---
id: "expired-domain-auction"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "expired domain auction"
language: "en"
category: "Aftermarket and investing"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/expired-domain-auction/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/subasta-dominios-caducados/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/auktion-abgelaufener-domains/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/vente-encheres-noms-domaine-expires/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/asta-domini-scaduti/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/leilao-dominios-expirados/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/auktsion-prosrochennykh-domenov/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/guoqi-yuming-paimai/"
---

# expired domain auction

An auction of a domain that its owner did not renew. Some registrars auction names during the period after expiry, before deletion, and drop catching services auction names they catch. The rules depend on the registrar's terms.

## related terms

- [drop catching](https://tldlog.com/glossary/drop-catching/)
- [backorder](https://tldlog.com/glossary/backorder/)
- [auto-renew grace period](https://tldlog.com/glossary/auto-renew-grace-period/)
- [aftermarket](https://tldlog.com/glossary/aftermarket/)