Six
Figure Sale of MeetPeople.com Leads this Week's Domain Sales Pack
People love to meet online and that
fact helped Rick
Latona close a $100,000 sale of MeetPeople.com
this week to take the #1 spot on our weekly Top 20 sales
chart. SearchEngines.com ran a close second at $92,500.
Moniker.com
had auctioned that domain off at T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
West in February but the deal wasn't completed until
this week.
Sedo.com
put more names on the Big Board than any other venue, claiming eight
spots including #3 Sexkontakt.com at €40,000 ($62,280).
Sedo's roster included an IDN at #11, Sociétés.com at
€8,404 ($13,085) and they also put two ccTLDs on the
elite list, #13 Medicamentos.es
("medicines" in Spanish) at €7,100 ($11,056)
and #15 (tie) ManchesterNews.co.uk at $10,000.
By Ron Jackson
Moniker had a hand in five charted sales, a
pair from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West, one from a live auction at the Casino
Affiliates Conference and a pair from their home site led by #4 BathSafety.com
at $33,725.
The AfternicDLS
also had multiple chart entries - hitting the daily double with #10 HD2.com
($15,000) and #12 AMV.net ($11,900). There was one other
non .com domain on the leader board. That was #15 (tie) JOL.mobi,
a name that changed hands for $10,000 in a private
transaction. .Com swept the rest of the board, taking 15 of the 20
slots.
Here is how all of the top sellers stacked up for the
week ending Sunday, April 27:
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. April 21, 2008 - Sun. April 27, 2008 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Wed. April 29
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
MeetPeople.com
$100,000
RickLatona.com
2.
SearchEngines.com
$92,500
Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
3.
Sexkontakt.com
€40,000
= $62,280
Sedo
4.
BathSafety.com
$33,725
Moniker
5.
Winnings.com
$27,000
Moniker/CAC
6.
Plums.com
$26,000
RickLatona.com
7.
Go.org
$25,350
Moniker
8.
MNO.com
$18,250
Sedo
9.
OnlineFinancing.com
$17,500
Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
10.
HD2.com
$15,000
AfternicDLS
11.
Sociétés.com
(IDN) ("companies" in French)
€8,404
= $13,085
Sedo
12.
AMV.net
$11,900
AfternicDLS
13.
Medicamentos.es ("medicines" in Spanish)
€7,100
= $11,056
Sedo
14.
YouGame.com
$10,200
Moniker
15.
tie
ManchesterNews.co.uk
$10,000
Sedo
15.
tie
JOL.mobi
$10,000
Pvt
Sale
15.
tie
ForeclosureAlert.com
$10,000
Sedo
15.
tie
BestForm.com
$10,000
Sedo
19.
Ecologique.com
€6,100
= $9,498
Sedo
20.
BridalSupplies.com
$8,911
NameJet
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.
As always, there were several hundred solid
four-figure sales this week. SnapNames.com
had the highest of those with DVDMovie.com at $7,750. Hunjie.com
hauled in $6,600, ApartmentNews.com notched $4,100
and Broodmares.com produced $3,600.
Also at SnapNames, PilotClothing.com pulled $3,000,
AnimationGraphics.com generated $2,473 and YY1.com
yielded $2,395. DJYousef.com and Asswork.com
went for $2,360 each while MerchantsCircle.com seated $2,271.
UDNS.com drew $2,159 and DailyContactLenses.com
cleared $2,000.
At NameJet.comBlueGorilla.com stomped $7,100, GoCayman.com went for $5,801
and SkiInstructor.com slalomed to $5,655. OnlineOrder.com booked
$4,400, JRTV.com tuned in $3,500 and two others;
Tomlin.com and
Teethers.com bit off $3,000 each.
Toka.com took in $2,950, DealGuys.com
came up with $2,777 and MediaSafe.com secured $2,601.
CyberUniverse.com clicked for $2,600 while three
others; SmartDigital.com, MySpaceGenerators.com and ClassicWatches.com
went for $2,100 each. AllergyAlert.com added another $2,000.
Back at Sedo, Armee.com marched to €4,500
($7,007), Oekostrom.com cornered €3,800 ($5,917)
and Jobspedia.com provided €3,600 ($5,604). FastPizzaPizza.com
delivered $5,100, HearthRug.com covered $5,000
and UnitedInvestors.com earned a $4,760 return. Annonceverte.com
sold for €2,722 ($4,237) while OnlineFraud.com and
EconomicGrowth.com grossed $4,100 each.
PublicProfile.com displayed $3,750, ServiceMix.com
kicked in €2,300 ($3,581) and OpenSourceSoft.com
served up $3,500. Agotadas.com chipped in €2,000
($3,114), SportNow.com spawned $3,000 and WeAreHeroes.com
welcomed $2,500. PowerEvents.com posted $2,115
while TotalBid.com and FunnyTies.com each knotted $2,000.
