April 2007 Monthly UK Domain Sales Report
Hello, and welcome to the April 2007 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 March 2007 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!
April 2007 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 23 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | £31,835 |
| March | 85 | 0 | 83 | 2 | 3 | £94,858 |
Total Sales Revenue
There were 23 reported domain sales this month, generating a total revenue of £31,835.
The total revenue of the top 10 sales this month was £28,475 (-44%)
Domain sales grouped by extension
Lets take a look at how many domains were sold per extension in April 2007.
The best way of achieving that is to group the sales by extension, then sort them into descending order, which gives us:
- 21 .co.uk (-62)
- 2 .org.uk (=)
Coming out on top this month is the .co.uk extension with 21 sales.
What was the longest domain that sold in April 2007 ?
For some reason, I like to keep an eye on what the longest domain is each month.
This month it was carbonneutraltravel.co.uk with
19 characters, selling for
£400
Top 3 UK domain names sold in April 2007
Sedo takes gold and silver this month, with Afternic.com coming in bronze.
- In 1st place this month we have biblio.co.uk, selling for
£7,500
via Sedo .
- Original: £7,500 (GBP, Apr 2007)
- Inflation Adjusted: £13,088 (CPI: 1.745)
- freud.co.uk comes in 2nd, selling for
£5,000
via Sedo .
- Original: £5,000 (GBP, Apr 2007)
- Inflation Adjusted: £8,725 (CPI: 1.745)
- Finally, in 3rd place we have mediastores.co.uk, selling for
£3,500
via Afternic.com .
- Original: £3,500 (GBP, Apr 2007)
- Inflation Adjusted: £6,108 (CPI: 1.745)
Top 10 UK domain names sold in April 2007
| No. | Domain | Price | Platform | Extension | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | biblio.co.uk |
£7,500
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 6 |
| 2 | freud.co.uk |
£5,000
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 5 |
| 3 | mediastores.co.uk |
£3,500
|
Afternic.com | .co.uk | 11 |
| 4 | cheapcaribbean.co.uk |
£3,500
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 14 |
| 5 | epets.co.uk |
£3,000
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 5 |
| 6 | nowinnofeeclaims.co.uk |
£1,500
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 16 |
| 7 | bankrupt.co.uk |
£1,495
|
Ebay | .co.uk | 8 |
| 8 | branddating.co.uk |
£1,000
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 11 |
| 9 | travelsoftware.co.uk |
£1,000
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 14 |
| 10 | candi.co.uk |
£980
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 5 |
This months top 10 was dominated by Sedo. Not content with sitting top of the table, they also sold 8 domains!
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 April 2007
Acorn Domains reported 2 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £440.
The the top selling domain this month was radongas.co.uk, which sold
for
£300
View all Acorn Domains sales from April 2007
Afternic.com sales in April 2007
Afternic.com reported 1 sale this month, mediastores.co.uk, which sold for £3,500.
Ebay sales in April 2007
Ebay reported 1 sale this month, bankrupt.co.uk, which sold for £1,495.
Promotion.org.uk sales in April 2007
Promotion.org.uk reported 1 sale this month, apply.org.uk, which sold for £250.
Sedo sales in April 2007
Sedo reported 18 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £26,150.
The the top selling domain this month was biblio.co.uk, which sold
for
£7,500
View all Sedo sales from April 2007
Top Performing Sales Platforms for April 2007
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 | £440 | £220 |
| Afternic.com | 1 | £3,500 | £3,500 |
| Ebay | 1 | £1,495 | £1,495 |
| Promotion.org.uk | 1 | £250 | £250 |
| Sedo | 18 | £26,150 | £1,452 |
Acorn Domains closed the month with 2 sales. Total revenue was £440, which gives us an average of £220 per domain.
Afternic.com reported 1 sale this month. Total revenue was £3,500, with an average domain price of £3,500.
Ebay closed the month with 1 sale. Total revenue was £1,495, which gives us an average of £1,495 per domain.
Promotion.org.uk reported 1 sale this month. Total revenue was £250, with an average domain price of £250.
Sedo closed the month with 18 sales. Total revenue was £26,150, which gives us an average of £1,452 per domain.