Wednesday, July 30, 2008

List of biggest .CA domain sales

DomainReport.ca - Here is a webpage I just learned about that is an "unofficial" list of reported .CA sales over $1,000.

Scanning through the list I know of a few names that aren't there, and the list of sales that never get reported is probably longer than this one.

Still, this gives a good idea of what .ca domains have been going for in the aftermarket, if you are looking to price your own names, or buy a .ca

There is a link on the page in case you have any sales you want to report to the webmaster.

List of .ca sales over $1,000
http://www.aftermarketdomains.ca


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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Teas.ca sold at Afternic

DomainReport.ca

- The domain teas.ca recently sold at Afternic for $650 US.

This is a nice generic .ca domain that can be used for a commercial product, especially if you are in the tea or hot beverage market. Tea products are light and easy to ship. Lots of potential for a good ecommerce website with this domain.

GMX.ca sells for 20,000 Euros

The front page at Sedo.com today shows a sale reported for GMX.ca

GMX.ca - $20,000 Euros ($31,900 Cdn.)

That is a surprisingly high price for this domain at first glance. It's not yet known who the buyer is, but some speculate that the owners of GMX.com bought it. GMX.com is part of a large company that runs a webmail system. GMX is also a stock ticker symbol for Globex Mining Enterprises Inc.

No matter who the buyer was, congrats go out to the seller who appears to have negotiated a very good deal for this domain.

Monday, July 21, 2008

adultdate.ca and airfaredeals.ca on auction at Afternic

Just recently there have been two .ca domains in the 'closing soon' auction section at Afternic.

http://www.afternic.com/names.php?cls=1

adultdate.ca - high bid is currently $1,000

airfaredeals.ca - high bid is currently $500

Over at Sedo, bad.ca is on auction.

bad.ca - high bid is currently $2,500

http://www.sedo.com/auction/auction_detail.php?language=us&auction_id=36798&tracked=&partnerid=
Also, a recent .ca domain sale was spotted at the Afternic Bazaar.

naturalfoods.ca - $190.50

Natural foods is a nice food related domain, especially these days when more people are choosing healthy and organic foods for their lifestyle.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Cafe.ca sale reported in DNJournal

This week's DNjournal domain sales report includes the sale of Cafe.ca, which sold at Pool a while back.

Cafe.ca - $8,200

This sale made the sixth spot on the country code list. Most country code sales were for European country extensions, like .de, .co.uk and .be. There were also a few .tv sales, and one .asia sale.

With the exception of Cafe.ca, all the other country code domains were sold at Sedo.com

You can view the entire weekly report by clicking here.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

TBR .ca domains dropping July 16

Even though it's summer, the weather is hot and most people are outside enjoying some downtime, the .ca domains keep dropping every week!

There is also a .ca auction going on until July 17 at MyID, with some nice .ca domains including Women.ca, Mask.ca, Sensual.ca, Freebies.ca, HearingAids.ca and Shareware.ca

Here are some of the better or more interesting .ca domains dropping tomorrow.

676.ca
754.ca
838.ca
869.ca
adultmatch.ca
biosystem.ca
discovermoncton.ca
dotcaforum.ca
ethic.ca
fishingvancouver.ca
greengirl.ca
greeninvestments.ca
hng.ca
internetplus.ca
jjp.ca
jobster.ca
mock.ca
momz.ca
myfree.ca
mytunes.ca
netmodels.ca
noon.ca
nyp.ca
ontariodirect.ca
pokergold.ca
pruners.ca
rhb.ca
salads.ca
sexyescorts.ca
shopblog.ca
sodium.ca
syc.ca
thompkins.ca
thunderbaygolf.ca
toil.qc.ca
valleygirl.ca
vamps.ca
vancouverstyle.ca
wineguides.ca
zany.ca
zgs.ca

Friday, July 11, 2008

Cashloans.ca sells at Sedo

In the Sedo domains sold section today I saw the following .ca sale:

cashloans.ca - $1,500 EUR (about $2,400 Cdn)

That's kind of cheeky, putting up a .ca domain for sale in Euros! Don't think I've seen that before.

Anyhow, cashloans is a nice loan term that might get some type-in traffic, and would be great to use to brand a loan business. I can easily see this domain being used in print, television, and radio, and it would look great on a business card.

This domain may not have been bought by an end user, but it's still a great one to hold. I think as website development gets easier, many of today's .ca domainers will become the end-users for many of their domains (even if they don't know it yet), either alone or in partnerships. The price for this domain also seems fair, if not slightly on the low side.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

.CN the new leader in country code domains

The .cn domain extension for China has now surpassed Germany's .de as the country code extension with the most domain registrations.

A few highlights reported in the latest Sedo newsletter...

China’s .cn now stands alone atop the list of the largest country code Top-Level Domain (ccTLDs) in the world. It has shot past Germany (.de) at an alarming rate, with between 400,000 and 500,000 registrations occurring per month.

It used to be that .cn domain names were only allowed to be registered by businesses with a physical presence in the country of China. Now, .cn domains are open to the rest of the world, creating heavy demand for .cn domains on a global level.

Today, China has an estimated 56 million internet users. Within the next 2 years, it is expected that China will account for a solid 25% of the total internet use around the globe.


Link to Sedo newsletter:
http://sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1775&tracked=&partnerid=22281&language=us

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Top .ca domain sales of last week

DN Journal put out it's domain sales report last night for the week ending July 6.

There were some .ca sales reported in the country codes, and one of them even made the overall domain sales list. All sales are reported in US dollars. These domain sales occurred at MyID, Pool, or Sedo.

Interview.ca $30,933

Vert.ca $7,595

Diplomas.ca $5,360

Betting.ca $5,310


The following sales were reported but didn't make the country code Top 20 list. These domains were sold at recent MyID auctions.

