question How does a killer domain like ExpiredAuction.com end up deleted?

[WhoaDomain.com]

I came across the domain ExpiredAuction.com last year out of curiousity. I see that it was close to expiring. Put it on my watchlist. I became swamped with work forgot about it. I figured this domain won't expire or go into redemption or the very least it will go to "Expired Auction" lol. You would think right? And then expect to find the sale on Namebio.


Well none of this happened. I mean seriously. It's a category killer. Someone let this domain go? I'm guessing they caught it via Dropcatch because it was last registered with Dropcatch.

when it expired at Namebright? Namebright did not bother to keep this domain for themselves?

What surprises me is that the domain is now with Namesilo. I'm going to assume it was a handreg not a backorder.

Upon checking the history of this domain. This domain has been deleted before!

This is crazy. With expired domains being the equivalent of domainer catnip. How is this domain not going to auction after it expires or even delete and then gets backorders which in turn goes to auction?

Is this domain just not as good as I think it is?

I just don't get it.

Can someone explain?

someone really lucked out hand registering ExpiredAuction.com.

expiredauction.com Domain Hosting History - HosterStats.com
Old Hoster New Hoster Month / Year Zone Date Transaction
N/A DNSOWL.COM October 2019 2019-11-01 New
NAMEBRIGHTDNS.COM N/A August 2019 2019-09-01 Deleted
UNIREGISTRYMARKET.LINK NAMEBRIGHTDNS.COM October 2018 2018-11-01 Transfer
N/A UNIREGISTRYMARKET.LINK June 2017 2017-07-01 New
NAME-SERVICES.COM N/A May 2017 2017-06-01 Deleted
DSREDIRECTION.COM NAME-SERVICES.COM April 2017 2017-05-01 Transfer
HOSTINGSERVERS.COM DSREDIRECTION.COM August 2011 2011-09-01 Transfer
N/A HOSTINGSERVERS.COM April 2006 2006-05-01 New

 

[DomainChat.net]

not too good name for me either, maybe thats why

 

[lock]

Quite easy it seems i have done similar with ticking boxes turning pages and selecting names wanting to be deleted if not paying attention can cost dearly. Although agree not that great.

 

[pb]

Well it just expired, nomen omen...
Not a category killer by any measure.

 

[CraigD]

Small audience.

 

[lock]

Small audience.

expired audience

 

[CraigD]

expired audience

lol.
Google says about 20,700 results for the phrase 'expired auction', and searches obviously return results for expired domain auctions, but I imagine that it could also relate to expired food auctions etc.

 

[lock]

Winner can build a forum where others can whinge why should have bidded more.

 

[passini]

I will not talk if this name is good or not. Is not so good imho, anyway.

Names get deleted because people die, companies get dissolved, peoples get sick.

I let expire half of my portfolio few years ago when I had a health problem, I just didn't have the power to check my stuff...

Things happens...

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

To everyone who says this domain is "meh".

So if someone developed this domain into a niche domain auction for just expired domain auctions.

it would not do well?

It's a url shortener for "expired domain auctions" isn't it?
/??
Sure expireddomain.com would be better. but ExpiredAuction.com a close second or even a tie?

 

[garptrader]

Mediocre - the sort of domain a developer might build on but without the WOW! factor necessary to generate a premium sale.

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

Mediocre - the sort of domain a developer might build on but without the WOW! factor necessary to generate a premium sale.

I disagree. but whatever. I missed it and that's that. lol

I'll just go with my Expiredz.com

 

[MediaCode]

To everyone who says this domain is "meh".

So if someone developed this domain into a niche domain auction for just expired domain auctions.

it would not do well?

It's a url shortener for "expired domain auctions" isn't it?
/??
Sure expireddomain.com would be better. but ExpiredAuction.com a close second or even a tie?

ExpiredAuction.com is not a great name because it's too literal. And, as you point out -- it doesn't "make sense": the superior name is clearly ExpiredDomains.com. That is the better name to focus on as an investment and as a developed site. So, it would be best to ignore ExpiredAuction.com because a superior, similar name that makes more sense exists.

