.com Domain Auctions

Q: What are domain auctions?

Bidding on a domain instead of paying a fixed price. Two flavors: expiring auctions, where the registrar puts a name on the block because the previous owner stopped paying, and voluntary auctions, where the owner picks bidding over a fixed sale. Highest bid at close wins.

Q: Which auction marketplaces does DomainToolBelt cover?

Eight: GoDaddy, NameJet, NameSilo, Dynadot, Namecheap, Sedo, DropCatch, and SnapNames. Bid counts and prices refresh every 30 minutes. Recently ended auctions stick around for a few days so you can see what cleared.

Q: Expiring auctions vs pre-release drops: what is the difference?

Timing on the registration calendar. Expiring auctions run during the 30-day grace window where the original owner could theoretically still come back and renew (it rarely happens). Pre-release drops are later, after redemption closes, when the name is days away from going public again. GoDaddy and NameJet run the expiring kind. DropCatch and SnapNames run pre-release backorders.

Q: When do expired .com domains drop?

About 75 days after expiration. The clock breaks down as 30 days of auto-renew grace, then 30 days of redemption period (the last window for the original owner to pay and recover the name), then roughly 14 days of pending delete before the registry releases it. Drops run daily at registrar-specific times. The /drops page tracks upcoming ones by date and TLD.

Q: Which auction marketplace has the lowest fees?

The winning bid is what you pay. The auction house takes its cut from the seller, not on top of your bid. Buyer extras are the small print: GoDaddy and NameJet charge no buyer premium; DropCatch and SnapNames bill a $59-79 backorder fee, but only if you actually win. Fee comparison matters more on the selling side, where Sedo and Afternic take different cuts on voluntary auctions.

.com domain auctions from GoDaddy, Dynadot, Namecheap and more, with live bids, closeouts and pre-orders in one list.