Bite.ca $4,124,

OnlineSingles.ca $3,093

MontrealDentist.ca $2,578

Rashes.ca $2,062

HumanResourcesJobs.ca $1,910

SummerSchool.ca $1,392

StockTips.ca $1,032

Monday, July 7, 2008

List of .CA domains in next MyID auction

Here is the list of .ca domains to be auctioned by MyID in their first July auction.

Again, the list contains many premium one and two word generics.

You can sign up to bid on names, or to list names for the next auctions, by clicking here to register on their site.

The auction will be run over two days, as opposed to the longer auctions they held previously. Auction starts on July 15, according to their site

Auction Start Date : 2008-07-15 13:00:00
Auction End Date : 2008-07-17

Domains to be auctioned.

666.ca ($1751 - $2500)
Acrobats.ca ($251 - $500)
affordabletrips.ca ($251 - $500)
AirportRentals.ca ($1001 - $1750)

BridalOnline.ca ($1001 - $1750)
Broke.ca ($5001 - $7500)

CanadianDrugStores.ca ($501 - $750)
CanadianTennis.ca ($1001 - $1750)
CarStore.ca ($1001 - $1750)
CheaperFlights.ca ($101 - $250)
CraftSales.ca ($501 - $750)

DiscountTours.ca ($1001 - $1750)
DivorceTips.ca ($501 - $750)
DownloadFreeRingtone(s).ca ($2 - $100)
DUILawyers.ca ($1001 - $1750)

EasyIncome.ca ($751 - $1000)
EcoVoyage.ca ($251 - $500)
EngineeringCareer.ca ($751 - $1000)
Enlargement(s).ca ($751 - $1000)
ExoticHolidays.ca ($1001 - $1750)

FashionOnline.ca ($2501 - $3750)
Fertiliser.ca ($1001 - $1750)
FitnessJob.ca ($751 - $1000)
FlightSearch.ca ($1001 - $1750)
Freebies.ca ($7501 - $10000)
FreelancingJobs.ca ($2501 - $3750)
FurnitureLiquidation.ca ($751 - $1000)

GayBlog.ca ($251 - $500)
GayCanada.ca ($3751 - $5000)

HealthGuide.ca ($1001 - $1750)
HearingAids.ca ($7501 - $10000)
Hired.ca ($7501 - $10000)
HockeyGame.ca ($1001 - $1750)
homegardens.ca ($251 - $500)
HowToDance.ca ($501 - $750)

iBlogs.ca ($751 - $1000)
InternetHelp.ca ($251 - $500)
InternetPhones.ca ($1751 - $2500)

JFK.ca ($1001 - $1750)
JointVenture.ca ($2501 - $3750)

KitchenWare.ca ($1001 - $1750)

Lake-Ontario.ca ($1001 - $1750)
LogosOnline.ca ($501 - $750)

Mask.ca ($3751 - $5000)
MontrealLaser.ca ($251 - $500)
MontrealTravel.ca ($1001 - $1750)
MusicJob.ca ($751 - $1000)

NutritionJob.ca ($751 - $1000)

OakvilleFlowers.ca ($501 - $750)
OnlineCoupons.ca ($1001 - $1750)
OnlineDates.ca ($2501 - $3750)
OnlineGaming.ca ($2501 - $3750)
OnlineStock.ca ($751 - $1000)
OnlineStocks.ca ($751 - $1000)
OrganicStore.ca ($1751 - $2500)

PharmaceuticalCareer.ca ($751 - $1000)
PizzaRestaurant(s).ca ($101 - $250)
PrivatePilots.ca ($501 - $750)
ProFootball.ca ($251 - $500)

QuebecHoneymoons.ca ($1001 - $1750)

RollerBlading.ca ($5001 - $7500)

SaskatoonRealtors.ca ($101 - $250)
SelfImprovement.ca ($1751 - $2500)
Sensual.ca ($10001 - $15000)
Shareware.ca ($15001 - $25000)
SingleChristian.ca ($251 - $500)
SmallJob.ca ($1001 - $1750)
SNN.ca ($251 - $500)
Snores.ca ($1751 - $2500)
SportsStore.ca ($501 - $750)

TechJobs.ca ($2501 - $3750)
TeddyBear.ca ($1001 - $1750)
Theme.ca ($2501 - $3750)
TNN.ca ($251 - $500)
TorontoByOwner.ca and 14 other byowner.ca ($2501 - $3750)
TorontoComputer.ca ($251 - $500)
TorontoComputers.ca ($251 - $500)
TorontoDentists.ca ($2501 - $3750)
TravelAuction.ca ($2501 - $3750)

UniqueGifts.ca ($2501 - $3750)
UsedHouses.ca ($251 - $500)
UsedLaptops.ca ($1751 - $2500)

Valuable.ca ($501 - $750)
VancouverHomeForSale.ca ($101 - $250)

War.ca ($1751 - $2500)
Women.ca ($37501 - $50000)

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Vert.ca and Vert.com recent domain sales

While looking on the Sedo homepage today, I saw that they reported the sale of Vert.ca for $7,595. That's a nice sale for a french word that means 'green'.

I remembered that I recently saw another sale of Vert but in a different domain extension, so I did a little digging on Google and found I was right. Sedo also sold Vert.com for $8,500 in the week of June 2 this year.

Vert.ca - $7,595

Vert.com - $8,500


You don't often see the .ca version of a domain selling for anywhere near the .com version, but there it is. Is this a new trend we should expect to see? Most likely not, my guess is that the buyer is the same person for each of these domains, and they must have some project planned for them, possibly based out of Quebec. And they really wanted both domains.