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GreatDomains Auction Sales and Dominate This Week's Expanded Leader Board

Sedo's GreatDomains.com premium auction site runs a week long sale once a month. A fresh batch of completed transactions from that high end venue dominates this week's all extension Top 40 sales chart (it actually wound up being 41 due to a tie for the final position). As we always do when a wave of special event sales comes in, we doubled the length of the usual 20-position all-extension leader board to insure results from the everyday venues are not overlooked.

GreatDomains piled 14 chart entries, including the number 1 sale and four of the top five. Their parent company, Sedo.com, also flexed their muscles at their everyday platform and actually wound up with even more chart entries overall with 19. That gave the GreatDomains/Sedo juggernaut 33 of the 41 listed domains - a stunning outing by any standard. 

The flagbearer for GreatDomains was Crab.com, a domain that went for $92,000 to take the pole position on the elite list. Sedo's string of hits from their main site got started with #2 JuegosFlash.com ("flash games" in Spanish) at €25,000 ($35,250). They also generated four of the five country code sales on the Top 40, leading that category with #6 Schauspiel.de ("pageant" in German) at €20,000 ($28,200). MyID.ca accounted for the lone non-Sedo ccTLD sale on the Big Board by selling #10 Lesbian.ca for $20,400.

  

By Ron Jackson

The AfternicDLS had a trio of chart entries that included two of the three non .com global TLDs on the Top 40; #7 (tie) Adware.net at $25,000 and #18 (tie) NursingSchools.org at $15,000.

The only other venue with multiple chart entries was Moniker.com who just closed three sales from their live auction at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York. That trio was led by #18 (tie) AncientArt.com at $15,000. .Com rolled up 33 of the 41 chart entries in a powerhouse performance from the world's most popular extension.

Here is how all of the leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, December 14:

 

The DN Journal Top 40 
Reported Domain Sales - Mon. Dec. 8, 2008 - Sun. Dec. 14, 2008
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Dec. 16

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. Crab.com $92,000 GreatDomains/Sedo
2. JuegosFlash.com
("flash games" in Spanish)
€25,000 = $35,250 Sedo
3. Hole.com $35,000 GreatDomains/Sedo
4. Duo.com $30,500 GreatDomains/Sedo
5. HotTube.com $30,000 GreatDomains/Sedo
6. Schauspiel.de
("performing arts" in German)
€20,000 = $28,200 Sedo
7.
tie
Almeda.com $25,000 Sedo
7.
tie
Adware.net $25,000 AfternicDLS
9. Boya.com $22,500 Sedo
10. Lesbian.ca $20,400 MyID.ca
11. AutoDriver.com $20,100 Sedo
12. Irene.com $19,388 GreatDomains/Sedo
13. Alquilarcasa.com €12,750 = $17,978 Sedo
14. FAV.com $17,700 GreatDomains/Sedo
15. ClipDealer.com €12,500 = $17,625 Sedo

16.
tie
Rid.com $16,000 GreatDomains/Sedo
16.
tie
MobileComputing.com $16,000 GreatDomains/Sedo
18.
tie
NursingSchools.org $15,000 AfternicDLS
18.
tie
AncientArt.com $15,000 Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York
20. ESE.com $13,501 GreatDomains/Sedo
21. 9U.com $13,400 Sedo
22. Donors.com $13,345 GreatDomains/Sedo
23.
tie
Kicks.de €9,000 = $12,690 Sedo
23.
tie
InternetDoctor.com €9,000 = $12,690 Sedo
25. Caiman.co.uk £8,000 = $12,640 Sedo
26.
tie
Men.org $12,500 Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York
26.
tie
HolyGrail.com $12,500 Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York
28. ZUT.com €8,600 = $12,126 GreatDomains/Sedo
29. VLX.com €8,100 = $11,421 Sedo
30. Casino24.com €7,960 = $11,224 Sedo
31. SoftwareLoad.co.uk €7,950 = $11,210 Sedo
32. RSJ.com $11,000 RickLatona.com
33. CoventGarden.com $10,600 GreatDomains/Sedo
34. GEY.com $10,100 GreatDomains/Sedo
35. O6.com $10,001 GreatDomains/Sedo
36.
tie
CasinoJeux.com $10,000 Sedo
36.
tie
FastNet.com $10,000 Sedo
36.
tie
LANPro.com $10,000 Sedo
36.
tie
OnlineDr.com $10,000 Sedo
36.
tie
PureFans.com $10,000 Sedo
36.
tie
D-O.com $10,000 AfternicDLS

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.

