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The Domain Aftermarket Crowns a New 2012 Heavyweight Champion With $2.45 Million Sale

Sales at the ultra high end of the domain market have been rare this year. Until this past week, only PersonalLoans.com had breached the 7-figure barrier - and just barely, changing hands for an even $1 million last February through  DomainNameSales.com. No publicly reported sale since then had approached that figure until Investing.com broke the drought with a $2.45 million haymaker this week to take over #1 position on our Year to Date Top 100 Sales Chart. ForexPros.com acquired the domain in a private transaction and immediately launched a global financial portal on the premier domain.

Sedo took the next two spots on this week's all extension Top 20 Sales Chart with EndGame.com at $80,000 and Latest.com at $28,624. They went on to pile up 11 of the 21 chart entries (the extra position resulted from a tie for the final rung on the ladder) including #5 Xuexi.com at $20,000. The .coms wound up sweeping 17 places on the Big Board.

By Ron Jackson

The week's top ccTLD sale also reached the first five. DomainNameCompany.co.uk sold #4 Fetch.co.uk for £17,500 ( $28,175). Sedo put a second country code domain in the top ten with #6 K1.de changing hands on their platform for €12,000 ( $15,720).

Two non .com gTLDs also made the elite list, led by Afternic's $13,580 sale of #8 CTH.org. Sedo also scored in this category with #11 Stromrechner.net at €9,100 ( $11,921). Afternic rang up seven chart entries overall with a roster led by #7 MobilePress.com at $15,000

Here is how the sales leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, Dec. 9:

The DN Journal Top 20 
Reported Domain Sales - Mon. Dec. 3, 2012 - Sun. Dec. 9, 2012
Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Dec. 13, 2012

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. Investing.com $2,450,000 Pvt Sale
2. EndGame.com $80,000 Sedo
3. Latest.com €21,850 = $28,624 Sedo
4. Fetch.co.uk £17,500 = $28,175 DomainNameCompany
5. Xuexi.com $20,000 Sedo
6. K1.de €12,000 = $15,720 Sedo
7. MobilePress.com $15,000 Afternic
8 CTH.org $13,580 Afternic
9. ScoreTicker.com $12,500 Sedo
10. SwissQuality.com €9,500 = $12,445 Sedo

11. Stromrechner.net €9,100 = $11,921 Sedo
12. PrivateStudentLoanConsolidation.com $11,495 Sedo
13. BuySilverCoins.com $11,000 Pvt Sale
14. JapanVisa.com $10,000 Sedo
15. FreedomAlert.com $9,500 Afternic
16. ProMotocross.com $8,988 Afternic
17. PearlSyle.com $8,800 Sedo
18. Severn.co.uk €6,500 = $8,515 Sedo
19. SkyZone.com $8,077 Afternic
20.
tie
AllScore.com $8,000 Afternic
20.
tie
Chuckler.com $8,000 Afternic

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 .com supporting cast of four-figure sale with Jack3D.com ($7,800), VanFun.com ($7,600) and TheBeast.com ($7,077). Three others; FamilyCourt.com, LiveLens.com and ZTN.com commanded $7,000 apiece. ZTN.com had been picked up just four months ago at NameJet for $4,412. 

