Expired Domain Name Report (It’s a big one)

The Western domain market takes home gold, silver, and bronze medals this week. You’ll see a pair of 2-word English category killers and a short, word-based brandable. Wheelz.com ($7.1k) covers many existing brands – for niches as diverse as wheel chairs, roller skates, tires, and automobiles. Part of that domain’s value is intrinsic; but much of the bidding competition for such brandables is based on preexisting brands, any of which might buy. You might root for the motivational wheel-chair athlete, but buying power is definitely on the side of cars.

CounterIntelligence.com ($5.6k) is right in line with the price paid for CounterTerrorism.com back in May. The California town of Walnut Creek is relatively small – just 66,400 residents – but well situated and one of the wealthier U.S. cities. So that explains the $5.1k price of WalnutCreekRealEstate.cvm.

Domain	End $	At	Domain	End $	At
CourtReporter.com	9100	NJ	Wheelz.com	7061	NJ
Counter Intelligence.com	5600	NJ	YiBing.com	5400	NJ
M-E.com	5380	NJ	WalnutCreek RealEstate.com	5125	NJ
76757.com	5020	NJ	TeMeng.com	3620	SN
DMH.net	3000	NJ	70686.com	2600	NJ
372333.com	2431	NJ	FashionPoint.com	2010	NJ

We saw another hyphenated L-L.com sale last week. Assuming China didn’t buy M-E.com ($5.4k), it looks like 5 of the top 6 spots are taken by the Western market. Even so, Chinese-style domains fill 9 of the top 20. The biggest of these was Pinyin: YiBing.com ($5.4k), which may mean “ignorant” (yí bīng / 疑冰), “hysteria” (yì bìng / 癔病), “plague” (yì bìng / 疫病), or to “lump together” (yī bìng / 一并).

Domain	End $	At	Domain	End $	At
Anter.com	1982	NJ	TheRule.com	1960	NJ
LeatherCare.com	1885	NJ	PTAK.com	1850	NJ
TimberRidge.com	1850	NJ	GPXL.com	1819	NJ
CBIL.com	1812	NJ	ClickTracker.com	1810	NJ
Baby Development.com	1766	NJ	BulkOil.com	1755	NJ
WPFF.com	1719	NJ	GXSR.com	1717	NJ
YWGD.com	1600	NJ	ZBMS.com	1590	NJ
SweetBlue.com	1581	NJ	SmartFusion.com	1575	NJ
OilSeals.com	1501	NJ	GreenCells.com	1410	NJ

To hear some people talk, TheRule.com ($2.0k) of domaining seems to be this: If it looks Chinese, then pay double whatever people paid last month. Looking at October sales, such faith in indefinite future growth seems almost justified. Almost. But arguably not. ClickTracker.com ($1.8k) might be used for affiliate attribution.

Practically every state in the USA has a “Timber Ridge”: Wisconsin and Michigan and Michigan (x2); Oregon and Washington and Wyoming and so forth.It’s interesting to see 2 domains related to industrial oil selling side by side: BulkOil.com ($1.8k) and OilSeals.com ($1.5k). May have been a single owner who let both go.

Anter.com is the surname of a Kurdish writer assassinated in 1992 (allegedly by the Turkish military). Parents of little ones and parents to be probably care about BabyDevelopment.com ($1.8k), and I expect some of them will visit a future site built on that domain. Best advice you can give baby: Don’t be a political dissident.

