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$1.3 million of fresh domain sales from NameJet and SnapNames

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Aftermarket platforms release two months of domain sales data.

Image that says Top Domain Sales with NameJet and SnapNames logos

Web.com is now part of Newfold Digital, which means that NameJet and SnapNames are now owned by the same company that owns Domain.com, HostGator, and a bunch of other hosting and domain platforms.

With a delay from the transition, the company just put out data on aftermarket sales for the past two months.

In April, NameJet and SnapNames combined for $675,000 in sales of domains over $2,000, led by eShop.com for $148,134. Here are all of the sales over $2,000 in April:

Domain NameBrandTypeSales Amount
eshop.comNamejetDeleting148134
5965.comSnapNamesBrokerage and Escrow45000
crowdsourcing.comNamejetExpiring32388
sellyourhome.comNamejetExpiring30000
petnet.ioNamejetDeleting26725
share.netNamejetExpiring21889
afz.comNamejetExpiry21705
nusret.comSnapNamesDeleting18007
okrehab.orgSnapNamesExpiring16529
cqaimh.orgNamejetExpiry16000
southfield.comNamejetExpiring10501
trueroi.comSnapNamesDeleting9595
bideo.comNamejetDeleting9250
ncppa.orgNamejetExpiring8100
onlinecalculator.comSnapNamesExpiring8000
telenet.comSnapNamesDeleting7775
china-un.orgSnapNamesExpiring7750
youthsports.comNamejetExpiring7690
cocoon.ioNamejetDeleting7555
greeneye.comSnapNamesExpiring7123
muci.comNamejetExpiring7001
lozi.comNamejetDeleting6900
bitkisel.comSnapNamesDeleting6050
entrust.ioSnapNamesDeleting5526
pointroll.comNamejetExpiring5500
wasterecycling.comNamejetExpiring5349
practicemakesperfect.comNamejetExpiring5099
caloriecalculator.comNamejetExpiring5000
mcdowellco.comSnapNamesExpiring4795
designerwear.comNamejetExpiring4750
greenroomstudio.comSnapNamesExpiring4488
citymotors.comNamejetExpiring3999
ricerepublic.comSnapNamesExpiring3995
jurassiccoast.comNamejetExpiry3985
dynatek.comSnapNamesExpiring3833
skive.comNamejetExpiring3815
nextmarket.comSnapNamesExpiring3759
hoffice.comNamejetExpiring3733
recruitingtrends.comNamejetExpiring3722
financialcalculator.comSnapNamesExpiring3705
cryptotraining.comNamejetDeleting3469
studiocycle.comNamejetBrokerage and Escrow3425
clickin.comSnapNamesExpiring3406
interleaf.comNamejetExpiring3250
exxtra.comSnapNamesExpiring3200
ficon.comSnapNamesExpiring3155
enernet.comSnapNamesDeleting3149
notaires.comSnapNamesExpiring3110
vp.ioSnapNamesDeleting3100
ahoycruise.comSnapNamesExpiring3088
myleasing.comNamejetDeleting2988
maskless.comNamejetExpiring2955
cosel.comNamejetExpiring2900
chronodream.comSnapNamesExpiring2895
elysium.ioSnapNamesDeleting2855
casinomobile.comNamejetDeleting2802
indexcard.comNamejetDirect Lister2600
mortgageloanstatus.comSnapNamesExpiring2600
colubris.comSnapNamesDeleting2516
rainstar.comNamejetExpiring2500
bookone.comNamejetExpiring2450
drc-gb.orgNamejetExpiry2450
jobone.comSnapNamesExpiring2425
makeitpersonal.comNamejetExpiring2405
kylesa.comSnapNamesExpiring2400
waterware.comNamejetDeleting2310
eyco.comNamejetExpiring2300
boutiqueshop.comNamejetExpiring2299
belleperle.comSnapNamesExpiring2295
ampe.comSnapNamesExpiring2289
ssdesign.comSnapNamesExpiring2275
strategicsales.comNamejetExpiring2272
cannakorp.comSnapNamesDeleting2216
baxterstateparkauthority.comNamejetExpiring2200
takka.comNamejetExpiring2200
aesco.comSnapNamesExpiring2155
waterbug.comSnapNamesExpiring2150
chiqui.comNamejetDeleting2118
htcvr.comSnapNamesDeleting2110
durapro.comSnapNamesDeleting2100
rickards.comNamejetExpiring2100
123people.comSnapNamesDeleting2075
ihp.orgNamejetExpiring2075
abecsw.orgNamejetExpiring2050
virtualpatient.comNamejetExpiring2050
pipelineawareness.comNamejetExpiring2005
hedgeworld.comNamejetExpiring2000

In May, NameJet and SnapNames combined for $664,000 in sales led by ncadd.org for $130,000. That domain was once used by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, which is why it sold for so much. The new owner appears to have copied the old site as a placeholder.