CarHit.com and Revant.com added $6,550 each while Remunet.com notched $6,288. Gamescool.com scored $5,300 and Accera.com corralled $5,240. Sedo had 58 more four-figure sales ranging from $2,000 to $5,000 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Sedo .com Sales Between $2,000 - $5,000
achy.com $5,000   divineworks.com $2,800
aspenluxuryrentals.com $5,000 rainblow.com $2,750
pubber.com $5,000 wholesalebeds.com $2,620
eanswers.com $4,900 brugeshotel.com $2,600
hanwag.com $4,585 buzzspace.com $2,600
myhotline.com $4,585 cammer.com $2,587
avatarsolutions.com $4,000 greenmantra.com $2,550
intensegames.com $4,000 doctoreasy.com $2,500
nextoyou.com $4,000 embeddeddesign.com $2,500
pixiel.com $3,930 happykidz.com $2,500
dawm.com $3,800 lifestyle-living.com $2,500
energy-institute.com $3,800 theshootingedge.com $2,500
agencematrimoniale.com $3,773 toolpool.com $2,500
e-coins.com $3,700 wkmedia.com $2,500
artemurano.com $3,668 xxxpro.com $2,500
gymcloud.com $3,650 quikbox.com $2,495
vaporhaven.com $3,500 quickdesigner.com $2,489
kleiderkreisel.com $3,341 tvscript.com $2,400
ibc-group.com $3,275 questconnect.com $2,390
rpm2.com $3,275 salledepresse.com $2,368
talenom.com $3,275 t-fitness.com $2,358
coldlife.com $3,144 techwin.com $2,350
vidafit.com $3,075 trendyglobal.com $2,195
adlights.com $3,000 bibliotheek.com $2,096
cinclus.com $3,000 depot-vergleich.com $2,031
eastyork.com $3,000 chancesof.com $2,000
fictitious.com $3,000 fishrap.com $2,000
lasikeyesurgerycost.com $3,000 hieloseco.com $2,000
newyorkcityfc.com $3,000 myfreebet.com $2,000

Back at Afternic WomenInvesting.com earned $7,000, MentalNotes.com recalled $6,400 and CreditHut.com hauled in $6,250. Deiko.com drew $5,690, TheLongList.com landed $5,088 and two others, AmericanMarketing.com and LocalTelecom.com tacked on $5,000 apiece

RadarNews.com returned $4,888, MyDomaiName.com made $4,877 and another pair, OpticsExpress.com and Phronesis.com clicked for $4,788 each. Afternic had 94 more four-figure .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,500 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Afternic.com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,500
texthero.com $4,500   callaplumber.com $2,588
unii.com $4,500   flatfeelegal.com $2,588
unpark.com $4,500   holisticblends.com $2,588
oceansideresort.com $4,488   teachermail.com $2,588
moviment.com $4,388   cityelevator.com $2,500
rvcf.com $4,388   expertcircle.com $2,500
uwso.com $4,088   findfitness.com $2,500
infomatrix.com $4,029   lab22.com $2,500
connectenergy.com $4,000   lifecredit.com $2,500
hvaf.com $4,000   wassermans.com $2,500
babysbook.com $3,888   finews.com $2,477
inquisitiveminds.com $3,888   BlueStorm.com $2,388
Weih.com $3,800   garlandinternational.com $2,388
aussendienst.com $3,788   risparmia.com $2,300
3pix.com $3,750   BrandUser.com $2,295
fronesis.com $3,688   CurvesQuebec.com $2,295
justgeek.com $3,688   sensehealth.com $2,288
pasiv.com $3,500   mobileacademy.com $2,200
photosync.com $3,500   brightfunds.com $2,188
spottravel.com $3,500   echoconstruction.com $2,188
ourbackyard.com $3,488   purplemaize.com $2,188
machinerypark.com $3,396   freshgame.com $2,160
monoweb.com $3,388   justjealous.com $2,149
markcarney.com $3,277   hoyre.com $2,100
realestateangels.com $3,277   matrixcell.com $2,088
capitalsystem.com $3,250   bcsconstruction.com $2,065
hobojoe.com $3,250   globalchampions.com $2,029
lbinc.com $3,200   aerobictreatment.com $2,016
geekbot.com $3,100   9net.com $2,000
archivum.com $3,000   allaboutjoy.com $2,000
firstresorts.com $3,000   assetbacked.com $2,000
globalfastener.com $3,000   corporateproperty.com $2,000
soundhomes.com $3,000   drivercam.com $2,000
soundrealestate.com $3,000   ebarristers.com $2,000
beddingsolutions.com $2,996   ecombat.com $2,000
anml.com $2,995   FASHIONDUBAI.com $2,000
bioniclabs.com $2,988   fitnessdeal.com $2,000
canoeworld.com $2,988   floots.com $2,000
theperfectshot.com $2,852   front-porch.com $2,000
strategiccommerce.com $2,800   guardianproperties.com $2,000
qualityappliance.com $2,791   irainvesting.com $2,000
companyagent.com $2,752   ladyluxury.com $2,000
pacauto.com $2,750   realtimeresponse.com $2,000
telecomit.com $2,620   righttoown.com $2,000
HolidayBuy.com $2,595   saychic.com $2,000
KevinGilligan.com $2,595   siwar.com $2,000
apogroup.com $2,588   stayabroad.com $2,000

