AlpNames.com just send out an email announcing they are starting to sell the premium domain names of three Famous Four Domain extension .Science, .Party and .Cricket and launched Premium.AlpNames.com.
These are domain name reserved by the registry and were not available for registration.
There are several price points for the premium domains:
$230
$575
$1,150
$2,875
$5,750
$11,500
itsnotrocket.science will set you back $2,750
The premium domains are being sold for a one time price and then subject to normal renewal fees, so its a one time acquisition cost
AlpNames says
Hi Michael, Just wanted to mention we are in the process of updating the site to include renewal prices which, as you quite rightly said, are the same cost as a standard renewal.