What domains Taco Bell, Overstock.com, Enterprise, and others bought this week

Big companies make domain name purchases.

This past week has been a great one for end user sales. I’ve identified 23 end user sales (there are of course more, but these are the ones that stuck out). There are big name brands in this report, so read on…

Sedo

McGraw-Hill Companies bought WorkforceAccess.com for $2,500. The name of a new publication?

Raw TV Ltd, which owns RawTelevision.co.uk, bought Raw.co.uk for GBP 15,000

Enterprise Holdings, Inc., which owns the large car rental company Enterprise Rent-A-Car, bought ePops.com for $5,000. The company recently applied for a trademark for “epops” for “providing a web-based, on-line research community allowing users to share opinions in the fields of vehicle rental, vehicle leasing, vehicle sales, vehicle fleet management and business.”

Overstock.com bought Overstock.ae for $5,000

Austin based lead generation company Click Interactive bought CheapSecuredLoans.co.uk for $1,399

North Georgia College and State University bought UNG.me for $1,000. Perhaps it means University of North Georgia?

Afternic

Knox Photography bought KnoxPhotography.com for $1,000. It currently uses CKnockPhotography.com as its domain.

Heartland Food Products, Inc. paid $3,108 for TouchofaButton.com. It may be for this mashed potato system.

The Boston catering company that owns BostonCater.com bought BostonCaterers.com for $2,299.

Telecommunications company Cause Based Commerce Inc. bought CharityMobile.com for $5,000.

DropCloud, a service that lets you send large files via the web, bought WeDrop.com for $1,888.

IT company Stratus Technologies picked up RemoteAssurance.com for $1,200.

Contract research organization Cambridge Biolabs paid $2,030 for LabCentral.com.

Romance Writers of America, which is “dedicated to advancing the professional interests of career-focused romance writers through networking and advocacy”, bought RomanceSells.com for $1,000.

Delaware garage door company Clark and Sons, which owns ClarkandSonsDoors.com, bought the shorter ClarkandSons.com domain for $3,750.

Partners HealthCare system bought HealthHub.org for $1,688.

Here’s one close to home. Round Rock, a city north of Austin and home to Dell, bought the clever domain name ShopTheRock.com for $1,750.

Mumbai restaurant Cream Centre bought IceCreamWorks.com for $1,800.

First Step Finance LTD went global, buying FirstStepFinance.com for $1,500. It owns FirstStepFinance.co.uk. A no brainer purchase at that price.

The Haddock Family Foundation of Winter Park, Florida bought TrustFoundation.com for $2,397.

Ad TelAmerica, Inc. of Texas bought WeConnectAmerica.com for $1,200.

California fitness studio Body Therapies bought CoreMethod.com for $1,095.

Taco Bell bought CantinaBell.com for $1,200. It has launched a new menu called Cantina Bell that features fresher items.