Casino.de
Hits 400,000 Jackpot To Lead This Week's Domain Sales Chart
Denmark's Balslev Media has acquired
Casino.de for 400,000 ($625,060 at the exchange
rate on the day of this writing - March 18). That was the biggest
domain sale reported this week and one of the largest .de (German
country code) sales ever. The press
release announcing the sale incorrectly stated that it
was a record price for a German domain (Poker.de sold for 695,000
($957,937) last July) but it still ranks right up there.
This domain has gone through a number of
owners and featured different content from time to time. Balslev is
starting from scratch again, using the domain as a German language
guide to casino gaming to complement their English language site
that does the same thing at Online-Casinos.com.
By Ron Jackson
Sedo.com
also easily broke the six-figure barrier with #2 Tests.com at
£88,000 ($176,505) and #3 Relative.com almost cleared
the bar as well after changing hands for $95,000 in a private
transaction. Seven sales from last month's Moniker
SnapNames Live auction at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C
West conference also closed this week, led by #4
Psychiatrists.com at $88,240.
14 of the 20 chart entries were .coms.
The other six slots were shared by a trio of .nets, two
ccTLDs and a .mobi. The leading .net was #7 (tie) Invest.net,
sold in the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West auction for $45,000. .Mobi
got on the board with #15 (tie) Shows.mobi at $20,000
(also sold at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West). The second country code on the
elite list was #19 DNA.se (Swedish ccTLD), sold for 12,750
($19,922) at Sedo.
Here is how all of the top sellers stacked up for the
week ending Sunday, March 16:
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. March 10, 2008 - Sun. March 16, 2008 Euro to Dollar Conversion ( to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. March 18
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
Casino.de
400,000
= $625,060
Pvt
Sale
2.
Tests.com
£88,000
= $176,505
Sedo
3.
Relative.com
$95,000
Pvt
Sale
4.
Psychiatrists.com
$88,240
Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
5.
Niche.com
$85,000
Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
6.
Surveyors.com
$68,988
NameJet
7.
tie
Invest.net
$45,000
Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
7.
tie
Crocodile.com
$45,000
SnapNames
9.
DiscountStores.com
$36,000
Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
10.
G2G.com
$35,450
Moniker
11.
tie
Handhelds.com
$30,000
Sedo
11.
tie
Antidepressant.com
$30,000
Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
13.
Bobbleheads.com
$29,112
Sedo
14.
HotelStaff.com
$25,000
AfternicDLS
15.
tie
Swimming.net
$20,000
Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
15.
tie
Shows.mobi
$20,000
Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
15.
tie
DiscountHardware.com
$20,000
AfternicDLS
15.
tie
CreditCrunch.com
$20,000
RickLatona.com
19.
DNA.se
12,750
= $19,922
Sedo
20.
Equipt.net
$18,000
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.
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.
There were two more five-figure sales just off
the chart. Healthify.com dispensed $15,000 via GetRichSlowly.com
and GayWedding.com got a $10,100 receptionat
Sedo.
.Com Supporting Cast
We also saw the usual bevy of solid four-figure
sales this week, led by ShopLink.com ($9,810) at SnapNames.
They also sold CashBackMortgage.com ($6,500), SmartCredit.com
($5,501) and ShoeSpot.com ($5,501).
CheatCCC.com chalked up $3,700, TuningCars.com
turned the corner at $3,500 and IndiaPress.com
produced $3,100. Rula.com rounded up $2,600,
PrinceWilliam.com presented $2,395, BuenosAiresArt.com
penciled in $2,075 and CCCheat.com chipped in $2,060.
At NameJet.comHoldIt.com corralled $8,200, MotorZone.com revved
up $7,101 and Unethical.com drew $6,700. MortgageProviders.com
banked $6,666, ToyWagon.com tugged $6,600, MotorTrade.com
trucked in $5,199 and ShakeIt.com drummed up $5,026.
NameJet had 20 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $5,000 that
you can check out in the table below.
Additional
NameJet Sales Between $2,000 - $5,000
powerwheelchair.com
$5,000
greenanswers.com
$2,600
windproof.com
$4,900
cardboardtube.com
$2,533
thefly.com
$4,744
ilovemybrand.com
$2,510
weatheralmanac.com
$4,300
rube-goldberg.com
$2,475
hostingjobs.com
$4,200
seatrek.com
$2,433
ereceipts.com
$4,000
orks.com
$2,100
breezeway.com
$4,000
ehmac.com
$2,100
tiel.com
$3,800
concertpianist.com
$2,100
keisercollege.com
$2,756
orthopedicphysicians.com
$2,099
mobil9.com
$2,719
biagio.com
$2,000
Back at Sedo Sidenote.com secured $8,000,
QWC.com clicked for $7,501 and Faubourg.com
found $7,032. DayTours.com attracted $6,858, RomanticMovies.com
did $5,157 at the box office and Play-Online.com dealt
out $5,000.
