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Biggest Numeric Domain Sale Ever Reported Reigns On This Week's Domain Sales Chart

A blockbuster $525,000 sale of 11.com, the largest numeric domain sale ever reported, crushed the aftermarket competition this week to lead our latest all extension Top 20 Sales Chart. The monster deal was brokered by MediaOptions.com (with help from Oliver Hoger) on behalf of seller T.J. Demas, a noted numeric domain name investor. The new owner is based in China.

Demas, who recently acquired 2400.com, said he will use that domain in place of 11.com as an intuitive and symbolic portal into the numerics-based landscape he's developing at E8.com. Regarding the significance of the number 2400 to him, Demas noted that the year 2400 marks the beginning of the 25th century and added, "the proceeds from the sale of 11.com will be used to continue research and development into the most exceptional of lie algebras first discovered in 1888, just 4 years after 25 nations represented at the International Prime Meridian Conference divided the world into 24 time zones."

By Ron Jackson

MediaOptions CEO Andrew Rosener also observed, "The sale of 11.com was timely as it took place just two weeks before the historic and arguably once-in-a-millennium date of 11/11/11.  We anticipate that the traffic on this unique day in time will be tremendous on 11.com."

Having raised the bar on numeric domain prices with this sale, MediaOptions.com hopes to top it with another domain they are brokering for Demas - 25.com. With respect to that domain Rosener said, "we anticipate eventually setting a new record for NN.com sales with a sale price exceeding $1 million."

The .coms enjoyed their most dominant outing of the year this week, sweeping 20 of 22 positions on the Big Board (the extra two places resulting from a three-way tie for the final spot). The first 13 names on the elite list are all .coms including runner-up WhistleStop.com ($45,250 at Moniker/SnapNames), #3 Cocomo.com ($33,000 at Sedo) and #4 TriSport.com ($30,000 at GoDaddyAuctions). 

The only non .com domains earning chart entries this week were #14 Solitaire.net, sold at Sedo for $16,680, and #20 (tie) UBO.org, sold at GoDaddyAuctions for $12,500. That left no room for the ccTLDs - the first time all year that no country code domains are on the all extension Top 20.

GoDaddyAuctions won the race among venues, ringing up nine sales, one more than Sedo. The AfternicDLS and Moniker/SnapNames also had multiple chart entries as each had a hand in two top sales. The AfternicDLS worked with YummyNames to sell #19 23rd.com for $14,300.

 Here's how all of the sales leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, October 23:

The DN Journal Top 20 
Reported Domain Sales - Mon. Oct. 17, 2011 - Sun. Oct. 23, 2011
Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Oct. 26, 2011

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. 11.com $525,000 MediaOptions
2. WhistleStop.com $45,250 Moniker/SnapNames
3. Cocomo.com $33,000 Sedo
4. TriSport.com $30,000 GoDaddyAuctions
5. Shersingh.com $25,000 Sedo
6. ChinaTrip.com $21,000 GoDaddyAuctions
7.
tie
ChinaGuide.com $20,000 GoDaddyAuctions
7.
tie
CMCHealth.com $20,000 Sedo
7.
tie
Averages.com $20,000 AfternicDLS
7.
tie
MarketingLand.com $20,000 Sedo

 

11. 9D.com $19,000 GoDaddyAuctions
12. eFlix.com $18,000 Sedo
13. O8.com 
(letter "O", number "8"
$17,650 Sedo
14. Solitaire.net €12,000 = $16,680 Sedo
15. Z5.com £10,000 = $16,000 Sedo
16. SinghaMuseum.com $15,120 GoDaddyAuctions
17.
tie
BigFishUSA.com $15,000 GoDaddyAuctions
17.
tie
CloudMenu.com $15,000 GoDaddyAuctions
19. 23rd.com $14,300 YummyNames/
AfternicDLS
20.
tie
UBO.org $12,500 GoDaddyAuctions
20.
tie
WhiskyAdvocate.com $12,500 GoDaddyAuctions
20.
tie
Routing.com $12,500 Moniker/SnapNames

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.