Domain	End $	At	Domain	End $	At
KungFuCinema.com	1409	SN	QTGL.com	1400	SN
LFNT.com	1400	NJ	SocialGeek.com	1400	NJ
CafeTV.com	1322	NJ	QDomain.com	1319	NJ
BlackPanther.org	1211	NJ	InkCloud.com	1201	NJ
DigiHealth.com	1201	NJ	MSoftware.com	1100	NJ
Access Excellence.com	1011	NJ	IFSPB.com	1004	SN
861881.com	930	SN	Credit Collections.com	910	NJ
Swayamvar.com	886	NJ	HomeRecovery.com	857	NJ
54133.com	850	NJ	BrightGreen Scotland.org	826	SN
Freelance Market.com	820	NJ	Linuxers.org	810	NJ
SkinCareShop.com	808	NJ	Switcha.com	789	NJ
336767.com	740	NJ	PreventPneumo.org	736	NJ
Exidor.com	724	SN	ZASC.com	695	SN

Exactly a year ago, BlackPanther.org ($1.2k) sold at NameJet for basically the same price. Swayamvar.com ($886) is an Indian TV show that pairs off brides and grooms. There are days when cotton candy fluff really is the best thing for us – matchmaking game shows or KungFuCinema.com ($1.4k).

Domain	End $	At	Domain	End $	At
Tijdschrift.com	685	NJ	ArtIdeas.com	676	NJ
Salam.net	667	NJ	ODOI.com	663	NJ
CoyoteRun.com	660	NJ	589889.com	630	NJ
895598.com	625	SN	RealRead.com	608	SN
PaperCrafting.com	605	NJ	BateyLink.org	598	NJ
JustATouch.com	585	NJ	CustomGutter.com	582	NJ
AccessiblePortal.com	580	NJ	Roofer.org	580	NJ
CabinsForRent.com	560	NJ	666090.com	530	NJ
MediaStrategist.com	530	NJ	SalesForce.co	525	SN
TheWaters.com	521	SN	322766.com	511	NJ
063555.com	511	NJ	CreatedEqual.com	511	NJ
SteveRoss.com	510	NJ	PCChipsUSA.com	510	NJ
Campbell Brothers.com	500	NJ	289366.com	495	SN

No phrase from the U.S. “Declaration of Independence” has been stickier – in every sense of the word – than Thomas Jefferson’s CreatedEqual.com ($511). This is who CampbellBrothers.com ($500) belonged to ever since since 1998:

Tijdschrift.com ($685) is Dutch for “magazine”, while Salam.net ($667) is a greeting and surname throughout the muslim world. SalesForce.co ($525) may seem to target the well known company at SalesForce.com, but the phrase had generic meaning before it became a brand name.

Domain	End $	At	Domain	End $	At
PocketMac.net	483	SN	ServerShare.com	470	NJ
HVSI.com	420	NJ	InSpeck.com	401	NJ
586299.com	400	NJ	Hanging Gardens.com	394	SN
PMAC.net	393	NJ	BOO.club	391	SN
UnionCreek.com	385	NJ	GBBG.net	382	SN
WebBurgr.com [sic]	376	SN	VideoWise.com	370	NJ
Barefoot Foundation.com	362	NJ	NanoInk.net	360	NJ
TopOfTheHill Restaurant.com	360	NJ	ButchBakery.com	350	NJ
788268.com	335	SN	OQueVoceTemAVer ComACorrupcao.com	325	NJ
PopHerald.com	324	SN	MyRetire.com	320	NJ
NorthWinds -Arctic.com	313	NJ	FloorScraper.com	311	NJ
899183.com	310	NJ	866135.com	310	NJ
NewYorkHistory.info	310	NJ	Iphox.com	310	SN
Strategizer.com	300	SN	ZDUU.com	300	NJ
159833.com	300	NJ	Marjory.com	290	NJ

HangingGardens.com ($394) were 1 of the 7 wonders of the ancient world. That’s nothing, though. We have a new record, folks! A 9-word domain for the phrase, “O Que Voce Tem A Ver Com A Corrupção”, meaning “What Corruption Has To Do With You”. The $325 price must have something to do with an instructional cartoon video bearing the same title.

BOO.club ($391) may get its turn next Halloween. SnapNames also sold a couple of NNN .CLUBs above my $100 reporting threshold. When the first Nintendo system came out, it included a video game called “Duck Hunt” and a gun whose trigger I could barely squeeze. Does that qualify me for membership in DuckHunting.club ($230)?

