Recent (2025) high value sales

[twostepsbehind]

Hi - as a domainer I do like to keep a keen eye on sales

Recently I’ve notice some crazy sales figures at DL and UKB.

.org.uk going for five figures, as an example

What’s going on?

 

[KarlM]

SEO Domains i would guess, people buying for the backlinks and age.

 

[adds.ai]

Noticed the same.

 

[twostepsbehind]

I’ve been looking closely, most are not even half decent SEO domains. Plus far better out there available and cheaper.

The prices they’re achieving are bonkers

Smells off

 

[Helmuts]

hmm.. like https://www.acorndomains.co.uk/threads/panos-org-uk-20-250-gbp.183624/ ?

it seems it would be healthy to make a list of past reported sold domains, and see how many resolve, and are clearly put in good use.

 

[adds.ai]

Have a look at recent sales here - https://ukbackorder.uk/

Some incredible prices...however, I'm seeing a lot of solid aged & SEO domains being used for AI-generated and affiliate content.

But then I found one domain that was bought for £11k recently - "gamblingaddiction.org.uk". It's a good domain but then static content with no monetisation - I'm not sure what their plans are for this.

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Off-topic, having tried to find domain names which were free to register, there is very little about. I wonder if prices are finally reflecting the scarcity of domains with good names and history.

 

[baldidiot]

But then I found one domain that was bought for £11k recently - "gamblingaddiction.org.uk". It's a good domain but then static content with no monetisation - I'm not sure what their plans are for this.

It's a rebuild of the original site. Once it gets picked up by google and looks healthy I suspect they'll do something with it.

 

[adds.ai]

It's a rebuild of the original site. Once it gets picked up by google and looks healthy I suspect they'll do something with it.

You're probably right, I only followed this one as I had my money on someone turning it into a gambling site!

 

[baldidiot]

You're probably right, I only followed this one as I had my money on someone turning it into a gambling site!

There's a very good chance that all of these recent high end sales will be turned into gambling sites. That's why they're going for so much money.

 

[Johnp]

I think if you do a little research on sales of half decent SEO names from mid Dec 24 onwards you will see they are ending up either as rebuild of the original site or a particular flavour of gambling site. At the moment I am net seller of my SEO names as like everyone else - have been suprised with how the market has rapidly changed.