There were four more five-figure sales just off the chart. The AfternicDLS moved FamilyTimeline.com for $11,500 and OxfordBrand.com (on behalf of BrandButton.com) for $10,000, while Sedo sold MinMin.com and Posteu.com for €8,000 ($11,120) each

.Com Supporting Cast

The AfternicDLs led the four-figure .com supporting cast with BespokeSoftware.com at $8,800 and Archetyp.com at $8,288. BHRT.com brought $8,000, Dupray.com produced $6,600 and TTCP.com posted $6,400

JoyDrop.com drew $6,000, RiseAndFall.com fetched $5,490 and three others; JobsNetwork,com, Kokomo.com and NoteMaker.com notched $5,000 apiece. CurrentData.com kicked in $4,995 and TopStone.com cracked $4,600

The AfternicDLS had 76 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,000 that are listed in the table below:

Additional AfternicDLS .com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,000
h2d2.com $4,000   strategicresourcing.com $2,888
thinfast.com $4,000 relaxnet.com $2,787
db-i.com $3,988 buzzbaseball.com $2,710
hologramas.com $3,988 lottosale.com $2,688
investorradio.com $3,750 directrepair.com $2,588
companyevents.com $3,688 goodstats.com $2,588
artmovement.com $3,588 gstation.com $2,588
reinventamerica.com $3,588 hairup.com $2,588
glinet.com $3,500 qsos.com $2,567
ifreemusic.com $3,500 drvisits.com $2,500
maide.com $3,388 naturalnectars.com $2,500
thesmartphone.com $3,388 starcable.com $2,500
mcin.com $3,373 sweetestspot.com $2,500
standardmarine.com $3,321 yourhappiness.com $2,488
tradersunion.com $3,321 itamerica.com $2,450
kebabexpress.com $3,288 themercantile.com $2,388
spendbetter.com $3,288 theloanfactory.com $2,288
prepsoccer.com $3,280 timetoenjoy.com $2,250
tomsautos.com $3,230 venturecatalysts.com $2,200
suredeal.com $3,194 yeswine.com $2,200
exportlink.com $3,188 cashbelt.com $2,188
karatay.com $3,188 darbari.com $2,188
valleytrust.com $3,188 patentregistry.com $2,188
worldcarrier.com $3,188 sarasotahousing.com $2,188
switcha.com $3,100 globalgetaways.com $2,150
purecanesugar.com $3,088 alittehad.com $2,100
adventuretraveldeals.com $3,000 thecouponpro.com $2,100
gdba.com $3,000 microbuy.com $2,088
getweird.com $3,000 suredeals.com $2,088
houseofmedia.com $3,000 parktips.com $2,070
mytub.com $3,000 adexplorer.com $2,000
nationalreport.com $3,000 biocasa.com $2,000
planetsuccess.com $3,000 dreamhoneymoon.com $2,000
snowbirdrentals.com $3,000 mindtherapy.com $2,000
y-a-m.com $3,000 sneakerinfo.com $2,000
easybusy.com $2,900 tourguru.com $2,000
goodstat.com $2,888 trendable.com $2,000
recoverymedia.com $2,888 ysnetwork.com $2,000

Back at Sedo SizeChart.com chalked up $8,000, Parafarmaci.com dispensed $6,950 and TeamPool.com made a $6,255 splash. AllAboutMobile.com connected for $6,047, ADMSolutions.com added $5,560 and two others; Feurer.com and WithUp.com went for $5,000 each

SpeedFitness.com spawned $4,995, View21.com captured $4,800 and SaltLakeCityRestaurants.com served up $4,706. Holiday4Two.com booked $4,500 and Promma.com provided $4,100

Sedo had 39 more .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $3,800 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Sedo .com Sales Between $2,000 - $3,800
evatrio.com $3,800   voicetotextsoftware.com $2,400
gamecell.com $3,800 imedicina.com $2,363
correias.com $3,500 mokumegane.com $2,300
getpros.com $3,500 immotool.com $2,224
universalstore.com $3,500 powert.com $2,224
evolveip.com $3,475 planungsbuero.com $2,085
option365.com $3,475 t-up.com $2,050
institutmarques.com $3,128 uhkapelit.com $2,016
adfiles.com $3,000 1stavailable.com $2,000
cloudbooking.com $3,000 88poker.com $2,000
gamelove.com $3,000 beautifulvillage.com $2,000
coastalvillas.com $2,856 bluestars.com $2,000
shuyouge.com $2,780 foodforward.com $2,000
clickntrip.com $2,750 jatop.com $2,000
whyus.com $2,650 makemymenu.com $2,000
folie.com $2,572 mcshark.com $2,000
rsford.com $2,501 nationalchannel.com $2,000
bhoga.com $2,500 valuehub.com $2,000
oddsonbetting.com $2,500 vubank.com $2,000
realtornow.com $2,500  

Sedo also teamed up with Moniker/SnapNames to sell OHLA.com for $6,950.  

