Lightning Strikes Twice: Pair of 6-Figure .Org Sales Soar to Top Spot on DN Journal's Weekly Top 20 Chart 

Six-figure .org sales are rare but we saw a pair of them this week with Ringtones.org and Revolution.org commanding $120,000 apiece. Only one .org sale this year was higher - Sexe.org ("sex" in French) which sold for $151,400 last month. Ringtones.org was sold in Moniker's live auction at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East in May and just closed this past week. Revolution.org changed hands at Sedo.com, a venue that placed more names on our weekly Top 20 chart than any other with nine. 

Sedo also placed a pair of French ccTLDs in the first five, selling #3 Voitures.fr ("cars" in French) for €50,000 ($78,935) and #5 Annonces.fr ("advertisements" in French) for €30,000 ($47,361). Still another country code domain, Taxi.us (America's ccTLD) cracked the top ten with a $35,000 sale at Sedo.

By Ron Jackson

Sedo put four more ccTLDs on the second half of the all extension leader board as the country codes enjoyed a huge week. #14 2in1.at (Austrian ccTLD) drew €15,000 ($23,681), #15 SS.tv tuned in $21,500, #18 Kinderwagens.nl (Dutch country code), which means "baby carriages" in Dutch, delivered €10,000 ($15,945) and #20 Bingo.us banked $15,000.

.Com was limited to 11 of the 20 positions this week. Four of those went to the AfternicDLS including #7 Kudo.com at $40,000. Moniker closed three .com sales from their DomainerMeeting live auction in Paris last month, including #6 Rainbows.com at $45,000. 

Here is how all of the top sellers stacked up for the week ending Sunday, July 20:

There were nine more five-figure sales just off the chart and Sedo accounted for five of those including 7Y.com at €9,000 ($14,205) and Berlin.es (Spain's ccTLD) at €7,650 ($12,077). They also sold CustomTShirt.com for $12,000 and two others; My5GB.com and GivingKiosk.com for $10,000 each. 

NameJet.com booked $12,100 for BigDreams.com and Honey.net closed at $12,000 after being auctioned off in the Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East auction. The Afternic DLS landed $11,500 for LifeID.com and SnapNames.com dialed in $11,000 from AuctionTV.com.

.Com Supporting Cast

The top sale in the four-figure .com supporting cast was an IDN, 法律.com (punycode xn--g4ts90a.com) that sold for $9,638 at SnapNames. They also moved Ricki.com ($8,000), AdicttingGames.com (typo, $4,950), and FileTube.com ($4,900). 

ClimatePrediction.com called for $4,200, Villow.com kicked in $3,591 and NothingPersonal.com posted a $3,304 apology. Rounding out the SnapNames roster were EternalBeauty.com ($2,600) and StartLine.com ($2,455). 

Back at Sedo, KNU.com captured $9,450, 467.com counted out $8,996 and RXL.com added $8,920. UltraBattery.com charged up $8,700, NUJ.com clicked for $8,001 and HollywoodWaxMuseum.com displayed $7,450.

Compraryvender.com dispensed $7,102 and VideoPlaza.com screened $6,500. Sedo had 22 more four-figure .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $5,100. You can check those out in the table below:

At the AfternicDLS it was like shooting fish in a barrel again this week as they piled up dozens of additional four-figure sales led by MiniQuiz.com ($9,000), MarketingZone.com ($8,000) and FasterNet.com ($7,925). Carriacou.com corralled $7,700, AmericanIndependent.com claimed $7,500 and PublicPrograms.com produced $7,400. 

Interlift.com hoisted $7,120, EuroVillas.com hosted $6,600 and two others; SDILLC.com and EnjoyNY.com notched $5,400 apiece. SummerLearning.com secured $5,000, ExpoManagement.com made $4,400, WorkOfGod.com went for $4,154 and AcademyCollege.com admitted $4,088.

The AfternicDLS had 70 more four-figure .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $3,900. You can review those in the table below:

In some additional closed sales from Moniker live auctions, Bavarian.com brought $9,000 from the DomainerMeeting sale where Propriedade.com provided $5,000 and BabyMedications.com prescribed $2,000. At T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East, TreatmentProgram.com worked a $4,000 cure and GreekSculptures.com chiseled out $2,000.

Moniker also sold three via their website services, TrustMe.com ($7,700), OscarTielle.com ($6,500) and ObsceneClips.com ($4,575). 

At NameJet, ShockAbsorber.com shielded $8,300, CensusRecords.com tallied $8,201 and Teknik.com tacked on $6,533. NameJet had 18 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $5,100. You can check those out in the table below.

At TDNAM.com Kralca.com cornered $5,000, Oafun.com found $3,000, CanopusCorp.com collared $2,400 and MayAir.com blew in $2,383. 

Global Contenders (.biz, .info, .mobi, .net & .org)

That blockbuster .Org twin bill dominates the Global Contenders Top 20 chart this week. With their $120,000 price tags, Ringtones.org and Revolution.org tie for the third biggest sale in the GC category so far this year. They also helped .org take seven chart entries this week, including #4 Next.org at $8,000 via the AfternicDLS.

Despite .org's dominance at the top, .net managed to take the most chart positions overall with ten, led by #3 Honey.net at $12,000. The other remaining three openings went to a .mobi (#10 Park.mobi at $5,101 via Sedo) and a pair of .infos including #11 WorkFromHome.info that was sold at Moniker's DomainerMeeting auction for $5,000. 

Here's how all of the Global Contenders stacked up for the week ending July 20:

At Sedo, ImpactWebDesign.net drew up $1,900, Persians.org produced $1,894 and Temperatur.net torched $1,578. FinancialManagement.org returned $1,550, CoffeePods.info brewed up $1,500 and 8O.org added $1,450. AdultAdHD.net nailed $1,400, 212.mobi rang up $1,250 and Impuls.org generated $1,100. Sedo also sold a pair at $1,000 each; Parachutes.org and BlueBear.org. Sedo sold another one for the AfternicDLS as well, Alphacast.net for $1,000. 

Moniker moved U9.org ($1,849), SocialVibe.net ($1,250) and OurVillage.org ($1,075) and in two more closed sales from their T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East auction they sold Portals.net ($1,320) and Leases.info ($1,180). 

SnapNames sold a pair of 3-letter domains; JIY.net ($1,180) and ZXW.net ($1,080) and NameJet dispatched another one, IWI.net ($1,111). NameJet also sold Autismo.org for $1,009. 

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