For the 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 before you buy anything! As a starting point we have built a sister site specifically for you at NameNewbie.com.

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

 

.Com Supporting Cast

Sedo's GreatDomains led the .com supporting cast of four-figure players with Approach.com ($9,999), SalesPeople.com ($9,900) and FootHills.com fetched $8,150. GreatDomains had 12 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to just over $5,600. You can check those out in the table below:

Additional GreatDomains/Sedo Sales Between $2,000-$5,639
ivv.com $5,639   bicep.com $3,100
mhq.com $5,000 marigolds.com $2,900
delirious.com $4,600 acrobatic.com $2,800
reus.com $4,300 inventories.com $2,622
breathtaking.com   $3,888 syne.com $2,060
popcharts.com $3,596 hunted.com $2,050

Back at Sedo.com's main site LocalSpot.com spawned $9,000, CSMEurope.com kicked in $8,690 and Dynaway.com drew $7,755. E-Reputation.com earned $7,050, YII.com yielded $7,000 and GXX.com extracted $6,771. Kebab.com cooked up $6,627, ComBank.com deposited $5,640, SkillClub.com claimed $5,400 and GXI.com commanded $5,100

Sedo had 72 more four-figure .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $5,000. You can check those out in the table below.

Additional Sedo Sales Between $2,000 - $5,000
fundgrueb.com $5,000   notarysites.com $3,000
p-a-g.com $5,000 smart-lipo.com $3,000
rstudio.com $5,000 stlford.com $3,000
homesend.com $4,740 traderwood.com $3,000
mailhosting.com $4,544 youlun.com $3,000
horsebet.com $4,400 tarifasadsl.com $2,961
betback.com $4,230 resultsinstallment2.com $2,877
loramyc.com $4,230 coffeetech.com $2,820
totalhealthcare.com $4,155 coffeetech.com $2,820
tjq.com $4,100 itoman.com $2,820
vêtement.com $4,089 juegodigital.com $2,820
mypizza.com $4,000 matildas.com $2,820
tubesystems.com $4,000 pizza-taxi.com $2,820
voicepay.com $4,000 webskyline.com $2,766
signsbanners.com $3,950 saltstreet.com $2,750
rensen.com $3,948 doppelpass.com $2,691
cloudexchange.com $3,900 inventories.com $2,622
110k.com $3,750 calculette.com $2,590
tobogan.com $3,666 bizref.com $2,588
vehiculoselectricos.com $3,666 redsweat.com $2,550
speedtickets.com $3,600 desertec.com $2,500
flirt24.com $3,525 desertec.com $2,500
disfunctional.com $3,500 healup.com $2,500
nofos.com $3,500 ihealthcheck.com $2,500
solta.com $3,400 ittips.com $2,500
intec24.com $3,350 sivix.com $2,500
becoached.com $3,349 pensionsgroup.com $2,450
adbuy.com $3,310 nayati.com $2,350
couponsforfree.com $3,300 voyagestravel.com $2,316
footpro.com $3,291 chhc.com $2,200
neurolab.com $3,250 voxcall.com $2,200
bicep.com $3,100 megadeath.com $2,050
buypro.com $3,100 actibox.com $2,000
alwayse.com $3,000 netrada.com $2,000
doctors365.com $3,000 plexonline.com $2,000
mybizclub.com $3,000 seony.com

$2,000

At NameJet.com Lonas.com landed $8,988, TravelUK.com cleared $5,532 and Computerspiele.com captured $5,100. TacomaDome.com covered $5,000, Newbridge.com brought $4,502 and Seus.com doctored up $4,050. SantaCostumes.com sacked $4,001, DoggyDoor.com collared $3,800 and Smokeless.com lit up $3,400

