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Fab Fortnight: Quartet of 6-Figure Sales Leads the Way as the Aftermarket Continues to Defy the Dog Days of August

The dog days. The dictionary defines them as "the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity." While the domain business overall is in a down cycle (primarily due to the disappearing act that has been performed by PPC revenue), inactivity in the aftermarket has not been one of its problems this month. 

Even with many business people away on vacation (as I was last week) a lot of domain names are finding buyers. Over the past 14 days, four more six-figure sales were reported, including one that ranks among the year's ten biggest sales. To bring you completely up to date on sales that have been logged since our last report August 5, this will be a double-length column with all of our charts expanded to 40 positions from the usual 20.

Sedo.com logged three of the four six-figure sales at the top of the leader board with #1 Brazil.com ($500,000), #2 Payment.com ($250,000) and #4 Payments.com ($150,000) totaling a cool $900,000. Rick Schwartz's $200,000 sale of #3 ChinaTours.com rounded out the fearsome foursome.

  

By Ron Jackson

In a tour de force performance, Sedo went on to take 8 of the first 10 positions on our all extension Top 40 Chart, 14 of the first 20 and 30 of 46 openings overall (the extra positions came from a 7-way tie for the final slot). Sedo's hit parade included all nine of the ccTLD sales that joined the usual .com party on the Big Board. #5 Grafikkarte.de ("graphic card" in German) led the country code charge at $73,828 - one of the year's 10 biggest ccTLD sales.

The non .com gTLDs (what we call the Global Contenders) earned five spots on the elite list, led by #14 HomeLoans.org, a name that changed hands for $37,000 in a private transaction. That sale also ranks among the year's ten best in this category.

There is an interesting ROI story behind two of the heavyweights from the .com brigade, iPal.com and CouponNetwork.com, a pair of names that tied for 7th at $59,000 each. iPal.com had previously sold for just $7,800 at Enom's Club Drop in April 2005. In October of the same year, CouponNetwork.com was picked up for $10,450 at SnapNames, less than 20% of the price that NoktaDomains.com got for it this time around. Nokta, the AfternicDLS, NameJet and RickLatona.com all joined Sedo as venues that had multiple entries on this week's chart. 

In case you missed it, a belated but very big domain sale from last year was revealed shortly after our last report. An SEC filing showed that online shoe retailer Zappos.com paid $4.9 million to get Clothes.com from IdeaLab in May of 2008. That ranks as the second highest sale reported last year so we have added it to that position on our 2008 Top 100 list. 

Back in the present, we have many more domain sales to tell you about from the past two weeks. Here is how all of the leaders stack up for the period ending Sunday, August 16:

 

The DN Journal Top 40 
Reported Domain Sales - Mon. Aug. 3, 2009 - Sun. Aug. 16, 2009
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect August 18, 2009

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. Brazil.com $500,000 Sedo
2. Payment.com $250,000 Sedo
3. ChinaTours.com $200,000 Pvt Sale
4. Payments.com $150,000 Sedo
5. Grafikkarte.de 
("graphic card" in German) 
€52,360 = $73,828 Sedo
6. BookHotels.com €50,000 = $70,500 Sedo
7.
tie
iPal.com $59,000 Sedo
7.
tie
CouponNetwork.com $59,000 NoktaDomains
9. LMK.com $58,500 Sedo
10. DomainAppraisal.com $52,000 Sedo
11.
tie
Zeal.com $50,000 AfternicDLS
11.
tie
Payment.de $50,000 Sedo
13. CYG.com €35,000 = $49,350 Sedo
14. HomeLoans.org $37,000 Pvt Sale
15. Immo.net $30,000 AfternicDLS
16. Trekking.com €19,500 = $27,495 Sedo
17. TermLifeInsurance.org $27,000 Pvt Sale
18. GermProof.com $25,000 Sedo
19. DiscountLaptops.com $23,760 Sedo
20. Trucchi.it €14,400 = $20,304 Sedo

