Talk:List of most expensive domain names

Can someone salvage this article?
While I work on very many list articles, the "list of most expensive..." articles are not something I care to work on due to their WP:RECENTISM, WP:NOPRICES, and WP:NOTDIRECTORY. That said, a few suggestions:

Can someone look to see if any "list of most expensive..." articles are WP:GA and WP:FA status? Such articles would help us figure out what to do with this one.

From a small sampling of the related list articles, minimally each entry needs an independent source.

I've gone ahead and changed the inclusion criteria to something that we can reasonably meet. --Ronz (talk) 15:54, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Doesn't look like there are any FA or GA articles in WP:FL and WP:GA/ALL (warning, large page). Closest I can find is List of highest paid Major League Baseball players and List of highest-grossing films - both topics where there is a vast amount of media coverage and attention. --Ronz (talk) 00:34, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

source [1]
5 of the top 10 sites are cited from source [1]. So, it is strange that the #1 and other 15 from that list are missing here. 85.217.21.147 (talk) 02:14, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

source [1] is not very trustworthy either. On a related note, source [3] is no source at all. 130.89.90.19 (talk) 22:53, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

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New addition
Hi! I'm Andrew with MicroStrategy. I'd like to bring to editors' attention for consideration for this article an additional chart that might help provide some more context/resource information pertaining to top all-cash-transaction domain name sales. This chart would also serve as a strong subset of the data already listed, as cash-only sales are seen as the most-definitive measure of the value of the domain name itself. (source: http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/dnjournal-all-time-top-20-cash-domain-sales.htm)

Below are a few additional sources discussing the top "all-cash" public domain-only sale(s):

https://cryptobriefing.com/talk-is-cheap-but-voice-com-isnt-block-one-pays-world-record-for-domain/ https://domainnamewire.com/2019/06/18/record-breaker-voice-com-domain-name-sells-for-staggering-30-million/ https://domainnamewire.com/2019/06/20/yes-voice-com-is-the-most-expensive-publicly-announced-domain-ever-sold/#comments http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/dnjournal-all-time-top-20-cash-domain-sales.htm https://searchbusinessanalytics.techtarget.com/news/252465543/MicroStrategy-product-development-advances-after-Voicecom-sale https://www.cnet.com/news/xiaomi-spent-3-6m-on-new-two-letter-domain/ https://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2016/20161207.htm https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180717005092/en/Premium-Domain-ICE.com-Sold-3.5-Million-Private https://domainnamewire.com/2014/05/29/sex-xxx-sells-5-million-deal/

As a member of MicroStrategy's digital marketing team, I will not be making edits relating to the company myself. Would an editor be willing to add this chart to the article for me? Glad to assist in any way possible.

Regards,

Andrewggordon84 (talk) 18:00, 8 July 2019 (UTC)


 * Having two tables in the article might not be the best approach because there would be duplicate data. An alternative is that we only include all-cash-transaction domain name sales in the existing table. --Matt Smith (talk) 07:17, 22 July 2019 (UTC)


 * I think that's a great suggestion. If that is the case, I drew together a final version below - please let me know if this might be the best approach/replacement. Appreciate your help and responsiveness!

Thanks again,
 * Andrewggordon84 (talk) 13:02, 22 July 2019 (UTC)


 * You're welcome. The alternative I mentioned is my opinion. Other editors might have other opinions. We need to wait for a few days to see if there are different opinions.
 * And I think domain names that are paid in installments (such as LasVegas.com) can be included, too. What do you think?
 * It looks like some existing listings aren't in your table, such as Loans.com. Have you investigated and confirmed that they weren't transacted in cash? --Matt Smith (talk) 13:35, 22 July 2019 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Matt Smith, all valid points. Glad to have other editors weigh in, too, of course. In regard to the domain names paid in installments, recent resources and publications don't see them as "completed," which is something that could potentially be noted atop the article, or as a footer/mention. For context, DNJ refers to the LasVegas one as not a full cash transaction (yet), saying the "sale has not even been completed - it is being paid off in annual installments with many years of payments still to go." (http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/dnjournal-all-time-top-20-cash-domain-sales.htm).


 * Glad to add Loans.com to the list (my apologies for leaving it off, as I was a little too focused on transactions since 2003). I know there were previous sources, but glad to reference https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/29/technology/loanscom-domain-name-sells-for-3-million.html and update the chart with this at the end if that will help.


 * Thanks again - looking forward to your thoughts and continued dialogue, especially should other editors wish to weigh in. Appreciate your attentiveness and this process!


 * Regards,
 * Andrewggordon84


 * Thanks for the additional reference for Loans.com.
 * I'm fine with listing LasVegas.com in a different section. Could you please advise on what the section name for LasVegas.com should be? --Matt Smith (talk) 04:48, 2 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Sounds good - in terms of LasVegas.com in a different section, my inclination would be to name it "Domain Transactions Still In Progress/To Be Completed" - also, the expected completion date for Vegas.com is June 30, 2040, so that could certainly be an a new column for that section (perhaps "Expected Transaction Completion Date") (https://www.thedomains.com/2015/11/06/report-vegas-com-bought-lasvegas-com-in-2005-for-up-to-90-million-dollars/)


 * Thanks again,
 * Andrewggordon84 —Preceding undated comment added 14:52, 12 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Hi. The update is completed. --Matt Smith (talk) 15:07, 12 August 2019 (UTC)

List only looks at .com domains
This list claims to be of the most expensive domains. There are some exclusions. However, I find it odd that there is no comment on other domains than .com. I wouldn’t be surprised if many of the most expensive domains are .com for a variety of reasons. However, I find it unlikely that a few other domains are not expensive. A note on those other domains where a preliminary investigation has been done would be of interest, along with comments on the issues encountered. CuriousMarkE (talk) 05:29, 24 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi. I can't recall hearing about a non .com domain that was sold for more than 3 million dollars. If you know any of them, please share the info. Thanks. Matt Smith (talk) 03:40, 25 October 2022 (UTC)