Bellevue.com
Books Top Spot on the Weekly Domain Sales Chart
A nice geodomain, Bellevue.com, changed hands for $150,000
in a private transaction this week to take the #1 position on our
new weekly Top 20 chart. Those of you in the Pacific
Northwest know that Bellevue is a beautiful city of more than
100,000 located directly across Lake Washington from Seattle.
This is the highest geodomain sale reported so far in 2008 and it
also ranks among the 20 biggest biggest
sales of the year.
The runner-up spot went to Trusts.com,
a name sold through RickLatona.com
for $75,000. That was one of four names Latona put on the Big
Board. Only Sedo.com
had more with five, including #3 (tie) TAZ.com at $40,000.
TDNAM.com
and DotMarket.com
also had a share of that third spot with their respective $40,000
sales of PI.org and Bedbug.com. DotMarket.com also
scored with their $25,000 sale of #10 PW.net at $25,000.
By Ron Jackson
Moniker.com
completed two more sales from the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West live
auction, including #6 LearningToys.com at $34,500. NameJet.com
and the AfternicDLS
also had multiple entries on the elite list with two each. One of
the AfternicDLS sales was shared with Sedo - #14 NightLife.net
at $20,000. When a client chooses the expanded promotion
option for an AfternicDLS listing, the company places the domain on
a number of sites in addition to their Afternic.com
home base, Sedo.com being one of those.
Incidently, in an illustration of how much
prices have risen, Nightlife.net had previously changed hands
through SnapNames.com
in May 2006 for $5,569. Its $20,000 sale this week represents
a jump of well over 300% since it last sold 24 months ago.
This week's chart included 15 .coms,
3 .nets and 2 .orgs. No country codes made the all
extension leader board this time out, which is unusual, however Sedo
did have a nice ccTLD developed website sale, moving e-Friends.pl
for €25,000 ($38,699). .pl is Poland's
country code.
Here is how all of the top sellers stacked up for the
week ending Sunday, May 11:
The
DN Journal Top 20
Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. May 5, 2008 - Sun. May 11, 2008 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect May 13
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
Bellevue.com
$150,000
Pvt
Sale
2.
Trusts.com
$75,000
RickLatona.com
3.
tie
TAZ.com
$40,000
Sedo
3.
tie
PI.org
$40,000
TDNAM
3.
tie
Bedbug.com
$40,000
DotMarket
6.
LearningToys.com
$34,500
Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
7.
CoolNews.com
$30,000
Pvt
Sale
8.
Chianti.com
$28,500
Sedo
9.
NewYorkBiz.com
€18,000
= $27,844
Sedo
10.
PW.net
$25,000
DotMarket
11.
Posse.com
$24,500
Sedo
12.
Alergia.com ("allergy" in Spanish)
$23,000
NameJet
13.
Nuclear.org
$22,000
URLs.net
14.
tie
NightLife.net
$20,000
AfternicDLS/Sedo
14.
tie
LivingTrusts.com
$20,000
RickLatona.com
15.
tie
Mukilteo.com
$19,000
RickLatona.com
15.
tie
Gadsden.com
$19,000
RickLatona.com
18.
Snowmobiles.net
$17,000
Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
19.
tie
SideJobs.com
$16,000
AfternicDLS
19.
tie
BarbecueTools.com
$16,000
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.
There were 11 more five-figure sales just
off the chart. DotMarket.com had the highest of those with Charlize.com
at $15,000. In two more sales from the Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
West auction, GrandCayman.net closed at $13,000 and CentralAmerica.net
was completed at $12,000.
Sedo racked up three more in this price range; DIW.com
($12,500), Ferienhaus-miete.de ("summer home
rentals" in German) at $12,375 and YLC.com at $10,100.
NameJet sold Yemen.org ($12,400) and Loan.biz ($11,350)
and TVShowsOnline.com changed hands on Ebay for $11,000.
FurnitureRemovals.co.uk brought $11,850 in a private
sale and the AfternicDLS banked $10,000 with Demonio.com.
.Com Supporting Cast
As always the list of solid four figure sales was a
long one. RickLatona.com sold Burien.com at $9,500 and
SeafoodRestaurants.com served up another $6,800 there.
Back at Sedo, VKO.com drew $9,435, Zoyo.com
unzipped $9,281 and Gimena.com generated $9,126.
