As the new decade rolls in we look back at 2009 at some great domain names that were sold. Total 2009 sales adds up to $18,150,000 a 11% increase from 2008 sales of $16,118,642. All top ten 2009 sales being dot coms, where in 2008 there was 4 ccTLDs in the mix. There were other large sales reported such as Cricket.com for $1.7 mil, DropShippers.com for $1.5 mil and Insure.com sold for $16 mil, but these were full fledged online businesses that included more than just a domain name.
1.) Toys.com was won in a bankruptcy auction by ToysRUs for $5,100,000 on 3/15/09. Ranking Google PR 5 — Alexa 91,681
2.) Candy.com sold for $3,000,000 in a private sale on 6/9/09. Ranking Google PR 4 — Alexa 143,358
3.) Fly.com purchased by TravelZoo for $1,760,000, brokered by Sedo on 2/3/09. Ranking Google PR 6 — Alexa 19,724
4.) Auction.com purchased by REDC Group for $1,700,000 in a private sale on 3/24/09. Operating as a online foreclosure real estate auction site. Ranking Google PR 6 — Alexa 29,270
5.) Ticket.com $1,525,000 AfternicDLS 10/14/09. Currently being parked.
6.) Russia.com $1,500,000 Sedo 12/2/09. parked
7.) Call.com $1,100,000 Sedo 9/1/09. parked
8.) Webcam.com $1,020,000 RickLatona.com 6/9/09. parked
9.) Server.com $770,000 Sedo 8/4/09. parked
10.) Luck.com $675,000 AfternicDLS 10/14/09. parked
Sources: DNJournal , ChefPatrick
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