Afternic Reports $2,1 Million in Domain Sales, Led By GoodNeighbors.com at $25,000
Afternic/GoDaddy have just sent in their weekly sales report. The list was led by the sale of GoodNeighbors.com at $25,000. Sales add up to a total of $2,168,125 .
.COM Sales
goodneighbors.com $25000
bangladeshonline.com $18000
45degrees.com $17000
NonstopFlights.com $16629
themattressstore.com $16000
localcontent.com $15088
easymarkets.com $12500
porkrinds.com $11500
netlotto.com $10000
cheapbroadway.com $8900
capitalcredit.com $8000
harddriverepair.com $8000
aegisinsurance.com $7500
gosstroy.com $7000
niagrausa.com $5485
7379.com $5000
eagleinc.com $5000
orli.com $5000
premiermatch.com $4999
sipandsizzle.com $4999
ce21.com $4800
TATASOLAR.COM $4750
agilewise.com $4500
revelmedia.com $4500
taggler.com $4500
cord-blood.com $4388
fxgate.com $4300
startingpoints.com $4295
macrx.com $4188
diytax.com $4088
conversis.com $4000
grabyourdream.com $4000
motortimes.com $4000
netleaseproperties.com $4000
pplife.com $4000
spacewars.com $4000
tutormarket.com $4000
vfinity.com $4000
investorz.com $3988
brandwiki.com $3888
blulagoon.com $3829
endetail.com $3819
achievethedream.com $3688
medkits.com $3688
realfoundation.com $3688
powerfishing.com $3588
ServiceWebsites.com $3545
estateguru.com $3500
healthyhomecompany.com $3500
IrishApps.com $3500
seamlessflooring.com $3500
MachineryAppraisals.com $3495
staffdiscount.com $3488
wisdomgarden.com $3400
thinkmarket.com $3388
budgetbroadband.com $3288
changecommunication.com $3288
drinkfit.com $3250
onesandzeros.com $3200
nanoexpressnews.com $3051
bestvaporizer.com $3050
outdoorvoices.com $3050
ardholdings.com $3000
blowingrockfurniture.com $3000
canadianexpress.com $3000
MerchantGuard.com $3000
purecomedy.com $3000
resultsnutrition.com $3000
runningworldwide.com $3000
worldwidedog.com $3000
nationalpestcontrol.com $2999
xhail.com $2888
apartmentready.com $2800
employeereferralprogram.com $2726
capacityservices.com $2688
gridsquad.com $2688
inker.com $2650
RelatedWebsites.com $2640
ARTherapy.com $2600
Creative-Works.com $2588
denvercounseling.com $2588
excessit.com $2588
deertrax.com $2500
exqu.com $2500
gamestocks.com $2500
getinvest.com $2500
indianachevy.com $2500
lingoland.com $2500
pokerpassport.com $2500
sellersedge.com $2500
sfshipyard.com $2500
texasbankruptcy.com $2500
therapeas.com $2500
tuneage.com $2500
BlogZing.com $2499
fingerprintpayment.com $2495
flipdaddy.com $2495
divaldi.com $2450
MSBLEGAL.com $2400
propertiesinmotion.com $2400
utahsurgical.com $2400
medicaledge.com $2395
schnabeltier.com $2388
tileelements.com $2388
medkinect.com $2350
asken.com $2300
customclubfitting.com $2225
attorneyintexas.com $2200
referralbook.com $2200
dialanywhere.com $2188
ombudsperson.com $2177
saltysweet.com $2077
2016themovie.com $2036
BelHotel.com $2000
bfpz.com $2000
churchball.com $2000
dotcomwebdesign.com $2000
freebucks.com $2000
globalsure.com $2000
hempclothes.com $2000
hempfarms.com $2000
hopnet.com $2000
mobstore.com $2000
niam.com $2000
rockrewards.com $2000
royalauto.com $2000
tradekings.com $2000
honeycraft.com $1988
niceelectronics.com $1977
palmerindustries.com $1977
isaacjoseph.com $1900
seekmap.com $1900
stormrecovery.com $1900
gogreenpharmacy.com $1888
Konfigure.com $1888
quotetoday.com $1888
theteaclub.com $1888
villagegreenapartments.com $1850
musicsheets.com $1821
civeo.com $1800
ILOVEWATCHES.com $1800
mxwg.com $1800
mediabangladesh.com $1788
scrapsoftware.com $1788
SlimNaturally.com $1788
deken.com $1763
i-90.com $1750
inherface.com $1750
tankswap.com $1750
trackor.com $1750
furniture4less.com $1719
tenmillion.com $1700
myanmartechnology.com $1699
ekotarim.com $1650
pencatalog.com $1650
alittleagency.com $1600
ASKMEDIA.com $1600
inclue.com $1600
motoxracing.com $1600
florencefurniture.com $1549
amgreen.com $1500
auctionpartners.com $1500
cigarsense.com $1500
grifas.com $1500
mybundleofjoy.com $1500
octanemotoring.com $1500