Caminos.com cornered $3,322. Alislam.com closed at $3,100 and MiniTrampoline.com bounced $2,901. DrumCentral.com banged out $2,800, BoatNews.com sank $2,700 and Applicator.com applied $2,688. NetInvest.com returned $2,600, Koot.com caught $2,500 and UsedJewelry.com buffed up $2,300. NameJet also scored with CochiseCounty.com ($2,101) and ImagePlus.com ($2,012)

At the AfternicDLS HousePro.com produced $5,900 while WMFAmericas.com and SpiralUniverse.com unveiled $5,500 each. QuoteCentral.com came up with $5,400, ExMart.com made $5,080 and WineHarvest.com bottled $4,788. TestQ.com tasted $4,688, Hackt.com hooked $4,488, LowOnCash.com conserved $4,188 and TattooTalk.com inked $4,088

The AfternicDLS had 68 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $3,350. Those are listed in the table below: 

Additional AfternicDLS Sales Between $2,000 - $4,000
datamed.com $4,000   bizref.com $2,588
isoflavones.com $4,000 clipcards.com $2,588
tubesystems.com $4,000 creditmate.com $2,588
signsbanners.com $3,950 malgosia.com $2,588
gogoscooter.com $3,888 thecomputerclub.com $2,588
lovedoc.com $3,588 anunciante.com $2,500
disfunctional.com $3,500 bankingstrategies.com $2,500
sunbless.com $3,488 newhomedesigns.com $2,500
quickgourmet.com $3,388 villageprint.com $2,500
cigarscene.com $3,375 YouSpy .com $2,500
couponsforfree.com $3,300 ecoagents.com $2,488
footpro.com $3,291 nationalimaging.com $2,488
neurolab.com $3,250 myrealestatesource.com $2,400
buyfurnitureonline.com $3,188 australiancapital.com $2,388
healthyplants.com $3,188 musicreach.com $2,388
windowsdevelopment.com $3,188 personalnovel.com $2,388
greatmates.com $3,088 grassrootsaction.com $2,188
Boxing360 .com $3,000 hicareers.com $2,188
cosourcing.com $3,000 silver-bullet.com $2,188
neuroservice.com $3,000 effectiveleadership.com $2,100
steinbrecher.com $3,000 eurodn.com $2,100
mediafinancial.com $2,988 multilog.com $2,100
selfhelpcredit.com $2,988 accesshomecare.com $2,088
communicationpartners.com $2,900 thinkingwoman.com $2,088
hdef .com $2,888 bancgroup.com $2,000
prismone.com $2,888 beatstation.com $2,000
fireid.com $2,800 businessradar.com $2,000
sturgisrallyandraces.com $2,788 b-well.com $2,000
webskyline.com $2,766 dynamicconstruction.com $2,000
controlcost.com $2,750 edgehomes.com $2,000
doppelpass.com $2,691 optioninvestors.com $2,000
thestingray.com $2,688 researchdatabase.com $2,000
decisionsdecisions.com $2,600 transactor.com $2,000
itsmytime.com $2,600 viewpointdesign.com $2,000

At TDNAM.com SweetSuccess.com smelled $5,505 and MusicSource.com drummed up $3,000

RickLatona.com sold TrackJackets.com for $4,500 and also closed four sales from their T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under live auction in Australia last month; Lousy.com ($3,750), Defending.com ($2,650), Honored.com ($2,250) and Inspecting.com ($2,000)

Elsewhere, HuntingMoon.com sold MobileWarrior.com for $3,623 and Pool.com pulled $3,201 with Jihui.com

Afternic Domain Auctions

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

.Net scored another win in the Global Contenders race this week, taking the top spot (with Adware.net at $25,000) and 12 of 20 positions overall. .Org had four charted domains including numbers 2 and 3 that were also good enough to earn spots on the all extension leader board you saw earlier.

The top sales you haven't seen yet are a trio of .nets, all sold at Sedo, that included #4 30.net ($9,500), #5 WY.net ($7,100) and #6 500.net ($7,100). .Info scored twice, led by #7 Steroids.info at $5,999 via the AfternicDLS.

