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Last Domain Sales Reported for 2018 Include a $1.15 Million Blockbuster and Three Others in Six Figures

I hope you all enjoyed the holiday break and are ready to catch up on what has been happening in the domain aftermarket! This time out we will bring you completely up to date on all sales reported to us over the three weeks since our last column that came out before the Christmas/New Year's Break. The vast majority of these sales were from 2018 with a few more coming in during the first first few days of the new year.  

The 800-pound gorilla in the group was a $1,150,000 sale of DXL.com that James Booth of BQDN.com was kind enough to share with us. James did not broker this one but he was able to provide confirmation of the price paid directly from a representative for the buyer, Destination XL, a big and tall men's clothing store that decided to upgrade from DXLG.com, the shortcut they has been using to their site at DestinationXL.com. The new name is also an exact match for  their DXL Men's Apparel brand. This wound up being the third biggest sale reported in 2018 (you can review our final Top 100 Chart for the year here).

That blockbuster was accompanied by a trio six-figure sales rung up by three different sellers. Sedo nailed down the #2 spot on our weekly all extension Top 20 Sales Chart with a $250,000 sale of Taxes.com brokered by Derick Clegg. 

By Ron Jackson

The #3 hole was filled by Braden Pollock's Legal Brand Marketing sale of Surround.com for $150,000. The was a nice follow up to Braden's $350,000 sale of Packet.com that was charted in our last report.

The six-figure club was completed by the $100,000 sale of #4 Chivalry.com in a private transaction. This domain was sold under a payment plan that started in January 2018 and was completed in the final quarter of 2018.

Six 3-letter .coms made the new chart, with Sedo booking four of those, including #6 GGN.com at $29,000. They went on to pile up 10 of the 20 chart entries and helped the .coms sweep 16 of 20 places on the leader board.

The ccTLDs claimed two spots - #7 with the $28,999 sale of Honor.in through Keyword Acquisitions and #15 (tie) with a Grit Brokerage sale of Empathy.co at $15,000.

The non .com gTLDs also have two representatives on the Big Board - NameJet's $17,588 sale of #13 Info.net and Sedo's $14,000 sale of #19 Enhance.net. 

Here's a look at how the sales leaders stacked for the three weeks ending Sunday, January 6, 2019:

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The DN Journal Top 20 
Highest Reported Domain Sales - Mon. Dec. 17, 2018 - Sun. Jan. 6, 2019
(Foreign currency to U.S. Dollar Conversions Based on Rates in Effect Jan. 9, 2019)
  Domain

Sold For

 Where Sold
1. DXL.com $1,150,000 Pvt Sale
2. Taxes.com $250,000 Sedo
3. Surround.com $150,000 LegalBrandMarketing
4. Chivalry.com $100,000 Pvt Sale
5. FinalGoal.com $68,000 Sedo
6. GGN.com $29,000 Sedo
7. Honor.in $28,999 KeywordAcquisitions
8. DAZ.com $25,500 Sedo
9. XNK.com $21,000 NameJet
10. Riciclaggio.com €17,500 = $20,125 Sedo

11. Fridges.com $20,089 NameJet
12. OnlineCertificate.com $18,000 Sedo
13. Info.net $17,588 NameJet
14. EUM.com $17,400 Sedo
15.
tie		 AZH.com $15,000 Sedo
15.
tie		 Empathy.co $15,000 GritBrokerage
15.
tie		 Hapo.com $15,000 NameJet
15.
tie		 ManageMyMoney.com $15,000 Sedo
19. Enhance.net $14,000 Sedo
20. SlimCycle.com $12,500 Aset.com/Afternic

Keep in mind that these are the highest value cash only 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.

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There were 11 more five-figure sales off the chart with Sedo posting seven of those, including the two  highest ones - Paybit.cn and PetClassifieds.com - at $12,000 each. They added $11,614 for ZUJ.com, $11,500 for Bonus.com.de and $10,000 apiece for BTBY.com, Emprego.org and JetIn.com.

NameJet posted three more sales in this range, banking $10,000 each for AgeCheck.com, Pacifiers.com and PureFood.com. 

DNAdvisor.com also scored with their $10,000 sale of USAPawn.com.

.Com Supporting Cast

Sedo led the .com supporting cast of four-figure sales with NaturalCapital.com ($9,999), B86.com ($9,500), JetSign.com ($9,200) and EuroPC.com ($9,000). They added $8,888 for TheSimulation.com while Solaz.com secured $8,500 and Leggi.com landed $8,000.

Rallis.com returned $7,680, Inquis.com drew $7,500 and Keramik.com captured $7,475. EliteDerm.com added $7,000, SendByte.com brought $6,995 and AlwaysPrepared.com produced $6,100. 