onewaysolutions.com $1500
sleepbeats.com $1500
eelectrical.com $1488
electricalwholesalesupply.com $1488
lotteryclick.com $1488
levelhotel.com $1480
burgundyfarm.com $1477
edu2.com $1477
support-logic.com $1401
HaveTheGoodLife.com $1388
explorafrica.com $1350
forexanalysis.com $1350
autolicenseplates.com $1349
freshrealty.com $1320
esdf.com $1288
venous-info.com $1285
my-share.com $1277
championboxing.com $1250
optize.com $1250
PHOTOLUXE.com $1200
seismicsurveys.com $1200
zakhermarine.com $1200
imarketresearch.com $1188
skipo.com $1150
syncengine.com $1150
confirmme.com $1140
mfgservice.com $1123
atlas6.com $1100
formyband.com $1100
oceansthree.com $1100
playerzclub.com $1100
RobotLoans.com $1095
bettersleeper.com $1088
youngarchitect.com $1088
blowtorches.com $1086
storewater.com $1077
intladventures.com $1025
aswarmofangels.com $1015
cpspayments.com $1010
grumblebum.com $1007
artcentral.com $1001
beechwoodpines.com $1000
cafehollywood.com $1000
citrusking.com $1000
continentalbridge.com $1000
crossroadsvillage.com $1000
epelle.com $1000
falcontravel.com $1000
greendiet.com $1000
hellobio.com $1000
nationalpizzaday.com $1000
nufunk.com $1000
socialvaping.com $1000
StealthDNS.com $1000
therapea.com $1000
travelopedia.com $1000
Non .COM Sales
diamonds.info $20000
cubicles.net $8500
hce.net $7888
tire.guru $5250
awake.us $5000
spore.net $3488
crecer.net $3388
ididit.org $3388
harddriverecovery.net $3000
orrageez.net $2995
cbos.net $2988
street.photography $2840
babynames.info $2800
boat.me $2500
healthcoach.net $2500
bally.it $2399
housemusic.org $2100
propertyfinder.net $2000
newshealth.net $1990
oregon.bike $1982
vert.co $1800
helpdesk.us $1750
ecoserv.net $1700
energyiq.org $1596
vdi.guru $1525
clutterersanonymous.org $1500
xbb.net $1500
medicalreview.org $1400
newyorkcity.guru $1325
whitelion.net $1288
whatspossible.org $1200
metadata.guru $1035
humanitas-international.org $1025
mp3bible.org $1025
queens.guru $1025
inventory.guru $1003
bitpay.info $1000
collectorsfirearms.net $1000
weba.us $1000
Sedo Reports $1,8 Million in Domain Sales! Malls.com Topped Sedo’s Weekly Sales List at $320,000
Malls.com topped Sedo’s weekly sales chart at $320,000. Highlights also include Lock.co, leading the ccTLD category at $10,000 and Lif.org, leading the “Other” category at $9,888.
Other notable domain name sales include :
.COM
1firstbank.com 20,000 USD
7sins.com 19,700 USD
ocg.com 16,500 EUR
appid.com 13,999 USD
easymortgages.com 10,000 USD
jnbank.com 9,999 USD
sk-energy.com 8,800 USD
mintai.com 8,500 USD
digitaldeath.com 8,000 USD
fortheloveofcheese.com 8,000 USD
nokas.com 7,980 USD
mynm.com 7,900 USD
7-tv.com 7,500 EUR
creditassist.com 6,000 USD
cheveuxbeaute.com 6,000 EUR
africandreams.com 5,999 USD
workmanagement.com 5,300 USD
respectjamaica.com 5,300 USD
motrix.com 5,000 USD
dronetoys.com 5,000 USD
appidea.com 5,000 EUR
snypr.com 5,000 USD
yofam.com 4,890 EUR
naturalium.com 4,500 USD
myporno.com 4,500 USD
vidsy.com 4,500 USD
outspoken.com 4,500 USD
ccTLD
ja.ma 9,188 USD
primetime.de 8,092 EUR
kijk.nu 5,950 EUR
c.ly 5,000 USD
briefkastenanlage.de 5,000 EUR
gra.co 4,900 EUR
querformat.de 3,800 EUR
lyrics.pk 3,799 USD
medcampus.de 3,500 EUR
sfp.ch 3,200 EUR
lineup.co 2,999 USD
natural-gas.de 2,500 EUR
entdecke.de 2,500 EUR
handwerkerwelt.de 2,500 EUR
gjeldsfri.no 2,450 USD
acouphene.fr 2,300 EUR
chs.cn 2,000 USD
casino777.at 2,000 USD
bushcraft.de 2,000 EUR
Other
collateral.org 8,500 USD
luster.net 2,500 USD
myuni.org 2,500 USD
moroccotoday.net 2,439 USD
fq.biz 2,400 USD
kredit-ohne-schufa.net 2,230 EUR
getback.net 2,200 USD
finde.singles 2,000 EUR
gagroup.net 1,900 USD
simulation.net 1,500 USD
recruitment-software.org 1,200 USD
sfo.info 1,188 USD
reddiamond.info 1,050 EUR
democrates.org 1,000 USD
boatshed.info 1,000 USD
houstondentist.org 999 USD
nvl.org 900 USD
log.biz 800 EUR
socialexperiment.net 795 USD
ixquick.org 750 USD
Check out Sedo.com for more information .
