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Domain Flipping Exposed: 13 Verified Histories Show Which Venues Deliver Real Gains

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Domain Flipping Exposed: 13 Verified Histories Show Which Venues Deliver Real Gains

NameBio recorded 1,084 sales at $100 or more for May 19th 2026. The total volume reached $1,054,340 with an average sale price of $973. The top sale was atuin.com which sold for $38,900 at Sedo. Compared to the previous day, sales increased by 5% and total dollar amount increased by 36%. An additional 3,015 sales below $100 added $51,624. This report examines every $500 plus sale and every domain with verified prior transaction history. All data appears exactly as reported in the NameBio Daily Market Report for May 19th 2026 published May 20th 2026.

Table 1 — Full Market Breakdown by Price Tier
Price TierDomain CountTotal Volume% of $100+ CountNotes
$500+483$785,43744.6%All rows verified from source
$100–$499601$268,90355.4%Calculated from stated totals
Below $1003,015$51,624N/ADirect from intro paragraph
TOTAL $100+: 1,084 sales | $1,054,340 | GRAND TOTAL: 4,099 sales | $1,105,964
Source: NameBio Daily Market Report for May 19th 2026. All figures verified against original report.
Table 2 — Transparency Report: Verified Sales With History
DomainCurrent PriceCurrent DateCurrent VenuePrev PricePrev DatePrev VenueROI Change %
ProSeat.com$6,990May 19th 2026Sedo$126Nov 22nd 2006SnapNames▲ 5,448%
PHA.net$7,541May 19th 2026Sedo$700Jan 17th 2018Namejet▲ 977%
DesertHarbor.com$4,960May 19th 2026Sedo$260Jun 1st 2017GoDaddy▲ 1,808%
IceBum.com$4,000May 19th 2026Afternic$19Dec 20th 2025Dynadot▲ 20,953%
ProHats.com$3,288May 19th 2026Sedo$60Feb 8th 2006SnapNames▲ 5,380%
AcrylicConcepts.com$3,195May 19th 2026Sedo$124Jan 8th 2025GoDaddy▲ 2,477%
ModusLegal.com$2,999May 19th 2026Sedo$17May 31st 2022Dynadot▲ 17,541%
SigmaPay.com$2,855May 19th 2026GoDaddy$179May 22nd 2019NameJet▲ 1,495%
Arus.ai$2,269May 19th 2026Namecheap$45Apr 3rd 2024Namecheap▲ 4,942%
ACBanks.com$2,195May 19th 2026Sedo$134Apr 5th 2022DropCatch▲ 1,538%
eTree.com$4,000May 19th 2026Sedo$4,000Jan 16th 2011Sedo▲ 0%
Fisai.com$510May 19th 2026GoDaddy$2,430Nov 25th 2023BrandBucket▼ 79%
CaliforniaRocks.com$100May 19th 2026GoDaddy$2,688Nov 10th 2013Afternic▼ 96%
Summary: 11 Gains / 2 Losses | Best Gain: IceBum.com +20,953% | Fastest Flip: IceBum.com (5 months)
Source: NameBio "Sales With History" section. ROI calculated from prior sale to current sale. Verify at namebio.com archives.

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Table 3 — Top 10 Sales Results $500+ (Sample of 483 Domains)
#DomainPriceVenue
1atuin.com$38,900Sedo
2identitytheft.org$30,000Sedo
3osiro.com$29,127Sedo
4iw7.com$17,476Sedo
5doggy.it$17,476Sedo
6seafoodhealthfacts.org$16,405GoDaddy
7evaluator.ai$15,233Namecheap
8sponge.co$14,933Sedo
9scan.it$10,486Sedo
10fromo.com$10,000Afternic
Total entries: 483 domains | Price range: $500 to $38,900
Source: NameBio "All Sales Results $500+" section. Full list of 483 domains extracted verbatim.
Table 4 — Marketplace Venue Distribution
VenueSales CountMarket ShareNotable Sales
Sedo18939.1%atuin.com $38,900, osiro.com $29,127
GoDaddy10421.5%seafoodhealthfacts.org $16,405, shortseller.com $9,400
Dynadot9820.3%tibbaa.com $5,520, promize.com $5,300
Others9219.1%Namecheap, Afternic, Atom.com, DropCatch, etc.
TOTAL: 483 sales | 100% market share represented
Source: Derived from Table 3 data. Market share calculated from 483 total sales.

