Miami’s airport and a Boston sports network among end user domain name buyers.
Afternic released a double report of domain sales this week covering the past two weeks. Here are 33 end user domain name sales from the list.
Environmental company Summerhill Group bought Summerhill.com for $12,500.
Clearwater Seafoods in Nova Scotia bought ClearwaterLobster.com for $1,088.
Energise Health Management in Sydney, Australia, which offers tennis fitness conditioning, bought TennisFitness.com for $2,000. It owns the .com.au version already.
Institute and Faculty of Actuaries bought IFOA.com for $8,170 and IFOA.net for $1,080. It may have also bought IFOA.org on Sedo, but that domain is still pending transfer.
Dash Financial in Chicago bought DASHOS.com for $1,500.
Miami-Dade Airport bought OURMIA.com for $3,900. Its web site is Miami-Airport.com.
Docmate, a service that helps people find local doctors that accept their insurance, bought Docmate.com for $2,250. It had been using Docmate.co, which now forwards to the .com.
Software defined storage company SwiftStack bought GetSwift.com for $3,390.
The owner of MusicalSolutions.com bought the matching .net for $1,288.
PCL Constructors Inc. in Edmonton already owns PCL.com. It added PCLEnergy.com for $1,095.
Arton Capital in Montreal paid $1,500 for Arton.org and $2,500 for Arton.net. It does not own the .com.
News site Heavy.com bought HeavyStyle.com for $5,095.
Design Tech Homes, which builds homes in Houston, Austin, and San Antonio, bought OriginArchitects.com for $2,595. The company owns the three letter domain DTH.com.
The Grains Foundation, a food advocacy group, bought GrainsforHealth.com for $1,088 and BrainNutrition.org for $1,088. It does not own BrainNutrition.com.
Suess Electronics in Appleton, Wisconsin bought Suess.com for $4,308. It uses SuessElectronics.com for its website.
Christian organization Every Home for Christ bought PrayerBreak.com for $1,495.
Maverick Public Relations Inc., a Toronto PR firm, bought WeAreMaverick.com for $1,995.
Highland Capital Partners paid $2,295 for LeapFund.com.
New England Sports Network (NESN) picked up BostonAccess.com for $2,988.
The University of Illinois, which has for a long time planned to open a “Nerd Dome” as a virtual world for application development, bought NerdDome.com for $1,995. It has owned NerdDome.co for a long time, but it looks like an abandoned web site.
Famwell MD, a health products company, bought Famwell.com for $1,595. It operates at FamwellMD.com.
Italian food company E. Formella & Sons, Inc shortened its domain name from FormellaGourmet.com to Formella.com for $1,000.
Traffic and criminal defense lawyer Robert Gregg in Dallas bought AutoWreck.com for $2,188.
An Intel employee bought 5-G.com for $2,788 and used Intel’s address for the registration, although technically the registrant of the domain is the employee. But it’s likely that the domain was registered on behalf of the company. Intel sells chips for 5g wifi.
Armada Supply Chain Solutions in Pittsburgh bought Armada.net for $11,000.
eMoney Advisor, LLC, which provides technical solutions to financial advisors, bought NeedAdvisor.com for $2,695.
Health care giant Novartis AG paid $1,750 for AcuteHeartFailure.com.
MyRainReport.com, which provides reports about the amount of rain at a given location, paid $1,500 for RainReport.com.
Clinical trial management company BioClinica bought StudyView.com for $1,977.
Australian commercial property advisory business Space Property Consulting went global with SpaceConsulting.com for $1,200. It has been using SpaceConsulting.com.au.
You probably know the Brunswick name from bowling, but it actually owns a number of brands including Life Fitness. It bought LifeFitnessAcademy.com for $1,895.
American Society of Anesthesiologists bought EverySecondCounts.org for $1,188.
Car key company AmazingKeys.com bought DiscountKeyless.com for $1,277.
Adam Dicker says
These lists are very interesting and useful. I really appreciate you putting them out.
Andrew Allemann says
Thanks Adam. They take a lot of work so I’m glad you find them valuable.
Ron says
Nice list, some cheapies in there, as well as some good sales…
fizz says
I agree with Adam. Andrew, it appears to me that the number of domains listed is expanding: is that because you’re dedicating more of your time to chasing these up, or are you seeing a growth in the number of end users purchasing on the secondary market?
Andrew Allemann says
@ fizz – I wouldn’t read too much into how many domains are on the list each week. I scan the domains to find obvious cases of an end user making the purchase. There are many more end user sales than these. A lot of domains are still in escrow, many are using an individual for the whois, etc.
