Afternic has started the year on a strong note, recording $1,152,248 in domain names sales during the first week of 2012. MCommerce.com was the leading public sale at $50,000 and BigBags.com sold for $11,050. DEMA.com sold for $10,000.

Fun fact: it looks like MCommerce.com may have been sold by former NBA basketball player Mark Madsen based on the historical Whois info. The same Whois info appears to be listed for MarkMadsen.com  as well.

Afternic’s public sales above $1k:

mcommerce.com $50,000.00
bigbags.com $11,050.00
DEMA.com $10,000.00
blacknet.net $7,288.00
dontgonuts.com $5,500.00
postcardmailing.com $5,000.00
cashflowmanager.com $5,000.00
resultat.com $5,000.00
arabesque.com $5,000.00

I received the weekly Afternic sales report from the final week in 2011, and the numbers were strong. The company closed $1,276,373 in domain sales, and that includes both private and public sales.

Leading the way last week was Bizable.com, which appears to have been sold through the Godaddy channel, at least according to Whois data. CollegeTextbook.com sold for $15,000 and SpiritRealty.com sold for $12,500.

All of Afternic’s $1,000+ public sales from last week are below:

bizable.com $15,600.00
collegetextbook.com $15,000.00
spiritrealty.com $12,500.00
ates.com $10,500.00
tradewindshotel.com $10,000.00
chicha.com $10,000.00
ricorso.com $8,588.00
commission.net $8,000.00
benti.com $7,088.00
5thgear.com $6,678.00
earlyintervention.com $6,160.00
connectedsearch.com $6,160.00
WOT.net $6,040.00
leaser.com $6,010.00
sugar-ray.com $6,000.00
PelvicCongestionSyndrome.com $6,000.00
shelikes.com $6,000.00
kcroofing.com $6,000.00
123e.com $5,851.20
77km.com $5,400.00
sportsstadium.com $5,000.00
commercialrefrigeration.com $5,000.00

Afternic sold a total of $1,014,645 worth of domain names last week, including confidential sales. The company also announced three new exclusive listings: Possible.com, HouseFinancing.com, and SecondMortgage.com.

For those who question the merits of the domain sales listed below, the one piece of advice I can give is to list your domain names for sale. People do shop at Afternic and its partners, and if they happen to like your domain name, it could be sold and listed on a future sales report.

Public sales from the past week above $1,000:

calculatrice.com $30,200.00
ibud.com $25,000.00
asz.net $12,888.00
shopfittings.com $11,000.00
wjm.com $10,000.00
worldoffun.com $10,000.00
parkhere.com $8,850.00
netimpact.com $7,500.00
worldintelligence.com $7,500.00
resortcottages.com $7,000.00
tomatoworld.com $6,488.00
odean.com $6,000.00
ratechecker.com $6,000.00
connexxions.com $5,555.00
carolinaautosales.com $5,500.00
oopstv.com $5,477.00
rendezvousresort.com $5,400.00
wafm.com $5,400.00
HANGINGLIGHTS.com $5,000.00
premiumrewards.com $5,000.00
urbanharvest.com $5,000.00
virtuosi.com $5,000.00
xwall.com $5,000.00

I just received the weekly Afternic sales report, and the company reported a total of $1,263,330 (which included public and private sales). BonnieAndClyde.com was the largest sale at $13,000 followed by ParkModelHomes.com for $12,696. The Whois hasn’t changed on either domain name, so the buyers are not yet known.

In addition to the sales report, Afternic also announced that it is the exclusive broker on three top domain names: Quiz.com, OfficeSupply.com, and DateOnline.com.

Afternic sales from last week:

bonnieandclyde.com $13,000.00
parkmodelhomes.com $12,696.00
shapewear.co.uk $12,265.00
goldenpoint.com $11,850.00
xlplay.com $9,130.00
thesafechoice.com $6,400.00
NNQ.com $6,251.00
greenereveryday.com $6,160.00
viewyou.com $6,000.00
sitereviews.com $6,000.00
pilateschallenge.com $5,500.00