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Domain	Moz DA	Moz Ref Domains	Majestic TF	Majestic CF	Majestic Ref Domains	Majestic Ref Subnets	Expires In	DA Trend
siftcupcakes.com	31/100	340	24/100	27/100	102	84	2h 20m	34,34,34,34,34,34,33,32,32,28,28,28,28,28,28,28,28,28,28,28,28,29,29,29,29,28,28,28,28,31,31,31,31,31,31,31,31
nepalmonitor.com	31/100	385	25/100	13/100	266	126	4h 07m	32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,31,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,31,31,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,31,31
gomezassociates.com	34/100	401	26/100	15/100	84	70	4h 15m	35,35,35,35,35,35,34,33,33,33,33,33,33,34,34,34,34,33,34,33,32,33,30,30,30,30,30,30,30,30,30,34,35,34,34,34,34
kundera.de	44/100	832	27/100	27/100	592	213	4h 21m	43,43,43,43,43,43,43,43,43,43,43,43,43,43,43,43,43,43,43,43,43,43,43,44,44,43,43,43,44,44,43,44,44,44,44,44,44
dakotaarms.com	37/100	817	39/100	28/100	280	242	4h 21m	38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37
pinette.net	55/100	581	19/100	11/100	67	61	4h 24m	26,26,26,26,26,26,26,26,26,25,25,25,26,27,27,27,28,28,28,28,28,28,28,28,28,28,28,28,28,28,27,28,57,55,55,55,55
faviki.com	36/100	1235	27/100	21/100	305	157	23h 26m	36,36,36,36,36,36,35,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,38,38,38,38,38,38,36,36,36,36,36,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,36,36
herpcenter.com	35/100	1733	25/100	19/100	392	160	1d 00h	38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,37,37,37,37,38,38,38,38,38,37,37,37,37,37,36,36,36,35,36,35,35,35,35,35,35,35
enenews.com	56/100	6934	20/100	25/100	1695	1140	1d 01h	58,58,58,58,58,58,58,58,58,58,58,58,58,58,58,58,58,58,58,58,58,58,58,58,58,57,57,57,57,57,56,56,56,56,56,56,56
biomedreports.com	35/100	1360	25/100	18/100	276	154	1d 01h	37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,38,38,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,35,36,36,36,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35
orlandoslice.com	43/100	640	29/100	26/100	320	183	1d 02h	43,43,43,43,43,43,43,43,43,43,43,43,43,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,39,39,39,39,39,39,40,41,41,41,43,43,43,43,43,43
peerageofscience.org	39/100	546	20/100	18/100	178	152	1d 02h	40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39
harfordhistory.net	31/100	203	25/100	14/100	263	78	1d 03h	32,32,32,32,32,32,32,33,33,33,31,31,31,31,31,31,31,31,31,31,31,31,31,31,31,31,30,30,31,31,31,30,31,31,31,31,31
sacmetroarts.org	38/100	408	27/100	19/100	142	118	1d 03h	39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,38,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38
crepesnco.com	31/100	169	25/100	14/100	66	48	1d 03h	31,31,31,31,31,31,31,29,29,29,29,29,29,29,29,28,28,28,28,29,28,29,29,29,29,29,28,28,29,29,29,32,32,32,32,31,31
petemillers.com	36/100	286	26/100	16/100	87	78	1d 04h	39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,38,38,37,37,37,37,36,37,36,36,36,37,37,36,36,36,35,35,35,36,36,36,36,36
compassdirect.org	47/100	2865	20/100	25/100	935	449	1d 04h	49,49,49,49,49,49,49,49,49,49,48,49,49,49,49,49,49,49,49,49,48,48,48,48,48,48,48,47,47,47,46,46,47,47,47,47,47
konzapata.com	46/100	728	19/100	21/100	174	137	2d 04h	48,48,48,48,48,48,48,48,48,48,48,48,48,48,48,48,48,48,48,48,47,47,47,48,47,47,46,46,47,47,46,46,46,46,46,46,46
rodneysbookstore.com	36/100	221	25/100	13/100	54	51	2d 04h	39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,38,36,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,34,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,36
mainpage.net	35/100	978	21/100	18/100	335	283	2d 11h	36,36,36,36,36,36,35,35,35,35,36,35,35,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,35,35,35,35
alldictionaries.com	60/100	1008	30/100	20/100	154	50	2d 21h	62,62,62,62,62,62,68,62,62,62,63,63,61,61,61,61,61,61,61,61,63,69,69,69,68,67,68,68,67,67,67,67,67,66,67,60,60
audiocircuit.com	37/100	1644	28/100	23/100	1147	217	2d 21h	37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,38,38,37,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,38,37,37,37,37,37