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~873,446 auctions

#		Market							Est. Value	Our est.	Tags	Action
101	Djokovic.com	+	14d	$105	24	14	0		$25,322		letters-only	$105 Bid
102	LoneSurvivorFilm.com	+	30h 30m	$105	26	1	25		$1,222		letters-only	$105 Bid
103	Iruz.com		34h 30m	$190	23	4	–			$1,814	letters-only	$190 Bid
104	AffinityPay.com		4d	$227	23	4	0	9y	$1,913		letters-only	$227 Bid
105	Kixr.com		5d	$170	23	4	–	28y	$6,429		letters-only	$170 Bid
106	GreenSociety.com		5d	$305	23	24	–	27y	$10,900		letters-only	$305 Bid
107	BayCityRoofers.com	+	6d	$70.57	23	1	0		$1,097		letters-only	$70.57 Bid
108	Etbh.com	+	13d	$116	40	6	1		$2,698		letters-only	$116 Bid
109	ChessTeacher.com		10h 7m	$460	22	7	27	25y	$5,161		letters-only	$460 Bid
110	Vibesai.com		32h 20m	$125	22	14	–	6y	$1,317		letters-only	$125 Bid
111	Vevos.com		34h 30m	$350	22	9	–			< $1,000	letters-only	$350 Bid
112	TryYoga.com		2d	$346	22	6	–	23y	$5,392		letters-only	$346 Bid
113	BitCa.com		4d	$160	22	17	–	24y	$9,686		letters-only	$160 Bid
114	Gzzh.com	+	9d	$131.55	22	12	0		$1,222		letters-only	$131.55 Bid
115	Gamershub.com		16d	$32.06	22	49	1		$31,473		letters-only	$32.06 Bid
116	Gymy.com		24d	$393	22	26	0		$9,863		letters-only	$393 Bid
117	UbiQuinol.com	+	6h 30m	$295	21	29	0		$5,007		letters-only	$295 Bid
118	Cirf.com		33h 26m	$696	21	26	–	29y	$8,955		letters-only	$696 Bid
119	AdoptKids.com		34h 30m	$327	21	1	–			$4,790	letters-only	$327 Bid
120	MobileInfo.com		3d	$81	21	34	–			$3,268	letters-only	$81 Bid
121	GreatSecret.com		4d	$306	21	4	0	17y	$4,429		letters-only	$306 Bid
122	HealthyCheck.com		4d	$371	21	10	–	15y	$9,579		letters-only	$371 Bid
123	Bkry.com		7d	$369	21	34	–	22y	$6,567		letters-only	$369 Bid
124	Ysih.com	+	8d	$93	21	4	0		$1,623		letters-only	$93 Bid
125	Gzgs.com		18d	$215	21	12	0		$2,450		letters-only	$215 Bid
126	Bscg.com		4h 30m	$743.25	20	33	1	24y	$57,443		letters-only	$743.25 Bid
127	Hvorostovsky.com		7h 36m	$245	20	8	–	24y	$946		letters-only	$245 Bid
128	FlipEst.com		8h 40m	$90	20	8	0	12y	$8,006		letters-only	$90 Bid
129	Cumulated.com		32h 24m	$104	20	3	0	15y	$4,124		letters-only	$104 Bid
130	Vvix.com		33h 10m	$505	20	13	18	25y	$2,104		letters-only	$505 Bid
131	ProductivityCoach.com		35h 4m	$217	20	13	–	21y	$6,444		letters-only	$217 Bid
132	MayHa.com		2d	$155	20	12	18	24y	$320		letters-only	$155 Bid
133	FitLess.com		3d	$81	20	13	–			$3,448	letters-only	$81 Bid
134	Mtyo.com		5d	$140	20	8	–	19y	$4,928		letters-only	$140 Bid
135	Jtdt.com	+	6d	$123	20	9	0		$2,912		letters-only	$123 Bid
136	Gyyp.com	+	13d	$117.55	20	7	0		$2,863		letters-only	$117.55 Bid
137	VitaThemes.com		6h 30m	$455	19	1	74	7y	$830		letters-only	$455 Bid
138	Lucidcc.com		30h 30m	$150	19	1	25	19y	$20		letters-only	$150 Bid
139	Infinasky.com		30h 30m	$103	19	1	42	10y			letters-only	$103 Bid
140	Xvxt.com		36h 40m	$153	19	2	7	19y	$2,760		letters-only	$153 Bid
141	AlfredSons.com		4d	$165	19	1	–	1y	$80		letters-only	$165 Bid
142	Olgd.com		17d	$58	19	5	0		$3,313		letters-only	$58 Bid
143	Laabundancia.com		6h 30m	$256	18	10	4	26y	$1,300		letters-only	$256 Bid
144	SaltLakeTours.com		6h 30m	$73	18	2	0	22y	$30		letters-only	$73 Bid
145	Susw.com		8h 47m	$237	18	9	–	24y	$5,815		letters-only	$237 Bid
146	ShoppingNews.com		34h 30m	$170	18	18	–			$5,767	letters-only	$170 Bid
147	Noah-Conference.com	+	2d	$227	24	1	56		$610		hyphenated	$227 Bid
148	Dubaidiamonds.com		5d	$105	18	7	–	14y	$3,774		letters-only	$105 Bid
149	Gzlb.com	+	6d	$215	18	7	0		$695		letters-only	$215 Bid
150	Bjii.com	+	10d	$110.55	18	14	0		$6,068		letters-only	$110.55 Bid

FAQ

Common questions

Quick answers about how auctions work, when expired names drop, and how the major auction houses differ.

What are domain auctions?

Bidding on a domain instead of paying a fixed price. Two flavors: expiring auctions, where the registrar puts a name on the block because the previous owner stopped paying, and voluntary auctions, where the owner picks bidding over a fixed sale. Highest bid at close wins.

Which auction marketplaces does DomainToolBelt cover?

Eight: GoDaddy, NameJet, NameSilo, Dynadot, Namecheap, Sedo, DropCatch, and SnapNames. Bid counts and prices refresh every 30 minutes. Recently ended auctions stick around for a few days so you can see what cleared.

Expiring auctions vs pre-release drops: what is the difference?

Timing on the registration calendar. Expiring auctions run during the 30-day grace window where the original owner could theoretically still come back and renew (it rarely happens). Pre-release drops are later, after redemption closes, when the name is days away from going public again. GoDaddy and NameJet run the expiring kind. DropCatch and SnapNames run pre-release backorders.

When do expired .com domains drop?

About 75 days after expiration. The clock breaks down as 30 days of auto-renew grace, then 30 days of redemption period (the last window for the original owner to pay and recover the name), then roughly 14 days of pending delete before the registry releases it. Drops run daily at registrar-specific times. The /drops page tracks upcoming ones by date and TLD.

Which auction marketplace has the lowest fees?

The winning bid is what you pay. The auction house takes its cut from the seller, not on top of your bid. Buyer extras are the small print: GoDaddy and NameJet charge no buyer premium; DropCatch and SnapNames bill a $59-79 backorder fee, but only if you actually win. Fee comparison matters more on the selling side, where Sedo and Afternic take different cuts on voluntary auctions.