The first quarter of this year had a slow start .However,the climate changed in the second quarter and in the third quarter .

In the first quarter of 2011 there were no 7-figure domain name sales,while in the Q2 there was a seven figure sale: DomainNames.com,sold for $1 million,and also,in the third quarter there was a seven figure domain name sale : Social.com,sold for $2.6 million .

Here are the top 15 domain name sales for the Q3,2011 :

1. Social.com  $2.6 million
2. Aktien.de   $725,000
3. Grid.com   $275,000
4. UcakBileti.com  $250,000
5. DownloadMusic.com   $242,500
6. Republic.com   $200,000
7. Favorites.com  $165,000
8. eSignature.com  $150,000
9. CreditCard.net  $148,000
10. Beds.co.uk   $130,400
11. InvestmentProperty.com.au  $127,501
12. OnlineDegree.com  $120,000
13. Swag.com   $120,000
14. Minus.com   $115,000
15. ZY.com   $105,999

This year,the total dollar volume of all domain name sales reported in the third quarter is $25,5 Million ,8.5% increase over the same quarter a year ago .