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There was no
doubt about what domain would be topping our latest
bi-weekly sales chart after George Kirikos reported the
eye-popping $8,515,000 price paid for Gold.com
in March on his FreeSpeech.com
blog last week. The deal, brokered by Hilco
Digital Assets Managing Director Andrew
Miller (who also happens to be the subject of our
current Cover Story),
also takes over the top spot on our Year
to Date Top Sales Chart and it ranks among the 10 highest
publicly reported cash domain sales of all time.
We've
all heard the expression that something very valuable is
"worth its weight in gold." If anyone doubts
that is true of a great domain
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name,
consider that this one, from a weight standpoint, sold for the
equivalent of 243 pounds of gold! To calculate
that, all we had to do was look up today's gold price (just
under $2400 per troy ounce) at the site of precious metals dealer JM
Bullion, the very company that made the wise
decision to purchase this magnificent asset.
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While
the Gold.com sale may have briefly taken eyes off the red hot .ai
ball, it didn't slow the ccTLD's torrid sales streak. Led by
The $104,900 sale of #2 Crew.ai reported by Namecheap,
.ai piled up five of the top ten entries and six spots overall
on our latest all-extension Top 20 Sales Chart. Another
hot ccTLD, .io, took the #3 spot with a $70,000
sale of Mind.io that was jointly handled by Joe
Uddeme at NameExperts.com
(representing the buyer) and Efty.com
(representing the seller). To show you just how dominant .ai
and .io have been this year, look at our YTD
Top Country Code Top Sales Chart (the second chart
on the page linked to) and you will see that every one
of the top ten sales in that category have been either .ai or
.io.
On
the bi-weekly chart the .coms still narrowly
out-pointed the ccTLDs (10 entries to 9) with the .coms
getting top 10 support from #4 SocialExchange.com at $50,000
(sold through GoDaddy
by Bruce Sadowitz) and #9 Lumeno.com, sold for $25,000
at Sedo.
NameJet
pitched in too with three charted sales on the second half of
the honor roll.
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By Ron Jackson
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The
non .com gTLDs obviously ran into some very stiff competition
this time around the track but they still secured a pair of
spots on the Big Board, both of which were made through Afternic.
They collected $23,500 for #10 VVV.net and
another $10,000 for #10 (tie) Harmony.cloud.
Here is how all of the
leaders stacked up for the two weeks ending Sunday, May
12, 2024:
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The DN Journal Top 20
Highest
Reported Domain Sales - Mon. April 29 - Sun. May 12, 2024
(Foreign
currency to U.S. Dollar Conversions Based on Rates in
Effect May 15, 2024) |
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Domain
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Sold For
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Where
Sold
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1. |
Gold.com |
$8,515,000 |
Hilco Digital
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2. |
Crew.ai |
$104,900 |
Namecheap |
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3. |
Mind.io |
$70,000 |
NameExperts/Efty |
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4. |
SocialExchange.com |
$50,000 |
GoDaddy |
5.
tie |
Intangible.ai |
$35,000 |
Namecheap |
5.
tie |
Picks.ai |
$35,000 |
Namecheap |
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7. |
Handoff.ai |
$32,125 |
Namecheap |
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8. |
Sniper.ai |
$30,000 |
Namecheap |
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9. |
Lumeno.com |
$25,000 |
Sedo |
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10. |
VVV.net |
$23,500 |
Afternic |
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11. |
UTask.com |
$20,000 |
Sedo |
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12. |
Hoku.com |
$17,730 |
NameJet |
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13. |
U33.com |
$17,700 |
Sedo |
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14. |
Kili.com |
$17,100 |
NameJet |
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15. |
PrestigeProperties.com |
$15,500 |
NameJet |
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16. |
Reformas.es |
€12,500
= $13,500 |
Sedo |
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17. |
DataFusion.ai |
$12,170 |
Namecheap |
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18. |
Soccerverse.com |
€10,000
= $10,800 |
Sedo |
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19. |
SVV.de |
€9,999
= $10,799 |
Sedo |
20.