The AfternicDLS piled up more four-figure sales than
anyone else. Their list was led by Ekkanoo.com ($6,000), ResponsibleEnergy.com
($5,088) and Astrologen.com ($5,000). AfternoonDelight.com
dished out $4,888 while Co-Worker.com, Islanda.com
and YouPlan.com paid $4,500 apiece. iSender.com
distributed $4,388, WrongAgain.com collared $4,354,
FreeDive.com surfaced with $4,200 and Rovia.com
rang up $4,088.
The AfternicDLS had 102 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to
$4,000 that
you can check out in the table below.
Additional
AfternicDLS Sales Between $2,000 - $4,000
sopal.com
$4,000
wastewatchers.com
$2,388
healthalternatives.com
$3,888
railmanager.com
$2,388
publicprofile.com
$3,750
postclassifieds.com
$2,388
digiko.com
$3,750
performancecatalyst.com
$2,388
i-house.com
$3,500
liveteachers.com
$2,388
gamersvoice.com
$3,500
babybyte.com
$2,388
360Bio.com
$3,500
leadbidder.com
$2,383
centerfororthopedics.com
$3,490
ambre.com
$2,375
csinsurance.com
$3,488
rapidos.com
$2,300
stylem.com
$3,388
publicindex.com
$2,300
shopbh.com
$3,388
investmentpartner.com
$2,300
sportsinstitute.com
$3,200
winefriends.com
$2,288
chinajournal.com
$3,200
shopforpets.com
$2,288
makeupproducts.com
$3,088
shocktreatment.com
$2,288
inter-tec.com
$3,088
qooco.com
$2,288
systemteknik.com
$3,000
litepole.com
$2,288
sportnow.com
$3,000
jdgroup.com
$2,288
gojoin.com
$3,000
practicaltechnology.com
$2,285
thebetterchoice.com
$2,900
southernfriedchicken.com
$2,270
siliconglobal.com
$2,888
tropicalnetwork.com
$2,250
premiereventplanning.com
$2,888
richmonduponthames.com
$2,230
moremoneynow.com
$2,888
dailymeds.com
$2,188
edufun.com
$2,888
powerevents.com
$2,115
doyourpart.com
$2,888
KayakRentals.com
$2,100
multiplesklerose.com
$2,870
personalfinancesoftware.com
$2,088
thewatchgallery.com
$2,788
iowaclassifieds.com
$2,088
silvernation.com
$2,788
fossilhunters.com
$2,088
alloy-wheels.com
$2,788
floridas.com
$2,088
usesolar.com
$2,700
eyebrain.com
$2,088
tableview.com
$2,700
englishrider.com
$2,088
oursource.com
$2,700
collegediscovery.com
$2,088
halfwave.com
$2,688
bedtown.com
$2,088
bluelabs.com
$2,688
gutesache.com
$2,030
gpsconnect.com
$2,650
xchangeit.com
$2,000
drsoft.com
$2,600
virtualconsultation.com
$2,000
lawvalue.com
$2,588
totalbid.com
$2,000
opportunitypartners.com
$2,575
preservativo.com
$2,000
apminc.com
$2,572
packingpeanuts.com
$2,000
woodstructures.com
$2,500
packagingtape.com
$2,000
tapegun.com
$2,500
opensecurity.com
$2,000
songvault.com
$2,500
northernexplorer.com
$2,000
manuonline.com
$2,500
mrbudget.com
$2,000
jewelryappraisals.com
$2,500
lateralfiles.com
$2,000
colorblue.com
$2,500
lateralfile.com
$2,000
vaticantour.com
$2,488
johnkluge.com
$2,000
floodhotline.com
$2,488
funnyties.com
$2,000
dentalpractitioners.com
$2,488
equestriansupply.com
$2,000
blackdiamondtechnology.com
$2,488
einspiration.com
$2,000
247chat.com
$2,488
buildersworld.com
$2,000
specialtywoodproducts.com
$2,470
accountabilityservices.com
$2,000
throwrug.com
$2,450
acceptancecorp.com
$2,000
Moniker sold MissKowItAll.com ($5,675) and Pet-Yard.com
($2,563) from their own site and also closed four more live
auction auction sales. From CAC they completed AffiliatesWeb.com
($3,400), EasyPick.com ($3,000) and PitBoss.com
and from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West they closed DubaiPenthouses.com
at $2,200.
Global Contenders
(.biz, .info, .mobi, .net & .org)
.Net won the numbers game on the Global Contenders chart
again this week, sweeping 15 of 21 positions (the extra opening
resulted from a tie for the final slot). However, .org claimed
the #1 spot with that $25,230 sale of Go.org at
Moniker.com. .Net's run began with #2 AMV.net, sold for $11,900
at the AfternicDLS and the extension then ran off five in a row starting
with #4 SuperModel.net at $6,849. .Mobi got on
the board with #3 JOL.mobi at $10,000.
