Movie and TV producer among end users buying domain names last week.
Afternic sold over $1 million worth of domains last week, and many of the sales were to notable buyers.
Let’s start of with Highmark, which bought AHN.org for $50,000. I wrote about this sale yesterday.
The next four sales are what I’d call “global upgrades”. These are sales where a company already owns the matching ccTLD and bought .com:
Ascent Labs Ltd., which uses AscentLabs.ie, bought AscentLabs.com for $1,500.
Laboratoria Gemotest, which uses Gemotest.ru, bought Gemotest.com for $1,295.
Nova Verta International Spa in Italy, which uses the domain Novaverta.it, bought Novaverta.com for $1,800.
Fault Tolerant Systems, which uses the domain FaultTolerantSystems.co.uk, bought FaultTolerantSystems.com for $1,000.
Now, on to the rest of the list…
Detox Your World PLC, a UK company that sells “super foods”, bought SuperFoodies.com for $2,395.
Silveus Insurance Group, Inc., provider of crop and hail insurance, bought CropIns.com for $3,288.
Brazilian food company JBS bought JBSGlobal.com for $1,900.
Black Tie Transportation Worldwide paid $2,200 for ExecutiveLogistics.com.
Galaxy Medical Products, Inc. upgraded from .net to GalaxyMedical.com for $4,000.
Mobile marketing company Infobeing Solutions, LLC shortened its URL from Infobeingsolutions.com to Infobeing.com for $1,495.
The owner of HomeFinancingCenter.com protected itself with the purchase of the matching .net for $1,500.
Water Select, which sells water regulating valves, lost the hyphen in its domain by purchasing WaterSelect.com for $2,500.
DP Operating Company, Inc. operates a site at DotPhoto.com where you can print photos on products such as mugs and mousepads. It just bought DotLogo.com for $1,200, and it doesn’t take much imagination to figure out what they’ll do with it.
Media company Gem Group bought GemOnline.com for $4,000.
Papa John’s bought its tag line BetterIngredientsBetterPizza.com for $1,395. (Hey, it’s cheaper than a UDRP).
Mesothelioma law firm Maune Raichle Hartley French & Mudd, LLC paid $1,888 for CaliforniaMesothelioma.com.
Social Security “advocacy group” Citizens Disability bought NationalDisability.com for $1,880.
Reinhart FoodService in La Cross, Wisconsin bought RestaurantInc.com for $3,500.
The owner of loaderpartssource.com bought the shorter domain LoaderParts.com for $3,300.
The Group Travel Leader, Inc. in Lexington, Kentucky paid $2,500 for SelectTraveler.com.
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer, through his company Jerry Bruckheimer Films, bought Bruckheimer.com for $2,077. His productions include Top Gun, CSI, and Pirates of the Caribbean.
AmeriCash Loans in Des Plaines, IL bought FirstRateLoans.com for $4,500.
Sweet, a Houston business that sells cupcakes, cookies, and other sweets, bought SweetSupply.com for $1,000.
Stationhouse Leathers and Gear, which already uses Stationhouse.com, bought Stationhouse.org for $2,388.
The Limtiaco Company, a PR firm, bought its acronym TLCPR.com for $4,000.
Austin Rare Coins & Buillion paid $1,000 for AncientGoldCoins.com.
Zillner Marketing Communications, Inc., a firm specializing in marketing to seniors, bought MyConsultation.com for $3,488.
OuhLaLa Gourmet, maker of blended-fruit-in-a-pouch for kids, bought FruitBreak.com for $3,988.
owen frager says
How come so cheap for Bruckheimer?