When domain names expire, they don’t disappear right away. Many companies that sell domain names work with special partners to auction off these expired names. This is important to know for people who want to invest in domains and regular users alike.
A couple of years ago, I made a list of these partners and which companies they work with. But things change, and new partnerships are made. So, in this blog post, I’m updating that list. I’m also mentioning some companies that I think don’t work with any partners. This is good to know because it means you might have a chance to grab an expiring domain from them.
If you have any information about companies marked as “unknown” or “none” on the list, please share it with me. It can help others in the domain business.
Know where each registrar sends their expiring domains
123-Reg – GoDaddy
Alibaba – Unknown
Ascio – NameJet/SnapNames
Automattic – GoDaddy
BigRock – GoDaddy
BlueRazor Domains – GoDaddy
Cloudflare – None
Crazy Domains – NameJet/SnapNames
CSC – None
DirectNic – NameJet/SnapNames
DNC Holdings – Unknown
Domain.com – GoDaddy
DomainPeople – NameJet/SnapNames
DomainSite – GoDaddy
DotHolding – Unknown
Dotology – NameJet/SnapNames
DreamHost – None?
Dreamscape – None?
Dynadot – Dynadot
eName – Unknown
Enom – GoDaddy
EuroDNS – Unknown
Fabulous (SeaWasp) – NameJet/SnapNames
FastDomain – GoDaddy
Gandi – None?
GMO – GoDaddy
GoDaddy – GoDaddy
Hostopia – Unknown
IONOS registrars – First to Sedo, then NameJet/SnapNames
Key-Systems – GoDaddy
LaunchPad – Unknown
MarkMonitor – None
Mesh Digital – GoDaddy
Moniker – GoDaddy
Name.com – GoDaddy
Namecheap – Namecheap
NameSilo – NameSilo marketplace
Network Solutions – NameJet/SnapNames
OnlineNic – NameJet/SnapNames
OVH SaS – Unknown
PDR – GoDaddy
PorkBun – GoDaddy
RealTime Registrar – Unknown
Register SPA – Unknown
Register.com – NameJet/SnapNames
RegistryGate GmbH – Unknown
Squarespace (Google) – None
SRSPlus – NameJet/SnapNames
Tucows – GoDaddy
WildWestDomains – GoDaddy
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