Textr.com kicked in $8,750, CUX.com contributed
$7,889 and YachtShop.com docked at $7,600 (a
listing that originated with the Afternic DLS). WZB.com
brought $7,100, Gonk.com grabbed $7,000, DespositosBancarios.com
booked $6,961 and MotionSports.com spawned
$6,700.
Sedo had 22 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to
$5,403 that you can check out in the table below:
Additional
Sedo .Com Sales Between $2,000-$5,403
lale.com
$5,403
stopcalling.com
$2,800
marginal.com
$5,100
organic-food.com
$2,800
eventmanager.com
$5,000
mylifeid.com
$2,700
overstockmall.com
$4,999
frenchtutor.com
$2,600
gotdirt.com
$4,600
zoth.com
$2,550
polarweiss.com
$4,254
yy1.com
$2,550
urgently.com
$4,150
hightop.com
$2,500
discussed.com
$4,050
personalenergy.com
$2,370
colitel.com
$3,867
efectosjavascript.com
$2,300
nofa.com
$3,720
idiaper.com
$2,000
cuzo.com
$3,171
At NameJet BabyGuide.com burped $8,900,
FileDivorce.com separated the buyer from $8,200 and LifeSmart.com
landed $8,100. PistonRings.com revved up $8,011,
Chilling.com iced $7,900 and UMX.com added $7,350.
BeardTrimmer.com snipped off $6,500, CollegeRental.com
returned $6,300 and PhoneTracker.com dialed up $5,877.
BigBlackJuggs.com and Aligned.com locked up $5,600
each while ShoeExpo.com took a shine to $5,405. BearPaw.com
scratched out $5,105, Lizi.com located $5,101
and Swie.com swilled $5,000.
NameJet had 26 more .com sales ranging from $2,000
to $4,999. You can review those in the table below.
Additional
NameJet .Com Sales Between $2,000-$4,999
virusnews.com
$4,999
negotiated.com
$2,800
poptop.com
$4,900
customresearch.com
$2,766
firstpriority.com
$4,011
myflashresource.com
$2,600
ocproperties.com
$3,700
montrosecolorado.com
$2,600
sportmedicine.com
$3,533
bouncyboobs.com
$2,600
prototypedesign.com
$3,500
showsolutions.com
$2,500
connectix.com
$3,411
codis.com
$2,500
missourilawyer.com
$3,403
papersculpture.com
$2,411
onlinetesting.com
$3,400
virtualeternity.com
$2,400
logicbox.com
$3,300
consumeropinionpanel.com
$2,200
tvfurniture.com
$3,100
windowsales.com
$2,099
publicplace.com
$2,900
pugos.com
$2,000
financialproblems.com
$2,900
ivika.com
$2,000
At SnapNames Evkredisi.com clicked for $8,455,
USNationalParks.com welcomed $7,770 and SeniorPrescriptionDrugs.com
dispensed $4,686. JobCreator.com paid $3,600,
Qupid.com hit a $3,500 bulls eye and an IDN, софия.com
("Sofia" in Bulgarian) bagged $2,300. Oracom.com
commanded $2,250 and OaklandZoo.com displayed $2,249.
At the AfternicDLS Bairros.com boxed up $6,888,
HispanicLawyers.com billed $6,400 and TechnicalAnalyst.com
tallied $5,560. GreenSupplies.com cultivated $5,500,
Viaplay.com pulled $5,250 and two others; PHAB.com
and PoorCreditCard.com posted $5,000 each.
CheapMobileBroadband.com downloaded $4,900,
WebDemos.com went for $4,800, DepressionRelief.com
provided $4,788 and CumLaude.com earned $4,088.
The AfternicDLS had 80 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to
$3,888 that
you can check out in the table below.