21. WellnessHotels.de €14,280 = $20,135 Sedo
22.
tie
PropertyManager.com $20,000 Pvt Sale
22.
tie
PilotGroup.com $20,000 Sedo
24.
tie
RiverCity.com $15,000 Sedo
24.
tie
OfficeLife.com $15,000 Sedo
24.
tie
MyPizza.com $15,000 Sedo
24.
tie
LifeInsuranceLeads.com $15,000 Pvt Sale
24.
tie
Cam.be $15,000 Sedo
29 Web3D.com $14,301 NameJet
30. HipHop.net $13,000 RickLatona.com
31. NewYorkMortgage.com $12,877 NameJet
32.
tie
Geruest.com
("framework" in German)
€8,950 = $12,620 Sedo
32.
tie
Uebernachtung.de
("overnight stay" in German)
€8,950 = $12,620 Sedo
34. ScubaTours.com $12,000 Sedo
35. Pleaser.com $11,770 SnapNames
36. TopNews.de €8,330 = $11,745 Sedo
37. Treppenlifte.com
("stair lifts" in German)
€7,500 = $10,575 Sedo
38. Tipps.net €7,140 = $10,067 Sedo
39. ClubPinguin.com $10,022 NameJet
40.
tie
TaxAccountants.com $10,000 RickLatona.com
40.
tie
Live.cc $10,000 Sedo
40.
tie
GlobalOne.com $10,000 NameJet
40.
tie
GamesBook.com $10,000 NoktaDomains
40.
tie
Forums.cn $10,000 Sedo
40.
tie
FileSearch.com $10,000 Sedo
40.
tie
Clik.com $10,000 Sedo

 

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 led the four-figure .com supporting cast with OFB.com at $9,500, followed closely by PlusLoans.com at $9,250. Their roster also included Exch.com ($8,250), FitCard.com ($8,000) and Tagz.com ($7,995). Caby.com collected $7,200, ShoesShop.com took a shine to $7,050 and three others; iPoolTables.com, uProperty.com and VRU.com yielded $7,000 each. 

VCIG.com kicked in $6,250, BizCards.com brought $6,100 and NurseRegistry.com dispensed $6,000. BYV.com bagged $5,700, Comprale.com produced $5,500 and Mushimonsters.com scared up $5,344. Sedo had 52 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $5,000 that you can check out in the table below.

Additional Sedo .com Sales Between $2,000 - $5,000
egiving.com $5,000   energysavvy.com $3,250
esob.com $5,000 bordeauxcitybond.com $3,102
mplife.com $5,000 greenhanger.com $3,000
troogle.com $5,000 panano.com $3,000
windlab.com $5,000 e-colorcontacts.com $2,900
tuya.com $4,909 coobiz.com $2,820
perfectstyle.com $4,800 1824.com $2,500
zzr.com $4,657 bbgame.com $2,500
tubingo.com $4,512 cashrx.com $2,500
gfps.com $4,500 chicagoguide.com $2,500
haufe.com $4,500 cleaningfranchise.com $2,500
called.com $4,371 discountprint.com $2,500
poolit.com $4,320 hellwach.com $2,500
agileideas.com $4,250 postcity.com $2,500
aidc.com $4,250 scores24.com $2,500
voicetec.com $4,230 snaparazzi.com $2,500
broadwaygourmet.com $4,000 winepal.com $2,500
ecotribe.com $4,000 worldjungle.com $2,500
fursantravel.com $4,000 fpay.com $2,400
flashmodels.com $3,995 pribor.com $2,210
joob.com $3,800 entertainmentapps.com $2,100
fivium.com $3,525 irebel.com $2,050
stto.com $3,525 1000inventions.com $2,000
bikereviews.com $3,500 mylegalteam.com $2,000
naftex.com $3,500 om360.com $2,000
opticam.com $3,495 propertypass.com $2,000

At SnapNames.com Lorry.com lit up $9,289, PassportPhoto.com captured $5,928 and ShowerSex.com rinsed off $5,770. eAsia.com cornered $5,589, Gels.com gained $5,020 and DatingBlog.com unbuttoned $5,014

SnapNames had 17 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,801 that are listed below:

Additional SnapNames .Com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,801
forexexchange.com $4,801   snakeboarding.com $2,400
autoconnection.com $4,666 hdtvlcd.com $2,360
onlinebookmaker.com $3,710 headbutt.com $2,149
ziplines.com $3,433 newfarm.com $2,063
dogobedience.com $2,950 longweekend.com $2,056
stunningmilfs.com $2,600 contractorjobs.com $2,050
homebusinessforum.com $2,500 gossipstv.com $2,000
hotelsmelaka.com $2,500 triplecreditcheck.com $2,000
annuityproducts.com $2,450  

At NameJet Controllers.com commanded $9,100, DAJ.com contributed $7,000 and InternetJob.com earned $6,000. UCSD.com added $5,200, BedInABag.com rolled up $5,199 and IncorporateNow.com notched $5,101. MicroJets.com took off with $5,100, Creamery.com bottled $5,050 and WhiteGlove.com dusted off $4,637

NameJet had 19 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,501. Those are listed in the table below.