The Moniker/SnapNames roster also included GayForIt.com ($7,556), Ischemia.com ($7,500) and TEEB.com ($5,250). NitroBlast.com blew up $4,500, BidetShop.com banked $3,804 and GlueGun.com adhered to $3,800. PanOptix.com pulled $3,000, Mov6.com commanded $2,600 and two others; BeLightweight.com and RapidMarine.com docked at $2,500 apiece. FlyingCross.com contributed another $2,000

YummyNames sold DomainWatch.com for $4,000 and racked up some additional sales through their partnerships, including FANU.com ($4,277 with GoDaddyAuctions), and Capital Benefits.com ($2,500) and MuscleShack.com ($2,350) with the AfternicDLS. 

Elsewhere DomainersCorner.com sold EZHealthCare.com for $2,500

 Afternic Domain Auctions

Country Codes

This was a very unusual week for the ccTLDs as none cracked the five-figure barrier, a level this group consistently breaches. That left the door open for eParking.co to claim the lead position on our new Country Code Top 20 Sales Chart with a $7,000 sale at Sedo. They rang up the top three sales, including two that tied for the runner-up spot; Moog.fr and OnlineLiga.de at $6,950 each

DomainLore.co.uk filled the #4 hole with HA.co.uk at $6,880 and also scored with #6 Destiny.co.uk ($5,920) and #15 HenParties.co.uk ($3,544). Sedo claimed all of the remaining positions on the leader board. 

As they so often do, the .de domains (Germany's popular country code) took the most chart entries with seven, followed by Great Britain's .co.uk with three. France's .fr, Mexico's .mx and the European Union's .eu each had a pair of places on the elite list.

 Here is how the ccTLD leaders stacked up for the week ending October 23:

Country Code Top 20
 Highest Reported ccTLD  Sales: Mon. Oct. 17, 2011 - Sun. Oct. 23, 2011
Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Oct. 26, 2011

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1 eParking.co $7,000 Sedo
2.
tie
Moog.fr €5,000 = $6,950 Sedo
2.
tie
OnlineLiga.de €5,000 = $6,950 Sedo
4. HA.co.uk £4,300 = $6,880 DomainLore.co.uk
5. Meristation.mx $6,000 Sedo
6. Destiny.co.uk £3,700 = $5,920 DomainLore.co.uk
7.
tie
Licht.eu €4,000 = $5,560 Sedo
7.
tie
MobiSave.de €4,000 = $5,560 Sedo
7.
tie
NagelStudios.nl €4,000 = $5,560 Sedo
10. Matrimonios.cl €3,500 = $4,865 Sedo

11. Hundeland.de €3,400 = $4,726 Sedo
12. Discipline.eu €2,950 = $4,101 Sedo
13. Bets.tv $3,999 Sedo
14. Voiturettes.fr €2,700 = $3,753 Sedo
15. HenParties.co.uk £2,215 = $3,544 DomainLore.co.uk
16.
tie
Eurozaun.de €2,500 = $3,475 Sedo
16.
tie
Gojo.de €2,500 = $3,475 Sedo
18. Play.mx $2,900 Sedo
19. PartnerFonds.de €2,000 = $2,780 Sedo
20. Bestatter-Hannover.de €1,950 = $2,711 Sedo

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

There were several dozen additional four-figure ccTLD sales off the chart led by DomainLore's $2,498 sale of Spanking.co.uk. They also sold PDA.co.uk ($2,400), StudentLoan.org.uk ($2,002), HotelInLondon.co.uk ($1,376) and Maiden.co.uk ($1,042). 

Back at Sedo, Grisbi.it grossed $2,433 while three others; e-Bijoux.fr, Muskelaufbau.eu and Piccolo.ch chipped in $2,085 each

