Where To Buy Expired Domains

As with all domain registrations you have a choice as to where to buy expired domains, however unlike new domain registrations, where you can buy any domain from any registrar, expired domains are sold individually and each domain is tied to a particular outlet, or a set of outlets if the registrar has non-exclusive deals. This means that you need to have an idea of all the outlets for expired domains. Here we give you a list of outlets for expired domains.

NameJet

NameJet (www.namejet.com) is one of the bigger outlets for expired domains and sources domains from a selection of registrars including enom.com. NameJet has a comprehensive search facility and allows you to save searches, useful if you are tracking domains in a particular industry, and allows you to specify certain tlds for your searches.

You can also add domains to a watch list, which is useful for tracking domains you think may expire. Domains can be backordered from $29, but most are at a minimum price of $69 (at the time of writing). If more than one person expresses an interest in a domain, it is entered into a 3 day auction once the domain has expired, email notifications keep you up to date on happenings in the auctions.

TDNam

TDNam is the expired domain aftermarket for GoDaddy, one of the worlds largest domain registrars, it offers both expired domains and a general domain sales marketplace. Search facilities are good but you need to use advanced search to search on expired domains only.

TDNam offers an RSS feed of its auctions and listings and can be found at www.tdnam.com.

SnapNames

SnapNames (www.snapnames.com) have both expired and listed domains for sale via their auction system, their search facility is very simple to use but doesn't have the flexibility of some of their competitors.

Pool.com

Pool.com (www.pool.com) is an expired domain auction marketplace with links to a number of major registrars. Their search is fairly basic with a few more advanced features though on the whole the site is easy to use and information is easy to find.

Afternic

Afternic (www.afternic.com) is a domain sales and parking services organisation with some expiring domains being auctioned through its marketplace. A good advanced search facility gives a great deal of control when looking for your desired domains.

Afternic's services also include a domain appraisal service where you can get domains valued and an escrow service for security when buying or selling domains privately.