Additional NameJet .Com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,501
homeview.com $4,501   googlephone.com $2,615
trimax.com $4,088 headbangers.com $2,600
thanksgivingdinner.com $3,600 hockeytalk.com $2,500
wirelessonline.com $3,600 dreamstorm.com $2,411
e-market.com $3,505 nflforum.com $2,300
wwwhosting.com $3,200 stech.com $2,202
clubpenguins.com $3,000 insurancecosts.com $2,150
kilometer.com $2,989 anarchycookbook.com $2,099
totalhair.com $2,699 allianceone.com $2,072
0o0.com $2,625  

Back at the AfternicDLS PlacesToGo.com generated $8,995, CafeWorld.com cooked up $8,750 and OnlineOrdering.com attracted $8,500. The latter name had been purchased for just $1,770 in a Moniker/T.R.A.F.F.I.C. auction in April 2007. ElegantAffairs.com fetched $7,500, Debet.com deposited $6,500 and Cias.com sold for $6,000.

YouAndI.com captured $5,940, SmartBride.com banked $5,750 and Dating123.com counted out $5,500. McLeod.com and NewTruck.com hauled away $5,000 each while Edgis.com docked at $4,888. Local-Advertising.com landed $4,670 while ZooLot.com and Lajoy.com located $4,588 apiece. eConferences.com registered $4,500, ProgramManagers.com presented $4,388 and Trillenium.com tacked on $4,188.

The AfternicDLS had 118 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,000. Those are listed in the table below:

Additional AfternicDLS .com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,000
healthclubsoftware.com $4,000   pocketcomputers.com $2,500
distantrelatives.com $3,900 progettare.com $2,500
directimports.com $3,800 TimesSquareRestaurants .com $2,500
tier5.com $3,788 emailsuccess.com $2,488
businessasia.com $3,700 fishhound.com $2,488
brandanalysis.com $3,588 onlineherbs.com $2,488
hkbb.com $3,588 toybots.com $2,488
eddirect.com $3,500 urbancyclist.com $2,488
entertainmentextreme.com $3,500 multihost .com $2,400
legalfinancing .com $3,500 aninvitation.com $2,388
liquidmusic.com $3,500 automobilebatteries.com $2,388
ubfs.com $3,500 datafoundation.com $2,388
visiere.com $3,454 favornet.com $2,388
debtman.com $3,388 taxresults.com $2,388
psilink.com $3,305 metalguitar.com $2,300
caribbeanrecipes.com $3,300 nycarinsurance.com $2,300
sellthecar.com $3,224 scheduleanappointment.com $2,300
abc88.com $3,200 xraymachine.com $2,300
bcenter.com $3,188 advancedloan.com $2,200
querybuilder.com $3,188 communityredevelopment.com $2,188
reciclarte.com $3,188 momsmedia.com $2,188
topconnect.com $3,188 portaccess.com $2,188
cancercarecenter.com $3,000 sharecompare.com $2,188
leatherseat.com $3,000 tablelink.com $2,188
mixingboards.com $3,000 zoofind.com $2,188
pcscout.com $3,000 skinblog.com $2,100
samm.com $3,000 unboundbooks.com $2,100
santarosaca .com $3,000 capturedphotography.com $2,088
speedtesting.com $3,000 hairmajesty.com $2,088
wordmill.com $3,000 litigationpartners.com $2,088
easyrecycling.com $3,000 reducetheuse.com $2,088
earthclean.com $2,988 sattelecom.com $2,088
filmwatch.com $2,988 splashesofcolor.com $2,088
nibras.com $2,988 sportdaily.com $2,088
yourgateway.com $2,988 agedwomen.com $2,000
arados.com $2,900 brandauthority.com $2,000
californialifeinsurance.com $2,900 coaction.com $2,000
yourlegalteam.com $2,900 conceptsinc.com $2,000
drugspal.com $2,888 covis.com $2,000
layernet.com $2,888 electricpropulsion.com $2,000
globaltechs.com $2,870 ezdisplay.com $2,000
foodmachines.com $2,852 giftsandthings.com $2,000
leasingpro.com $2,800 groundguide.com $2,000
auctiondealers.com $2,788 higheredu.com $2,000
funarena.com $2,788 iels.com $2,000
justlists.com $2,788 inaa.com $2,000
swimspot.com $2,788 jany.com $2,000
empfehlung.com $2,700 karystos.com $2,000
champinones.com $2,655 mediante.com $2,000
generationpartners.com $2,590 officemobile.com $2,000
himandher.com $2,588 organictime.com $2,000
keysfishing.com $2,588 seela.com $2,000
music-forum.com $2,588 southpacificholidays.com $2,000
automotivecity.com $2,550 streamingtechnologies.com $2,000
bestofbelgium.com $2,500 studiodance.com $2,000
discountmart.com $2,500 swordmasters.com $2,000
fsqr.com $2,500 topmotors.com $2,000
laynet.com $2,500 twoonline.com $2,000
platinumfunds.com $2,500 uatest.com $2,000

