October 2005 Monthly UK Domain Sales Report
Hello, and welcome to the October 2005 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 2005 UK domain sales report
Unfortunately there was no September 2005 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 2005 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 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | £29,433 |
| September | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | £0 |
Total Sales Revenue
There were 9 reported domain sales this month, generating a total revenue of £29,433.
The total revenue of the top 10 sales this month was £29,433
Domain sales grouped by extension
Lets take a look at how many domains were sold per extension in October 2005.
The only domain extension sold this month was .co.uk, and there were 9 sales.
LLL domain sales
There were 1x LLL's sold this month. Breaking sales down by extension gives us 1x .co.uk. With no LLL's sold last month, consider this exponential growth.
CSE.co.uk was the top selling LLL this
month, with a price of
£1,500
For those of you that don't know, LLL means a three letter domain. If it contains a number (or hyphen) it does not qualify as an LLL.
What was the longest domain that sold in October 2005 ?
For some reason, I like to keep an eye on what the longest domain is each month.
This month it was MarketingLeeds.co.uk with
14 characters, selling for
£220
Top 3 UK domain names sold in October 2005
Sedo takes gold and silver this month, with Private Sale coming in bronze.
- In 1st place this month we have TrainTracker.co.uk, selling for
£8,500
via Sedo .
- Original: £8,500 (GBP, Oct 2005)
- Inflation Adjusted: £15,380 (CPI: 1.809)
- PerfectMatch.co.uk comes in 2nd, selling for
£6,756
via Sedo .
- Original: £6,756 (GBP, Oct 2005)
- Inflation Adjusted: £12,224 (CPI: 1.809)
- Finally, in 3rd place we have lyrics.co.uk, selling for
£6,000
via Private Sale .
- Original: £6,000 (GBP, Oct 2005)
- Inflation Adjusted: £10,856 (CPI: 1.809)
Top 10 UK domain names sold in October 2005
| No. | Domain | Price | Platform | Extension | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TrainTracker.co.uk |
£8,500
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 12 |
| 2 | PerfectMatch.co.uk |
£6,756
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 12 |
| 3 | lyrics.co.uk |
£6,000
|
Private Sale | .co.uk | 6 |
| 4 | SellCar.co.uk |
£3,057
|
DN Journal | .co.uk | 7 |
| 5 | CSE.co.uk |
£1,500
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 3 |
| 6 | seats.co.uk |
£1,400
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 5 |
| 7 | gap-year.co.uk |
£1,000
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 8 |
| 8 | summer-jobs.co.uk |
£1,000
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 11 |
| 9 | MarketingLeeds.co.uk |
£220
|
Private Sale | .co.uk | 14 |
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.
DN Journal sales in October 2005
DN Journal reported 1 sale this month, SellCar.co.uk, which sold for £3,057.
Private Sale sales in October 2005
There were 2 Private Sales reported this month, with a total sales revenue of £6,220.
The the top selling domain this month was lyrics.co.uk, which sold
for
£6,000
View all Private Sale sales from October 2005
Sedo sales in October 2005
Sedo reported 6 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £20,156.
The the top selling domain this month was TrainTracker.co.uk, which sold
for
£8,500
View all Sedo sales from October 2005
Top Performing Sales Platforms for October 2005
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DN Journal | 1 | £3,057 | £3,057 |
| Private Sale | 2 | £6,220 | £3,110 |
| Sedo | 6 | £20,156 | £3,359 |
DN Journal closed the month with 1 sale. Total revenue was £3,057, which gives us an average of £3,057 per domain.
Private Sale reported 2 sales this month. Total revenue was £6,220, with an average domain price of £3,110.
Sedo closed the month with 6 sales. Total revenue was £20,156, which gives us an average of £3,359 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 2006.