.Mobi and .Biz also made chart appearances with #10 Mobiles.mobi ($4,600 at Pool) and #13 Pamela.biz ($4,230 at Sedo). Here's how all of the Global Contenders stacked up for the week ending December 14:



Global Contenders Top 20
 Highest Reported Non .Com Global TLD  Sales 
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. Dec. 8, 2008 - Sun. Dec. 14, 2008
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Dec. 16

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. Adware.net $25,000 AfternicDLS
2. NursingSchools.org $15,000 AfternicDLS
3. Men.org $12,500 Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York
4. 30.net $9,500 Sedo
5. WY.net $7,100 Sedo
6. 500.net $7,000 Sedo
7. Steroids.info $5,999 AfternicDLS
8. Lexikon.net €4,000 = $5,640 Sedo
9. Edoc.net $5,100 AfternicDLS
10. Mobiles.mobi $4,600 Pool

11. TotalMedia.net $4,588 AfternicDLS
12. EkoSolar.org €3,000 = $4,230 Sedo
13. Pamela.biz €3,000 = $4,230 Sedo
14. MRN.net $4,000 AfternicDLS
15. iFlow.net $3,888 AfternicDLS
16. Workbook.net €2,500 = $3,525 Sedo
17. ProBiotic.net $3,100 AfternicDLS
18. BIAA.org $3,000 Sedo
19. CitizenJournalism.net $3,000 Sedo
20. Provence.info $2,850 Pool

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

 

There were dozens of additional four-figure GC sales just off the chart. Sedo had the highest of those with Pizzeria.info pulling $2,750 out of the oven. Envelope.net sealed $2,500 and HYS.org gained $2,200. Judaism.net and Cycle.mobi mined $2,050 each.  

Sedo had 16 more four-figure GC sales ranging from $1,000 to $2,000. You can check those out in this table: 

Additional Sedo GC Sales Between $1,000 - $2,000
lcdtv.org $2,000   cheaptravels.net $1,050
moneyonline.net $2,000 südtirolhotels.info $1,001
Webhoster.org $1,896 4law.org $1,000
virtual-soccer.net $1,410 canada-pharmacy.net $1,000
gooey.net $1,400 cityclub.net $1,000
allemagne.net $1,323 funny-games.net $1,000
6t.org $1,200 glimpse.mobi.mobi $1,000
telefonbuch-deutschland.biz $1,058 hostmonster.org $1,000

At the AfternicDLS, BestTravelDeals.net drew $2,688, Somerset.info sold for $2,500 and Isha.net shoveled up $2,159. Mangia.net notched $2,150 and DatingSingles.net connected for $2,100

The AfternicDLS had 22 more four-figure GC sales ranging from $1,000 to $2,000. Those are listed in the table below. 

Additional AfternicDLS GC Sales Between $1,000 - $2,000
insuranceonline.net $2,000   taxfiling.net $1,300
liquidity.net $2,000 iaip.net $1,200
moneyonline.net $2,000 kompis.net $1,200
linuxservers.net $1,888 stratagem.net $1,180
ifpi.net $1,800 biovita.net $1,000
abraxas.net $1,600 changingtheworld.org $1,000
bedroomsets.net $1,600 cityclub.net $1,000
linuxserver.net $1,588 datingsearch.net $1,000
powerpros.net $1,500 greencredit.net $1,000
cashbiz.net $1,388 securitycamera.org $1,000
solarman.net $1,388 teenagedepression.net $1,000

NameJet also nabbed some nice sales; 5C.net ($2,600), 8C.net ($2,500), WWI.net ($2,100) and Susan.org ($1,401)

Pool.com made a splash with Housing.info ($2,001), Realtors.info ($1,629) and EDV.info ($1,471). Irlande.info and Unternehmensberater.info added $1,150 each while Designer.mobi produced $1,050 and Financing.mobi floated $1,025.

Elsewhere TDNAM sold IndoBikers.net for $1,200

Country Codes

The first five names on the Country Code Top 20 chart all made the all extension leader board you saw at the top of this report. Schauspiel.de ("performing arts" in German) led the way at $28,200 and helped Germany's popular .de extension pile up 8 of the 20 chart entries. 

