September 2008 Monthly UK Domain Sales Report
Hello, and welcome to the September 2008 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 August 2008 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!
September 2008 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | 91 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 4 | £118,389 |
| August | 76 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 1 | £155,703 |
Total Sales Revenue
There were 91 reported domain sales this month, generating a total revenue of £118,389.
The total revenue of the top 10 sales this month was £64,288 (-35%)
Domain sales grouped by extension
Lets take a look at how many domains were sold per extension in September 2008.
The only domain extension sold this month was .co.uk, and there were 91 sales.
LLL domain sales
There were 4x LLL's sold this month, which is +300% on last months tally of 1.
Breaking LLL sales down by extension gives us 4x .co.uk.
cpi.co.uk was the top selling LLL this
month, with a price of
£5,500
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 September 2008 ?
For some reason, I like to keep an eye on what the longest domain is each month.
This month it was offshorecompanyservices.co.uk with
23 characters, selling for
£500
Top 3 UK domain names sold in September 2008
Sedo came in gold and bronze this month, with Great Domains coming in silver.
- In 1st place this month we have houseprice.co.uk, selling for
£14,688
via Sedo .
- Original: £14,688 (GBP, Sep 2008)
- Inflation Adjusted: £24,292 (CPI: 1.654)
- sunny.co.uk comes in 2nd, selling for
£9,000
via Great Domains .
- Original: £9,000 (GBP, Sep 2008)
- Inflation Adjusted: £14,885 (CPI: 1.654)
- Finally, in 3rd place we have james.co.uk, selling for
£6,500
via Sedo .
- Original: £6,500 (GBP, Sep 2008)
- Inflation Adjusted: £10,750 (CPI: 1.654)
Top 10 UK domain names sold in September 2008
| No. | Domain | Price | Platform | Extension | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | houseprice.co.uk |
£14,688
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 10 |
| 2 | sunny.co.uk |
£9,000
|
Great Domains | .co.uk | 5 |
| 3 | james.co.uk |
£6,500
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 5 |
| 4 | competitions.co.uk |
£5,500
|
Acorn Domains | .co.uk | 12 |
| 5 | cpi.co.uk |
£5,500
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 3 |
| 6 | modelingagency.co.uk |
£5,000
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 14 |
| 7 | pcs.co.uk |
£5,000
|
Acorn Domains | .co.uk | 3 |
| 8 | absolutefm.co.uk |
£5,000
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 10 |
| 9 | pastahut.co.uk |
£4,500
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 8 |
| 10 | newphones.co.uk |
£3,600
|
Acorn Domains | .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.
Acorn Domains sales in September 2008
Acorn Domains reported 3 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £14,100.
The the top selling domain this month was competitions.co.uk, which sold
for
£5,500
View all Acorn Domains sales from September 2008
Afternic.com sales in September 2008
Afternic.com reported 2 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £4,500.
The the top selling domain this month was carmagnets.co.uk, which sold
for
£2,500
View all Afternic.com sales from September 2008
DN Journal sales in September 2008
DN Journal reported 1 sale this month, affiliaterevenue.co.uk, which sold for £2,000.
Ebay sales in September 2008
Ebay reported 1 sale this month, bestmortgages.co.uk, which sold for £585.
Great Domains sales in September 2008
Great Domains reported 1 sale this month, sunny.co.uk, which sold for £9,000.
Sedo sales in September 2008
Sedo reported 83 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £88,204.
The the top selling domain this month was houseprice.co.uk, which sold
for
£14,688
View all Sedo sales from September 2008
Top Performing Sales Platforms for September 2008
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 | 3 | £14,100 | £4,700 |
| Afternic.com | 2 | £4,500 | £2,250 |
| DN Journal | 1 | £2,000 | £2,000 |
| Ebay | 1 | £585 | £585 |
| Great Domains | 1 | £9,000 | £9,000 |
| Sedo | 83 | £88,204 | £1,062 |
Acorn Domains closed the month with 3 sales. Total revenue was £14,100, which gives us an average of £4,700 per domain.
Afternic.com reported 2 sales this month. Total revenue was £4,500, with an average domain price of £2,250.
DN Journal closed the month with 1 sale. Total revenue was £2,000, which gives us an average of £2,000 per domain.
Ebay reported 1 sale this month. Total revenue was £585, with an average domain price of £585.
Great Domains closed the month with 1 sale. Total revenue was £9,000, which gives us an average of £9,000 per domain.
Sedo reported 83 sales this month. Total revenue was £88,204, with an average domain price of £1,062.