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Sedo sells $17M of domains in Q2, counting a fresh TLD for $100k

Sedo notes on its domain aftermarket sales so far this year.

Sedo released its market note for the first half of 2014 today.

The firm sold regarding $17 million worth of domain names in the second quarter, down slightly from $19 million in Q1. In the second quarter is sold 7,453 domains, down from 8,763 in the first quarter.

One interesting item of note: Sedo sold a second level domain in a fresh TLD for $100,000.

The name is confidential, but that bests the luxury.estate sale of $50,000.

Buy Now sales are quickly becoming the bulk of sales. They accounted for 49% over the first half of the year. Negotiated sales accounted for 31% of the total.

The median price of sales on Sedo’s platform was $616.

You can view the market study infographic here.

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