--- title: "Austin.org Tops $30,500 as GoDaddy Expired Auctions Lead Week's Domain Sales" canonical_url: "https://unique.domains/resources/domaining-news/2026-10-05" human_page: "https://unique.domains/resources/domaining-news/2026-10-05" markdown_url: "https://unique.domains/ai/pages/resources/domaining-news/2026-10-05.md" edition_date: "2026-10-05" published_at: "2026-10-05T00:02:07.000Z" updated_at: "2026-10-05T00:02:07.000Z" revision: 1 source_count: 2 categories: "Domain sales, valuation and market data, Auctions, expirations and acquisition tactics" --- # Austin\.org Tops $30,500 as GoDaddy Expired Auctions Lead Week's Domain Sales Edition 2026-10-05. Published by Unique Domains on 2026-10-05T00:02:07\.000Z. Updated 2026-10-05T00:02:07\.000Z. ## Summary This edition covers GoDaddy's $30,500 Austin\.org sale leading a 57-name expired-auction roundup, plus Domain Shane's October 3 recap of short-domain closeouts\. [[2]](#source-2) [[1]](#source-1) ## Key takeaways - Austin\.org led GoDaddy's expired auction roundup at $30,500\. [[2]](#source-2) - Numeric name 111666\.com followed close behind at $30,000\. [[2]](#source-2) - stringent\.com closed at $10,499 after active bidding in the Oct 3 recap\. [[1]](#source-1) - 96c\.com cleared $10,000 in the same recap\. [[1]](#source-1) - trendee\.com sold for $2,225, the recap's smallest listed close\. [[1]](#source-1) ## Today in domains Two Domain Shane auction reports from October 3 and 4 show five-figure clearances persisting for both a geographic \.org name and short numeric \.com strings, even as most listed sales stayed under $1,000\. [[2]](#source-2) [[1]](#source-1) ### GoDaddy Expired Auctions: Austin\.org Leads a 57-Name Field Domain Shane's October 4 roundup catalogued 57 GoDaddy expired-auction names that cleared $1,000, topped by a single-word geographic \.org ahead of a run of numeric strings\. The same list drew additional five-figure and near-five-figure closes from Dynadot, Namejet, Sedo, Catched and NamePros, spreading demand across platforms instead of concentrating it on GoDaddy\. For investors tracking renewal and acquisition costs, the top clearance suggests geographic extensions can still draw premiums typically reserved for matching \.com names, a data point worth weighing against the numeric strings that filled most of the rest of the list\. [[2]](#source-2) - Austin\.org: $30,500 - 111666\.com: $30,000 - 4408\.com: $24,000 Top sales from GoDaddy's expired-domain auction roundup ### October 3 Recap: Short Names Still Clear Five Figures Domain Shane's October 3 recap of Dynadot, Catched and GoDaddy auctions closed with mixed name types, from a four-figure compound word to two five-figure short strings\. Bidding on the top lot was still marked active in the recap, meaning the closing figure below reflects the price at time of reporting rather than a confirmed final sale\. [[1]](#source-1) - stringent\.com: $10,499 - 96c\.com: $10,000 - trendee\.com: $2,225 October 3 recap closing prices \(Dynadot, Catched, GoDaddy\) ## What to watch - Next weekly expired-auction cycle Whether GoDaddy's expired-auction pipeline keeps producing five-figure geographic and numeric sales once this week's 57-name list rotates out remains to be seen\. [[2]](#source-2) - stringent\.com final close Domain Shane's recap marked bidding on stringent\.com as still active at $10,499, so the final confirmed sale price has not yet been reported\. [[1]](#source-1) - Cross-platform demand spread Future recaps will show whether high-value closes keep spreading across Dynadot, Namejet, Sedo, Catched and NamePros or re-concentrate on GoDaddy's expired channel\. [[2]](#source-2) ## Dates and launches - 4 October 2026 to 7 October 2026: 17th APrIGF Forum (Event) - 5 October 2026 to 9 October 2026: LACNIC 46 - October 5-9, 2026 (Event) - 6 October 2026 to 4 January 2027: [\.phone sunrise](https://unique.domains/agenda?tld=phone) (Sunrise) - 6 October 2026 to 8 October 2026: SecTor 2026 (Event) - 7 October 2026 to 10 October 2026: 2026 AIPPI World Congress (Event) - 7 October 2026 to 10 October 2026: Les Assises de la Cybersécurité (Event) See the full agenda: https://unique.domains/agenda ## Questions and answers ### What was the top domain sale in this week's auction roundup? Austin\.org sold for $30,500 in GoDaddy's expired-domain auctions, the highest price in Domain Shane's October 4 roundup of 57 names that cleared $1,000\. [[2]](#source-2) ### Why did a \.org domain outsell numeric \.com names in the same auction? Austin\.org is a single-word geographic name, a category that can draw brand-level demand independent of extension; it topped a list otherwise dominated by numeric strings like 111666\.com at $30,000 and 4408\.com at $24,000\. [[2]](#source-2) ### Is stringent\.com's $10,499 price final? Not confirmed\. Domain Shane's October 3 recap described bidding on stringent\.com as still active at $10,499, so the figure reflects the price at time of reporting rather than a closed sale\. [[1]](#source-1) ### Which auction platforms saw activity this week? Domain Shane's reports covered sales on GoDaddy, Dynadot, Catched, Namejet, Sedo and NamePros, spanning both the weekly expired-auction roundup and the October 3 recap\. [[2]](#source-2) [[1]](#source-1) ### How many domains sold above $1,000 in the GoDaddy expired roundup? 57 domains cleared $1,000 in Domain Shane's October 4 roundup of GoDaddy expired auctions, led by Austin\.org at $30,500\. [[2]](#source-2) ### What did 96c\.com and trendee\.com sell for? In the October 3 recap, 96c\.com closed at $10,000 and trendee\.com sold for $2,225, alongside stringent\.com's active-bidding close of $10,499\. [[1]](#source-1) ## Sources and citations 1. [AUCTION RECAP OF OCTOBER 3, 2026]() Domain Shane / DSAD | Travis M\. | 2026-10-04T17:45:17\.000Z 2. [Trav’s List of Domains at Auction for Sunday, October 4, 2026]() Domain Shane / DSAD | Travis M\. | 2026-10-04T04:30:00\.000Z ## Navigation - Archive: https://unique.domains/resources/domaining-news - Previous edition: https://unique.domains/resources/domaining-news/2026-10-03 - RSS: https://unique.domains/resources/domaining-news/feed.xml - AI index: https://unique.domains/llms.txt