Editor's Note: I was away covering the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East conference last week so there was no domain sales column Wednesday, Oct. 23. However, I will bring you up to date on all sales reported since our last column (from Oct. 16 below) with a double length report that will be out next Wednesday evening, October 30.

Domain Aftermarket Explodes With 3 Blockbuster Sales Totaling $2.2 Million - One Ranks Among the Year's Three Biggest Transactions 

For the last few months we've been watching the domain aftermarket get stronger and stronger. Still, I've been reluctant to say we have definitely turned the corner after a long recession fueled drought, but it looks like now is the time to get off the fence. The past week produced the year's third 7-figure sale as well as two other transactions that each came in close to the half-million dollar mark. With the return of the market's high end, we're now seeing steady sales in every price range.

Veteran domain investor Rick Schwartz was the first I saw go on record that happy days were here again (doing so as the summer was coming to a close), so it is appropriate that Schwartz is the one who rang up the blockbuster $1,350,000 sale of eBet.com this past week a transaction he detailed on his blog). That is one of the three biggest sales reported so far this year.

We saw two other deals that would have led our all extension Top 20 Sales Chart in most weeks other than this one. WebsiteProperties.com closed a $450,000 sale of Shout.com and the ICM Registry rang up  the year's biggest non .com gTLD sale with Teen.xxx going for $400,000. 

By Ron Jackson

Overall, the non .com gTLDs had their best week of the year. Teen.xxx and Sedo's $56,000 sale of USA.org gave the category two its five biggest 2013 sales (as well as two of this week's top four sales, regardless of extension). The non .com gTLDs went on to take four places on this week's leader board with a pair of two-letter .nets also landing on the elite list. 

The ccTLDs were not as fortunate. In a rare occurrence no country code domains qualified for the Big Board this week and none even reached the five-figure mark. That cleared the way for the .coms to sweep 16 of the 20 chart entries, including the Go Daddy/Afternic sale of Skylofts.com that rounded out the first five at $41,250.

By the way, that Go Daddy/Afternic credit is a new one you will be seeing from now on. As most of you have heard, Go Daddy acquired Afternic from NameMedia last month. As a result, Go Daddy (who used to report only once a month, and then only their top 10 sales), is now putting out a weekly sales list that includes all of the notable sales on both the Go Daddy and Afternic platforms. Our thanks to Go Daddy Aftermarket Director Paul Nicks for providing this valuable new insight into aftermarket sales that will benefit all of us. 

The combined might of Go Daddy and Afternic creates a formidable aftermarket sales force. This week they piled up 11 of the 20 chart entries. Perennial power Sedo also had another solid week with five charted sales. Chart honors also went to Michael Berkens's MostWantedDomains who sold #6 Collectively.com for $30,000. 

Here is how all of the sales leaders stacked up for the week ending Sunday, Oct. 13:

There were six more five-figure sales off the chart led by the $14,000 sale of ROM.org at Go Daddy/Afternic. They also moved MeaningOfChristmas.com for $11,500 and PlumberInsurance.com for $11,400.

Elsewhere ChristianCalvin.com sold RaiseTheMoney.com for $12,500 while Sedo picked up $12,000 apiece for ExpressHomes.com and Pataya.com.

.Com Supporting Cast

MostWantedDomains.com led the .com supporting cast of four-figure sales with the $9,888 sale of DigitalCraftmanship.com. 

Back at Go Daddy/Afternic ThoughtSpot.com spawned $9,500, NatureSport.com notched $9,000 and OrganicShampoo.com got an $8,500 rinse. Surabhi.com secured $7,900 while NuevoVallarta.com and ServiceDepot.com drew $6,800 each.

PlantBased.com plucked $6,200 while three others; QOID.com, Ubersoft.com and WorkForFun.com, fetched $6,000 apiece. PureSolutions.com produced another $5,985.  

Go Daddy/Afternic had 210 more four-figure .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $5,500 that are listed in the table below:

Sedo's hit list included FlightReview.com ($9,500), TravelStudy.com ($8,000) and MVIP.com ($7,950). Dorita.com dusted off $7,500, AndersonCollege.com enrolled $7,000 and two others - Btool.com and ManyBuy.com banked $6,750 apiece.

Emmo.com made $6,749, Power8.com posted $6,000, Goedkoper.com captured $5,738 and Conticorrenti.com commanded $5,238. Sedo had 48 more four-figure .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $5,000 that are listed in the table below:

Elsewhere, Giles Coley sold CloudGuru.com for $8,500 in a private transaction and AlanAdlari.com moved Cariye.com for $8,000 and Bebisko.com for $3,400.  

 Country Codes

There were several dozen more four-figure non .com gTLD sales off the chart led by four sales at Go Daddy/Afternic. MyUniverse.org yielded $2,499, GoExplore.net and Reimagine.net returned $2,447 apiece and JustALeaf.org landed $2,250. 

Go Daddy/Afternic had 26 more four-figure non .com gTLD sales ranging from $1,000 to $2,000 that are listed in the table below:

Back at Sedo Livewetten.info located $2,025, Tassilo.net nailed down $1,890 and Charge.info chalked up $1,607. Aplausos.net and Soil.org dup up $1,500 each and Krankheiten.net crested at $1,080. SEO-Agentur.net added $1,079, Prices.org produced $1,013 and two others - DiscoutCoupons.org and Modafinil.biz booked $1,000 apiece. 

AlanAdlari.com also sold Internetsitesi.net for $1,000. 

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.