Sedo had 71 more four-figure sales ranging from $2,000 to $6,000 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Sedo .com Sales Between $2,000 - $6,000
byolala.com $6,000   dentalfox.com $3,335
andwork.com $5,999 rotortech.com $3,300
gym24.com $5,750 hyvinvoinnin.com $3,278
dsbj.com $5,590 oodleit.com $3,200
bbob.com $5,500 thisisbetter.com $3,200
sportsbettingtips.com $5,500 optival.com $3,008
wecomics.com $5,500 anypayment.com $3,000
carehead.com $5,375 eurekam.com $3,000
heaviside.com $5,120 guialegal.com $3,000
crystaline.com $5,000 rulas.com $3,000
logiway.com $5,000 tudn.com $3,000
penker.com $5,000 theoldpro.com $2,999
slotsource.com $5,000 hypermotors.com $2,900
verusmedia.com $5,000 textilecenter.com $2,884
wikisoftware.com $5,000 claira.com $2,800
fxshop.com $4,610 claneo.com $2,783
aluflexpack.com $4,485 med-link.com $2,750
jennyhouse.com $4,370 cruiseatlas.com $2,737
raindropsonroses.com $4,275 lunchtree.com $2,700
88vape.com $4,268 sigma-group.com $2,700
controlar.com $4,255 jokerbox.com $2,622
adgamer.com $4,025 symetralifeinsurance.com $2,568
elyps.com $4,001 propertyjob.com $2,560
bigpresentation.com $4,000 800forsale.com $2,500
conjured.com $4,000 formmaker.com $2,500
adno.com $3,999 palmbeachstone.com $2,499
cubeworld.com $3,900 mightygroup.com $2,418
wisdomforkids.com $3,888 anyguard.com $2,300
slotszone.com $3,840 candyfeet.com $2,300
prepayment.com $3,795 cmcx.com $2,300
signetic.com $3,508 datack.com $2,300
aeroe.com $3,500 upscaled.com $2,300
daav.com $3,475 sunergia.com $2,184
splendore.com $3,450 luncia.com $2,155
babicare.com $3,449 royalpass.com $2,000
grph.com $3,449  

Back at NameJet BabyBoy.com banked $8,138, Fridley.com fetched $7,602 and Voka.com collected $5,755. LEDShoes.com kicked in $5,751, Olds.com contributed $5,655 and Woye.com went for $5,211. Headbanger.com hauled in $5,210, AdPlus.com plucked $5,100 and three others - Autographed.com, iFunded.com and Indore.com - sold for $5,000 each.

NameJet have 51 more four-figure sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,999 that are listed in the table below:

Additional NameJet .com Sales Between $2,000 - $4,999
newyorks.com $4,999   perfectbreasts.com $2,977
optimate.com $4,989 purecotton.com $2,911
maturedate.com $4,877 kohols.com $2,754
bookmarker.com $4,701 therush.com $2,750
oneoff.com $4,544 caroo.com $2,600
12887.com $4,499 corporatereputation.com $2,600
38856.com $4,499 beachmaster.com $2,599
55786.com $4,499 silently.com $2,511
55969.com $4,499 bbay.com $2,502
62889.com $4,499 z5z.com $2,500
66839.com $4,499 saper.com $2,433
66938.com $4,499 mobilesales.com $2,422
76855.com $4,499 lovington.com $2,400
79855.com $4,499 bluedelta.com $2,255
97886.com $4,499 66992.com $2,200
98355.com $4,499 tequipment.com $2,103
98557.com $4,499 screenz.com $2,100
coddle.com $4,230 customtools.com $2,097
movingvan.com $4,077 jowi.com $2,088
livinghome.com $3,804 toju.com $2,060
theparents.com $3,100 sushiking.com $2,020
cybit.com $3,088 thetax.com $2,009
shoptools.com $3,004 privateclinic.com $2,002
bellia.com $3,002 82336.com $2,000
onlinepsychic.com $3,001 vnsvns.com $2,000
interexpress.com $2,989  

Elsewhere, MediaCode used Afternic to move Mouthrinse.com at $5,000, InformationStart.com booked $4,500 for VisitGouda.com and Mark Levine's DomainTheory.com closed two sales -  Gigatone.com at $3,288 and Artcap.com at $2,500.

Aset.com added to their top 20 sale of SlimCycle.com ($12,500) with three more sales made through Afternic - Epiology.com at $3,000, USACT.com at $2,500 and TheWav.com at $2,000.

Country Codes

The ccTLDs were led by that quartet of five-figure sales you saw in the all extension section above with Honor.in leading the way at $28,999. The biggest sale in this category that you haven't seen yet is #5 on our weekly Country Code Top Sales Chart. That is a MagnumDomains sale of AHC.co at $9,980. Magnum has 3 other chart entries after documenting several more of their previously undisclosed .co sales.

Sedo still dominated the country code chart (as they usually do), sweeping 16 of the 23 places on the leader board. The extra spots resulted from a four-way tie for the final position. Sedo's haul included four 2-letter ccTLD sales led by #8 SV.at at $8,625.