tie |
AISQ.com |
$10,000 |
Sedo |
20.
tie |
Harmony.cloud |
$10,000 |
Afternic |
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Keep in mind that these are the highest value
cash only sales that have been reported to us in the
past two weeks. 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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The All-Time Top 20
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.Com Supporting
Cast
Sedo led the
.com supporting cast of four-figure sales with Rixy.com at
$9,950 and AllTake.com at $9,900. AdlerCapital.com added
$8,890, Vocca.com drew $8,800 and FPAF.com
clicked for $8,500.
TeleSupports.com
tacked on $8,045, MathLessons.com made $8,000 and
ReelLife.com rang up $7,559. Lumite.com
landed $6,900 and two others - My777.com and NomoApp.com
- posted $6,000 apiece.
Sedo had 30 more
four-figure .com sales ranging from $2,000 to $6,000 that
are listed in the table below:
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Additional
Sedo .com Sales Between $2,000 - $5,988
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| raedy.com |
$5,988 |
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easylunches.com |
$3,780 |
| bestmilk.com |
$5,500 |
ai-robot.com |
$3,650 |
| getqualified.com |
$5,500 |
onskin.com |
$3,500 |
| 51t.com |
$5,000 |
spiriteyes.com |
$3,499 |
| agilesecurity.com |
$5,000 |
saveplace.com |
$3,099 |
| aptw.com |
$5,000 |
azpost.com |
$3,000 |
| matej.com |
$5,000 |
itdirekt.com |
$3,000 |
| vipselection.com |
$5,000 |
westsiders.com |
$2,899 |
| romancegames.com |
$4,999 |
rfccorp.com |
$2,795 |
| onecome.com |
$4,500 |
funkyfood.com |
$2,500 |
| mf7.com |
$4,320 |
geo4.com |
$2,500 |
| miee.com |
$4,300 |
totalstack.com |
$2,500 |
| loveplayer.com |
$3,988 |
favours.com |
$2,325 |
| demolishit.com |
$3,888 |
retroverse.com |
$2,160 |
| germaflex.com |
$3,788 |
ncwr.com |
$2,000 |
At SnapNames
iMark.com merited $7,250, EICO.com secured
$6,916 and AllAbout.com banked $6,399. OpenJob.com
earned $6,111, Movimento.com cleared $5,849 and
AirDoctor.com dispensed $5,069.
SnapNames had 27 more
four-figure .com sales ranging from $2,116 to $4,754 that
are listed in the table below:
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Additional
SnapNames .com Sales Between $2,116 - $4,754
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| niceride.com |
$4,754 |
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offshoreenergytoday.com |
$3,000 |
| helloagain.com |
$3,775 |
narayan.com |
$2,988 |
| lidya.com |
$3,588 |
caseco.com |
$2,900 |
| familydentists.com |
$3,450 |
pj6.com |
$2,900 |
| crypto8.com |
$3,305 |
spermtest.com |
$2,846 |
| investproperty.com |
$3,212 |
ranchette.com |
$2,655 |
| belcampo.com |
$3,210 |
db88.com |
$2,600 |
| cedin.com |
$3,199 |
starlitesandiego.com |
$2,600 |
| illuminet.com |
$3,145 |
staffconnect.com |
$2,543 |
| metalstamping.com |
$3,113 |
quantumfield.com |
$2,463 |
| abms.com |
$3,101 |
plight.com |
$2,458 |
| lvdou.com |
$3,100 |
mayfields.com |
$2,199 |
| medicalservices.com |
$3,100 |
arcglobal.com |
$2,116 |
| marku.com |
$3,049 |
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At SnapNames' sister site, NameJet,
Espinoza.com produced $6,951, TopRealty.com
returned $5,515 and CostaAzul.com attracted $3,987.
NewJerusalem.com notched $3,612, TruckTech.com
tallied $3,556 and SafeDepositBox.com secured $3,555.