Here are the sales over $2,000 from May:

DOMAINNAMEBRANDTYPESales Amount
ncadd.orgNamejetExpiring130000
grinds.comNamejetExpiring33000
afz.comNamejetBrokerage and Escrow21705
taker.comNamejetExpiry21000
kico.comSnapNamesExpiring18000
21ccom.netSnapNamesDeleting11576
luxurygoods.comNamejetExpiring10510
allergienet.comNamejetExpiring10500
vcharkarn.comSnapNamesDeleting9762
powersmart.comSnapNamesExpiring9108
mandriva.comSnapNamesDeleting8910
jobr.comNamejetExpiry8750
thebeachhouse.comSnapNamesExpiring8355
swell.ioNamejetDeleting8307
yumei.comSnapNamesExpiring7500
proscribe.comNamejetDeleting7252
bbboo.comSnapNamesDeleting7250
destiny.ioSnapNamesDeleting7008
sportsreport.comSnapNamesExpiring6916
tesl.comSnapNamesDeleting6900
btctrade.comSnapNamesDeleting6805
rsvp.ioNamejetDeleting6569
tonghang.comSnapNamesDeleting6513
superai.comNamejetExpiring6500
givn.comSnapNamesDeleting6400
vns999.comSnapNamesDeleting6020
primepro.comSnapNamesExpiring5521
lovewins.comSnapNamesDeleting5305
chatbot.ioNamejetDeleting5256
trum.comNamejetExpiring5150
globalrobotics.comNamejetExpiring5100
vegaspoker.comNamejetExpiring5100
cole.orgNamejetExpiring4999
livepics.comSnapNamesBrokerage and Escrow4999
dcent.comSnapNamesExpiring4800
movingpro.comNamejetExpiring4788
ecola.comNamejetDeleting4567
mard.comNamejetExpiry4502
skillsnow.comSnapNamesExpiring4488
benfield.comSnapNamesExpiring3988
ileaf.comSnapNamesExpiring3900
lipman.comNamejetExpiring3855
palko.comSnapNamesExpiring3819
kvell.comSnapNamesExpiring3801
trendgroup.comSnapNamesDeleting3801
spacezone.comSnapNamesExpiring3800
actom.comNamejetExpiring3700
globalgrain.comSnapNamesDeleting3629
grittypretty.comNamejetExpiring3610
azul.netNamejetDeleting3600
ovas.comSnapNamesDeleting3600
lightport.comSnapNamesExpiring3566
jewellery.orgSnapNamesExpiring3455
realfast.comSnapNamesExpiring3337
rmtech.comSnapNamesDeleting3336
tvacres.comNamejetExpiring3301
hoky.comNamejetExpiring3300
thirdopinion.comNamejetExpiring3212
whiskytasting.comSnapNamesExpiring3129
vimec.comSnapNamesExpiring3114
agawam.comNamejetExpiring3101
mozillalinks.orgSnapNamesBrokerage and Escrow3100
motocorse.comNamejetExpiring3009
deepmachine.comSnapNamesDeleting2998
nidea.comSnapNamesExpiring2945
waterfrontrealestate.comNamejetDeleting2900
worldwildlife.comNamejetExpiring2766
smart401k.comSnapNamesExpiring2701
lauth.comSnapNamesExpiring2700
apathetic.comNamejetExpiry2656
menssocks.comNamejetExpiring2602
goasu.comSnapNamesExpiring2600
xelon.comSnapNamesExpiring2600
spmglobal.comSnapNamesExpiring2586
interlope.comNamejetExpiry2526
masorti.comNamejetExpiring2525
empireofsoccer.comNamejetDeleting2516
royalmattress.comSnapNamesDeleting2503
24p.comNamejetExpiry2502
zpi.orgNamejetExpiry2501
beds.ioNamejetDeleting2500
snapstock.comSnapNamesExpiring2500
modue.comSnapNamesExpiring2495
vincom.comSnapNamesExpiring2455
cloud-council.orgNamejetExpiring2450
labusiness.comSnapNamesDeleting2450
oakmountain.comNamejetExpiring2435
pinzu.comSnapNamesDeleting2433
shaggydog.comSnapNamesExpiring2400
delmas.comSnapNamesDeleting2393
signaturesmile.comSnapNamesExpiring2353
consteel.comSnapNamesExpiring2300
pitchpoint.comSnapNamesDeleting2261
scattorneygeneral.orgNamejetExpiring2256
buildasong.comSnapNamesExpiring2195
uzuc.comNamejetDirect Lister2145
srdigital.comNamejetExpiring2122
straightlinedesigns.comSnapNamesDeleting2116
ruski.comNamejetExpiring2108
betanet.comSnapNamesDeleting2107
y-r.comNamejetExpiring2100
eyeplus.comNamejetExpiry2099
tooltown.comNamejetExpiring2070
federalretirement.comNamejetExpiring2055
keepalive.comNamejetDeleting2055
etorrent.comSnapNamesDeleting2051
nicedata.comSnapNamesExpiring2050
xn--5krr7k.comSnapNamesExpiring2050
connectednetwork.comSnapNamesDeleting2047
blindtest.comSnapNamesDeleting2028
boxgreen.comSnapNamesExpiring2017
focon.comSnapNamesExpiring2014
detroitairport.comNamejetDeleting2000
fxshop.comNamejetExpiry2000
humanomics.comSnapNamesExpiring2000
silang.comSnapNamesDeleting2000