Colombia's .co led the extension race with eight chart entries, followed by Germany's .de with five.  Here is how the top ccTLD sales stacked up for the three weeks ending Sunday, January 6, 2019:

Country Code Top 20 Sales Chart
Highest Reported Domain Sales - Mon. Dec. 17, 2018 - Sun. Jan. 6, 2019
(Foreign currency to U.S. Dollar Conversions Based on Rates in Effect Jan. 9, 2019)
  Domain

Sold For

 Where Sold
1. Honor.in $28,999 KeywordAcquisitions
2. Empathy.co $15,000 GritBrokerage
3. Paybit.cn $12,000 Sedo
4. Bonus.com.de €10,000 = $11,500 Sedo
5. AHC.co $9,980 MagnumDomains
6. Pflegekraft.de €8,000 = $9,200 Sedo
7. Square.tv $9,000 Afternic
8. SV.at €7,500 = $8,625 Sedo
9. Eat.fr €7,000 = $8,050 Sedo
10. LF.de €6,000 = $6,900 Sedo

11.  Küchenheld.de (IDN) €5,950 = $6,843 Sedo
12. Data4Life.de €5,900 = $6,785 Sedo
13. ZOA.co $6,000 MagnumDomains
14. Loungers.co.uk £4,500 = $5,760 Sedo
15. LeComparateur.fr €5,000 = $5,750 Sedo
16.
tie		 CB.at €4,999 = $5,749 Sedo
16.
tie 		Whatever.co €4,999 = $5,749 Sedo
18. Rentberry.com.br $5,600 Sedo
19. MDE.co €4,800 = $5,520 Sedo
20.
tie		 America.co $5,000 Sedo
20.
tie		 MOR.co $5,000 MagnumDomains
20.
tie		 PMD.co $5,000 MagnumDomains
20.
tie		 Shopee.in $5,000 Sedo

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

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There were more four-figure sales off the chart led by EQT.co and Valued.co at $4,980 each via MagnumDomains. They also sold EGL.co for $3,500.

Sedo sold Einzahlungsbonus.de for $4,140 and Gruenfutter,de for $4,011. They reported 14 more sales ranging from $2,000 to $3,800 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $2,000 - $3,800
paul-valentine.cn $3,800   isabelle.ch $2,864
gig.io $3,300 peli.fr $2,588
goodjob.co.kr $3,000 cashback.to $2,500
sportart.cn $3,000 gelegenheitssex.de $2,473
casinobonus24.de $2,875 goedfout.nl $2,381
freecloud.eu $2,875 bingo.lu $2,000
sogo.fr $2,875 mountainhardwear.es $2,000

Elsewhere, Format.tv changed hands for $3,500 in a private transaction.

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 (.net, .org and others, including new gTLDs)

The Non .com gTLDs were led by that trio of five-figure sales you saw in the all extension section above with NameJet's $17,588 sale of Info.net setting the pace. The biggest sale in this category that you haven't seen yet is #4 on our latest weekly Non .com gTLD Top 20 Sales Chart. That is Sedo's $6,000 sale of Resort.net. 

Sedo went on to sweet 14 of the 20 chart entries and rounded out the first five with a new gTLD, Mallorca.golf, at $5,486. NameJet filled six slots with #15 NationalParalegal.com ($2,500) among those joining their chart topper, Info.net.

The .orgs won a tight extension race, nipping the .nets 7 entries to 6. Here is how the non .com gTLD sales stacked up for the three weeks ending Sunday, January 6, 2019:

Non .Com gTLD Top 20 Sales Chart
Highest Reported Domain Sales - Mon. Dec. 17, 2018 - Sun. Jan. 6, 2019
(Foreign currency to U.S. Dollar Conversions Based on Rates in Effect Jan. 9, 2019)
  Domain

Sold For

 Where Sold
1. Info.net $17,588 NameJet
2. Enhance.net $14,000 Sedo
3. Emprego.org $10,000 Sedo
4. Resort.net $6,000 Sedo
5. Mallorca.golf €4,770 = $5,486 Sedo
6.
tie		 HYM.net $5,000 Sedo
6.
tie		 Pysche.org $5,000 Sedo
6.
tie		 Swarm.tech $5,000 Sedo
9. ORDB.org $4,650 Sedo
10. Seattle.biz $4,000 Sedo
11. Cloud.team €3,000 = $3,450 Sedo
12.  London.info $3,133 Sedo
13. GDZ.name $2,900 Sedo
14. Damascus.net €2,500 = $2,875 Sedo
15. NationalParalegal.org $2,500 NameJet
16. 1R.net $2,434 NameJet
17. ClimateRegistry.org $2,423 NameJet
18. HouseOfDebt.org $2,110 NameJet
19. CrisisPapers.org $2,100 NameJet
20. Thai.today $2,000 Sedo

CLICK HERE for our Year-To-Date Charts.

 

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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