Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal.
1. Pizza.net for $150,000
- Under privacy protection, and no site resolves. By comparison, Pizza.com sold for $2.6 million back in 2008, Pizza.es for about $48k this year, and Pizza.today for $4k in March this year.
2. Credo.com for $75,000
- An upgrade from CredoMobile.com, which is where this domain is redirected. A mobile phone company with a social mission as well. “For 28 years CREDO has been dedicated to making the world a better place. Since 1985, we’ve raised $76 million for social-change nonprofit groups.” Alexa rank near 10.8 million.
3. AliChat.com for $53,000
- Owned by Alibaba, but redirects to a Sedo market overview page.
4. MEX.com for $39,300
- Acquired by Central Nic, and the domain redirects to their homepage. DNW predicted YourName.mex.com domains might be on the way. Alexa rank near 1.8 million.
5. Rool.com for $35,000
- A simple ‘coming soon’ placeholder is live.
6. Home.co for $26,000
- Forwards to DIY.com, which is the home of B&Q, which is “the largest home improvement and garden centre retailer in the UK, employing more than 30,000 people nationwide.” “For our financial year ending 2 February 2013 our retail sales were £3.7 billion with profit of £187 million.”
7. MoneyGenius.com for $20,500
- Much easier to spell and remember than where it redirects: BethKobliner.com. A personal finance author.
8. Hassle.com for $16,000
- They hook you up with a home cleaner. “Free up your time for the things that matter in life. Hassle.com helps match you with local, trusted cleaners online – all in 60 seconds.” Currently only in the UK. Traffic leader for the week, with an Alexa rank near 135,000.
9. Merchandise.co.uk for $12,872
- A simple under-construction page is live. Appears to have traded hands again early this year, according to a press release, “Promo Gifts UK Aquire Merchandise.co.uk for Reseller Program”, and it discusses offering subdomains on Merchandise.co.uk.
10. InterScene.com for $12,500
- Parked. Per a link from their parked page, “Interscene.com platform is part of the Global Ventures Network. Founded in 1996, Global Ventures is the worlds largest virtual Domain Development Incubator on the planet.”
Love these posts. Great work.
Thanks Matt, much appreciated.