Also at NameJet, SushiHouse.com
seated $3,400, RoofingSystems.com nailed down
$3,122 and MarineEngines.com fired up $3,052.
HealthStrategy.com closed at $3,006, ImpactVentures.com
provided $2,889 and Castaldi.com collected $2,789.
TheFountainOfYouth.com doused $2,489, EchoPoint.com
picked up $2,125 and RadicalRightAnalysis.com
sold for $2,051.
Country
Codes
With the ccTLDs
placing nine domains on the all-extension leader board above
you have already seen almost half of this group's top sales, led of
course by that big six-fire sale of Crew.ai. The highest
sale in this group that you haven't seen yet is the #10
name on our latest bi-weekly Country Code Top 20 Sales Chart.
That is yet another .ai sale - Alem.ai at $9,900
via Sedo.
Sedo went on to sweep the
entire second half of the leader board and 13 of 20 entries overall
with a roster than included a nice Swiss domain sale, #11 Inspired.ch
at $9,136. Here is how the ccTLDs stacked up for the
two weeks ending Sunday, May 12, 2024:
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Country
Code Top 20 Sales Chart
Highest Reported
ccTLD Sales - Mon. April 29 - Sun. May 12, 2024
(Foreign
currency to U.S. Dollar Conversions Based on Rates in
Effect May 15, 2024) |
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Domain
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Sold For
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Where
Sold
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1. |
Crew.ai |
$104,900 |
Namecheap |
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2. |
Mind.io |
$70,000 |
NameExperts/Efty |
3.
tie |
Intangible.ai |
$35,000 |
Namecheap |
3.
tie |
Picks.ai |
$35,000 |
Namecheap |
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5. |
Handoff.ai |
$32,125 |
Namecheap |
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6. |
Sniper.ai |
$30,000 |
Namecheap |
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7. |
Reformas.es |
€12,500
= $13,500 |
Sedo |
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8. |
DataFusion.ai |
$12,170 |
Namecheap |
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9. |
SVV.de |
€9,999
= $10,799 |
Sedo |
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10. |
Alem.ai |
$9,900 |
Sedo |
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11. |
Inspired.ch |
€8,459
= $9,136 |
Sedo |
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12. |
Chiavi.it |
€6,500
= $7,020 |
Sedo |
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13. |
SmartDock.de |
€5,995
= $6,475 |
Sedo |
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14. |
Challen.ge |
$6,000 |
Sedo |
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15. |
PayStub.io |
$5,999 |
Sedo |
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16. |
SmartSecurity.de |
€5,000
= $5,400 |
Sedo |
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17. |
Lighter.eu |
€4,750
= $5,130 |
Sedo |
18.
tie |
Fragrance.jp |
$5,000 |
Sedo |
18.
tie |
Zen.ca |
$5,000 |
Sedo |
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20. |
Chatbot.fr |
€4,500
= $4,860 |
Sedo |
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There were dozens of
additional four-figure ccTLD sales off the chart, led by Sedo's
$4,488
sale of Axiom.fi. They added $3,780
each for 3D-Konfigurator.de, Chiave.it and
KinderCoach.de. RealEstate-Consulting.de
delivered $3,472, followed by a pack of five German domains - 1com.de,
3Drucker.de, Drohneninspektion.de, Fahrrad365.de
and SaucenShop.de - at $2,970 apiece.
The Sedo hit parade
continued with BeyondDigital.de at $2,916, KryptoApp.de
at $2,779 and CareHub.de at $2,700.
Patriote.fr drew $2,646, Chamonix.it made $2,484
and three others - Easyversicherung.de, Kifferherz.de
and Zop.in - sold for $2,160 each.
Elsewhere, Godaddy
sold KRV.co for $3,250 and Virtualia
moved AGA.co for $3,000.
