Also doing quite well in recent domain name sales was the domain namke LIK.com, which sold for a reported $65,000 on Sedo.  Sedo also racked up another high end sale with the selling of Reconnect.com for $45,000.

To demonstrate the value of .co domain sales one only has to look as far as the recent sale of commodity.co for a reported $20,000.

It appears that one significant domain name owner has unleashed the hounds and opted to sell some precious inventory.  Consider what’s up for grab and you’ll understand what I mean in Sedo.com’s “career theme” auction.  For, in just 15 hours, the following domain names will be coming to an end on their 7-day auctions and the results are not all that bad, but still below values we would have witnessed a year ago.  The lot I’m speaking of include:

• Resumes.com — now at $50,000 with 13 bids that have pushed the price to 50 grand
• HumanResources.com – currently at $8,888 with 8 bids and the reserve price not made yet
• MyCareer.com – currently at $9,000 with 5 bids and the reserve price not touched yet
• AnalystJobs.com – currently at $3,000 with 3 bids and the reserve price already met

One thing all of these domains have in common is their career theme, obviously.  That’s because this theme is the flavor of the day, as Sedo.com has been widely promoting its special “career theme” domains auction for the last week.  This is more than likely what smoked these domain name owners out of the woodwork.  It will be interesting to see if the reserve price is touched on Resumes.com, HumanResources.com and MyCareer.com.

Australian manufactured barbeque pits have become the rage in recent years and you won’t find a better domain name to sell grills and barbeque pits made in Australia than AussieBarbeque.com. 

Likewise, if you’re considering starting a new barbeque restaurant with an Australian theme or Aussie touch, you’ll improve your success by leaps and bounds if you name your business Aussie Barbeque and purchase AussieBarbeque.com to build the e-commerce division of your barbeque business.

This domain name can be purchased at Sedo.com by clicking here.  To buy the domain click on the “More Details” link under the Buy This Domain area (lower right side) of this web page.

This domain is easily worth 4 figures, but we’ve made it a steal for the lucky bidder.  The minimum bid is set at only $99 and our expected sale price is $299.  Escrow is handled by Sedo.com  All Sedo.com fees are paid by DCdomainnames.com (the seller).

JUW.com has one day to go on a 7-day auction and aleady had its reserve price met at $4,100. It’s almost shocking to me that a 3-letter dot com domain name would have the reserve price set so low, particularly for a 3-letter domain name you can pronounce. It’ll be interesting to see what the final number this domain goes for tomorrow. To look it up, click here.

As for recent sales, none as nice as EOB.com and WMR.com, but YRX.com sold for only $3,000, OQD.com sold for 2,610 Euros and ZVI.com sold for 2,602 Euros. All surprisingly low in my book. However, E-14.net sold for an astounding $7,000, living a mixed bag. So why is E-14 so popular, other than being a British submarine from World War I era? Beats me. If you’ve got a handle on this one, let me know.

1. Dollars.com is back on the market again and has a bid of 302,500 on Sedo.com’s 7-day auction.

2. Thailand.org is currently at $6,500 and has 9 bids with over 6 days to go on Sedo.com’s 7-day auction.

3. Courier.net recently sold for $25,000 on Sedo.

4. Transfers.com sold on Sedo for $7,500 recently.

5. HotelBarcelona.es has a bid of $5,200 with several days left on the auction.

6. TPE.org has a bid of $7,500 with several days to go on a 7-day auction.

7. TapShoes.com sold for $12,000 on RickLatona.com

8. Another RickLatona.com sale, PapuaNewGuinea.com, went for $25,000.

9. BoutiqueHotels.com sold for $40,000.

10. Slots.eu sold for $31,200.

However, other than the 1-bid auction of Dollars.com, no truly big ticket domain sales were made in the high 5-digit to 6-digit range, signaling the economy is having some impact. One area that still looks good is the low to mid-range domain name sales. I’m talking low 4-digits to low 5-digits. These still appear to be moving a nice clip.

3-digit number domains are still holding value. 360.org sold for $25,000 on Sedo and Sedo also scored big on the $30,000 sale of CaptchaCreator.com and the $25,000 sale of PokerPals.com

Financial aid?  We all need it, especially the 4 million who’s houses have been foreclosed on this year.  But these two domain name auctions where not the only ones to score big last week.

Sedo made news on 3 domain names.  Riva.com sold for $200,000.  Help me out on that one.  I think this one had to have swept up by Riva Motorsports.  Casas.net (Spanish for house), sold for 87,000 Euros, or almost $121,000 and the third domain Sedo auction was 25.com (a 2-number dot com) that sold for $124, 555.55.  An odd number indeed.

While Hunted.com caught everyone by surprise on the low side, ebuddy.mobi went for $5,000.  Go figure?  Think that’s crazy, how about 3min.com selling for 4,500 Euros.  They one really has me buffaloed.  Can’t wait to see how they plan to use the domain name. 