Elsewhere AbdulBasit Makrani sold EmilyJane.com for $5,165 in a private transaction and YummyNames sold OnePill.com through GoDaddyAuctions for $3,296

Country Codes

The ccTLDs were led by the two five-figure sales you saw on the all extension Top 20 Chart above - Fetch.co.uk ($28,175) and K1.de ($15,720). The highest sale from this category that you haven't seen yet is #3 on our latest weekly Country Code Top 20 Sales Chart - that is Sedo's $8,515 sale of Severn.co.uk

ExcellentDomains.ca filled the #4 slot with Cosmo.ca at $7,492 and Sedo rounded out the first five with Premi.it at $6,812. Sedo went on to sweep 16 of the 20 chart entries including the rest of the top ten with a group that included #6 (tie) Mehrmarken.eu and Photosurtoile.fr at $6,550 each. NetFleet.com.au got on the board with #11 JervisBay.com.au at $4,236 as did Afternic with #19 321.me.  

Germany's .de won the extension race with six chart entries. Three other TLDs had two apiece including Great Britain's .co.uk, Italy's .it and India's .in. Here is how the country code leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, Dec. 9:

Country Code Top 20
 Highest Reported ccTLD  Sales: Mon. Dec. 3, 2012 - Sun. Dec. 9, 2012
Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Dec. 5, 2012

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. Fetch.co.uk £17,500 = $28,175 DomainNameCompany
2. K1.de €12,000 = $15,720 Sedo
3. Severn.co.uk €6,500 = $8,515 Sedo
4. Cosmo.ca 7,345 AUD = $7,492 ExcellentDomains.ca
5 Premi.it €5,200 = $6,812 Sedo
6.
tie
Mehrmarken.eu €5,000 = $6,550 Sedo
6.
tie
Photosurtoile.fr €5,000 = $6,550 Sedo
8. Revant.de €4,500 = $5,895 Sedo
9. Nutzfahrzeugverkäufer.de (IDN) €4,000 = $5,240 Sedo
10. QuestionMark.in €3,500 = $4,585 Sedo

11. JervisBay.com.au 3,996 AUD = $4,236 NetFleet.com.au
12.
tie
Logoclic.cz €3,000 = $3,930 Sedo
12.
tie
ShopIt.in €3,000 = $3,930 Sedo
12.
tie
Smetteredifumare.it €3,000 = $3,930 Sedo
12.
tie
Twago.nl €3,000 = $3,930 Sedo
16. Doggy.de €2,800 = $3,668 Sedo
17. Asos.eu £2,200 = $3,542 Sedo
18. Artur.de €2,600 = $3,406 Sedo
19. 321.me $3,300 Afternic
20. Tiefpreis.de €2,500 = $3,275 Sedo

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

There were dozens of additional four-figure ccTLD sales off the chart led by Sedo's $2,646 sale of Eiswein.de. TFF.pl added $2,620 while Esepa.de and HRZ.de delivered $2,619 each

Sedo had 38 more four-figure ccTLD sales ranging from $1,000 to $2,085 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $2,085
southerns.co.uk $2,085   freedating.eu $1,310
inpost.co.uk $2,013 geschenke-online.at $1,310
enterprize.cn $2,000 juegoslogica.es $1,310
madeinusa.co $2,000 onlinetakeaway.co.uk $1,310
homeadvisor.de $1,965 sandrox.at $1,310
juguete.es $1,965 quickdesigner.de $1,309
xoutube.de $1,821 goodgame.cz $1,300
latlotto.lv $1,750 externehardeschijf.nl $1,245
schreiben-lesen.de $1,703 hotel-freiburg.de $1,245
bike-components.nl $1,638 sol.us $1,195
edreams.co.il $1,572 industryportal.de $1,172
goodgames.fr $1,572 astral.se $1,114
schilddrüsenunterfunktion.de $1,572 certus.ch $1,114
unisuche.de $1,572 erocom.de $1,114
rdx.com.br $1,500 kind.co $1,050
tigi.se $1,500 solis.co $1,050
travis.me $1,500 adrunner.de $1,048
bouwservice.nl $1,408 nebengebäude.de $1,048
iaai.com.mx $1,375 alamo.co.at $1,000

