The most expensive secondary market domains in the first eight months of 2011

While 2010 probably won't go down in the history books as a year that saw a lot of high-priced domain acquisitions, it looks like 2011 is proving to be quite a good year for domain owners.

Here are the top 30 domain name sales to date, completed in 2011.

1. Social.com - $2.6 million

2. Gambling.com - $2.5 million

3. DomainName.com - $1 million

4. Aktien.de - $725 thousand

5. RunningShoes.com - $700 thousand

6. GamesForGirls.com - $500 thousand.

7. AutoInsurance.org - $440 thousand.

8. 33.com - $358 thousand

9. DataCenter.com - $352 thousand

10. Cupidon.com - $285.25 thousand

11. Grid.com - $275,000

12. Action.com - $270,000

13. UcakBileti.com - $250 thousand.

14. DownloadMusic.com - $242.5 thousand

15. Driven.com - $225,000

16. Consolidation.com - $220 thousand

17. Billionaire.com - $215 thousand

18. Adventure.com - $200 thousand

19. Shield.com - $190,000

20. TS.com - $186,000

21. Stockbrokers.com - $185 thousand.

22. Mind.com - $171.6 thousand

23. Favorites.com - $165 thousand

24 tie. BlueJeans.com - $150 thousand.

24 tie. eSignature.com - $150 thousand.

26. Beds.co.uk - $130.4 thousand.

27. Mariage.com - $129.72 thousand

28. HX.com - $125,000

29. DearSales.com - $123,333 thousand

30. MAI.com - $119.2 thousand