Yesterday on LinkedIn, Sedo’s Frank Tillmanns reported the sale of Whiskey.com without mentioning the purchase price. The domain name had been on the market for quite some time, and the transaction recently closed via Sedo.
You.ai Sold for $700,000 via Sedo (Updated)
Sedo published its weekly domain name sales report today, and the largest sale was You.ai, which transacted for $700,000 USD. The domain name was sold via Sedo’s platform rather than through a SedoMLS partner.
This sale sets the public record for .AI domain name sales, according to NameBio. Prior to the $700,000 sale of You.ai, the largest .AI domain name sale was Stack.ai, which sold for $258,888 earlier this year via Afternic. The next highest sale was the sale of NPC.ai for $250,000. That domain name was also sold this year via Sedo.
How to Remove Unauthorized Listings from Sedo
It is frustrating to see a domain name I own listed for sale on a sales venue without my permission. Sometimes these listings are from a prior owner, sometimes they are done in error, and sometimes they’re fraudulent. Not only can this prevent a domain registrant from listing names that are already listed, a potential buyer could see the name listed for a lower price and have that price in mind when subsequently negotiating a purchase.
When I see one of my names listed for sale somewhere without my permission, I quickly contact my account manager or the support team to request the removal of the listing ASAP. Every sales venue has a procedure for reporting unauthorized listings.
Sold via Sedo, NPC.ai is Largest Public .AI Sale
This morning, Sedo emailed its weekly sales report, and the top reported sale was NPC.ai. The NPC.ai domain name sold via Sedo for $250,000 USD. Notably, this sale transacted via SedoMLS, meaning the domain name was purchased through a partner domain registrar.
According to NameBio, the $250,000 sale of NPC.ai is the largest publicly reported .AI domain name sale of all time. Previously, the largest .AI sale was Service.ai, which sold in late July for $127,500. Also according to NameBio, this is the fifth largest publicly reported domain name sale of the year at Sedo.
SolarEnergy.com Sold for $175,000 via Sedo
According to a LinkedIn post from Sedo’s Sr. Broker Dave Evanson, the SolarEnergy.com domain name was sold via Sedo for $175,000:
Call.com Sold for $1.6 Million
Another publicly reported 7 figure domain name sale has closed this year. The Call.com domain name was sold via Sedo for $1.6 million USD. The domain name sale was reported by Sedo broker Frank Tillmanns on Twitter this morning:
It was a great pleasure to broker the sale of https://t.co/xkePP8HUWy at $1.6M USD. Congratulations to both buyer and seller! It is particularly satisfying that the domain will come to perfect use in the near future. Stay tuned for more information! #sedo #call #domainsales pic.twitter.com/1vqILU8sf0
— Frank Tillmanns (@FrankTillmanns) August 10, 2022