Additional
AfternicDLS Sales Between $2,000 - $3,888
enforum.com
$3,888
personalenergy.com
$2,370
forcefitness.com
$3,788
gravidez.com
$2,300
sellia.com
$3,688
energycorporation.com
$2,300
yourcorner.com
$3,288
ultimateindia.com
$2,288
pennypinching.com
$3,188
personalleadership.com
$2,288
attorneyspot.com
$3,188
openrank.com
$2,288
urbanas.com
$3,088
mutandis.com
$2,288
taxcompany.com
$3,088
londontravels.com
$2,288
naturalhairlosstreatment.com
$3,088
grandplay.com
$2,288
SeePigeonForge.com
$3,000
collegemagazine.com
$2,288
latco.com
$3,000
canadianstage.com
$2,250
fairchoice.com
$3,000
organicgardenstore.com
$2,188
cityrooms.com
$3,000
organiccleaningproducts.com
$2,188
bubblebee.com
$3,000
liveriver.com
$2,188
braincramp.com
$3,000
friendconnection.com
$2,188
bayestates.com
$3,000
beautygold.com
$2,188
audionow.com
$3,000
oksoft.com
$2,125
africatel.com
$3,000
mediationplus.com
$2,125
businessecards.com
$2,988
smsauction.com
$2,100
netstage.com
$2,950
redcarrot.com
$2,100
traveltheglobe.com
$2,888
realparts.com
$2,088
southfl.com
$2,888
pacificdrilling.com
$2,088
netwash.com
$2,888
getgreat.com
$2,088
nationalcompany.com
$2,888
cardstoday.com
$2,088
stopcalling.com
$2,800
bulkstorage.com
$2,088
rubbellos.com
$2,689
ansiedade.com
$2,088
southafricanopen.com
$2,688
advancementservices.com
$2,088
medwireless.com
$2,688
rvaz.com
$2,064
jumpandshout.com
$2,688
highspeedserver.com
$2,024
banktransactions.com
$2,688
viewthishome.com
$2,000
babyguides.com
$2,688
viewthishome.com
$2,000
execbios.com
$2,600
thira.com
$2,000
turid.com
$2,500
technicalpeople.com
$2,000
premiummarketing.com
$2,500
subprimesolution.com
$2,000
needaplumber.com
$2,500
starscene.com
$2,000
advanceautos.com
$2,500
skintoskin.com
$2,000
allianceliving.com
$2,488
mother-earth.com
$2,000
rescueflight.com
$2,388
modelvideos.com
$2,000
legendoaks.com
$2,388
fiberworks.com
$2,000
beachluxury.com
$2,388
effectivemedia.com
$2,000
In other completed sales from the Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
West live auction ProfessionalAthletes.com ran down $9,000,
while Converted.com and HuntingLicenses.com levied $5,000
each. CanadianVacation.com reserved $4,126, ElectricEngines.com
cranked up $2,500 and BeachResortHotels.com welcomed $2,000.
Moniker also handled escrow for two private sales; YourPlaceOrMine.com
($4,500) and LimoTycoon.com ($2,813) - as well as for a
four-name package deal that included Constantinople.com, .net,.info and .us for a total of $38,476.
Elsewhere, ForSalePlanet.com
sold ForSaleUtah.com for $7,500 and Pool.com
penciled in $2,877 for SilkScreens.com.
Global Contenders
(.biz, .info, .mobi, .net & .org)
The Global Contenders category had a very
solid week with nine five-figure sales. We listed all of those in
the all-extension category earlier and of course those names take
the first nine slots on the GC Top 20. The highest GC sales
you haven't seen yet are a pair of domains that tied for the 10th
spot, Versa.net and Beds.net at $9,100
each.
.Net had the most entries on this chart,
taking 12 of 20 positions. .org claimed five spots, .biz
hit the daily double and .mobi nailed down the final opening. Here's how all of the Global Contenders stacked up for the
week ending May 11:
Global Contenders Top 20
Highest Reported Non .Com Global
TLD Sales
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. May
5, 2008 - Sun. May 11, 2008 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect May 13
There were dozens of additional four-figure sales
just off the chart. Sedo scored well with THC.mobi ($3,700),
Chef.pro ($3,650) and Negocios.org ($3,600) - the latter
being a listing that originated from the AfternicDLS. Neptune.org
notched another $2,393 while SharkDiving.net
speared $2,288 and HHO.net nabbed $2,251.
Glo.net lit up $2,151, Sorteo.org
sold for $2,140 and ShopWindow.info displayed
$2,011. Parier.info produced $1,779, NHL.info
netted $1,549 and Joggen.info fetched $1,547. Comuni.net
captured $1,225 and InsuranceHome.org hauled in $1,200.