What’s next on the horizon?  Well, you can look forward to seeing what Transfers.com goes for on Sedo.  Currently its at $16,000 (1 bid only) and has 1 day and 10 hours left on a 7-day auction. 

On the 3-letter front, KQP.com is currently at $4,600 with 7 bids and only 10 hours left to before closing.  SVI.com is standing at $2,050 with 2 bids and 3 days, 16 hours to go.  The most popular auction on Sedo.com is iMissed.com with 15 bidders.  However, top bid is sitting at $510 dollars.  Bidding on iMissed.com closes in 25 hours. 

After doing a little research I’m happy to say that the premium market for high end domains still looks good, but one might question if the value of less than premium domains, ones that might typically be purchased for less than $10,000, might be slipping a bit.  Why? Because so many of these domains are purchased by small businesses and individuals. 

But Sedo scored big last week on some really high-end domains that gives us hope and encouragement that the domain name marketplace is still doing well overall.  Consider the following sales and see if you agree with me. 

• LowFares.com sold for $365,000 on Sedo
• Banners.com sold for $360,000 on Sedo
• Pisos.net (Spanish for “Apartments”), sold for $187,500 on Sedo
• Alice.com went for $250,000 in a private sale

Now consider the following to see if you agree with me on some disappointing sales for one-word domains lately:

• Sleeper.com sold for $10,100 on NameJet.com
• Sisterhood.com sold for $10,000 on Moniker
• NowHired.com went for $2,588
• WorkingLife.com sold for $2,000
• GolfMerchandise.com sold for $3,626

I was astounded that Sleeper.com didn’t go for higher.  There is immense revenue potential from all five of these domains, they the last 3 on the list went for $3,626 or less.  This gives me a lot of concern over the value of 2-word domains with commercial appeal that are often picked up by entrepreneurs and small business owners.  Take for example, LawAdvice.com, currently up for auction on Sedo with only 2 bids and resting at $2,050 with 4 days left to go on a 7-day auction.  This domain will be a good barometer to check out the value of highly commerical 2-word domains. 

If there’s a lawyer in the house, listen to me.  You’ve got to jump on this domain — we’re talking about a highly searched phrase in “law advice.”  Nope, its not my domain name and I don’t know the owner.  But watching this domain should give us a good indication as to the strenght of the domain name market during this economic downturn.

Earlier, I was pondering writing this article about the negative impact of the economy on domain names sales and values. But this is not the case quite yet. Why? Because the results of several big special auctions closing just before or around the same time the stock market started plummeting reflect the fact that big investors are still willing to cough up big bucks for domain names that hold great potential. Take for example the recent sale of our domain names in the six-figure area. Moneywatch.com recently sold on Sedo for $125,000. Camps.com sold on Moniker for $110,000. LT.com sold on Moniker.com for $100,000 and Cleaning.com sold on Moniker.com for $100,000.

Most of the Moniker.com sales I will talk about in this article were made at last month’s Live Auction at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference in New York. Although they were booked this week, one can’t hardly label them as “sales after the economic collapse.” Thus, the court may still be out on what the eventual outcome will be regarding the economy’s toll on domain name sales.

Currently, the highest bid existing on Sedo.com for a domain name is $12,000 for Pet.Asia and 7,000 British Pounds for VLX.com. Two domain names I’m keeping an eye on at the Sedo.com auction is Selfish.com which has 9 bids and currently stands at $3,690 and Gold.mobi which has 27 bids and is up to $3,100. Both will go for much higher values, thus its important to watch those 2 closely to see where they cap out at to get a grasp of the economic toll on domain name sales.

A look at domain names sold this week at Sedo.com finds the highest domain name sales price was only $4,999 for 3-D.com. Other domain name sales worth noting at recent auctions include the sale of Literature.com for $60,000 at Moniker’s Live Auction and Searching.com for the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. event for $85,000. Worthy of mention also is the sale fo SpaResorts.com on Snap Names for $70,590 and HelpMe.com for $75,000 on DN Strategy.

On a personal note I continue to find great deals in the expired domain name market. Examples of today’s purchases include: EzineDollars.com, DropshippingDollars.com, SavingMoneyOnline.com, ParttimeLabor.com, ParttimeTraveler.com and HomeProductsBusiness.com.

Two other great domain names that went for big bucks were the 2-letter wonders of YB.com and BJ.com. YB.com sold on Sedo for $125,000, while BJ.com went in Moniker’s live auction for $200,000. Who says no BJ is worth six-figures. (Sorry, but I couldn’t help myself).

Nothing big has been announced other than these 3 over the past week. Still leading the pack for 2008 is the sale of Fund.com which went for $9,999,950 in a private sale back in March. This price is much higher than the 1999 sale of Business.com for $7.5 million, which later turned out to be a $2 million dollar sale after the value of the illiquid Internet incubator and buyer of the domain, eCompanies, was recalculated in 2004.