Sedo Faces Stiffer Competition, But Largest Domain Marketplace Still Grows In 2013
While Sedo seems to be facing stiffer competition in the domain name aftermarket, they are still the big one. In 2013, Sedo was responsible for 37,241 transactions in its domain marketplace with a mean average price of $1,893 across all sales and a median price of $577. This represented a three percent increase in total transactions over the 36,181 transactions powered in 2012 and an increase in 2012’s mean average price of $1,885.
With increased competition from the recently unified GoDaddy/Afternic, and additional players making more headway such as NameJet among others, Sedo is facing increasing competition.
The latest figures come from the results of its fiscal year 2013 Annual Domain Market Study that reveals domain industry trends and changes based on transactions in its marketplace.
As would be expected, .com retained its position as the most popular TLD in 2013, with just over half of all sales (53 percent) being for a .com domain. This represents a five percent increase from the year prior. In addition, the mean average and median sales prices of .com domains increased during 2013 to $2,235 ($2,148 in 2012) and $650 ($642 in 2012).
Sedo claims that as hundreds of new gTLDs begin to launch in 2014, this may be the last year that .com remains on top by such a wide margin. But others are not so sure. The .com TLD continues to grow even among a wide variety of alternatives and strong growth from TLDs such as .co and .me, as well as other ccTLDs.
And Verisign, the .com and .net registry provider, believes the growth for .com will continue as brands and individuals continue to seek out .com domains first.
Being a global TLD, and the internet being a global medium, registrants will mostly still choose .com domains first, Danny McPherson, CSO at Verisign, told Domain News.
But there is a demand for a wide variety of TLDs with market data showing 167 different TLDs were traded on Sedo in 2013, with Sedo believing this shows the market is primed and ready to take advantage of new domains as they are released.
“The market reaction so far to the release of new gTLDs has been tremendous – and with 167 different TLDs traded on Sedo last year, we are well-prepared to help our users take full advantage,” said Tobias Flaitz, Sedo’s CEO. “Along with the increase in new domains comes an increased opportunity for businesses to locate and own the memorable domain name they need to be successful. With new gTLDs, the opportunities are endless – and we are looking forward to seeing just how they are used throughout 2014.”
The popularity of Buy Now sales, where domain investors, consumers and business owners sell and purchase domains at a set price with no negotiations, continued to increase in 2013. Ultimately, Buy Now accounted for 44 percent of all sales in 2013 (up from 41 percent in 2012), representing a three percent gain over the previous year. As more and more sellers realize that end users want to be able to purchase domains quickly and simply, the number of Buy Now domain listings and sales has steadily increased.
Additional highlights of Sedo’s 2013 Domain Market Study include:
- 47 percent of all sales for the year were valued at $500 or less, while domains that sold between $500 and $2,500 accounted for 40 percent of all sales
- the first quarter of 2013 was the year’s strongest in the number of sales, accounting for 10,199 transactions, while the 3rd quarter was the strongest in terms of sales value with $18.8 million
- looking at the traditional alternatives to .com, .net saw a decrease in mean price to $1,384 (down from $1,880 in 2012) and .org saw an increase in mean price to $1,357 (up from $1,315 in 2012)
- the top three public sales for the year were jobs.ca for $450,000, body.com for $380,000 and a tie between yinhang.com and dji.com for $300,000
- more than half of all buyers throughout 2013 originated in Sedo’s two largest markets, the United States (36 percent, an increase of 8% compared to the previous year) and Germany (21 percent).