The top sale you haven't seen yet is #6 Ski.eu, a very nice European Union ccTLD domain that attracted $9,400 at Sedo, a venue that dominated the leader board by taking all but one entry.

The other countries represented this week included Canada (.ca), Great Britain (.co.uk), the Netherlands (.nl), Sweden (.se), China (.cn), .tv (Tuvalu) and France (.fr). Here is how all of the country code top sellers stacked up for the week ending December 14:

Country Code Top 20
 Highest Reported ccTLD  Sales: Dec. 8, 2008 - Sun. Dec. 14, 2008
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Tue. Dec. 16

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. Schauspiel.de
("performing arts" in German)
€20,000 = $28,200 Sedo
2. Lesbian.ca $20,400 MyID.ca
3. Kicks.de €9,000 = $12,690 Sedo
4. Caiman.co.uk £8,000 = $12,640 Sedo
5. SoftwareDownload.co.uk €7,950 = $11,210 Sedo
6. Ski.eu $9,400 Sedo
7. Alcohol.nl €6,400 = $9,024 Sedo
8. Rabattkupong.se €6,004 = $8,466 Sedo
9. 1mal1.de €6,000 = $8,460 Sedo
10. Coloring.cn $8,000 Sedo

11. Doska.de €5,000 = $7,050 Sedo
12.
tie
Accounting.eu €4,000 = $5,640 Sedo
12.
tie
Profielen.nl €4,000 = $5,640 Sedo
14. Fertig-Haus.de €3,750 = $5,288 Sedo
15. Traumdeutung-traumsymbole.de €3,500 = $4,935 Sedo
16, ContentBroker.de €3,400 = $4,794 Sedo
17. SDSL.co.uk £3,000 = $4,740 Sedo
18. Gefährdungsanalyse.de (IDN) €3,000 = $4,230 Sedo
19. WorkAtHome.tv $4,000 Sedo
20.
tie
Couriernet.eu €2,500 = $3,525 Sedo
20.
tie
ParisOnline.fr €2,500 = $3,525 Sedo

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

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There were several dozen more four-figure ccTLDs just off the chart with Sedo accounting for the majority of those including Conjugacion.es ($3,102), Immobilien-wertermittlung.de ($3,088) and FunkStar.de ($2,961). Three others; Dance-Party.de, Gebrauchtwagen.co.at and Pasos.de added $2,820 each while EMB.eu attracted $2,819 and YKS.it tallied $2,594.

Sedo had 33 more four-figure ccTLD sales ranging from $1,000 to just over $2,500. You can check those out in the table below:

Additional Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000-$2,530
golftrolleys.co.uk $2,530   cliqz.de $1,410
sks.ch $2,327 copyright.es $1,410
fernstudium-bwl.de $2,256 webmeister.de $1,410
mycoupons.co.uk $2,133 mercadocarros.com.br $1,400
masskonfektion.eu $2,115 restauragorskiego.pl $1,354
valentijnsdag.eu $2,115 nachhilfeunterricht.eu $1,269
biokleidung.de $1,974 retailmedia.de $1,269
sex.net.net.pl $1,904 compare-motor-insurance.co.uk $1,256
oce.us $1,800 igame.co.uk $1,201
telefoonplein.nl $1,763 canvasprint.co.uk $1,185
quotes.tv $1,750 snowbreaks.co.uk $1,185
sokker.de $1,692 billiges-gas.de $1,128
comparereviews.co.uk $1,580 rack-space.eu $1,128
efragrance.co.uk $1,580 dänisch.de $1,058
awomo.asia $1,567 gebrauchtstapler.eu $1,058
shoppingcartsoftware.co.uk $1,422 chineselanterns.co.uk $1,000
car-rental.at $1,410  

The remaining four-figure sales all represented Canada's .ca. MyID.ca moved GraduationGifts.ca ($2,500), CatsOnline.ca ($1,850) and PubicRelationsJobs.ca ($1,700). SocialJobs.ca added $1,600 and two others; TranslationJobs.ca and  SecretRecipes.ca whipped up $1,250 each.

Finally, in a private sale, Momz.ca changed hands for $2,000

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 Domain Sales Center 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.

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