trabantcoffee.com	32/100	376	25/100	15/100	63	60	2d 21h	33,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,34,35,35,34,33,33,33,32,32,32,32
douglafollette.com	32/100	190	24/100	15/100	81	57	2d 21h	29,29,29,29,29,29,30,29,29,30,29,29,29,29,30,30,30,31,31,31,32,32,32,32,31,31,31,31,31,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32
artifexstudios.com	33/100	223	26/100	15/100	79	70	2d 21h	34,34,34,34,34,34,34,33,34,34,33,32,32,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,34,34,34,34,34,34,33,33,33,33,33,33,33
lapanetiere.com	32/100	289	26/100	16/100	108	82	2d 21h	36,36,36,36,36,36,37,37,37,37,37,36,36,36,36,35,35,35,35,35,35,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,33,33,32,32
totalblankmedia.com	33/100	1604	26/100	14/100	175	62	2d 21h	29,29,29,29,29,29,29,29,29,29,30,30,30,30,30,30,30,30,31,31,31,31,31,32,32,32,32,32,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,33
kippreport.com	48/100	1688	26/100	22/100	403	241	2d 21h	50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,49,49,49,49,49,49,49,48,48
daiwa21.com	35/100	1885	19/100	28/100	458	274	2d 21h	34,34,34,34,34,34,34,35,35,35,35,36,35,35,35,35,35,35,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,35,35,35,35,35,35,35
pennyhill.com	37/100	343	24/100	16/100	102	87	2d 21h	38,38,38,38,38,38,38,39,39,39,38,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,36,36,36,36,36,36,37,37
soundscapehifi.com	36/100	344	25/100	18/100	123	104	2d 21h	36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,36,36,36,36,37,36,36,37,37,36,36,36,36
infotechart.com	36/100	251	20/100	20/100	79	70	2d 21h	28,28,28,28,28,28,28,28,28,28,29,32,32,32,32,32,31,32,32,32,32,32,32,33,33,33,35,35,36,35,35,35,35,35,35,36,36
exodus2006.com	35/100	746	19/100	21/100	225	203	2d 21h	34,34,34,34,34,34,34,33,33,33,34,34,34,34,34,34,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,34,35,34,34,34,34,34,35,35
fossilwalks.com	33/100	277	26/100	15/100	118	87	2d 21h	35,35,35,35,35,35,34,34,33,33,33,34,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,32,32,32,32,32,33,33,33,33,33,32,32,33,33
icestandard.org	31/100	437	23/100	18/100	122	86	2d 21h	31,31,31,31,31,31,32,32,32,32,31,31,31,31,31,31,31,31,31,31,31,31,31,31,31,31,30,30,30,30,30,31,31,31,31,31,31
freegaia.com	40/100	1028	23/100	19/100	349	209	2d 22h	38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,41,41,41,41,41,40,40,40,40,40,40,40
rmhch.org	33/100	430	19/100	22/100	103	76	2d 23h	32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,31,32,32,32,32,32,31,32,32,32,33,32,32,32,32,32,32,33,33,33,32,32,32,33
synbioproject.org	52/100	1348	19/100	20/100	1012	319	3d 00h	53,53,53,53,53,53,55,55,54,55,55,55,55,54,54,54,54,54,54,54,54,54,54,54,54,54,53,53,53,53,53,53,53,53,52,52,52
cornellopen.org	35/100	459	21/100	30/100	168	151	3d 01h	35,35,35,35,35,35,35,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35
worldtvradio.com	38/100	1512	29/100	20/100	295	183	3d 01h	37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,38,38,37,37,36,36,37,38,37,37,37,37,38,38,38,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,39,39,39,38,38,38,38
beatbloodcancers.org	36/100	310	19/100	16/100	77	68	3d 02h	38,38,38,38,38,38,37,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,38,38,38,38,38,37,37,37,37,36,36,36,36,36,36,36
n27chicago.com	36/100	221	32/100	21/100	74	68	3d 02h	37,37,37,37,37,37,37,38,37,37,38,38,38,38,39,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,36,36,36,36,36
nederlandchamber.org	38/100	481	28/100	17/100	661	157	3d 02h	38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,39,39,39,39,39,38,39,38,38,38,39,39,38,37,37,38,38,37,37,38,38,38,38
heritagecity.org	38/100	536	24/100	16/100	899	140	3d 02h	36,36,36,36,36,36,37,37,37,37,37,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,37,38,38,37,37,38,37,38,38,38
cowboyciao.com	42/100	618	46/100	33/100	288	211	3d 03h	46,46,46,46,46,46,46,46,45,45,45,45,45,45,45,43,43,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42
gitready.com	48/100	3618	48/100	36/100	1285	806	3d 03h	50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,49,49,49,49,48,48,48,48,48,48,48,48,48,48