Domain	End $	At	Domain	End $	At
BlueprintGroup.com	290	NJ	TexasGBC.org	285	NJ
WaterBeds.net	285	NJ	PerfectPaper.com	280	NJ
CDBB.net	280	SN	RoofSpecialist.com	276	NJ
RedStickRamblers.com	275	SN	UPSJ.com	271	NJ
553698.com	271	NJ	969395.com	270	NJ
Zachang.com	270	NJ	VVDX.com	270	NJ
Kamouflage.net	265	NJ	368829.com	262	NJ
8888888833.com	261	NJ	UIOE.org	260	NJ
977325.com	260	NJ	569679.com	260	NJ
HotelLaPlaya.com	260	NJ	PJDI.com	260	NJ
CleanDiets.com	259	NJ	126653.com	253	NJ

RoofSpecialist.com ($276) echoes Roofer.org ($580) above. Meanwhile, PerfectPaper.com ($280) follows PaperCrafting.com ($605). An HotelLaPlaya.com ($260) – meaning “the beach” – sits on beaches as far apart as California, the Carolinas, and Puerto Rico. Did you see that 10-digit numerical domain for $261, or was its Kamouflage.net ($265) just that good?

Domain	End $	At	Domain	End $	At
352661.com	250	NJ	915523.com	250	NJ
5Design.com	250	SN	GJIV.com	250	SN
880544.com	250	SN	665185.com	244	SN
SanktPetersburg.com	242	SN	Faniao.com	240	NJ
WNNNN.com	240	NJ	DeadMans Bones.net	232	NJ
268221.com	230	NJ	557791.com	230	SN
HotelVerta.com	230	SN	DuckHunting.club	230	SN
213589.com	230	NJ	HYH.co	229	NJ
DarkMark.com	225	SN	665175.com	224	SN
535233.com	220	SN	HenryStewart.com	220	SN
TheCabaret.com	220	SN	TDJ.co	220	NJ
806689.com	210	NJ	CreateForum Hosting.com	210	NJ
812398.com	210	SN	Smith LawOffice.com	205	NJ
KorinBook.com	202	SN	MRMM.net	200	NJ
Diango.com	200	NJ	TMCP.net	199	NJ

“Sankt” is German for “saint”; so SanktPetersburg.com ($242) would (I suppose) be the Russian city from a German perspective. Diango.com ($200) is a first name – a variant of Django found in Spain. TriggerMagazine.com ($161) fared better at auction than it did last year ($75); so did InSpeck.com ($401). But the real question is why these domains resurface annually on the expired market.

Domain	End $	At	Domain	End $	At
TCJ.co	190	NJ	771236.com	190	SN
VictoryMusic.org	190	NJ	2880288.com	186	SN
Mercard.com	184	SN	HNZD.net	180	SN
392261.com	180	NJ	BlogsColombia.com	175	NJ
MNX.co	175	SN	DSJK.net	175	SN
831126.com	175	SN	RWRX.net	174	SN
StephenStreet.net	170	SN	556981.com	170	SN
TheNorthern.com	170	SN	WWJR.net	170	NJ
SanDiegoSIDS.org	170	NJ	SZTR.net	168	SN
JCPR.net	165	SN	MDQS.net	164	SN
WYXZ.net	164	SN	JSYF.net	164	SN
HYW.tv	163	SN	Trigger Magazine.com	161	NJ

Naturally, you’ll have noticed all the LLLLs in these charts. Keep in mind, these are only the expired auctions; sellers have been actively promoting other auctions for 4-letter and numerical domains. But here we see what happens with absentee owners.

17 LLLL .COMs appear in these charts – 9 in the $1400 – $1850 range, another 3 within $420 – $623, and 5 ranging $250 – $300. All of the lower valued items were voweled or “v”-ed; but 2 of the top 3 also contained a vowel.