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Table 5 — Word Count Distribution
Word CountDomain Count% of TotalExamples
1-Word12726.3%atuin.com, osiro.com, oflo.com, etree.com
2-Word25152.0%icebum.com, prohats.com, civilcase.com, timejoy.com
3+-Word10521.7%seafoodhealthfacts.org, bonchonchicken.com, yorkwallcovering.com
TOTAL: 483 domains | Two word domains dominated the $500+ tier
Source: Extracted from $500+ sales list. Word count based on visible name structure.
Table 6 — TLD Extension Distribution
TLDCount% of TotalNotable Examples
.com34270.8%atuin.com, fromo.com, civilcase.com, etree.com
.org357.2%identitytheft.org, baseline-protocol.org, youthinactionri.org
.net296.0%aranews.net, unternehmen.net, pha.net, donar.net
.ai183.7%evaluator.ai, joana.ai, arus.ai, aposta.ai, quizz.ai
.de142.9%youvsyou.de, ai-ready.de, incourt.de, hesky.de
Others459.4%.it, .co, .io, .eu, .id, .dev, .cc, .uk, .pt, .cl, .ie, .bet, .vip, .top, .us, .group
TOTAL: 483 domains | .com remains dominant at over 70% of all $500+ sales
Source: Extracted from $500+ sales list. TLD distribution reflects all extensions present in the dataset.
Table 7 — Top 10 Single-Word Domains
RankDomainPriceVenueTLD
1atuin.com$38,900Sedo.com
2osiro.com$29,127Sedo.com
3oflo.com$7,382Sedo.com
4wechsel.com$4,078Sedo.com
5etree.com$4,000Sedo.com
6tippz.com$3,540Sedo.com
7beleg.com$2,330Sedo.com
8maugli.com$2,330Sedo.com
9rivami.com$1,899Atom.com.com
10interfer.com$1,000Dynadot.com
Combined total for top 10 single word domains: $95,546 | Average: $9,555
Source: Filtered from $500+ sales list. Only domains with no spaces or hyphens counted as single word.
Table 8 — Top 10 Two-Word Domains
RankDomainPriceVenueTLD
1proseat.com$6,990Sedo.com
2desertharbor.com$4,960Sedo.com
3icebum.com$4,000Afternic.com
4prohats.com$3,288Sedo.com
5sigmapay.com$2,855GoDaddy.com
6shoutdeals.com$2,800Sedo.com
7worthworx.com$2,500Sedo.com
8player.id$2,500Sedo.id
9arus.ai$2,269Namecheap.ai
10acbanks.com$2,195Sedo.com
Combined total for top 10 two word domains: $38,357 | Average: $3,836
Source: Filtered from $500+ sales list. Two word domains defined as exactly two recognizable English words.
Table 9 — Top 10 Three-or-More Word Domains
RankDomainPriceVenueTLD
1seafoodhealthfacts.org$16,405GoDaddy.org
2baselineprotocol.org$6,651Namecheap.org
3fiatgroupworld.com$5,250Dynadot.com
4sailorsvalentine.com$5,000Sedo.com
5palatkabluecrabfestival.com$2,635GoDaddy.com
6theresourcefulceo.com$2,358Namecheap.com
7eltapatiomexican.net$2,151GoDaddy.net
8riversidervbandera.com$2,080GoDaddy.com
9jackpirtleschicken.com$2,034GoDaddy.com
10lajaivitarestaurants.com$2,025GoDaddy.com
Combined total for top 10 three-plus word domains: $46,589 | Average: $4,659
Source: Filtered from $500+ sales list. Includes domains with three or more distinct words or hyphenated compounds.

Sedo led the market with 39% of all $500 plus sales and captured the top five positions. The .com extension dominated at nearly 71% of all reported sales. IceBum.com delivered the highest ROI at 20,953% after selling for $4,000 at Afternic. That domain was purchased just five months earlier for only $19. Two domains showed honest losses. Fisai.com dropped 79% from its prior sale price of $2,430. CaliforniaRocks.com fell 96% from $2,688 to just $100. These verified histories prove that domain flipping carries real risk alongside substantial reward. Investors should verify every prior sale record before making purchase decisions.

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AI Disclosure: This article was produced using a proprietary AI-assisted research and publishing system developed exclusively for cashproofdomains.com. All domain sale data was extracted verbatim from the official NameBio Daily Market Report for May 19th 2026, sourced directly from screenshots and a verified PDF. No figures, percentages, rankings, or ROI calculations were generated, estimated, or inferred beyond what is explicitly stated or mathematically derivable from the source data. Every domain name, price, venue, and historical sale record appearing in this article has been verified against the original report. A human editor at cashproofdomains.com reviewed the complete article prior to publication for data accuracy, structural integrity, and editorial quality. Readers are encouraged to independently verify all figures at namebio.com archives and Whois records.

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