bibliomist.org	34/100	559	22/100	19/100	183	122	3d 03h	33,33,33,33,33,33,32,33,33,33,34,34,34,33,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,34,34,33,34,34
arguard.org	36/100	563	37/100	28/100	418	142	3d 03h	34,34,34,34,34,34,34,35,35,35,34,34,34,34,34,35,35,35,35,35,35,34,34,35,35,34,34,34,35,35,34,35,35,35,35,35,36
96tears.net	38/100	388	28/100	18/100	414	129	3d 03h	39,39,39,39,39,39,40,39,39,39,39,39,39,40,40,40,40,40,39,40,40,39,39,39,39,39,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38
westinstenv.org	35/100	503	22/100	29/100	124	115	3d 04h	37,37,37,37,37,37,37,36,36,37,37,37,37,37,36,36,36,36,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,36,36,36,36,35,35,35,35,35,35
strawberrywalrus.com	36/100	429	23/100	23/100	153	94	3d 04h	36,36,36,36,36,36,36,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,36,36,36,36,36,36,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,36,36
npsam.com	35/100	1115	30/100	20/100	528	339	3d 04h	35,35,35,35,35,35,36,36,36,35,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,35,35,35,35,36,35,35,35,35,35,34,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35
epubxp.com	52/100	5085	20/100	23/100	3086	1240	3d 04h	52,52,52,52,52,52,52,52,52,52,52,52,52,52,52,52,52,52,52,52,52,53,53,52,52,52,52,52,54,54,54,52,52,52,52,52,52
lostlinks.net	34/100	322	19/100	17/100	100	92	3d 19h	33,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,33,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34
dcbikramyoga.com	31/100	2032	31/100	44/100	2356	245	3d 21h	18,18,18,18,18,18,19,20,20,20,21,21,21,21,21,21,21,21,21,21,20,20,20,21,21,19,19,19,19,21,21,21,21,21,23,19,31
encorenights.com	41/100	622	21/100	21/100	403	195	4d 00h	43,43,43,43,43,43,45,45,45,45,45,44,44,44,44,45,45,44,43,43,42,42,41,41,41,41,41,41,41,41,41,41,40,40,40,41,41
tesol.net	33/100	1588	28/100	19/100	388	253	4d 03h	33,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,35,35,35,35,34,34,34,34,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,33,33
regulatemi.org	39/100	384	24/100	27/100	200	138	4d 03h	39,39,39,39,39,39,39,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39
cafepedlar.com	41/100	223	22/100	20/100	59	53	4d 03h	42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,42,41,41,41,41,41,41,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,41,41,41
quattromiami.com	39/100	280	25/100	27/100	72	65	4d 03h	43,43,43,43,43,43,44,43,43,43,43,43,43,42,42,40,40,40,39,39,40,41,41,41,41,39,39,39,39,39,39,38,38,38,38,38,39
gaslight560.com	42/100	506	28/100	19/100	134	114	4d 03h	46,46,46,46,46,46,46,46,46,46,46,46,45,43,43,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,39,39,39,41,41,41,41,41,41,41,42
schoolsincanada.com	37/100	2006	27/100	17/100	375	143	4d 03h	40,40,40,40,40,40,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,39,38,38,38,38,39,38,38,38,37,37,38,38,38,38,37,37,37,38,37
simplysiestakey.com	37/100	816	25/100	16/100	104	93	4d 04h	37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,36,37,36,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,36,37,37
fish4fun.com	34/100	1419	40/100	29/100	257	151	4d 04h	34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,33,33,33,33,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34
henrycavill.org	54/100	1683	24/100	15/100	274	222	4d 04h	56,56,56,56,56,56,55,55,55,55,55,55,55,55,55,55,55,55,55,55,55,55,55,55,55,55,54,54,54,54,54,55,54,55,55,54,54
upload4free.com	34/100	608	19/100	18/100	164	149	5d 00h	34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,35,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,33,33,34,34,34,33,35,35,35,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34
welcomenepal.com	61/100	6250	27/100	29/100	2589	1299	5d 01h	62,62,62,62,62,62,62,62,62,62,62,62,62,62,63,63,62,62,62,62,62,62,62,62,61,61,61,62,62,62,61,61,61,61,61,61,61
thudguard.com	36/100	364	27/100	15/100	75	67	5d 01h	38,38,38,38,38,38,39,37,37,37,37,38,39,39,39,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,38,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,36,36,36,36,36,36,36
hackles.org	35/100	628	29/100	28/100	259	214	5d 02h	37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,34,34,35,35,35,35,35,35,35,35