Still, an even better name would be brandable in nature. Not quite so literal. There's a good one dropping soon: ExpireWire.com. It's a nice rhyming brandable. I'd much rather own it than ExpiredAuction.com.

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

ExpiredAuction.com is not a great name because it's too literal. And, as you point out -- it doesn't "make sense": the superior name is clearly ExpiredDomains.com. That is the better name to focus on as an investment and as a developed site. So, it would be best to ignore ExpiredAuction.com because a superior, similar name that makes more sense exists.

Still, an even better name would be brandable in nature. Not quite so literal. There's a good one dropping soon: ExpireWire.com. It's a nice rhyming brandable. I'd much rather own it than ExpiredAuction.com.

hmm nice. Thanks. sounds more like a domain that lists expiring domains. more like a newsletter.

not really for auctions.

Edit.

I see why you guys don't see value in ExpiredAuction.com.

does everything really boil down to domain sold history? I swear Namebio is both a Godsend and PITA.


expire.io 7,500 USD 2018-03-23 Park.io
expireddrugs.com 2,900 USD 2012-02-01 Sedo
expireddomains.net 2,500 USD 2007-01-31 Sedo
alexpires.com 1,500 USD 2007-01-05 Sedo
expireddomains.net 1,378 USD 2010-08-25 Sedo
expiredfood.com 1,295 USD 2015-03-17 Uniregistry
expirefly.com 500 USD 2011-02-01 Sedo
mailexpire.com 455 USD 2017-05-04 DropCatch
expired.tv 405 USD 2009-04-06 GoDaddy
expiredair.com 305 USD 2013-08-28 GoDaddy
expireddomains.org 301 USD 2009-10-09 GoDaddy
expireddomainnames.net 260 USD 2017-08-02 GoDaddy
expirefish.com 200 USD 2017-07-08 Uniregistry
whoisexpired.com 165 USD 2015-04-01 NameJet
expireddomainnames.net 150 USD 2018-10-18 Flippa
expires.io 123 USD 2015-08-13 Park.io
expireddrugs.com 116 USD 2015-08-15 GoDaddy

 

[Samer]

hmm nice. Thanks. sounds more like a domain that lists expiring domains. more like a newsletter.

not really for auctions.

Edit.

I see why you guys don't see value in ExpiredAuction.com.

does everything really boil down to domain sold history? I swear Namebio is both a Godsend and PITA.


expire.io 7,500 USD 2018-03-23 Park.io
expireddrugs.com 2,900 USD 2012-02-01 Sedo
expireddomains.net 2,500 USD 2007-01-31 Sedo
alexpires.com 1,500 USD 2007-01-05 Sedo
expireddomains.net 1,378 USD 2010-08-25 Sedo
expiredfood.com 1,295 USD 2015-03-17 Uniregistry
expirefly.com 500 USD 2011-02-01 Sedo
mailexpire.com 455 USD 2017-05-04 DropCatch
expired.tv 405 USD 2009-04-06 GoDaddy
expiredair.com 305 USD 2013-08-28 GoDaddy
expireddomains.org 301 USD 2009-10-09 GoDaddy
expireddomainnames.net 260 USD 2017-08-02 GoDaddy
expirefish.com 200 USD 2017-07-08 Uniregistry
whoisexpired.com 165 USD 2015-04-01 NameJet
expireddomainnames.net 150 USD 2018-10-18 Flippa
expires.io 123 USD 2015-08-13 Park.io
expireddrugs.com 116 USD 2015-08-15 GoDaddy

They probably had other plans not compete in ExpiredAuctions when they saw DropCatch.

 

[blogspotter]

I wouldn't have hand reg it if i saw it on expireddomains dot net but I am just learning and my judgement is biased.
I understand that a company buying category killers, but i still haven't figured out why someone would pay xx, xxx for a two letter word etc. I would rather focus on branding a unique name, but shhhh!!!!