At the AfternicDLS, Drogen.net drew $3,092
and Dynamax.net dispatched $2,488.
The AfternicDLS had 19 more four-figure GC sales
ranging from $1,000 to $1,888. You can check those out
in the table below:
Additional
AfternicDLS Global Contenders Sales Between $1,000-$2,388
stadiumseating.net
$2,388
icontrol.org
$1,310
belligerent.net
$2,388
mountainrescue.org
$1,300
sharkdiving.net
$2,288
musicplace.net
$1,288
PayDay.pro
$1,995
comuni.net
$1,225
healthcaresolutions.net
$1,872
vnnew.net
$1,188
sinfullysweet.net
$1,688
organicgreentea.net
$1,154
musicale.net
$1,588
gewinn.net
$1,100
bizassist.net
$1,588
webfire.net
$1,000
healthsearch.org
$1,500
inde.org
$1,000
payez.net
$1,488
At NameJet Sikh.org sold for $2,600, ComputerGaming.net
rang up $2,200 and Receivers.net raised $1,900.
HealthInsuranceQuote.net found $1,700, Gwen.org greeted
$1,600, PopUnder.net posted $1,310 and PMM.org
made $1,100.
Elsewhere, Moniker sold Condoms.info for $4,000
in the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West auction and handled escrow on a $3,000
deal for Trauma.info. RickLatona.com moved NorthLasVegas.net
for $2,500, Couple.org cooked up $1,550 at Pool.com
and MCS.biz changed hands for $1,500 in a private
sale. SnapNames also sold a pair; Advocaat.net ($1,301) and DubaiFund.net
($1,054).
Country Codes
Germany's .de has the top spot on the Country
Code Top 20 this week and also the most overall chart entries
with six. The #1 name is Ferienhaus-miete.de ("summer home rentals" in German),
sold at Sedo for €8,000 ($12,375). The #2 spot goes to FurnitureRemovals.co.uk
at $11,580 in a private sale. That's one of three
.co.uk domains on the elite list.
Spain's .es also charted three domains and India
had three representatives as well, a pair of .co.in domains
(including #5 Bingo.co.in at $6,000) and one .in.
Sedo continued its dominance of this chart taking 14 of 20 positions
(the other six were all private sales).
Here is how all of the ccTLD top sellers stack
up for the week ending May 11:
Country
Code Top 20
Highest
Reported ccTLD Sales: May 5, 2008 - Sun. May 11, 2008 Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based
on Rates in Effect Tue. May 13
Domain
Sold For
Where
Sold
1.
Ferienhaus-miete.de ("summer home rentals" in German)
€8,000
= $12,375
Sedo
2.
FurnitureRemovals.co.uk
$11,850
Pvt
Sale
3.
Schnellkredit.de ("fast credit" in German)
€6,000
= $9,282
Sedo
4.
Eigentumswohnung.eu ("condominium" in German)
€4,500
= $6,961
Sedo
5.
Bingo.co.in
$6,000
Pvt
Sale
6.
Beton.eu
("concrete" in German)
€3,300
= $5,105
Sedo
7.
tie
Bet.co.in
$5,000
Pvt
Sale
7.
tie
Apex.us
$5,000
Pvt
Sale
9.
tie
FerryTickets.co.uk
$4,900
Pvt
Sale
9.
tie
FerryTicket.co.uk
$4,900
Pvt
Sale
10.
tie
Portfolio.be
€3,000
= $4,640
Sedo
12.
InternetJournal.de
€2,325
= $3,596
Sedo
13.
Leap.in
$3,000
Sedo
14.
FullTiltPoker.de
€1,750
= $2,707
Sedo
15.
tie
Pflegeberatung.de ("support consultation" in German)
Sedo had 12 more four-figure ccTLD sales just off the chart
including Fehlermeldungen
.de ($2,011), 123Moto.fr ($1,934) and Spassbad.de
($1,702). 13.tv tuned in $1,550 while three
others; Inhaltsangaben
.de, BMO,.eu and Linx.at tacked on $1,547
each.
Another trio that included PaddyPower.es, Mountain.es
and Batteriemoto.fr attracted $1,238 each while XAV.ca
and Dominatrix.us yielded $1,050 apiece.
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.
*****
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made through any channel. To contribute information and help make
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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
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