where can I find one or more listings of the some of the most valuable domain names?

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Request for Question Clarification by tar_heel_v-ga on 03 Sep 2003 11:51 PDT

Are you looking for recent sales of web domains and the prices or are
you looking for a location where you can purchase domain names that
may have some perceived value?

-THV

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Clarification of Question by steve_in_md-ga on 04 Sep 2003 06:52 PDT

I would like to get a list of approximately 70 domain names that have
been valued as being very high or that have been sold (both recent and
not recent) for considerable amounts.  I know that some prices and
valuations are not publicized, but I would like to obtain a list of
those domain names that are considered (by a reasonably reliable
source or sources) as being very valuable.

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Clarification of Question by steve_in_md-ga on 04 Sep 2003 07:19 PDT

I have just increased the payment to $40.
Please also include in the list an identification of the estimated
price (only if available) and the source of the estimation of the high
price (ie, news article, price that is listed somewhere, speculation
of a reasonable authority)

Hi there,

The biggest sites for selling used domain names are Sedo and Afternic.

Afternic
http://www.afternic.com

Sedo
http://sedo.co.uk


Recent Sales
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Although many people selling their domains names are asking for a lot
more than they are worth, Afternic and Sedo also list domains that
have been sold through their sites:

The highest sales listed at Afternic for the last year are:

indiana.com      $50,000
fe.com           $17,000
KE.com           $20,000
climaxgroup.com  $15,500
Wish.com         $12,580

Recent sales at Sedo:

eCasino.com    $US25,000 
dj.net         $US45,000  (incl. assets)


Appraisals
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A few of the listings at Afternic have an Afternic appraisal attached,
but they took a while to hunt down:

curious.com       $42,200
eshop.cc          $30,000
findmore.com      $27,400
eo.com            $21,600
jackandjill.com   $16,400
letter.to         $18,400

trucks.net        $27,100
seniors.com       $63,600
primerate.com    $114,300
ad.net           $159,700
kiwi.com          $59,000
massive.net       $21,400
momentum.com      $17,100
filesearch.com    $20,600


Sedo make finding highly appraised domain names a bit easier:

"Sedo has set the limit for domain pricing at $/€ 10,000 in order to
prevent extreme domain speculation you may have seen on other sites.
In truth, there are few domains worth this amount on the market today,
and we don't want to scare buyers away.

If you do feel that your name is extraordinary and worth more than €/$
10,000, then you must order a domain appraisal from Sedo in order to
list it with this price. If Sedo's appraisers valuate your domain at
more than €/$10,000, then you may list it for the price appraised."
http://www.sedo.co.uk/about/faq.php3?language=e#D2

The highest valuations amongst domains for sale at Sedo are:

angels.com         500,000 EUR 
cafe.com           200,000 $US    
mapa.com           300,000 $US       
webhosting.de      100,000 EUR   
domain.com       1,000,000 EUR  
sex.biz          1,000,000 EUR  
dildoshop.de       300,000 EUR     
geld.de            100,000 EUR  
mailrotation.com   100,000 $US       
marketing.de       400,000 EUR      
foliencomputer.com 100,000 $US        
kaufen.li          100,000 EUR    
pkw-reifen.com     100,000 EUR      
rendez-vous3d.com  140,000 EUR       
single.at          100,000 $US    
updates.de         100,000 EUR  
wap-bank.de        100,000 EUR  

freecard.com       99,000 EUR  
counter.li         90,000 $US      
cafe.de            80,000 EUR  
tennis.li          76,694 EUR  
griechenland.com   70,000 EUR  
love.gi            62,500 $US   
openairs.com       61,355 EUR    
michelangelo.li    60,332 EUR     
konto.de           60,000 EUR     
prabo.de           55,000 EUR     
bigmd.com          50,000 $US  
font.de            50,000 EUR     
golfurlaub.de      50,000 EUR  
touchme.net        50,000 $US      
tv-shopping.info   50,000 EUR 
gay-online.com     50,000 $US     
emotions.com       48,000 $US  
cursor.com         30,000 $US       
institution.com    20,000 $US        
sail.com           15,000 $US  

hobby.de                45,000 EUR        
voiture.com             45,000 EUR  
moeller.de              40,000 EUR      
schrift.de              40,000 EUR  
spenden.de              36,000 EUR       
champagner.de           35,000 EUR         
steuer.de               35,000 EUR  
auktion.de              30,000 EUR       
auktionen.de            30,000 EUR     
shop-24.li              30,000 $US        
verkehrsinformation.de  30,000 EUR  
celibataire.com         28,000 EUR         
sportschuhe.com         25,565 EUR        
assurance.info          25,000 EUR 

bannerexchange.cc      25,000 $US      
restaurantguide.net    25,000 EUR        
sex-shop.ph            25,000 EUR         
geschichte.at          24,000 EUR  
beratung.de            20,000 EUR  
betquickly.com         20,000 £        
broadband-cable.com    20,000 $US        
cent.de                20,000 EUR  
flipit.com             20,000 $US      
mieten.de              20,000 EUR        
stocks.us              20,000 $US  
traveloffice.biz       20,000 EUR       
traveloffice.info      20,000 EUR       
verkehr.de             20,000 EUR  
sportsbook.de          19,700 EUR        
klinger.de             17,400 EUR       
adulthumor.com         15,000 $US         
freelax.com            15,000 $US        
mediahouse24.com       15,000 EUR        
teenlinks.com          15,000 $US        
toyboy.com (P)         15,000 £        
umwelt.de              14,500 EUR        
mp3gratuit.com         12,000 EUR  
stoff.de               12,000 EUR  
van.de                 12,000 EUR 


Historical Sales
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Note the dates. It is unlikely that such prices will ever be reached
again. The most recent big sale was newzealand.com for $NZ1 million in
April 2003
http://www.demys.net/news/2003/04/30_nz.htm

Business.com 
11/99    
$7,500,000    
 
AltaVista.com 
7/99    
$3,250,000    
 
Loans.com 
1/00    
$3,000,000    
 
Wines.com 
9/99    
$3,000,000    
 
Autos.com 
12/99    
$2,200,000    
 
Express.com 
12/99    
$2,000,000    
 
WallStreet.com 
4/99    
$1,030,000    
 
eFlowers.com 
2/99    
$1,000,000    
 
Forsalebyowner.com 
1/00    
$835,000    
 
Drugs.com 
8/99    
$823,456    
 
Cinema.com 
2/00    
$700,000 

(from DomainMart)
http://www.domainmart.com/interact/most-valuable.htm


Other sites
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Other sites selling premium domain names include:

http://www.globaldomainnames.com
http://premium.greatdomains.com
http://www.dozee.com



Search strategy
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All personal bookmarks.



Best wishes,
robertskelton-ga