TopFinancial.com, EveryWedding.com and
YourDreamDress.com zipped up $4,500 each while MotionOne.com
went for $4,000. Snaparazzi.com and SpaTimes.com
soaked up $3,000 each and PlayBaccarat.com brought $2,930.
Consulting1.com contributed $2,580 while Maub.com
and Gaxa.com grossed $2,050 each.
At the AfternicDLSTekmate.com and SkilledTrades.com tied down $6,000
each and MediaVida.com delivered $5,700. PRVN.com
and Agios.com added $5,000 apiece while APCL.com
and Welcomers.com wound up at $4,600 each. Twillingate.com
and Zinco.com cranked out $4,500 apiece and
CarCop.com blew the whistle on $3,580. ResearchAmerica.com
returned $3,500, SouthlandBuilders.com hammered
out $3,488 and USAdventures.com booked $3,388.
The AfternicDLS had 68 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to
$3,288. You can check those out in the table
below.
Additional
AfternicDLS Sales Between $2,000 - $4,000
prolocal.com
$3,288
aplusprinting.com
$2,340
meteocam.com
$3,288
forestcertification.com
$2,300
grandcanyontravel.com
$3,288
notinmyhouse.com
$2,288
herbalsolutions.com
$3,255
informationalliance.com
$2,288
place2b.com
$3,088
careerminded.com
$2,288
benefitcard.com
$3,080
1webhost.com
$2,288
therapysessions.com
$3,000
conviva.com
$2,285
skyguy.com
$3,000
intelligentpeople.com
$2,280
finanzplanung.com
$3,000
securegroup.com
$2,200
shredaway.com
$2,900
helphub.com
$2,200
ticketdiscounters.com
$2,888
equalfooting.com
$2,200
slimware.com
$2,888
diet-food.com
$2,200
dogcoach.com
$2,888
yourwarstory.com
$2,188
unleashpotential.com
$2,788
cricketleague.com
$2,188
newhomeindex.com
$2,788
tumbarumba.com
$2,115
foto24.com
$2,788
ocgd.com
$2,100
wilweb.com
$2,750
fantasypark.com
$2,100
usbeds.com
$2,750
dripdrop.com
$2,100
modernfashion.com
$2,688
juicestore.com
$2,088
horsepost.com
$2,688
grandfortune.com
$2,088
grouptrip.com
$2,688
cyberfinances.com
$2,088
fineclothing.com
$2,688
cooperatif.com
$2,088
theriley.com
$2,588
yourlandscape.com
$2,000
gmcom.com
$2,588
theschoolstore.com
$2,000
consulting1.com
$2,580
prodigysolutions.com
$2,000
ZapMatrix.com
$2,500
personalidentification.com
$2,000
organicoranges.com
$2,500
livestudios.com
$2,000
nativespeakers.com
$2,500
investment-advisers.com
$2,000
moldinspections.com
$2,500
fasttech.com
$2,000
christmasplanner.com
$2,500
deluxeentertainment.com
$2,000
propertyandhomes.com
$2,488
bullypulpit.com
$2,000
logotool.com
$2,488
bcrs.com
$2,000
popsearch.com
$2,450
ashbourne.com
$2,000
nanosol.com
$2,350
agenttraining.com
$2,000
In other Moniker auction sales from the Internext
Expo PornstarGalleries.com generated $7,500, AsianGays.com
gained $6,000 and CanadianSex.com captured $2,500.
At the same event, Moniker sold a matching set of three domains; AdultDVDs.com,
AdultDVDs.net and AdultDVDs.org in one lot for $55,000.
In a completed sale from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West PuppyCrates.com
pulled $2,602.
In sales at Moniker's home website,
PalmBeachGolf.com and AtlanticCityGolf.com went in a
two-name package for a total of $10,208. Moniker also sold DirectAccomodation.com
($4,649), Zendurl.com ($3,649), IDBusiness.com
($3,125) and Lemu.com ($2,625).
Elsewhere, RickLatona.com
sold PieceOfMind.com for $5,500 and Peter Askew
picked up OxfordMississippi.com for $2,750 in a
private sale.
Global Contenders
(.biz, .info, .mobi, .net & .org)
The top four names on the Global Contenders chart
also made the all extension leader board you saw earlier. The GC
leader, Invest.net, also ranks among the four biggest sales
in this category so far this year after going for $45,000.
