Goes down as the highest valued domain sale of 2005; sale facilitated by Sedo.

Sedo, a marketplace for the buying and selling of domain names, today announced the domain name 'website.com' was sold for $750,000. This is the highest valued domain sale of 2005.

According to Sedo, the transaction process of website.com was supported by Sedo's Premium Domain Brokerage Program, which it claims generated substantial interest in the domain. In addition, Sedo facilitated each phase of the negotiation and domain transfer process.

"The $750,000 price tag of Website.com represents the highest-valued sale in the domain name market this year, and Sedo is honored to serve as the marketplace that matched its seller with an eager buyer," said Matt Bentley, CEO of Sedo.com. "By utilizing Sedo's premium domain brokerage program, website.com was able to maximize interest among domain buyers, enabling the seller to get the optimal price for a premium domain name."

Sedo's Premium Domain Brokerage services have supported many of the highest domain sales in 2005, including Chat.de for $470,000, the third highest valued sale of the year, and Uruguay.com for $175,000, the fourth highest valued sale of 2005.