20 recent end user domain name sales

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A sports betting company, a pizza chain, and a luggage company bought domain names.

Picture of hundred dollar bills with the words "end user domain sales"

Sedo’s top public sale this past week was the monster domain ecommerce.de. It hasn’t been developed yet and the Whois is private. It will be interesting to see who bought the domain.

Here’s a list of some of the end user domain name sales that were just completed at Sedo. You can view previous lists like this here.

Stake .co.uk £35,000 and Stake .in €7,800 – Stake is a sports betting company and the official betting partner of UFC. It is entering the UK market.

Condizionatore.it €25,000 – Nettbureau AS, a Norwegian digital startup, bought this domain for a site that compares options for air conditioning systems. The term is Italian for conditioner.

CoverLab.com $15,000 – Nicotina Group, an Italian e-commerce group that runs a site at shopcoverlab.com, bought this domain and forwards it to the longer version.

McMurray.com $14,320 – Charles McMurray Co. is a hardware company. It forwards the domain to charlesmcmurray.com.

Edgevale.com $10,000 – Men’s clothing company Edgevale forwards this domain to its site at Edgevaleusa.com.

Colabit.com $11,000 – Colabitoil sells a renewable diesel product. It forwards the domain to Colabitoil.com.

360.pizza €6,000 – 360 Pizza is a pizza chain in the Czech Republic. It forwards this domain to its site at 360pizza.com. This is the highest public sale of a .pizza domain to date.

RoadsterBag.de €6,000 – This is an interesting company. Roadsterbag is a manufacturer of luxury suitcases and travel bags specifically tailored to fit your car. It forwards the domain to RoadsterBag.nl.

Woningruilen.nl €6,000 – This domain is used by a company that facilitates apartment swapping (similar to home swaps). It forwards the domain to Woningruil24.nl. The term is Dutch for home exchange.

Utit.com $5,800 – Turkish IT company CAP Technology bought this domain. Right now, it leads to a page that says UTIT stands for “U Talented IT”.

WeRecommend.com $5,750 – AOL Canada Corp bought this domain. It’s part of the larger AOL, which is now part of Yahoo.

ZenDoor.com €5,500 – A rental company that uses ZenDoor.co bought this domain. It forwards to the .co.

Valcon.nl €3,450 – Valcon is an operations consulting firm in Europe. It forwards this domain to Valcon.com.

Visitor.de €2,999 – Visitor offers a platform hotels can use to manage reservations from booking sites and to offer direct bookings.

Rollbretter.de €2,999 – Rollbretter sells roller boards for transporting stuff.

SafetyIssues.com $2,895 – Seed Safe Inc. sells secure hardware wallets for crypto.

CasinosBitcoin .com $2,599 – NG Intermedia Aps is an app developer and online marketing agency based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

AV.eu €2,750 – Androvir is an Android security company. It forwards this domain to androvir.com.

