I’ve been writing posts for 17 years, which also means I’ve been reviewing the names coming up for auction every single day—over 5,000 days in a row. I always figured we’d see fewer quality dot-coms expiring each year, but I thought the total number of domains expiring would increase due to the growing number of registrations and the addition of new TLDs.
That hasn’t exactly turned out to be the case. I’m seeing more TLD owners reclaiming expiring names and handing them off to other registrars—or eventually auctioning them themselves. If you look closely, there aren’t many non-dot-com names with bids. That could mean the alt-TLD names aren’t getting attention because they lack quality, but I think it’s more likely they simply aren’t listed at GoDaddy.
In the past, the “with bids” list at GoDaddy would usually hover around 125 domains—maybe 100 on a slower day. Lately, it’s been closer to 80, and today it’s all the way down to 69.
There are still days packed with amazing names, and GoDaddy easily has the best inventory of expired domains in the business. But the overall quantity is clearly down. What hasn’t dropped are the prices. GoDaddy reported a banner year between Afternic and its auction platform. It’s tough to tell if Afternic helped make up the volume gap, or if the rising price per domain did the trick.
Either way, one thing is clear—and you probably already know it. Securing a quality dot-com is getting exponentially more expensive with each passing year and I can see it in the daily stats
Some Interesting Links
Robots are getting to human like for me
Rob Monster getting what he deserved
ESPN breaking off and offering ESPN only streaming. Our TVs are pretty much going to have 50 apps for each content provider
The Pet Food industry is surging. The industry put out this article on the importance of branding in this crowded market and we know the doorway to that branding…..us
Ad agencies all over the world are experiencing massive layoffs and reorganization. Some say tariffs but the uncertainty lies in businesses pausing spending as they figure out AI and how to reach eyeballs in today’s world
Quote of the Day:
Domain of the Day: MaintenanceMan.com When you have problems who do you call “the maintenance man”. Well here he is
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Dynadot
UPX.org Most bids on the Dynadot board. Ends TODAY
DropFire.com Great brand. The name is literally fire
CardConsumers.com Every single day I get credit card offers with miles, NerdWallet makes a living through these offers
DailyBranding.com Seems more of a website about branding and design than a company. At $9
LALabs.com Los Angeles or “la” as in French or Spanish for “the”
DataSpa.com Treat it nicely and it will tell you anything
Nero.xyz Another great XYZ. Although Rome’s Nero is known for a lot of negative things
Namejet
SneakerStore.com Great SEO name. Top number of bids in the 3 day list
Solut.com Exudes solutions or resolve as it derives from the Latin solutus
Taxicar.com Pretty solid name for the next Uber
MLServices.com I actually know two companies with this name
InvestExpress.com Easy setup, easy trading
Finarch.com Fintech
Hutchins.com A ton of In use here
ChildCustody.com 100% going to be to attract clients in battles over child custody. One of the more emotional things in life
Atom – Active Auctions
Property.now I NOW see the issue here. $650 renewal. That’s a heck of a mortgage
Magnificence.ai A bit long and confused with Magnificent, still like it at the right price
Move.now $3000 a year renewal 👀
Gleek.ai Great brand. We used to call gleeking when you spit by pressing your tongue down. Doubt that’s common
Dispoz.com Moved to BIN of $410
Rey.io King
Snuff.ai Another keyword that makes a fun AI brand
Pluur.com No reserve. Under $100 its a good add IMO
Sedo
PopeLeoXIV.com Probably the best Pope Leo name other than PopeLeo.com. I’m not a fan of Pope name monetization
Morals.com High reserve but morals are tough to find
DZIZ.com I see disease. Gets 400 visits a month
HealthyForever.com Reserve shows the owner loves his domain but would sell it for high wholesale
Engageo.com Exudes engagement. Met reserve under $100
HGTR.com Under $500 and R for realty
ZTFO.com Z the F out
DUWD.com “Dood”
BYB.ai Thought this one was a fair price
GXXO.com Like it merely because its pretty looking
Catched
Quantum.finance one of my favorite keywords. One of the few I like to own in alt extensions
Positive.marketing Hard to argue this isn’t a positive name
ExpiredDomains.pro Level up from dot net
Delta.casino I don’t know sales but feel like there is still money to be made in super premium SLDs in dot casino
Platinum.Casino Here is another
Atlantic.energy I didn’t know dot energy existed but I like it
Scan.domains Always room for more domain tools
Gen.energy Here’s another one
Vinos.co People are drinking less wine but they are still drinking a fuck ton
Godaddy Domains with Bids
YouTrain.com This should always be the first train you ride
KingCode.com Open Vessel but exudes being strong and confident
PawnSpot.com As good as any pawn names I’ve seen
GamingMart.com Tells you in the name exactly what you’re selling
HPlan.com Don’t know what H is but I know you have a plan
FormKey.com The kind of brands I like. It won’t be misspelled, two good keywords, and it doesn’t sound forced
GoldGourmet.com Makes me think of Gold Belly but Gold Standard is the best
TexasOak.com Plants make fantastic brands
BioMassPellets.com As a person who used to grow miscanthus for exactly this I know this market is still going, not as strong but going
Localscape.com Yeah, I’ll probably buy
LifelineCapital.com Exudes extending a lifeline to you or your business
MobileSelect.com If not a mobile phone company now it will be
LocalSEO.net All SEO names are solid
InternationalSales.com A bit generic for me but
SparkleGroup.com Its great to shine but even better to Sparkle
KYYL.com “Kyle”
Godaddy Names with 1 or NO Bids
Other GoDaddy Names With More Than One Bid
1y3.com
21458.com
60SecondRecap.com
adencia.com
argemti.com
aunic.com
BestConcierge.com
BiomassPellets.com
bitcoinwebinars.com
BlueprintGroups.com
BlueSkunk.com
brookesidevet.net
californiainvestor.com
CamCaddy.com
celestin.com
CitiesOfLove.com
CityOfPalmView.com
CurtailingCorruption.org
DoubleNickElbaRandGrill.com
filmous.com
FormKey.com
FreedomCoalition.com
gakf.com
GamingMart.com
GetEvents.com
glocoin.com
GoldGourmet.com
HarborHeadBrew.com
holabend.com
hotelbiser-kiten.com
hplan.com
iifk.com
ImpressiveLawyers.com
IndieSpeedrun.com
InternationalSales.com
JustTheFactsBaby.com
jwpress.com
kingcode.com
kyyl.com
LaurasReviewBookshelf.com
LifelineCapital.com
LocalScape.com
LocalSeo.net
lovegusi.com
MaintenanceMan.com
milleragency.com
MomentumCam.com
nfke.com
PawnSpot.com
PayBurner.com
PreciousView.com
Pumpernickels.com
SalixGroup.com
SeaMagic.com
SelfDefenseLawyer.com
sonr.org
SparkleGroup.com
SudanRadio.org
SushiChooChoo.com
TexasOak.com
thebagelmarketny.com
ThinkRelay.com
UniverseTour.com
WanderersOutpost.com
WorldNewSera.com
wowjp.net
yinjiu.com
YouTrain.com
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