Fake Political Websites Draw Attention in DC by Philip Corwin, Internet Commerce Association
Controversy continues to build in Washington, DC regarding an online campaign against Democratic candidates for the House being conducted by the National Republican Campaign Committee. As just reported by National Journal, the NRCC recently adjusted the arguably misleading series of websites and “changed the donation page to make clearer to potential contributors that their money wasn’t going to the smiling Democrats pictured but instead to the Republicans”.
The article focuses on the GOP-registered website www.nickrahallforcongress.com which features a large photo of the West Virginia Congressman and then proceeds to describe votes he cast that allegedly could cost thousands of coal mining jobs in that state. The bottom of the webpage does display this: “Paid for by the National Republican Congressional Committee and not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. www.nrcc.org.”
An earlier article on the same website campaign noted that some of the GOP-backed websites were mimicking the design of the Democratic candidates’ official websites, and that the NRCC was purchasing search ads to promote the websites so that the faux website would be the first result returned when the targeted candidate’s name was Googled. That article notes, “Under Federal Election Committee (FEC) regulations, political committees cannot use a candidate’s name in a “special project,” such as a microsite, unless it “clearly and unambiguously shows opposition to the named candidate.” Some campaign finance experts and outside campaign watchdog groups contend that the NRCC websites cross the line and violate the FEC regulations, but Republican spokespersons defend them as “100 percent legal”. The FEC is highly unlikely to crack down on the practice because the Commission is evenly split and highly gridlocked between three Democrats and three Republicans.
With the FEC unlikely to act and the NRCC clearly not backing down, it will be interesting to see if any of the targeted candidates tries to shut down a faux website through an action brought under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). Like the UDRP and URS, that U.S. law prohibits the bad faith registration and use of a domain that is identical or confusingly similar where there is intent to profit, and in addition to trademarks the Act also covers “a famous personal name” (that could lead to judicial consideration of the issue of whether all members of Congress, as well as first –time candidates who have yet to be elected, are “famous” for ACPA purposes). One of the factors that a court may consider in regard to finding bad faith under the ACPA is whether the registrant has engaged in the registration of multiple domain names known to be identical or confusingly similar to marks protected under the Act. On the other hand, the Savings Clause of the Act preserves fair use defenses under the Trademark Act as well as “a person’s right of free speech or expression under the first amendment of the United States Constitution” – and we presume that the NRCC would argue that it was only exercising its First Amendment rights to criticize the positions of the targeted Democrats. U.S. courts are generally loathe to wade into and decide political disputes.
While the NRCC’s Democratic counterpart has apparently not engaged in such tactics (yet), we’d be surprised if Democrat candidates or their supporters hadn’t registered similar websites targeting Republican opponents. With all the independent money sloshing around U.S. politics these days it’s almost inevitable that such deliberately confusing websites will gain wider use as a campaign tool.
New gTLDs are likely to figure in this practice going forward. The Republican State Legislative Committee (RSLC) succeeded in its bid to acquire .gop as a gTLD for use solely by Republican candidates (no similar bid was made for an official Democratic Party gTLD). But the RSLC’s community objection to .republican failed, and the same portfolio applicant behind that bid will also soon be opening .democrat to domain registrations as well. So we suppose it won’t be long before these types of websites migrate to those new gTLDs, with the right-of-the-dot label arguably further confusing voters in regard to their origin and sponsorship.
All of this political squabbling will add an interesting background to any future Congressional discussion of the adequacy of the ACPA in the era of new gTLDs.
This article by the Internet Commerce Association’s Philip Corwin was sourced with permission from:
www.internetcommerce.org/Fake_Political_Websites
Sedo’s .CLUB Winter Sports Auction Starts Tomorrow
Sedo and Dot Club Registry partnered to offer supper premium Winter sports-related domain names never released to the public.
The auction features 25 premium .CLUB domain names, starts tomorrow and ends seven days later, on February 26,2014.The highest bidder will have the priority to acquire the domain.
Here are the 25 domain names included in the auction :
icehockey.club
snowboard.club
snowboarding.club
snowboarders.club
snowboarder.club
skiing.club
crosscountryskiing.club
figureskating.club
figureskater.club
skater.club
skate.club
bobsleigh.club
bobsled.club
wintersports.club
xcountryskiing.club
xcountryski.club
sochi.club
medals.club
powder.club
alpineski.club
alpineskiing.club
iceskating.club
skier.club
skiers.club
speedskating.club
Check out Sedo.com for more information .
