February 2006 Monthly UK Domain Sales Report
Hello, and welcome to the February 2006 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.
Have you read last months sales report?
If you haven't done so already, I recommend reading the January 2006 Monthly Sales Report as we compare sales data frequently throughout this report.
With that shameful self-promotion out of the way, let's move on to this months sales report!
February 2006 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 12 | £154,962 |
| January | 53 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | £89,710 |
Total Sales Revenue
There were 50 reported domain sales this month, generating a total revenue of £154,962.
The total revenue of the top 10 sales this month was £109,427 (+93%)
Domain sales grouped by extension
Lets take a look at how many domains were sold per extension in February 2006.
The only domain extension sold this month was .co.uk, and there were 50 sales.
LLL domain sales
There were 12x LLL's sold this month. Breaking sales down by extension gives us 12x .co.uk. With no LLL's sold last month, consider this exponential growth.
klx.co.uk was the top selling LLL this
month, with a price of
£2,800
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 February 2006 ?
For some reason, I like to keep an eye on what the longest domain is each month.
This month it was computeruniverse.co.uk with
16 characters, selling for
£300
Top 3 UK domain names sold in February 2006
Honours are shared this month, with Private Sale, DN Journal, Sedo making up the top 3 sales platforms for February 2006.
- In 1st place this month we have lyrics.co.uk, selling for
£45,832
via Private Sale .
- Original: $80,000 (USD, Feb 2006)
- Converted: £45,832 (rate: 0.5729)
- Inflation Adjusted: £82,823 (CPI: 1.807)
- energywatch.co.uk comes in 2nd, selling for
£20,000
via DN Journal .
- Original: £20,000 (GBP, Feb 2006)
- Inflation Adjusted: £36,142 (CPI: 1.807)
- Finally, in 3rd place we have homesell.co.uk, selling for
£13,500
via Sedo .
- Original: £13,500 (GBP, Feb 2006)
- Inflation Adjusted: £24,396 (CPI: 1.807)
Top 10 UK domain names sold in February 2006
| No. | Domain | Price | Platform | Extension | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lyrics.co.uk |
£45,832
|
Private Sale | .co.uk | 6 |
| 2 | energywatch.co.uk |
£20,000
|
DN Journal | .co.uk | 11 |
| 3 | homesell.co.uk |
£13,500
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 8 |
| 4 | ecoupons.co.uk |
£6,495
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 8 |
| 5 | travelres.co.uk |
£5,000
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 9 |
| 6 | pokergenie.co.uk |
£5,000
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 10 |
| 7 | prayer.co.uk |
£4,300
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 6 |
| 8 | connected.co.uk |
£3,500
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 9 |
| 9 | bid4it.co.uk |
£3,000
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 6 |
| 10 | klx.co.uk |
£2,800
|
Private Sale | .co.uk | 3 |
Although Private Sale sits at the top of the tree, the top 10 is dominated by Sedo with 7 domains sold.
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.
Acorn Domains sales in February 2006
Acorn Domains reported 2 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £1,600.
The the top selling domain this month was igd.co.uk, which sold
for
£800
View all Acorn Domains sales from February 2006
DN Journal sales in February 2006
DN Journal reported 1 sale this month, energywatch.co.uk, which sold for £20,000.
Private Sale sales in February 2006
There were 13 Private Sales reported this month, with a total sales revenue of £64,532.
The the top selling domain this month was lyrics.co.uk, which sold
for
£45,832
View all Private Sale sales from February 2006
Sedo sales in February 2006
Sedo reported 34 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £68,830.
The the top selling domain this month was homesell.co.uk, which sold
for
£13,500
View all Sedo sales from February 2006
Top Performing Sales Platforms for February 2006
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn Domains | 2 | £1,600 | £800 |
| DN Journal | 1 | £20,000 | £20,000 |
| Private Sale | 13 | £64,532 | £4,964 |
| Sedo | 34 | £68,830 | £2,024 |
Acorn Domains closed the month with 2 sales. Total revenue was £1,600, which gives us an average of £800 per domain.
DN Journal reported 1 sale this month. Total revenue was £20,000, with an average domain price of £20,000.
Private Sale closed the month with 13 sales. Total revenue was £64,532, which gives us an average of £4,964 per domain.
Sedo reported 34 sales this month. Total revenue was £68,830, with an average domain price of £2,024.