Drop domain search and analysis
Drop search at auctions in different countries
Drop search at auctions in different countries is the part of the service “Drop domain search and analysis” in which Best Boost Partners looks for expiring and expired domains at auctions run by registrars, registries and marketplaces. We select lots by topic, language, country, age and link profile, check each candidate before bidding and bid within a price ceiling agreed with you. The part is for teams that need domains in specific country zones. You receive the checked lots with a verdict and the won domains in your own account.
What exactly do we do when searching auctions for drops?
Choice of auctions and zones
Expiring and expired domains are sold at registrar auctions, through backorder services and on aftermarket marketplaces, such as GoDaddy Auctions, DropCatch, SnapNames and Sedo. For a national zone we first establish how its domains are released: through an official auction, through a backorder system or at a fixed moment when anyone can register them.
Rules of the country zone
Each country zone has its own rules. Some zones require a local contact or a company registered in the country to hold a domain. We check these requirements before the search and tell you which of them apply to you.
Selecting lots
We filter the auction lists by topic, language, country, age and link profile, according to the criteria fixed in the brief. Lots that fit go into a tracking table with the venue, the current bid and the closing date.
Checks before bidding
Every lot is checked before the first bid: the history in the Wayback Machine, the backlinks in link indexes such as Ahrefs and Majestic, and spam signals. Metrics shown on an auction page are sometimes inflated, so no bid is placed on the metrics alone.
Price ceiling and bidding
For each approved lot we agree a price ceiling with you. We bid up to this ceiling and stop when the bidding goes above it. The final price is set by the bidding, and a lot can be lost to a higher bid.
Payment and transfer
After a won auction we handle the payment to the venue and the transfer of the domain to your account at a registrar. You receive a record of the final price and the confirmation of the transfer.
What do you get from the drop search at auctions?
- A table of tracked lots: the domain, the venue, the country zone, the current bid and the closing date.
- A verdict for each lot before bidding, with the archive snapshots and the link data behind the verdict.
- A written price ceiling for each approved lot, agreed with you before the first bid.
- A record of the bidding for each lot: the final price, and whether the lot was won or lost.
- The won domains transferred to your own registrar account.
When do you need a drop search at auctions?
- You need a domain in a specific national zone and do not know where the domains of that zone are sold.
- You are looking for domains with a strong link profile, which rarely reach free registration.
- You have no time to track lots and closing dates at several auctions at once.
- You have already lost auctions or overpaid for domains whose metrics proved to be inflated.
Frequently asked questions
Why do auction rules differ from country to country?
Auction rules differ because each country zone is run by its own registry, and the registry decides how released domains are handed on. Some national zones have an official auction or a backorder system, some release domains at a fixed moment, and some require a local contact or a company to hold a domain. We establish the rules of the zone before the search and describe them to you in writing.
What happens if another bidder offers more than the agreed ceiling?
In that case we stop bidding and the lot goes to the other bidder. The price at an auction is set by the bidding, so no one can promise that a particular domain will be won. The lost lot stays in the table with the final price, and we go on tracking the other lots that fit the criteria.
Can the metrics shown at an auction be trusted?
Not without a check. Auction metrics are sometimes inflated with cheap links before the sale, and a venue shows figures without the history behind them. For this reason every lot goes through the history, backlink and spam checks before we place a bid.
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