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# Domain auctions closing 12 Oct 2026, from seven venues

Domain auctions closing 12 Oct 2026 on GoDaddy, Dynadot, NameSilo, Namecheap, SnapNames, Park.io and DomainLore: a daily sample of 20 one-word names with the bid, the bid count and the first-year cost, the day’s counts by venue, ending and length, and each venue’s rules.

Read 12 Oct · 00:30 UTC. 5,705 tracked names are at auction across the seven venues; 21 close in the next 24 hours with a bid; 0 closed yesterday with a recorded outcome. 58,420 names close on 12 Oct across the seven venues, <1% with a bid.

Every auction the seven venues list for 12 Oct, with a bid or not. Medians in US dollars; a line summing several venues shows none.

## Closing on 12 Oct by venue

| Venue | Closing | With a bid | Median bid (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GoDaddy | 50,902 | <1% | $1 |
| SnapNames | 7,466 | 0% | – |
| Park.io | 4 | 100% | $510 |
| DomainLore | 48 | 38% | – |

## Closing on 12 Oct by ending

| Ending | Closing | With a bid | Median bid (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| .com | 38,575 | 1% | – |
| .io | 256 | 2% | $1 |
| .co | 736 | <1% | $192.50 |
| .xyz | 981 | 0% | – |

## Closing on 12 Oct by length

| Length | Closing | With a bid | Median bid (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 letters | 1 | 0% | – |
| 3 letters | 54 | 4% | – |
| 4 letters | 450 | 3% | – |
| 5 letters | 1,194 | 2% | – |
| 6 letters | 2,365 | 1% | – |
| 7 letters | 2,982 | 1% | – |

## Venue rules

| Venue | Late bids | Payment | Before bidding | First year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoDaddy | May extend an auction when bids arrive in its final moments. (8 Oct) | 48 hours, then the card on file is charged. (8 Oct) | An Auctions membership is required to bid. (8 Oct) | A year of renewal on top (8 Oct) |
| Dynadot | A bid in the last 5 minutes adds 5 minutes, with no limit. (8 Oct) | 48 hours for an expired auction, 3 days for a user auction. (8 Oct) | $5 of account spending first; a 10% deposit for bids of $2,000 or more. (8 Oct) | – |
| NameSilo | – | Taken automatically at the win: account funds, then card, then PayPal. (8 Oct) | Funds or credit must cover the bid plus a one-year renewal. (8 Oct) | A year of renewal on top (8 Oct) |
| Namecheap | A bid in the last 5 minutes resets the time left to 5 minutes. (8 Oct) | 72 hours; the second bidder then gets 24 hours. (8 Oct) | A Market subscription ($5 a year) and a $100 minimum balance. (8 Oct) | – |
| SnapNames | A bid in the final 5 minutes adds 5 minutes. (8 Oct) | 7 days from the close (14 for verified bidders). (8 Oct) | An account and a valid credit card. (8 Oct) | Included in the bid (8 Oct) |
| Park.io | A bid in the last hour moves the close to one hour after it. (8 Oct) | The card is charged at the win. (8 Oct) | – | Included in the bid (8 Oct) |
| DomainLore | A bid in the final 10 minutes starts overtime, until 3 minutes pass without a bid. (8 Oct) | Buyer and seller settle directly: contact within 3 days, complete within 7. (8 Oct) | A free account, one per person. (8 Oct) | – |

## Definitions

- **Today’s sample**: 20 one-word names closing today (UTC) on the common endings, drawn once for the day and the same for every visitor. At most ten of them have a bid, and never more than half of the day’s names with a bid.
- **Tracked names**: Names whose word is in our vocabulary, on an ending we cover. The tab counts and the total under the list count tracked names; the market pulse counts every auction the venues list.
- **Current bid**: The highest bid we read on the venue, or the opening price while nobody bid. Pounds stay in pounds: we never convert them.
- **First year**: What the winner pays for the first year at the current bid: the bid alone where the venue includes the registration, the bid plus a year of renewal where it adds one. Empty where the venue does not document it.
- **Verdict**: Our band for the name itself (Strong choice, Good or Risky), from the same verdict members see in Browse. It says nothing about the price.
- **Bids jumped**: The name drew more bids since our read a day earlier.
- **Last seen bid**: The final bid we read before an auction closed. It becomes a confirmed price only when the venue reports the sale.

## Questions

### Which venues are covered?

GoDaddy, Dynadot, NameSilo, Namecheap, SnapNames, Park.io and DomainLore. We read their public auction files four times a day.

### Why only 20 names?

The page shows a fixed daily sample so it stays a demonstration, not a copy of the market. Members see every name closing, filtered by venue, ending, word type, bids and first-year cost.

### Do you take a cut of my bid?

No. You bid on the venue itself, and the venue links in your account carry no affiliate tag.

### Why do most names show no bid?

Most auctions close with no bid at all, and bids come late, in the last hours. The pulse shows the share with a bid for each venue.

### What does a free account include?

Page one of every tab, every day: names with a bid closing today, the ones matching your radars, yesterday’s results and every closing name. More pages, other orders, CSV and watching a name are part of Full Access.

## Method

We read the public auction files of seven venues four times a day and keep the names whose word is in our vocabulary, plus every auction with a bid. Third-party metrics are kept as bands only. The page shows a daily sample of 20 names; this file carries the day’s counts and never a name.

## Cite as

Unique Domains, "Domain auctions from seven venues", https://unique.domains/auctions, data as of 12 Oct 2026.

## Related pages

- [See what names sold for on each ending](https://unique.domains/sales)
- [Compare TLDs on registry facts, prices and 12-month sales](https://unique.domains/tld)
- [Catch the next auction of a word with a Radar](https://unique.domains/product/radars)