Sedo had 37 more four-figure ccTLD sales ranging form $1,000 to $2,000 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $2,000
aco.co.kr $2,000   tagesgeldkonto.eu $1,389
ritmolatino.it $1,750 richter-dtp.de $1,355
behome.co.uk $1,680 cimt.co.uk $1,320
fundraise.co.uk $1,678 collaborate.us $1,300
e-gas.de $1,668 gad.fr $1,251
jonglage.de $1,668 rentenversicherung.eu $1,251
stevig.nl $1,654 jeremy.me $1,250
popped.co.uk $1,600 golfbetting.co.uk $1,229
yipyap.co.uk $1,600 mechanicaljobs.co.za $1,200
hi-tec.co.uk $1,587 darts-shop.de $1,182
myplus.de $1,585 reclam.be $1,182
astral.de $1,529 reformkost.de $1,182
fashionworld.de $1,501 reducemybills.co.uk $1,120
ilasik.mx $1,500 singleseniors.co.uk $1,112
sanitätshäuser.ch $1,460 seniorsingles.co.uk $1,050
allwatches.co.uk $1,440 onlinevergleich24.de $1,043
bet.im $1,390 wood4art.be $1,043
findjobs.co.in $1,390 zahn-weh.de $1,043
lbr.fr $1,390   

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

Non .com gTLDs (.biz, .info, .mobi, .net, .org, .asia, .pro & .tel)

A pair of five-figure sales that you saw in the all extension section above set the pace for the non .com gTLDs this week. Those two; Solitaire.net ($16,680) and UBO.org ($12,500) fill the first two places on our new Non .Com gTLD Top 20 Chart

The #3 position goes to the highest sale you haven't yet seen in this category, HealthCareInsurance.org at $7,000 via the AfternicDLS. Sedo rounded out the top five with Finish.org at $5,000 and Synchrony.net at $4,875.

The race among extensions couldn't have been closer this week. The .orgs wound up nipping the .nets by taking 11 chart entries while the .nets claimed 10 (the extra position resulted from a tie for the final spot).

Here's how all of the Non .Com gTLD leaders stacked up for the week ending October 23:

Non .Com gTLDs Top 20
 Highest Reported Non .Com Global TLD  Sales 
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. Oct. 17, 2011 - Sun. Oct. 23, 2011
Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Oct. 26, 2011

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. Solitaire.net €12,000 = $16,680 Sedo
2. UBO.org $12,500 GoDaddyAuctions
3. HealthCareInsurance.org $7,000 AfternicDLS
4. Finish.org $5,000 Sedo
5. Synchrony.net $4,875 Sedo
6.
tie
Dear.org $3,500 AfternicDLS
6.
tie
Limitless.net $3,500 AfternicDLS
6.
tie
SalesJobs.org $3,500 Sedo
9. AutoExpress.net $3,488 AfternicDLS
10. Roadworks.org $3,000 Sedo

11. WhiteSpaces.net $2,788 AfternicDLS
12. InlineSkates.org €2,000 = $2,780 Sedo
13. JPSA.net $2,643 AfternicDLS
14. Operable.net €1,800 = $2,502 Sedo
15.
tie
HotelJobs.org $2,500 Sedo
15.
tie
ISBC.net $2,500 AfternicDLS
15.
tie
NEGU.org $2,500 AfternicDLS
18. GlassCeiling.org $2,150 AfternicDLS
19.
tie
LCDTVs.net $2,000 Sedo
19.
tie
OpenForum.net $2,000 AfternicDLS
19.
tie
Trendspotter.org $2,000 AfternicDLS

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

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There were several dozen additional four-figure non .com gTLD sales just off the chart led by Sedo's $1,995 sale of Fitness-Equipment.net. Their roster also included Schweizer-kredit.org ($1,390), Massanzuege.net ($1,251) and Energia-solar.net ($1,182). Felge.org added $1,112, Fernkurse.org  clicked for $1,043 and Ruletaenvivo.org generated $1,000

Back at the AfternicDLS Earthmovers.net dug up $1,888, VeteransOfAmerica.org attracted $1,788 and Tuku.net nailed down $1,698

The AfternicDLS had 16 more four-figure sales in this category ranging from $1,000 to $1,500. Those are listed in the table below.

Additional AfternicDLS Non .com gTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $1,500
sparetime.org $1,500   thebillofrights.org $1,200
superhealth.org $1,488 phenobarbital.net $1,188
ChelseaNY.net $1,485 wair.net $1,188
ChelseaNYC.net $1,485 sintegra.net $1,138
bodyjewel.net $1,300 golfcharity.org $1,105
outofsite.net $1,288 artemedia.net $1,100
lucina.net $1,250 housesmart.net $1,100
cockroach.net $1,200 tuabogado.net $1,000

The AfternicDLS also teamed up with Moniker/SnapNames to sell MindMattters.net for $1,688.

Moniker/SnapNames also gets credit for selling Ultra.org for $1,855 and WOT.net for $1,006

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 Wednesday 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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