50 LLLL .NETs bring up the rear. The top 3 of those range $280 -$393. Everything else fell within $100 – $200. Below $100 there were undoubtedly more, but that’s my cutoff for the sake of article length. Out of 274 auction results contained in this report, 24.5% are LLLL .COM / .NET … which speaks volumes.

Domain	End $	At	Domain	End $	At
LFJX.net	160	NJ	BDPB.net	160	SN
SXFM.net	160	SN	RCBL.net	160	SN
RNNH.net	160	SN	CNWC.net	160	SN
Espresso Education.com	160	NJ	SecureVaults.com	159	NJ
XQGY.net	159	NJ	FFHL.net	159	NJ
PTJD.net	159	NJ	XNHD.net	159	NJ
ElTahrir.net	157	NJ	QYJJ.net	155	SN
MyWish.org	155	NJ	SuperGenius Games.com	151	NJ
YYTK.net	150	SN	QBXY.net	150	SN
HFDZ.net	145	SN	LDJS.net	145	SN
KHLN.net	145	NJ	WCNZ.net	144	SN
BNZN.net	144	SN	QZBL.net	143	SN
RSTB.net	141	SN	JLSF.net	140	SN
Belvedere Mansion.com	140	SN	MLNC.net	140	NJ
KTLK.net	140	NJ	DXBK.net	139	NJ
NMYS.net	139	NJ	WGTR.net	139	SN
HCHP.net	139	NJ	ShowCards.com	139	NJ
CastleWorld.com	135	NJ	BetaWatcher.com	131	NJ
JS1021.com	130	NJ	Psoriasis Medication.com	130	NJ
Radiom.net	130	NJ	SHNQ.net	130	NJ
DRDX.net	130	NJ	NBSH.net	130	NJ
Astrophonica.com	130	SN	NaturalPool.com	130	SN

ميدان التحرير (Tahrir Square) was center stage for the Arab Spring in Egypt … a place I used to frequent when living in Cairo. ElTahrir.net ($159) is one way to write the name in Latin script, even if it does suggest a weird Spanish accent. MyWish.org ($155) was a great buy and will make a great brand for some charity out there.

NaturalPool.com ($130) may be related to eco-friendly swimming pools. Normally, the word “green” gives the right idea; but a “green pool” is something to be avoided – if not with chlorination, then with some natural means.

Domain	End $	At	Domain	End $	At
380668.com	129	SN	BTVSports.com	129	SN
2088.org	129	NJ	NNJB.net	129	NJ
806787.com	129	NJ	Breast EnlargementPill.com	125	NJ
CHZK.net	124	SN	LGMG.net	124	SN
Perimetro.com	122	NJ	HotFuzz.com	122	NJ
CGDC.net	121	SN	TXGD.net	121	NJ
AdrianY Alejandra.com	120	NJ	PCMP.net	120	SN
HR7.net	120	SN	MachineGrid.com	120	SN
RDZ.co	119	NJ	RBZ.co	119	NJ
033.club	114	SN	BDCCapital.com	114	SN
NeedsLike.com	114	SN	597.club	114	SN
TRGames.net	111	SN	TypeForge.net	111	NJ
ISAAutomation Week.org	111	NJ	JSPPA.com	111	NJ
FaceTrace.com	110	NJ	KumpreSchool.com	110	SN
XL-2.net	110	SN	TVBDS.com	110	NJ
TXCCSA.org	110	NJ	MrHorse.com	109	NJ
328890.com	109	NJ	900892.com	109	NJ
299890.com	109	NJ	DriftAlaska Charters.com	105	NJ
Transport Diversions.com	104	SN	WXJ.biz	104	SN
ValueMonitor.com	103	NJ	NoXXX.com	100	NJ
Arquicultura.com	100	NJ	CurtainsBlinds.com	100	SN

Did anybody see the movie HotFuzz.com ($122), starring Simon Pegg? I haven’t, but it’s an excuse to revisit 1 of his old sketches:

That’ll do.