The AfternicDLS had more than a dozen additional sales from their expanded promotion platform that places listings at other venues as well as their own. Using Sedo they moved Klappt.com ($6,347), Softmatic.com ($4,116) and Fliegengitter.com ($2,943). Mittelpunkt.com posted $2,541, DiscountPrinter.com churned out $2,500 and MyDine.com dished out $2,392

Also via Sedo, Vipere.com penciled in $2,258 while Mucoviscidose.com and Colloques.com collared $2,166 each. Hopitaux.com hooked $2,100 with three others; ColdEarth.com, TradeBeat.com and Wuck.com adding $2,000 apiece. 

The AfternicDLS sold two others through SnapNames; Ero1.com at $5,400 and In2Win.com at $3,188

At GoDaddy Auctions, Significant.com secured $6,005, MediaHosting.com managed $4,005 and two others; ElectronicCig.com and GoHockey.com netted $3,000 each. TheExpert.com piped in $2,560, IpeDeck.com displayed $2,100 and RockyMountainReport.com revealed $2,005

At RickLatona.com ManhattanCondo.com closed at $5,000 while iStockBroker.com and iBoxing.com knocked out $2,750 each. LoadBalancers.com booked $2,500 and two others; iDoors.com and iTurn.com tossed in $2,000 apiece.

 Afternic Domain Auctions

Country Codes

One of the year's top 10 country code sales, Grafikkarte.de ("graphic card" in German), led the ccTLDs this week with a $73,828 sale at Sedo.com. That is just one of nine solid five-figure sales on our Country Code Top 40 chart covering the past two weeks. You saw all of those on our all-extension leader board at the top of this report. 

The biggest ccTLD sale you haven't seen yet is #10 Secure.it (Italian country code) at $8,460 via Sedo. Sedo swept the first 19 positions on the chart and piled up 37 of 40 entries overall as they extended their dominance in the country code category. SnapNames had the highest non Sedo sale, banking $5,722 for #20 Hollywood.us (United States country code). That was one of three .us domains on the leader board, joining #28 Wine.us ($5,041) and #31 Halloween.us ($4,500)

As is usually the case, Germany's popular .de extension had the most chart entries with 12, followed by Great Britain's .co.uk with six. Italy (.it) and France (.fr) each had four representatives on the elite list. Here is how all of the country code top sellers stacked up for the two weeks ending August 16:

Country Code Top 40
 Highest Reported ccTLD  Sales: Mon. Aug. 3, 2009 - Sun. Aug. 16, 2009
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Tue. Aug. 18