At DomainLore.co.uk OLS.co.uk sold for $2,415 and Expression.co.uk drew $1,191

NetFleet.com.au also rang some more .com.au sales with NewCaledonia.com.au ($2,096), TJ.com.au ($1,867), WaterPurifiers.com.au ($1,478) and ThePost.com.au ($1,312)

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)

After having no five-figure sales last week, the non .com gTLDs bounced back with a pair this week - the two you saw on the all extension Top 20 Chart above - CTH.org ($13,580) and Stromrechner.net ($11,921). the highest sale from this category that you haven't seen yet is #3 on our new weekly Non .Com gTLD Top 20 Chart - that is JUA.org, a domain that Afternic sold for $6,000.  

Afternic went on to pile up 12 of the 20 chart entries, including six of the top seven. They rounded out the first five with #4 Oculus.info at $5,800 and #5 Styles.net at $5,000. Sedo claimed the eight remaining spots with a roster that included #8 Gree.biz at $3,500

The .orgs won the extension race by ringing up 10 charted sales, nipping the .nets who has eight. .Biz and .info each had one. Here's how all of the Non .Com gTLD leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, Dec. 9:

Non .Com gTLDs Top 20
 Highest Reported Non .Com Global TLD  Sales 
(.Net, .Org, .Biz & .Info) Mon. Dec. 3, 2012 - Sun. Dec. 9, 2012
Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $) is Based on Rates in Effect Dec. 13, 2012

  Domain

Sold For

Where Sold
1. CTH.org $13,580 Afternic
2. Stromrechner.net €9,100 = $11,921 Sedo
3. JUA.org $6,000 Afternic
4. Oculus.info $5,800 Afternic
5. Styles.net $5,000 Afternic
6. Gaskets.net $4,500 Afternic
7. AmericanHomes.org $4,288 Afternic
8. Gree.biz $3,500 Sedo
9. Spedition.org €2,500 = $3,275 Sedo
10.
tie
FastLinks.org $3,000 Afternic
10.
tie
IveyPoker.net $3,000 Sedo
10.
tie
VKS.net $3,000 Sedo

13. BestDoctors.org $2,988 Afternic
14. Pornoizle.net $2,941 Sedo
15. Betson.org $2,900 Sedo
16. Pushkin.org €2,200 = $2,882 Sedo
17. Kerst.org $2,695 Afternic
18. Holts.net $2,588 Afternic
19. 161.org 2,500 Afternic
20. A2N.net $2,500 Afternic

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

Domain Name Industry Newsletter

There were several dozen more four-figure sales off the chart led by Sedo's $2,300 sale of iCamp.net at $2,300. They added $2,061 for HiDrive.net, $1,965 for Daydreams.net and $1,800 for Wilms.net. Enzyme.biz brought $1,664, Buscarpareja.net drew $1,638 and CleanBoating.org docked at $1,500

Sedo also sold UHR.biz ($1,297), Pisen.net ($1,250) and UD.biz ($1,192). Fassadenverkleidung.org added $1,179, iPop.org produced $1,100 and two others, Betrug.org and Delphin.net nabbed $1,048 apiece. FinanceFactory.net fetched another $1,000

At Afternic HR-Zone.net zipped up $2,177, PhotoPlay.net plucked $2,088 and two others, Baza.net and FastLinks.net connected for $2,000 apiece. Deregulation.org generated $1,980, Craniosacral.net cracked $1,755 and UNSI.org kicked in $1,688

InvestingNews.net banked $1,500, DinnerAndAMovie.org attracted $1,277 and TileArt.net displayed $1,275. GrayArea.org grossed $1,150, TheHealthConnection.net secured $1,088 and two others, MobilePress.net and Versalift.net, deposited $1,000 each

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. 

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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