Dutch Treat: Shoppen.nl  Gives ccTLD From the Netherlands the Top Spot on This Week's Domain Sales Chart 

No six-figure blockbuster sales were reported this week, leaving the door open for a pair of non .com domains to slip into the first two spots on our latest Top 20 chart. The #1 position goes to Shoppen.nl ("shopping" in Dutch), a ccTLD representing the Netherlands, that commanded €45,000 ($69,750) in a private transaction. The same Amsterdam based buyer also purchased #13 Shoppen.com for €13,000 ($20,150) at Sedo.com this week giving them a lock on the Dutch keyword. 

It is fairly rare to see the ccTLD version of a domain sell for so much more than the .com version, but "Shoppen" is obviously a perfect match for .nl which is the world's 4th most popular ccTLD with over 2.9 million registrations (trailing only .de, .cn and .uk). People also tend to shop close to home or, when buying online, purchase from merchants based in their own country, so the local country code is a natural. 

By Ron Jackson

The runner-up spot goes to Luxury.net, a domain that attracted €25,000 ($38,750) at Sedo who took five of the first seven positions and 8 of 20 overall (one via their GreatDomains site), more than any other venue. 

The AfternicDLS had the top .com sale, #3 TestYourSpeed.com at $25,600. That was one of three domains they placed on the elite list. Moniker.com had a hand in four charted sales, a pair from the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East live auction, one from the GeoDomain Expo live auction and one from their web platform. Their top gun was #8 Mortgage.mobi at $18,000. 

The all extension leader board featured a second ccTLD in the first ten, #7 Investimento.it
("investment" in Italian) at €12,900 ($19,995). A .org and a .info also made the Big Board, with .com rolling up the remaining 14 openings. The .com contingent included a two-character domain (#5 7H.com at $20,500) and a trio of perennially popular three-letter coms. 

Here is how all of the top sellers stacked up for the week ending Sunday, August 3:

.Com Supporting Cast

In addition to their eight charted domains Sedo had the top sale in the .com supporting cast of four-figure sales, Aimei.com at €6,000 ($9,300). DoorsToManual.com and Sapins.com added €3,000 ($4,650) each.  

Sedo had 15 more four-figure .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $3,500. You can check those out in the table below:

In a couple of additional sales from Sedo's GreatDomains premium auction site Delusional.com delivered $6,400 and Commode.com flushed $3,210.

The AfternicDLS continues to bowl them over in the small to medium size business market they specialize in. CitySmart.com secured $7,500, Telefax.com fetched $7,000 and IEEM.com drew $6,000. KROM.com corralled $5,500, GPOR.com produced $5,440 and Synched.com sold for $5,400. YOOR.com yielded $5,100, InFood.com dished out $5,000 and SouthwestEnergy.com generated $4,988.

Gripz.com grabbed $4,647, WellFood.com swallowed $4,400, NewYorkPlaza.com plucked $4,300 and Thatcham.com kicked in $4,288. The AfternicDLS had 120 more four-figure .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,000. You can review those in the table below:

At NameJet.com Consumables.com captured $6,600, SoloSingles.com sewed up $5,600 and iLosAngeles.com landed $4,400. HomeForRent.com returned $4,256 and MedTraining.com dispensed $3,997.

MusicMarket.com drummed up $3,600, AirCourier.com connected for $3,500 and DigiHome.com hauled in $2,901. StoneCircle.com stood at $2,640, CanadaGetaways.com gained $2,400 and MathDoctor.com prescribed $2,348. MiniLoans.com ladled out $2,200, Accelerant.com lit up $2,011, Amatueur.com (typo) tacked on $2,003 and FishHunt.com hooked $2,000. 

In additional sales from Moniker, JPV.com clicked for $8,240 at the Domainer Meeting live auction while Health20.com ($7,175) and ConsumerGuru.com ($2,625) changed hands via their website. In completed sales from the GeoDomain Expo, EastOrange.com peeled $5,890 and three others;  Norridge.com, NorthOlmstead.com and SouthEuclid.com turned in $2,950 each. AmeliaIslandFL.com located $2,500 and NorthernIsrael.com docked at $2,000. 

Elsewhere Pool.com rang up $5,800 for RentFree.com and Liveos.com locked up $2,050. SnapNames.com supplemented their two Top 20 chart entries with CardFinder.com ($5,250), CoventGarden.com ($4,500), WinningTeam.com ($2,920) and FreeChats.com ($2,050).

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

Luxury.net easily topped this week's Global Contenders chart with that $38,750 sale at Sedo that ranked #2 on the all extension leader board. The first four names on the GC list all made the top chart you saw earlier.

This was a strong week for .org as that extension took five of the first ten openings on the GC chart and 8 of 20 overall, nipping .net's seven. .Info had a decent outing too as #4 JobsOnline.info at $12,000 helped that TLD take four spots on the board. That left one slot that was filled by #2 Mortgage.mobi at $18,000.

The AfternicDLS usually sets the pace in the Global Contenders category and they did again this week having a hand in ten sales. Sedo was right behind with nine (AfternicDLS and Sedo shared two of those through a partnership arrangement that has many AfternicDLS domains listed at Sedo).

Here's how all of the Global Contenders stacked up for the week ending August 3:

At Sedo, Recettes.net nailed $2,325, IHaveAPlan.org added $1,860 and Color.info collared $1,851. Trauben.net trapped $1,775, 6K.org clicked for $1,700 and Litauen.info found $1,550. December.info dispatched $1,200, Sponsors.info spawned $1,111 and MetaBlog.org booked $1,100. LegalAdvice.info dispensed $1,050 and Icons.info eked out $1,008.

NameJet sold FIU.org for $1,906 and Depreciation.net for $1,000.  BroadwayShows.info sold for $1,750 in the Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East auction and CTC.biz banked $1,600 in a private sale. 

TDNAM.com connected for $1,605 with VideoConverter.net while E-SMC.net notched $1,500 and Ruarts.org rounded up $1,005.

SnapNames sold a trio of three-letter domains; UIU.net ($1,111), HXF.net ($1,030) and XHN.net ($1,030). 

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