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. Grafikkarte.de
("graphic card" in German)
€52,360 = $73,828 Sedo
2. Payment.de $50,000 Sedo
3. Trucchi.it €14,400 = $20,304 Sedo
4. WellnessHotels.de €14,280 = $20,135 Sedo
5. Cam.be $15,000 Sedo
6. Uebernachtung.de
("overnight stay" in German)
€8,950 = $12,620 Sedo
7. TopNews.de €8,330 = $11,745 Sedo
8.
tie
Forums.cn $10,000 Sedo
8.
tie
Live.cc $10,000 Sedo
10. Secure.it €6,000 = $8,460 Sedo
11.
tie
EasyPilot.be €5,063 = $7,139 Sedo
11.
tie
EasyPilot.de €5,063 = $7,139 Sedo
11.
tie
EasyPilot.dk €5,063 = $7,139 Sedo
11.
tie
EasyPilot.it €5,063 = $7,139 Sedo
15. Sedo sent an apparent typo of the actual domain sold in this position. Waiting for the correct domain name now. €5,000 = $7,050 Sedo
16. ClimbingFrames.co.uk £4,050 = $6,683 Sedo
17. SavingsBonds.co.uk £4,000 = $6,600 Sedo
18. e-Recontre.fr €4,600 = $6,486 Sedo
19. Aim.fr €4,400 = $6,204 Sedo
20. Hollywood.us $5,722 SnapNames

21.
tie
Cruise.asia €4,000 = $5,640 Sedo
21.
tie
eRadio.co.uk €4,000 = $5,640 Sedo
21.
tie
Lokalsiten.de €4,000 = $5,640 Sedo
21.
tie
Nextag.it €4,000 = $5,640 Sedo
25. AutoCrew.co.uk £3,250 = $5,363 Sedo
26. Voordeelpas.nl €3,700 = $5,217 Sedo
27. DVDShop.de €3,628 = $5,115 Sedo
28. Wine.us €3,575 = $5,041 Sedo
29. Forums.jp $4,950 Sedo
30. Terrassenstrahler.de
("patio heater' in German)
€3,500 = $4,935 Sedo
31. Halloween.us $4,500 Sedo
32. Testgenetique.fr €3,000 = $4,230 Sedo
33. Steinwerke.at €2,975 = $4,195 Sedo
34.
tie
BeProtected.co.uk £2,500 = $4,125 Sedo
34.
tie
GetGreen.co.uk £2,400 = $4,125 Sedo
36. FussballTransfers.de €2,800 = $3,948 Sedo
37. Voiptelefonanlage.de €2,750 = $3,828 Sedo
38.
tie
Free.asia $3,832 Moniker
38.
tie
Search.asia $3,832 Moniker
40. Maxime.fr €2,550 = $3,596 Sedo

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

There were many more four-figure ccTLD sales off the chart with Sedo accounting for over 120 alone. Their supplemental list was led by Prijsvergelijken.nl and SkiShop.de at $3,525 each and Wham.co.uk at $3,300. LoveGuru.co.uk coaxed another $3,243 while Kev.co.uk kicked in $3,053 and Wochenbrief.de brought $3,020

Sedo had 117 more ccTLD sales ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $3,000
netsuite.de $3,000   cachemire.be $1,410
therapiebedarf.de $2,961 cashmere.be $1,410
naaien.nl $2,891 cheapvluchten.nl $1,410
bananenblau.de $2,820 dastraumschiff.de $1,410
erencontre.fr $2,820 downloadpoker.it $1,410
hotelsfinden.de $2,820 flughafen.eu $1,410
qoc.de $2,820 gold-zack.de $1,410
channelgo.com.au $2,750 live-scores.fr $1,410
muschi24.de $2,750 moustache.fr $1,410
destinea.fr $2,679 netmarkt24.de $1,410
softwarelizenz.de $2,679 rtq.de $1,410
key.us $2,550 spieleindex.de $1,410
orienta.it $2,538 tintenland.de $1,410
abituraufgaben.de $2,468 trkye.de $1,410
janreisen.de $2,468 ujc.nl $1,410
filmweb.de $2,397 wein-import.ch $1,410
hotelscheck.de $2,397 youbet.es $1,410
aed.de $2,362 loft-ladders.co.uk $1,403
hausblick.de $2,327 bingoo.co.uk $1,396
sexfans.de $2,270 mietwagen-rundreisen.de $1,389
87.eu $2,256 ratenkredit.ch $1,340
sunfire.de $2,256 corrib.co.uk $1,320
wanner.ch $2,256 iluma.co.uk $1,318
onlinemagazine.co.uk $2,250 newlife.tv $1,300
playlist.es $2,150 alergia.es $1,269
morpeth.co.uk $2,137 bikebay.de $1,269
feiern-online.de $2,115 gartenmoebel-billig.de $1,269
intakt.ch $2,115 meisjesspelletjes.nl $1,269
justizauktion.de $2,115 copyteam.de $1,234
meine-gartenmoebel.de $2,115 holon.de $1,234
videobay.de $2,115 mooby.de $1,234
zentralafrika.de $2,115 keyboard.us $1,222
evolved.co.uk $2,060 alphatier.eu $1,199
balls.eu $1,974 mocos.de $1,163
qashqaiforum.de $1,974 drawme.com.au $1,150
alpeninfo.de $1,946 masshemd.at $1,128
winterhalter.lu $1,946 tinten-star.de $1,128
merge.me $1,900 mobilecomputing.de $1,127
red-star.de $1,833 statistik2007.de $1,114
rouletteenligne.fr $1,833 accountingweb.ca $1,100
altpapierankauf.de $1,763 itvz.at $1,096
schoolplaat.nl $1,763 hemorrhoids.us $1,095
d1spas.de $1,692 golf-regeln.de $1,091
partnerportal.de $1,692 grill.us $1,065
diebiokiste.de $1,678 360.be $1,058
abox.co.uk $1,650 co2watch.eu $1,058
virgins.co.uk $1,650 ergebnisse.eu $1,058
edel-weiss.de $1,622 isolationacoustique.fr $1,058
webadvantage.co.uk $1,584 isolationthermique.fr $1,058
ticketdepot.de $1,568 mobilebilling.de $1,058
greening.de $1,551 rezeptwelt.de $1,058
studentwork.de $1,551 willhelm.eu $1,058
wbl.de $1,551 alaska.tel $1,050
kelkoo.in $1,500 ecab.de $1,000
telecommandes.ch $1,500 lymphoedemtherapie.de $1,000
gartenmoebeln.de $1,481 payment.jp $1,000
autooccasion.be $1,450 payperpage.de $1,000
123-media.nl $1,410 poker.vu $1,000
bitdefender.com.cn $1,410   