What is a Domain Auction?

A domain can be list at an auction because either the owner list it, or the domain is going to expire and the registrar lists the expired domain for sale because they believe the domain to be valuable.

Why buy at a Domain Auction?

A domain auction can be a great way to find good deals on premium domains that would have otherwise been unavailable. You can use them to find domains that already have got some traffic.

For someone who has time and is flexible with domain name options, auctions are a great way to potentially get better deals. Asking prices at auction can vary, so they represent a good alternative to what might be available elsewhere and to going through domain sale websites.

Since people previously owned these valuable domain names, it is likely that they are indexed and so could be currently getting traffic from search engines.

Benefits of Domain Auctions

Buying through an auction can be a great option, depending on who is selling. The domain buyer might get a unique deal if the seller does not know the value of their premium domain name.

Bidding auctions for simple, short and catchy names are always useful and will likely cost more, while random sets of characters go for lesser values. The latter is great for someone starting a new website and online brand. For instance, websites that contain non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are becoming increasingly popular. A few years ago, many considered them as a string of letters.

Big companies may have algorithms or experts to assess value, but buying at an auction can provide more flexibility for domain buyers. Shopping at an auction or getting a broker involved could produce better results in the future with organic traffic, associated links and search engine optimization (SEO), but they will also likely take more time to acquire, depending on one's flexibility.

Starting with a New Website Domain

If a developer has a website that already gets more traffic than an unregistered domain, the increased views can vastly increase the site's popularity, especially in the beginning.

This potential benefit is lost with a new website, and the owner would have to start with other ways of getting organic traffic to the site like paid advertising, investing in SEO, or redirecting through other links. They could save this effort by going through the domain auctions and finding a domain that already had traffic, domain authority and backlinks.

Selling at Domain Auctions

Domain auctions can be a place for individuals to list upcoming domains for potential profit, not just the big companies. The open nature of auctions can be good for someone whose site would have expired if a hosting platform did not renew it. Of course, one can easily flip a domain they just bought.

As with any auction, there is always the risk that potential buyers will not bid on a domain as the seller hoped, but they can be a great way to make money by selling domains that may soon expire anyway.

How to Pick a Domain?

Thankfully, there are many metrics one can look at to assess the best domains and approach bidding on them. Some of these factors will be more transparent, such as the time it has been up, the amount of traffic, its associated links and how it has fared in prior ads or through previous SEO.

Many large companies provide these services to analyze domains, making the process even simpler. However, for someone without much experience, it may be worthwhile to shop via a broker. Even businesses that list statistics on web domains may use complex metrics.

Moreover, lots of sites are dedicated as platforms for domain auctions that will help to sift through the useless spam names. Considering how many thousands of sites are up for auction, this can save lots of time and provide a sense of certainty.

Should I Use a Broker?

Buyers should always consider the benefits and costs of using a broker.

Benefits:

A brokerage firm will contact sellers directly and be able to negotiate a price. This may mean an agent will pick up the phone and work it out with the domain owner on behalf of the client.

Websites that offer premium domain names will use this method, often in addition to having many domains that developers hold in waiting and then sell through a middleman. This is also how sites dedicated to domain sales work.

Brokerage Costs:

Like brokerage fees for other types of sales, brokerage for a domain will usually take a cut of the profits that the brokers themselves determine. Each person has to assess whether the amount of potential savings, not to mention added expertise and amount of time saved, outweigh the expenses.

Still, they may come across unforeseen or downright impossible deals otherwise in some cases. Individuals who purchase sites through an auction find that they tend to perform better in SEO results. Plus, the domains have that quality from the minute the broker sells them, which a buyer can factor into the cost analysis. There are many perks to buying through a domain auction for a savvy buyer.

Fixed Price:

Some online services sell expired domains for a fixed price. The benefit here is that you don't have to deal with placing bids in a bidding war with the highest bidder, and worry about the reserve price (minimum price). You find the domain, see the price, whip out your credit card and are done! Remember to use an escrow service if you don't have a broker.

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