In this case, Afternic’s list was for two weeks. Sometimes they’ll have more than 33 in one week, though.
JayBuk says
I also enjoy perusing these lists Andrew, thanks for your insight.
rob sequin says
“Highland Capital Partners paid $2,295 for LeapFund.com.”
Andrew Reberry aka Huge Domains missed this one. He/they apparently picked it up on a drop a couple years ago so $2300 is a nice return but I’m guessing HCP would have paid A LOT more especially since they just registered leapmotionfund.com on May 20 and then there is this http://www.foundersfund.com/company/leap-motion
So, leapmotion.com was WAY under priced.
I ordered my Leap device about one year ago. They say they will ship in July but they also said they would ship in 2012. Still waiting.
DR.DOMAIN says
Rain forecasting & measurement is serious business.The rainreport.com buyers got off pretty cheap.
rob sequin says
Let’s see if this fits.
As an active domain buyer broker, I was Andrew’s list very closely. I’m glad to see so many end users buying domain names and putting them to good use… and sending some money to the previous owner.
If anyone cares, here are my comments on each domain deal IN CAPS:
Environmental company Summerhill Group bought Summerhill.com for $12,500. LOOKS LIKE THE RIGHT PRICE FOR BUYER AND SELLER.
Clearwater Seafoods in Nova Scotia bought ClearwaterLobster.com for $1,088. GOOD PRICE FOR THE BUYER, PROBABLY NOT MANY OTHER BUYERS.
Energise Health Management in Sydney, Australia, which offers tennis fitness conditioning, bought TennisFitness.com for $2,000. It owns the .com.au version already. GOOD TO BUY THE .COM FOR $2K WHENEVER YOU CAN.
Institute and Faculty of Actuaries bought IFOA.com for $8,170 and IFOA.net for $1,080. I GUESS $1080 IS OKAY IF THEY NEED THE .NET. GREAT PRICE FOR THE SELLER.
Dash Financial in Chicago bought DASHOS.com for $1,500. GREAT DEAL FOR THE SELLER.
Miami-Dade Airport bought OURMIA.com for $3,900. GREAT PRICE FOR THE SELLER UNLESS MIA HAS SOME HUGE PLANS FOR THIS. I SUPPOSE MIA WOULD HAVE PAID MORE IF THEY HAVE BIG PLANS.
Docmate, a service that helps people find local doctors that accept their insurance, bought Docmate.com for $2,250. It had been using Docmate.co, which now forwards to the .com. ANOTHER .CO BAILING OUT AND BUYING THE .COM. DON’T DEVELOP A .CO SINCE YOUR WORK ONLY MAKES THE .COM MORE EXPENSIVE FOR PURCHASE LATER.
Software defined storage company SwiftStack bought GetSwift.com for $3,390. GREAT PRICE FOR THE SELLER.
The owner of MusicalSolutions.com bought the matching .net for $1,288. SAME AS .NET PURCHASE ABOVE I GUESS $1288 IS OKAY IF THEY NEED THE .NET. GREAT PRICE FOR THE SELLER. DUMP YOUR .NET DOMAIN IF YOU ASK ME.
PCL Constructors Inc. in Edmonton already owns PCL.com. It added PCLEnergy.com for $1,095. GREAT PRICE FOR SELLER. WHO ELSE IS GOING TO BUY THIS ONE? NO ONE.
Arton Capital in Montreal paid $1,500 for Arton.org and $2,500 for Arton.net. It does not own the .com. THEY WORK OFF ARTONCAPITAL.COM SO ARTON .ORG AND .NET SEEM USELESS TO OWN. I’M GUESSING THEY CAN’T GET ARTON.COM SINCE IT IS DEVELOPED. APPEARS TO BE A WASTE OF $4K BY ARTON CAPITAL.
News site Heavy.com bought HeavyStyle.com for $5,095. BIG WIN FOR THE SELLER.
Design Tech Homes, which builds homes in Houston, Austin, and San Antonio, bought OriginArchitects.com for $2,595. GREAT PRICE FOR THE SELLER.
The Grains Foundation, a food advocacy group, bought GrainsforHealth.com for $1,088 and BrainNutrition.org for $1,088. It does not own BrainNutrition.com. GREAT .ORG BUYS
Suess Electronics in Appleton, Wisconsin bought Suess.com for $4,308. It uses SuessElectronics.com for its website. HUGE WIN FOR THE BUYER. GOOD FOR THEM. I’M SURE THEY ARE HAPPY TO PAY THAT LITTLE TO GET SUCH A GREAT DOMAIN. NOT SO GOOD FOR THE SELLER.