At NetFleet.com.au Boxing.com.au punched out $3,154, Quorn.com.au added $1,992 and GolfShop.com.au chipped in $1,660 (these are U.S. $ figures for these Australian ccTLDs).

Elsewhere, Name Jet sold Share.me for $2,700, SnapNames dispensed Medication.us for $1,380 and the AfternicDLS unpacked InternationalMover.us for $1,041 through Sedo.

If there are country code extensions in our report that you are not familiar with, you can look up the nation each extension goes with here.

Global Contenders (Non .com gTLDs: .biz, .info, .mobi, .net, .org & .tel)

Like the ccTLDs, the Global Contenders registered one of the category's 10 biggest sales year-to-date in our latest reported period. HomeLoans.org did the honors after changing hands for $37,000 in a private sale. That was one of five five-figure GC sales this week, all of which earned spots on the all extension leader board you saw earlier. 

The top GC sale you haven't seen yet is #6 Parents.info, sold for $8,250 at Sedo. Wet.net was next at $7,012 at GoDaddy Auctions. While the .nets and .orgs dominated our expanded GC Top 40 Chart, .info also made a good showing with five chart entries including four on the top half of the leader board.  

Here's how all of the Global Contenders stacked up for the two weeks ending August 16:

Global Contenders Top 40
 Highest Reported Non .Com Global TLD  Sales 
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. Aug. 3, 2009 - Sun. Aug. 16, 2009
Euro to Dollar Conversion (€ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Aug. 18

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. HomeLoans.org $37,000 Pvt Sale
2. Immo.net $30,000 AfternicDLS
3. TermLifeInsurance.org $27,000 Pvt Sale
4. HipHop.net $13,000 RickLatona.com
5. Tipps.net €7,140 = $10,067 Sedo
6. Parents.info £5,000 = $8,250 Sedo
7. Wet.net $7,012 GoDaddy Auctions
8. Hypotheken.org €4,567 = $6,439 Sedo
9. Warez.org $6,000 NameJet
10. Fingertips.net $5,773 AfternicDLS/Sedo
11. InsuranceQuotes.info $5,600 Sedo
12. Cricket.info $5,550 SnapNames
13. Talk.org $5,100 Sedo
14. FCV.mobi $5,000 Sedo
15. XVB.net $4,688 AfternicDLS
16. DreamTeam.org $4,588 AfternicDLS
17. Cinema.info €3,201 = $4,513 Sedo
18. DegreesOnline.org $4,390 NameJet
19. ProfessionalManagement.org $4,300 Sedo
20.
tie
FinancialSolutions.org $4,188 AfternicDLS
20.
tie
K47.net $4,188 AfternicDLS

