Every domain sale tells a story. This is where we analyze real transactions, break down what makes domains valuable, and learn from actual market data.
WHAT THIS SUBFORUM IS FOR
Real sale analysis - Recent domain transactions with actual prices Value breakdowns - Why domains sold for specific amounts Market trends - What's hot, what's declining, what's emerging Comparable sales - Similar domains and pricing patterns Buyer insights - Who's buying and why Investment lessons - What we can learn from each sale
WHY STUDY DOMAIN SALES
Learn accurate pricing - Real data beats automated appraisals Spot trends early - See what's appreciating before it peaks Avoid overpaying - Know market rates for different domain types Find opportunities - Identify undervalued categories Understand buyers - Know what end-users actually pay for Build expertise - Pattern recognition from real transactions
WHAT WE COVER
High-value sales ($10K+): Premium .com domains, hot .ai extensions, industry-specific names, short domains, brandable gems
Mid-range sales ($1K-$10K): Solid investments, niche domains, development opportunities, flip potential
Notable sales (Under $1K): Hidden gems, smart acquisitions, quick flip successes, market surprises
SALE POST FORMAT
Each post includes: Domain name and price, sale date and marketplace, extension analysis, why it's valuable, ideal buyers and use cases, comparable sales, market context, investment lessons
WHERE SALE DATA COMES FROM
NameBio (historical sales database), DNJournal (weekly top sales), Sedo/Afternic/GoDaddy (marketplace reports), private sales (when publicly disclosed), broker announcements (Grit, Saw.com, etc.)
RECENT BLOCKBUSTER SALES 2025
Icon.com ($12M), Commerce.com ($2.4M), Wisdom.ai ($750K - highest .ai ever), NoLimit.com ($725K), AI.TV ($200K - highest .tv ever)
HOT CATEGORIES RIGHT NOW
.ai domains - AI boom driving 300%+ YoY growth Healthcare tech - Telemedicine and medical AI Climate/sustainability - ESG and green tech Web3/crypto - Blockchain infrastructure still strong Short domains - 2-4 characters across all extensions
DECLINING CATEGORIES
Exact-match SEO domains - Algorithm changes killed value Hyphenated domains - Never recovered from mobile era .biz/.info extensions - Credibility issues persist NFT speculation names - Hype died, value crashed Typo domains - Legal risk outweighs reward
HOW TO USE THIS SUBFORUM
Study patterns - Read multiple sale posts to spot trends Compare categories - See which extensions and niches are hot Calculate ROI - Learn what appreciation looks like Ask questions - Don't understand a sale price? Ask the community Share finds - Found an interesting sale? Post it with analysis
ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK
When evaluating any sale, consider:
Extension value - .com premium, .ai hot, ccTLDs variable, new gTLDs risky
Length - Shorter = more valuable (generally), 1-2 words ideal for .com, Single words command huge premiums
Brandability - Pronounceable matters, Memorable beats keyword stuffing, Story potential adds value
Market timing - Industry trends (AI, climate, web3), Technology cycles, Economic conditions
Buyer type - End user = highest prices, Investor = lower but faster, Developer = mid-range potential
COMMON VALUATION MISTAKES
Emotional attachment - Your love for a name doesn't equal value Registration cost fallacy - Paid $12 doesn't mean it's worth anything Ignoring comps - "I think it's worth X" means nothing without data Overhyping traffic - 100 visitors/month isn't worth much Extension bias - ".com is dead" (it's not), ".xyz is the future" (it's not)
LEARNING FROM LOSSES
Not every sale is a win. We also discuss domains that sold below expectations, names that didn't sell despite hype, trends that fizzled, what went wrong and why
RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH
NameBio.com - 2M+ historical sales DNJournal.com - Weekly top 100 sales Sedo.com - Marketplace completed sales NamePros - Daily sales discussions DomainGang - Industry news and analysis
COMMUNITY GUIDELINES
Post real sales only - No speculation or estimates Include sources - Link to NameBio, DNJournal, or marketplace Provide analysis - Don't just share price, explain WHY Stay objective - Data over opinions Be helpful - Answer questions from newcomers No self-promotion - This isn't for listing your domains
WHAT MAKES A GOOD SALE POST
Clear title with domain and price Sale details (date, marketplace, extension) Value analysis (what makes it worth that price) Market context (comparable sales, trends) Buyer perspective (who would buy this and why) Investment lesson (what can we learn) 5 relevant tags
EXAMPLE GREAT POSTS
"Wisdom.ai - $750K: How AI Boom Created New .ai Record" "NoLimit.com - $725K: Why Two-Word Phrases Still Command Premiums" "O.gd - $2,300: Ultra-Short Domains Work Even With Unusual Extensions"
DISCUSSION TOPICS
What sale surprised you most recently? Which category do you think is undervalued? Have you made a sale you want to share? What trends are you seeing in your niche? Questions about specific sales?
POST YOUR QUESTIONS
Don't understand why a domain sold for a specific price? Want comparables for a domain you're buying/selling? Curious about a specific extension or category? Need help valuing your own domain?
Ask here! Community has decades of combined experience.
STAY UPDATED
New sales posted regularly Weekly roundups of notable transactions Monthly trend analysis Quarterly market reports Annual top sales recap
LET'S LEARN TOGETHER
Every sale is a data point. Every transaction teaches us something about what buyers value, what markets are hot, what pricing is realistic, what trends are emerging.
The more sales we study, the better investors we become.
