October 2003 Monthly UK Domain Sales Report
Hello, and welcome to the October 2003 edition of the UK domain name sales report!
For those of you that haven’t been here before, every month I give an overview of all the interesting bits from publicly reported UK domain name sales.
You can read all previous UK domain name sales reports, which are powered by sales data collated from Domain Sales History.
If you have sold any UK domain names or are aware of any sales that do not exist in the database, please do get in touch and let me know.
Recap of September 2003 UK domain sales report
Unfortunately there was no September 2003 sales report.
Even with 23 years of UK domain sales, sometimes I just don't have the data to create a report. But at least I can make it up to you this month!
October 2003 UK domain sales overview
Lets have a very brief overview of the UK domain market over the last month...
The following table shows a breakdown of key data comparing this months sales data against last month.
| Month | Total Sales | .uk | .co.uk | .org.uk | LLL | Total Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | £2,993 |
| September | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | £0 |
Total Sales Revenue
There were 1 reported domain sales this month, generating a total revenue of £2,993.
The total revenue of the top 10 sales this month was £2,993
Domain sales grouped by extension
Lets take a look at how many domains were sold per extension in October 2003.
The only domain extension sold this month was .co.uk, and there were 1 sale.
What was the longest domain that sold in October 2003 ?
For some reason, I like to keep an eye on what the longest domain is each month.
This month it was FastStart.co.uk with
9 characters, selling for
£2,993
Top 3 UK domain names sold in October 2003
Rather impressively, Afternic.com sold all of the domains found in the top 3 sales this month, generating total sales revenue of £2,993.
- In 1st place this month we have FastStart.co.uk, selling for
£2,993
.
- Original: $5,000 (USD, Oct 2003)
- Converted: £2,993 (rate: 0.59864)
- Inflation Adjusted: £5,608 (CPI: 1.874)
Top 10 UK domain names sold in October 2003
| No. | Domain | Price | Platform | Extension | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FastStart.co.uk |
£2,993
|
Afternic.com | .co.uk | 9 |
Domain sales grouped by platform
Here I list the top sale from each platform to try and promote each platform as best I can - even if they don't hit the top sales figures.
Platforms are ordered alphabetically.
Afternic.com sales in October 2003
Afternic.com reported 1 sale this month, FastStart.co.uk, which sold for £2,993.
The details of the sale were published by DN Journal
Top Performing Sales Platforms for October 2003
I like to believe that “Top Performing” is a relative phrase. Some sales platforms have been around longer and have earned a loyal customer base. Other sales platforms (like Sedo) sell a broad range of domain extensions and naturally receive a larger viewership, meaning more potential buyers which can inflate the eventual sale price.
You also need to remember that Sedo charges 15% sales commission (at time of writing) for marketplace domains. The buyer is also expected to pay a 3% handling fee for any domain purchases over 500 USD / GBP / EUR when using Alipay, PayPal, and Credit Card.
(The below table is ordered alphabetically as that seems the most sensible).
| Platform | Sales | Revenue | Avg. Sale Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternic.com | 1 | £2,993 | £2,993 |
Afternic.com closed the month with 1 sale. Total revenue was £2,993, which gives us an average of £2,993 per domain.
Final Thoughts
We’re getting pretty close to Christmas so I am expecting a quiet couple of months now. I wouldn’t realistically expect to see numbers anywhere near this months results until maybe after February 2004.