22. TheExchange.net $4,088 AfternicDLS
23. NMCCO.net $4,000 AfternicDLS
24. Steuer.org €2,800 = $3,948 Sedo
25. InsuranceRates.org $3,649 Moniker
26. TheFind.net $3,500 Sedo
27. Detox.info $3,050 Sedo
28.
tie
DietPlans.org $3,000 AfternicDLS
28.
tie
TheatreTickets.net $3,000 Sedo
30. Comptable.net €2,000 = $2,820 Sedo
31. MicroWorld.org €1,950 = $2,750 Sedo
32.
tie
eAgent.net $2,588 AfternicDLS
32.
tie
Streamlink.net $2,588 AfternicDLS
34. Methodist.net $2,500 SnapNames
35. FoodMachinery.net $2,392 AfternicDLS/Sedo
36. MyCredit.org $2,350 NameJet
37. Deguisements.net $2,297 AfternicDLS/Sedo
38. WeightChart.net $2,250 AfternicDLS
39. GameShop.net $2,206 NameJet
40.
tie
Dreamkeepers.org $2,200 AfternicDLS
40.
tie
ToDo.net $2,200 AfternicDLS

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There were dozens of additional four-figure GC sales off the chart. Sedo had the highest of those with Meteo.biz and Seitensprung.tel at $2,115 each. PaidSurvey.org added $1,750. Sedo had 20 more sales ranging from $1,000 to $1,692 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Sedo GC Sales Between $1,000 - $1,692
thueringen.mobi $1,692   pricecity.net $1,400
spielbank.info $1,567 ctr.org $1,272
dvdbox.net $1,500 devisen.net $1,269
gamesforkids.org $1,500 lcri.net $1,250
multitech.net $1,500 sexfilm.org $1,234
surfstick.net $1,500 elfenbeinkueste.net $1,199
krafttraining.net $1,410 kfz-versicherung-vergleich.org $1,128
poemes.net $1,410 akademie.biz $1,058
rennsteig.org $1,410 hotel-reservations.info $1,000
dvdcases.net $1,400 offersoftheday.net $1,000

At NameJet Humans.net nailed $2,109, ORA.net nabbed $2,004, Pals.net picked up $2,000 and HomeRepairs.net pounded out $1,310

Back at the AfternicDLS OpenCore.net clicked for $2,088 while three others; APS.net, GetSmart.org and LittlePrince.org produced $2,000 apiece. The Afternic DLS had 34 more four-figure GC sales ranging from $1,000 to $1,900. You can check those out in the table below:

Additional AfternicDLS GC Sales Between $1,000 - $1,900
bodysculpt.net $1,900   advantagepartners.net $1,288
a90.net $1,888 roundrock.net $1,250
nicepeople.net $1,800 chatsoftware.net $1,200
livemore.net $1,750 govcon.net $1,200
tradingonline.net $1,750 footsoldiers.net $1,188
sportsradio.net $1,700 gradnet.net $1,188
layr.net $1,688 lnnf.net $1,188
kettlebell.net $1,588 healthandwellness.org $1,150
egas.net $1,524 applicable.net $1,100
hban.org $1,500 itarchitects.net $1,088
keet.net $1,500 localwater .org $1,080
probiotic.org $1,500 blackbag.net $1,000
franklinpark.org $1,488 realtimenews.net $1,000
nuhealth.net $1,488 rent-car.net $1,000
etextbooks.org $1,388 testequipment .org $1,000
istria.net $1,300 usod.org $1,000
yapi.net $1,300 webvision.org $1,000

In AfternicDLS expanded promotion sales handled by Sedo, PetCheck.net chalked up $1,941, BestAutoInsurance.net covered $1,900 and ExpertComptable.net tacked on $1,116. Two others; YeastInfectionTreatment.net and ProductSearch.net each found $1,000

At SnapNames 4N.net returned $2,050, Stud.net stopped at $1,380, ComicCon.org conferred $1,250 and PersonalBankruptcy.org conserved $1,057

Elsewhere, GoDaddy Auctions booked $1,155 for BSUNet.org.

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 night or Wednesday morning we publish the highest reported domain name sales for the previous week. On Mondays and Tuesdays our contributors send us their sales data for the previous 7 days. We then compile that information and write this article to give you the most comprehensive 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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