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
As noted above, the Non .com
gTLDs were led by a pair of five-figure sales made through
Afternic - VVV.net at $23,500 and Harmony.cloud at
$10,000. Sedo filled the next two slots on our latest Non .Com Top Sales Chart
with Catcoin.org at $8,640 and Eclipse.solar
at $7,500. GoDaddy then made the top five a top six with
$7,000 sales of DTY.vip and Play.club that
tied for #5.
We again saw a very diverse couple
of weeks in this category's TLD race with
10 different extensions represented on the leader
board. Still, .org scored a solid win in the TLD race with
seven chart entries, more than double the number of any other
extension.
Here is how all of the non
.com gTLD leaders stacked up for the two weeks ending Sunday, May
12, 2024:
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Non
.Com gTLD Top 20 Sales Chart
Highest
Reported Non .Com gTLD Sales: Mon. April 29 - Sun.
May 12, 2024
(Foreign
currency to U.S. Dollar Conversions Based on Rates in
Effect May 15, 2024)
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Domain
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Sold For
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Where
Sold
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1. |
VVV.net |
$23,500 |
Afternic |
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2. |
Harmony.cloud |
$10,000 |
Afternic |
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3. |
Catcoin.org |
€8,000
= $8,640 |
Sedo |
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4. |
Eclipse.solar |
$7,500 |
Sedo |
5.
tie |
DTY.vip |
$7,000 |
GoDaddy |
5.
tie |
Play.club |
$7,000 |
GoDaddy |
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7. |
GMAOnline.org |
$6,750 |
NameJet |
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8. |
Gifts.net |
$6,500 |
Sedo |
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9. |
Cohi.org |
$6,499 |
Sedo |
10.
tie |
5858.vip |
$6,000 |
Dynadot |
10.
tie |
737.vip |
$6,000 |
Dynadot |
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12. |
Guy.horse |
$5,700 |
GoDaddy |
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13. |
WorldLakes.org |
$5,259 |
NameJet |
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14. |
Cazino.online |
€4,000
= $4,320 |
Sedo |
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15. |
Infrastructure.info |
$3,999 |
Sedo |
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16. |
Chelonia.org |
$3,788 |
SnapNames |
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17. |
Struct.org |
€3,300
= $3,564 |
Sedo |
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18. |
Ice.game |
$3,500 |
Sedo |
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19. |
Esim.info |
€2,990
= $3,229 |
Sedo |
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20. |
ReynoldsRiskScore.org |
$3,199 |
SnapNames |
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There were over two dozen
more four-figure sales off the chart led by three numeric domain sales
at Dynadot
- 7000.vip, 8558.vip and 9889.vip
- at $3,000 each. Sedo had another nice trio with Aethos.org
and Piti.org at $2,995 apiece and WellspringChurch.org
at $2,990. Sedo also scored with YEI.org ($2,505),
FRU.net ($2,160) and Urology.org ($2,050).
At NameJet CPN.org
sold for $2,210, iJest.org for $2,102 and WNC.org
for $2,049. Meanwhile, Key-Systems corralled $1,600
apiece for NRG.club and Insight.club. Namecheap
joined the club with Extraordinary.club at $1,300, as
did Gandi SAS with Sake.club ($1,155) and GName
with K9.club ($1,100).
GoDaddy piled up
seven more at this level including Renaissance.club, Resort.vip
and TTT.vip at $1,540 each. For.nyc
added $1,400, DSS.biz and NTT.biz
banked $1,320 apiece and Civic.club claimed $1,100.
Elsewhere, OVH sas
sold Art.ink for $1,400 while SAV.com made
$1,000 apiece from Arizona.vip and Metaverse.club.
A trio of .biz domains completes the round up with
Psychologist.biz selling for $1,200 at DNC
Holdings. WPM.biz for $1,100 at Tucows
and VML.biz for $1,050 at CSC Corporate
Domains.
Now that you're up to date
on what happened over the past two weeks, check out how the leaders
stand year to date in all categories by visiting our Year
To Date Charts page.
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