Drop your questions, share interesting sales, analyze transactions together! 👇
WHAT THIS SUBFORUM IS FOR
Real sale analysis - Recent domain transactions with actual prices Value breakdowns - Why domains sold for specific amounts Market trends - What's hot, what's declining, what's emerging Comparable sales - Similar domains and pricing patterns Buyer insights - Who's buying and why Investment lessons - What we can learn from each sale
WHY STUDY DOMAIN SALES
Learn accurate pricing - Real data beats automated appraisals Spot trends early - See what's appreciating before it peaks Avoid overpaying - Know market rates for different domain types Find opportunities - Identify undervalued categories Understand buyers - Know what end-users actually pay for Build expertise - Pattern recognition from real transactions
WHAT WE COVER
High-value sales ($10K+): Premium .com domains, hot .ai extensions, industry-specific names, short domains, brandable gems
Mid-range sales ($1K-$10K): Solid investments, niche domains, development opportunities, flip potential
Notable sales (Under $1K): Hidden gems, smart acquisitions, quick flip successes, market surprises
SALE POST FORMAT
Each post includes: Domain name and price, sale date and marketplace, extension analysis, why it's valuable, ideal buyers and use cases, comparable sales, market context, investment lessons
WHERE SALE DATA COMES FROM
NameBio (historical sales database), DNJournal (weekly top sales), Sedo/Afternic/GoDaddy (marketplace reports), private sales (when publicly disclosed), broker announcements (Grit, Saw.com, etc.)
RECENT BLOCKBUSTER SALES 2025
Icon.com ($12M), Commerce.com ($2.4M), Wisdom.ai ($750K - highest .ai ever), NoLimit.com ($725K), AI.TV ($200K - highest .tv ever)
HOT CATEGORIES RIGHT NOW
.ai domains - AI boom driving 300%+ YoY growth Healthcare tech - Telemedicine and medical AI Climate/sustainability - ESG and green tech Web3/crypto - Blockchain infrastructure still strong Short domains - 2-4 characters across all extensions
DECLINING CATEGORIES
Exact-match SEO domains - Algorithm changes killed value Hyphenated domains - Never recovered from mobile era .biz/.info extensions - Credibility issues persist NFT speculation names - Hype died, value crashed Typo domains - Legal risk outweighs reward
HOW TO USE THIS SUBFORUM
Study patterns - Read multiple sale posts to spot trends Compare categories - See which extensions and niches are hot Calculate ROI - Learn what appreciation looks like Ask questions - Don't understand a sale price? Ask the community Share finds - Found an interesting sale? Post it with analysis
ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK
When evaluating any sale, consider:
Extension value - .com premium, .ai hot, ccTLDs variable, new gTLDs risky
Length - Shorter = more valuable (generally), 1-2 words ideal for .com, Single words command huge premiums
Brandability - Pronounceable matters, Memorable beats keyword stuffing, Story potential adds value
Market timing - Industry trends (AI, climate, web3), Technology cycles, Economic conditions
Buyer type - End user = highest prices, Investor = lower but faster, Developer = mid-range potential
COMMON VALUATION MISTAKES
Emotional attachment - Your love for a name doesn't equal value Registration cost fallacy - Paid $12 doesn't mean it's worth anything Ignoring comps - "I think it's worth X" means nothing without data Overhyping traffic - 100 visitors/month isn't worth much Extension bias - ".com is dead" (it's not), ".xyz is the future" (it's not)
LEARNING FROM LOSSES
Not every sale is a win. We also discuss domains that sold below expectations, names that didn't sell despite hype, trends that fizzled, what went wrong and why
RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH
NameBio.com - 2M+ historical sales DNJournal.com - Weekly top 100 sales Sedo.com - Marketplace completed sales NamePros - Daily sales discussions DomainGang - Industry news and analysis
COMMUNITY GUIDELINES
Post real sales only - No speculation or estimates Include sources - Link to NameBio, DNJournal, or marketplace Provide analysis - Don't just share price, explain WHY Stay objective - Data over opinions Be helpful - Answer questions from newcomers No self-promotion - This isn't for listing your domains
WHAT MAKES A GOOD SALE POST
Clear title with domain and price Sale details (date, marketplace, extension) Value analysis (what makes it worth that price) Market context (comparable sales, trends) Buyer perspective (who would buy this and why) Investment lesson (what can we learn) 5 relevant tags
EXAMPLE GREAT POSTS
"Wisdom.ai - $750K: How AI Boom Created New .ai Record" "NoLimit.com - $725K: Why Two-Word Phrases Still Command Premiums" "O.gd - $2,300: Ultra-Short Domains Work Even With Unusual Extensions"
DISCUSSION TOPICS
What sale surprised you most recently? Which category do you think is undervalued? Have you made a sale you want to share? What trends are you seeing in your niche? Questions about specific sales?
POST YOUR QUESTIONS
Don't understand why a domain sold for a specific price? Want comparables for a domain you're buying/selling? Curious about a specific extension or category? Need help valuing your own domain?
Ask here! Community has decades of combined experience.
STAY UPDATED
New sales posted regularly Weekly roundups of notable transactions Monthly trend analysis Quarterly market reports Annual top sales recap
LET'S LEARN TOGETHER
Every sale is a data point. Every transaction teaches us something about what buyers value, what markets are hot, what pricing is realistic, what trends are emerging.
The more sales we study, the better investors we become.
Drop your questions, share interesting sales, analyze transactions together! 👇