaining his rationale for the purchase -
and I think he made some valid points. Harald wrote:
"I can tell you the reason why hongkong.de makes sense: In
Germany over 80-90% of all people try to enter .de at first. If people are looking for
German information about Hong Kong they try hongkong.de and not hongkong.com because the
German people don΄t like to read the information in English or
Chinese language (like hongkong.com). .de not only indicates Germany, it also indicates that
the website is in German language. Just for example try www.dublin.de - there is a
beautiful website about Dublin. German people are expecting such websites on such domains. This domain will be developed like www.dublin.de in future."
Thanks for your comments Harald - much appreciated!
.TV wound up taking three of the top five spots and
had four overall. The video-centric extension also scored with #4 Motels.tv
($7,000), #5 Scotland.tv ($6,750) and #14 Oral.tv
($2,850). The latter three were all sold at Sedo, a venue that
racked up 13 of the 20 charted ccTLD sales.
Germany's popular .de extension had
the most chart entries with five, while the European Union's .eu,
Great Britain's .co.uk, Canada's .ca and America's
.us each had a pair of charted names. Sweden (.se) and Belgium
(.be) each placed one domain on the leader board. Here is how all of the country code
leaders stood for the week ending September 16:
Country
Code Top 20
Highest Reported
ccTLD Sales: Mon. Sept. 10, 2007 - Sun. Sept. 16, 2007 Euro to Dollar Conversion ( to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. Sept. 18
Sedo had 19 more four-figure ccTLD sales this week
including a group at $2,097 each that included Traumberufe.de,
SocialBookmarks.de, MyOne.at and Arzneien.at.
(they also sold a developed webside - Base.cc - for the same
price). Rent.cc returned another $2,000 while Top-Business.de
and Handymitvertrag.de delivered $1,677 each.
Zweifel.de and Gratis-Strom.de
dispensed $1,468 apiece while Fuzzballvz.de drew $1,412.
Online-Fluege.de, JuegoGratis.tv and Disain.eu
sold for $1,398 each, Weltgeschichte,de discovered $1,258
and Clipping24.de closed at $1,188. Bericht.de
brought $1,118 and three others; InnovativeSystems.eu,
Voip.net.in and ChinaImports.com.cn uncrated $1,000
apiece.
SnapNames sold a pair of Canadian .ca domains - Jenny.ca
($1,750) and GolfShoes.ca ($1,550).
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.
