We recently wrote about dominance of number of .com domains and also noted that .com domain registrations were starting to turn around again after a poor 2008. It looks like values of .com domains may be rising as well. Insurance broker Insure.com has sold its name and Web site for a whopping $16 million. The insurance company’s name and URL, which was sold for 10 times more than it was bought for in 2001.
According to this report, the domain name was purchased by marketing firm QuinStreet, which also shelled out $18 million for Internet.com’s tech trade business in August. QuinStreet helps businesses target their customer audiences and generate sales leads.
Other large domain purchases this year include the sale of Candy.com for $3 million, ToysRUs’ acquisition of Toys.com for $5.1 million, the sale of Fly.com to Travelzoo for $1.8 million, and the sale of Ad.com for $1.4 million.
I will never sell http://www.CreditCard.org
Cos no-one wants to buy it.
lol. .org? Please Negroe.
lol, I would like to pay a good sum for it
That is a really nice sale for a great domain name. Props to the folks at QuinStreet.
QuinStreet, I have http://www.NetEats.com which I can offer to you for just $5000. Think NetFlix, but with food~
netflix with food eh? So you send back the food after you eat it ? . . . ummm I’m pretty sure that’s a bad idea unless you are sending the food back in “fertilizer form” to a fertilizer company.
How much for TechCrunch.com?
(Godlike voice in the backgroud “You can’t afford it!”)
how much for CrunchTech.com?
Those are some huge numbers. Is it to late to get into the domain name business ? =)
rss.com just sold for $125,000
WTF you telling me insure.com sold for 16 million but
Candy.com sold for $3 million,
Toys.com sold for $5.1 million,
Fly.com sold $1.8 million
Something is wrong here the people who those domains got ripped the fuck off. If any was to reach 16 million it should have been candy.com
Look at the price sold, as well as the Terms.
In case of Candy.com, here is how the previous owner negotiated a win-win:
http://www.rick...dycom-deal.html
- raj -
yea because selling a box of M&Ms vs selling an insurance policy is worth way more moolah. duh
There is an important distinction that you are missing. Just because they did not sell their underlying business they did in fact sell more than just the domain name –> here it is everyone –> wait for it –> they sold the entire DOMAIN + WEBSITE.
http://www.doma...ust-dont-get-it
Seems like there is no recession for these single word branded domains.
It’s not simply a single branded word. It’s highly targeted.
According to the the latest Inc. 500, InsuranceAgents.com is a $12 mil business, so $16 mil doesn’t seem outlandish. That being said, I’d rather own Insurance.com. Who types in/searches for Insure?
I will sell mystudentrecords.com for $500,000
16 mio great Deal! Congrats
I believe they also bought the revenue that comes with the domain/website.
Me and my business partner own insured.co.uk which we are developing. Any thoughts on its value?