MyCare.eu €2,000 – MyCare PSP is healthcare software that facilitates patient support programs (PSPs).

Building a business on system.com

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This data company uses a great domain name.

screenshot of system.com

Company database Crunchbase is a resource I use on a daily basis to find information about domain names and the companies using them. After years of using the service, there are few companies using a premium domain name that I haven’t at least noted.

However, one company that I haven’t come across on Crunchbase before is System, a software company that caught my eye recently after it announced a $12,250,000 Series A funding round.

To me, what is more noteworthy than the Series A funding figure is the company’s domain name, System.com. Originally registered in 1995, System.com represents one of the best one-word .com domains in existence, and likely a domain name that took great effort to acquire.

System was founded by scientist and entrepreneur Adam Bly, an entrepreneur with a wealth of career experience behind him already thanks to the creation of his own successful data analytics company, Seed Scientific, followed by a stint as Spotify’s VP of Data.

While a request for information was ignored, I believe that System has existed behind the scenes for several years, but it has only recently been unveiled to the public. It certainly seems as though Bly and his team acquired System.com well in advance of the company’s public launch.

According to WHOIS history, the domain moved to Google’s registrar under WHOIS privacy protection in mid-2018 and then moved to Amazon’s registrar in early 2019. Archive.org reveals that System.com held a “coming soon” page until mid-2020 when a beta version of System appeared, suggesting that Bly acquired the name while the company was very much in stealth mode.

The acquisition of premium domains by companies in stealth mode is something that does happen often, especially if that stealth company has a funding source and has a specific need to own its exact-match .com before launching to the public.

There is no doubt that System.com is a valuable domain, and it’s an asset to the company that uses it, but is it intrinsic to System’s day-to-day activities? As of writing, System.com hosts a site detailing System’s product offering with a prompt for interested users to sign up for its service. System.com, then, is the company’s shop front.

However, Bly revealed in an Instagram interview (5:57) that later this year, System.com will become even more important to the company as it offers users a search functionality so that visitors can use System.com as a search engine for data.

Bly and the System team showed excellent foresight in securing System.com before launching.

Domain investor buys Yachts.com for $350,000 and plans to develop it

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Investor makes a gutsy move with Yachts.com acquisition.

Picture of yachts and speed boats in a harbor Eric Borgos has acquired the domain name Yachts.com for $350,000, he revealed today.

Borgos has had an up and down history investing in domain names and building websites. His biggest success was selling a network of sites including Bored.com for $4.5 million in 2008. You can listen to a podcast with Borgos here.

His story about acquiring Yachts.com is interesting and gutsy. He knows it’s a good domain name but didn’t know how he’d develop the domain until after he bought it. Instead, he figured spending so much money on the domain would be a kick in the pants to get him to find a way to make money with the domain.

“…my simple plan was that if I spent so much on a big domain, I would be forced to focus all my time and effort on it and eventually figure out what to do,” he wrote on his blog.

Even more surprising, Borgos says he doesn’t know anything about boats.

For now, Borgos has settled on creating a boat charter site. It will be fun to see how this progresses.

Turn back the clock: still some bargains in 2007, but many overpaid

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Domain prices took off in 2007.

Picture of a clock with the words "turn back the clock 2007"

Last month, I wrote about the top domain sales of 2004. You might kick yourself if you go back and look at the list. Here are just a handful of names you could have bought in 2004 at prices well below their current values:

NQ.com $27,000
LH.com $27,000
Band.com $26,000
OW.com $22,250
Jacket.com $20,000
Grip.com $20,000
Loco.com $17,500
GZ.com $16,000
Warrior.com $15,000

Some commenters pointed out that prices escalated quickly after 2004 and bargains like these were harder to come by. For comparison, let’s take a look at DNJournal’s 2007 charts.

Indeed, many domains sold for top dollar that year. The industry was flush with domain parking cash that was cycled back into domain purchases.

That year’s sales included Porn .com for $9.5 million, Computer.com for $2.1 million, and Seniors.com for $1.8 million.

While those are all great names, there are certainly many purchases from 2007 that are underwater. Look no further than the .mobi domains that sold for six figures.

Of course, some 2007 purchases still look like bargains. Tastes in domain names have changed over the years. Singular words are popular now, as are two-and-three-letter domains.

You could have picked up VN.com for only $100,000 that year, or paid the same amount for 15.com. Multiple two-letter .coms sold for $150,000 or less.

Take a walk down memory lane.

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