The AfternicDLS won the race among venues by piling
up a dozen chart entries. Here's how all of the Global Contenders stacked up for the
week ending April 27:
Global Contenders Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. April
21, 2008 - Sun. April 27, 2008 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect April 29
There were dozens of additional four-figure sales
just off the chart. Sedo moved CasinoPro.net ($2,000), Dull.net
($1,955) and Schaufenster.info ($1,635). Imobiliare.info
added $1,600, OHA.mobi drew $1,557 and Proteome.net
nabbed $1,200. Suomi.biz bagged $1,168 and IT1.net
notched $1,000.
Back at the AfternicDLS, ServicePro.net and Nasser.net
banked $2,000 each while EnvironmentOnline.org gained $1,888.
The AfternicDLS had 17 more four-figure GC sales
ranging from $1,000 to $1,800. You can check those out
in the table below:
Additional
AfternicDLS Global Contenders Sales Between $1,000-$1,800
luckysearch.net
$1,800
mobile-phone.net
$1,410
justforkicks.net
$1,688
consumerhelp.net
$1,400
doctrineofchrist.org
$1,688
communitywatch.net
$1,275
stepup.net
$1,644
webpayment.net
$1,088
spectrumaudio.net
$1,600
techwriters.net
$1,088
pay4.net
$1,600
prosupport.net
$1,088
buyhomes.org
$1,588
blueapple.net
$1,088
simplyorganized.net
$1,500
irlande.net
$1,000
newtour.net
$1,488
The AfternicDLS sold a couple of others
through Sedo; Telegraf.net ($1,200) and Megahost.net
($1,000).
At SnapNames, InteriorDesigns.net earned $1,714,
InfernoHost.net connected for $1,350 and JAE.net
extracted $1,330. UniversalLifeInsurance.net covered $1,074
and KHW.net went for $1,050.
At NameJet PCBS,org brought $1,600, SavingsAccount.org
generated $1,052 and EdPolicy.org penciled in $1,009.
Country Codes
The first two names on our Country Code
Top 20 chart both earned spots on the all extension leader board you
saw earlier. The top ccTLD domain
you haven't seen yet is #3 MyLAN.co.uk, a name that attracted
$8,400 at the AfternicDLS. That was one of six British .co.uk
domains on the leader board - more than any other extension.
Germany's .de and Nieu's .nu were next
with four chart entries each. Two of the German domains were IDNs.
The other countries represented this week were Spain (.es)
with two entries including the #1 domain, Italy (.it), Switzerland
(.ch) and Austria (.at).
As they always do, Sedo dominated the county code
chart, sweeping 18 of the 20 entries. Here is how all of the ccTLD top sellers stack
up for the week ending April 27:
Country
Code Top 20
Highest
Reported ccTLD Sales: Mon. April 21, 2008 - Sun.
April 27, 2008 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. April 29
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
Medicamentos.es ("medicines" in Spanish)
€7,100
= $11,056
Sedo
2.
ManchesterNews.co.uk
$10,000
Sedo
3.
MyLAN.co.uk
$8,400
AfternicDLS
4.
BirdSeeds.co.uk
£3,500
= $6,892
Sedo
5.
JobsLinks.co.uk
£2,800
= $5,514
Sedo
6.
Golfvereine.de
€3,350
= $5,216
Sedo
7.
LiverpoolNews.co.uk
$5,000
Sedo
8.
tie
Vermögensbildung.de
(IDN)
€3,000
= $4,671
Sedo
8.
tie
Idealo.it
€3,000
= $4,671
Sedo
10.
Cartucho.es
€2,802
= $4,363
Sedo
11.
Porn.nu
$3,600
Sedo
12.
SmartBox.eu
€2,300
= $3,581
Sedo
13.
Belfast.nu
$3,011
Pvt
Sale
14.
Bathe.co.uk
$3,000
Sedo
15.
Sammlerstücke.de
(IDN)
€1,700
= $2,647
Sedo
16.
Tele.nu
€1,660
= $2,585
Sedo
17.
X.nu
$2,550
Sedo
18.
tie
WesternShop.ch
€1,500
= $2,336
Sedo
18.
tie
Kindernachrichten.de
("children's news" in German)
There were 14 more four-figure ccTLD sales just off the chart
and Sedo had 11 of those including GlasgowNews.co.uk ($2,200),
Zen.at ($2,102) and L.nu ($2,001). Filmografie.de
added $1,855, MobileWeb.nl went for $1,560 and Kastanienhof.de
delivered $1,557.
Also at Sedo, SportFishing.tv tuned in $1,550,
SimplyCompare.co.uk discovered $1,378 and Guildford.tv
screened $1,300. TTT.cc tacked on $1,028 and 2Day.us
dispatched $1,000.
At the AfternicDLS. BuyHouse.us banked $1,450
and BuyHome.us booked $1,250. Meanwhile at the
Moniker/CAC auction, Cards.cc dealt out $1,450.
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
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