Christian organization Every Home for Christ bought PrayerBreak.com for $1,495. WIN/WIN.
Maverick Public Relations Inc., a Toronto PR firm, bought WeAreMaverick.com for $1,995. SAME WIN/WIN.
Highland Capital Partners paid $2,295 for LeapFund.com. SEE MY COMMENTS ABOVE ON THIS ONE. HUGE LOSE FOR THE SELLER. HUGE WIN FOR THE BUYER.
New England Sports Network (NESN) picked up BostonAccess.com for $2,988. SELLER GOT PLENTY OF MONEY FOR IT BUT WONDER IF HE/SHE KNEW ESPN WAS THE BUYER.
The University of Illinois, which has for a long time planned to open a “Nerd Dome” as a virtual world for application development, bought NerdDome.com for $1,995. It has owned NerdDome.co for a long time, but it looks like an abandoned web site. ANOTHER WASTE OF MONEY AND RESOURCES ON .CO WHEN YOU CAN BUY THE .COM FOR $1995. WIN FOR SELLER BUT BUYER PROBABLY WOULD HAVE PAID MORE. SELLER SHOULD HAVE CHECKED OWNERSHIP OF THE .CO
Famwell MD, a health products company, bought Famwell.com for $1,595. It operates at FamwellMD.com. GREAT PURCHASE FOR BUYER. SELLER SOLD TOO CHEAP. SHOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT FAMWELL HEALTH PRODUCTS.
Italian food company E. Formella & Sons, Inc shortened its domain name from FormellaGourmet.com to Formella.com for $1,000. SAME AS FAMWELL ABOVE.
Traffic and criminal defense lawyer Robert Gregg in Dallas bought AutoWreck.com for $2,188. DECENT PURCHASE.
An Intel employee bought 5-G.com for $2,788 and used Intel’s address for the registration, although technically the registrant of the domain is the employee. But it’s likely that the domain was registered on behalf of the company. Intel sells chips for 5g wifi. YIKES. SELLER SOLD WAY TOO CHEAP.
Armada Supply Chain Solutions in Pittsburgh bought Armada.net for $11,000. WOW. SEEMS LIKE WAY TOO MUCH MONEY FOR THIS .NET. SELLER GOT LOTS OF MONEY FOR THIS DOMAIN.
eMoney Advisor, LLC, which provides technical solutions to financial advisors, bought NeedAdvisor.com for $2,695. CHEAP. TOO CHEAP.
Health care giant Novartis AG paid $1,750 for AcuteHeartFailure.com. WONDER IF SELLER KNEW S/HE WAS DEALING WITH A MULTI BILLION DOLLAR CORPORATION. SOOOOO, YEAH… WAY TOO CHEAP.
MyRainReport.com, which provides reports about the amount of rain at a given location, paid $1,500 for RainReport.com. SELLER SOLD TOO CHEAP.
Clinical trial management company BioClinica bought StudyView.com for $1,977. GOOD PRICE BUT SELLER SOLD TOO CHEAP.
Australian commercial property advisory business Space Property Consulting went global with SpaceConsulting.com for $1,200. It has been using SpaceConsulting.com.au. TOO CHEAP. SHOULD BE A LOT MORE MONEY TO UPGRADE TO THE .COM IF THERE ARE NO TM ISSUES OF COURSE.
You probably know the Brunswick name from bowling, but it actually owns a number of brands including Life Fitness. It bought LifeFitnessAcademy.com for $1,895. SELLER SOLD TOO CHEAP. DID NOT KNOW S/HE WAS DEALING WITH MULTI BILLION DOLLAR CORPORATION.
American Society of Anesthesiologists bought EverySecondCounts.org for $1,188. WIN/WIN
Car key company AmazingKeys.com bought DiscountKeyless.com for $1,277. WIN/WIN MEANING BUYER GOT THE DOMAIN THEY WANTED FOR A CHEAP PRICE AND SELLER MADE A LOT OF PROFIT OFF WHAT WAS PROBABLY A HAND REG.
Andrew Allemann says
Rob,
Although I don’t agree with every single assessment you made, I appreciate you taking the time to give individual thoughts as opposed to simply “everyone sold too cheap!”
DNhow says
Great list of end user sales. Companies need solid domains to attract leads without constant spending on Adwords. This is a great list to show a potential end users because it shows other businesses are actively buying domains. Most for less than $5k too. LeapFund.com could make millions!
Krishna says
I never miss these weekly updates. Thank you for providing useful information on end user sales.