The top GC sale you haven't seen is #5 Bail.org
at $7,000. That name was sold in Moniker's T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
West auction. That was one of four .orgs in the top ten but
.net won the overall numbers game taking 13 of the 20 chart
entries. .Mobi scored twice and .info got on the board
with #7 Annunci.info, sold at Sedo for $4,219.
Here's how all of the Global Contenders stacked up for the
week ending March 16:
Global Contenders Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. March
10, 2008 - Sun. March 16, 2008 Euro to Dollar Conversion ( to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect March 18
Domain
Sold
For
Where Sold
1.
Invest.net
$45,000
Moniker/
T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
2.
tie
Swimming.net
$20,000
Moniker/
T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
2.
tie
Shows.mobi
$20,000
Moniker/
T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
4.
Equipt.net
$18,000
Sedo
5.
Bail.org
$7,000
Moniker/
T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
6.
YJ.org
$5,500
AfternicDLS
7.
Annunci.info
2,700 = $4,219
Sedo
8.
Danmark.net
$4,000
AfternicDLS
9.
06.org
2,550 = $3,984
Sedo
10.
Geodomains.org
$3,950
Sedo
11.
Abitur.mobi ("secondary school diploma" in German)
There were dozens of additional four-figure sales
off the chart. The AfternicDLS once again got the lion's share of those -
40 in
all. Their list included KitchenAndBath.net ($2,388), MegaStore.net
($2,373) and Briefcases.org ($2,350). BusinessNetwork.org
kicked in $2,300, MicroClear.net notched $2,088
and SecureSystem.net locked down $2,030.
The AfternicDLS rang up 34 more GC sales
ranging from $1,000 to $1,888. Those are listed in the
table below:
Additional
AfternicDLS Global Contenders Sales Between $1,000-$1,888
weblawyer.net
$1,888
bwdc.net
$1,475
pelon.net
$1,888
jcsl.net
$1,401
nativespeakers.net
$1,888
pcon.net
$1,388
paradiseproperties.net
$1,830
petowners.net
$1,370
costumeshop.net
$1,760
sleepingbag.net
$1,300
goldbach.net
$1,700
internetlawyer.net
$1,300
megastore.org
$1,689
datacenters.net
$1,300
unlike.net
$1,688
zoneweb.org
$1,288
safecall.net
$1,688
newarts.org
$1,288
midcap.net
$1,688
officechair.net
$1,250
foldingchairs.net
$1,600
qualityhealth.net
$1,200
adhere.org
$1,588
netlawyers.net
$1,088
willowglen.org
$1,500
marketiq.net
$1,088
timesharesmls.net
$1,500
lawyeronline.net
$1,088
earthjobs.net
$1,500
cashregisters.net
$1,088
markenschuhe.net
$1,489
vidasana.net
$1,050
goodhope.net
$1,488
realestatetv.net
$1,000
At Sedo, Repair.mobi sewed up $2,272,
Megastore.org stocked $1,791 and Amistad.net
nailed $1,700. F10.net fetched $1,500, PetOwners.net
perched at $1,370 and TVOnline.mobi tuned in $1,350.
SleepingBag.net rolled up $1,300 and SPV.biz brought
$1,251.
At SnapNames Vitamin.mobi swallowed $2,050
while WebStatistics.net, UAP.net and BusinessPayroll.net
banked $1,500 each. MaleEscorts.net attracted $1,420
while RXZ.net and DZJ.net added $1,080
each. QMQ.net and iLoan.net landed $1,050 apiece.
NameJet.com sold PetNames.net ($2,200), Gasket.net
($1,600) and Technorati.net ($1,310). Elsewhere, Hoes.net
dug up $2,400 at the Moniker/Internext auction and in
private sales, TSI.biz earned $1,200 and FIO.biz
bagged $1,000.
Country Codes
Casino.de towered over theCountry Code
chart after that massive 400,000 sale that also led
our all extension leader board. That also ranks as the 5th
biggest sale in any extension so far this year. That was one of
eight .de domains (German country codes) on this
week's ccTLD leader board. Great Britain's .co.uk was also
strong with five chart entries including #3 TelecomJobs.co.uk
at £3,900 ($7,828). That name was sold at Sedo, a venue
that swept 17 of the 20 chart positions.
The European Union's .eu had three chart
entries while Sweden (.se), Spain (.es), the United
States (.us) and Canada (.ca) had one each. Here is how all of the ccTLD top sellers stack
up for the week ending March 16:
Country
Code Top 20
Highest
Reported ccTLD Sales: Mon. March 10, 2008 - Sun.
March 16, 2008 Euro to Dollar Conversion ( to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. March 18
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.
