DnJournal released the domain name sales report for the first quarter of 2013 .According to the report,the total reported domain name sales across all extensions slipped in 1Q 2013,compared to the same quarter a year ago .

The report shows that in  the first quarter of the year,the total $ volume of reported domain name sales across all the extensions was of $21,8 million.This means a 3% slip from the same quarter a year ago,and a 16,5% decline from the fourth quarter of 2012 ,when a total of $26,1 miilion in sales was reported.

In the first quarter of 2013,the highest domain name sales was Booker.com at $375,000 .There were nine six figure domain name sales ,which,added together came in at $1,83 million.No seven figure domain name sales were reported in the first quarter of 2013.Compared to the same quarter a year ago,when the two biggest domain name sales added up to a total of $1,85 million,you could see a huge difference .

Other highlights include :

• .COM sales saw a 6% growth compared to both the same quarter a year ago and the preceding quarter ..COM transaction added up to a total of $16,1 million in the first quarter of 2013,while in the first quarter of 2012,.com sales add upt to a total of $15,2 million.
• The year-over-year median .COM sales price grew by over 3%
• ccTLD sales saw a 24% decline compared to the first quarter of 2012 ,from $4,6 million to $3,5 million .
• The median ccTLD sales price declined 2% compared to the same quarter of 2012 .

You can see al the report here .

Toby Clemetns ,one of the the best known domain name broker,will speak at Domaining Spain conference,to be held April 25-27, 2013 in Valencia,Spain .

You can read the press release after the jump :

“Toby Clements, a domain broker in Atlanta, has built one of the largest and most dependable domain brokerage firms in the US, and is now billed as a speaker at Domaining Spain, the European tech summit.

Clements got his start in the domaining industry by accident in 2007, buying and selling small domains as a side job. Since then he has built up a brokerage firm that has done over $75 million in business, acquiring and selling domain names for businesses of all sizes.

Domaining Spain is an annual conference for domain brokers, internet prospectors and online entrepreneurs of all kinds. Internet professionals from many different backgrounds now attend the event in order to network, exchange ideas and learn firsthand about the latest news in their industry.

Clements says that for him the conference is as much about having fun as it is about business.

“I love getting a chance to talk with people from all around the world,” Clements said. “It’s not everyday you get to see all these brilliant people gathered in one place and ready to talk shop. It’s a thrill.”

Most of Clements’ business is focused on offering domains in highly competitive niches. Good domain names are valued not only because they make a business easy to remember for customers, but also because they can affect how high up in search results a website is placed.

“I look forward to not only speaking to the group,” Clements said. “But I’m also there to learn from others. Our field is constantly evolving and I find that the more I educate myself, the better I serve clients.”

Domaining Spain is held in Valencia, Spain April 25-27.”