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MatrixMedia.com closes at $6,500 on Dynadot as Catched reportedly prepares .si backorders

Dynadot closes and live bids from Domain Shane's October 16 recap and Saturday auction list, Catched's ccTLD and new gTLD listings, its reported .si backorder plans, and a NameJet result.[1][2]

  • $6,500Closing price after 102 bidsMatrixMedia.com at Dynadot, Oct 16 list
  • 104Bids for a $445 closeHomeSmarter.com at Dynadot
  • $2,024Current bid, auction still openTryFly.com, top active Dynadot name
  • $575Top Catched bid in the recapMindful.me, a .me ccTLD name

Key takeaways

  • MatrixMedia.com was the strongest Dynadot close from the October 16 list.[1]
  • HomeSmarter.com drew the busiest bidding in the recap yet finished in the low hundreds.[1]
  • Three short brandable .coms were still live above the $1,000 mark.[1]
  • Catched reportedly plans to add backorders for Slovenia's .si ccTLD.[2]
  • DigitalStore.ai attracted no bids on Catched.[1]

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Bid volume and price parted ways on Dynadot: a descriptive two-word .com and a compound brandable drew nearly identical bidder activity, yet one finished roughly fifteen times higher than the other.[1]

Dynadot: one four-figure close, busy bidding at low prices

Domain Shane's recap of October 16 listings shows MatrixMedia.com as the day's standout close, while HomeSmarter.com logged two more bids and ended at under a tenth of that price. For anyone pricing from activity alone, the pair is a reminder that bid counts on low-start expired auctions often reflect incremental stepping rather than depth of end-user demand. Three short invented .coms were still open with four-figure bids. Two of them, TryFly and Gymy, also appear among Shane's Saturday picks next to My.fo and YardChickens.com, so their final numbers will close out the series rather than sit in this recap.[1][2]

MatrixMedia.com (closed)$6,500
HomeSmarter.com (closed)$445
TryFly.com (active)$2,024
Gymy.com (active)$1,738
Flipi.com (active)$1,375

Dynadot prices from the October 16 auction list

Domain Shane / DSADDomain Shane / DSAD

Catched leans further into ccTLDs and new gTLDs

Catched's slate mixes country codes and new gTLDs, with Vibe.tools also on Saturday's list, and the platform reportedly intends to add .si backorders. That would give investors working European ccTLD drops another venue beyond .fr and .me, though bids so far sit in low three figures and an .ai name went unbid.[1][2]

Mindful.me$575
Apex.movie$410
Eden.fr$195
DigitalStore.aiNo bids

Catched listings and bids reported in the October 16 recap

Domain Shane / DSADDomain Shane / DSAD

In short

  • NameJet: Prosis.com: Prosis.com had drawn 25 bids to reach $284 on NameJet, one of the NameJet names on Shane's Saturday list.[2]
  • Saturday list opener: Shane's October 17 list opened with commentary on Tesla's Roadster and Porsche's Mission S reveals before turning to Dynadot, NameJet, backorder and Catched picks.[2]

What to watch

  1. Catched .si backorder rollout No launch date was given; the open questions are when Slovenian names start appearing and whether they price closer to Eden.fr or to the stronger .me result.[2]

  2. Final prices for TryFly, Gymy and Flipi All three were still live in four figures; their closes will show whether short invented .coms hold above the level MatrixMedia set.[1]

  3. Results for Saturday picks My.fo and YardChickens.com Neither had a reported price yet; a .fo two-letter-style hack and a niche descriptive .com offer a contrast to the brandables now in play.[2]

Dates and launches

  1. ICANN 87 BaliDNS and governance

  2. ICANN87 - Annual General Meeting (28th) - location TBDDNS and governance

  3. ICANN87 Annual General MeetingDNS and governance

  4. ICANN87 BaliEvent

  5. ICANN87 Bali Annual General Meeting | 17-22 October 2026 | Bali, IndonesiaEvent

  6. LACNIC 46 - LACNOGDNS and governance

  7. NANOG 98DNS and governance

  8. .dot general availabilityGeneral availability

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Questions investors are asking

What did MatrixMedia.com sell for at Dynadot auction?
MatrixMedia.com closed at $6,500 after 102 bids on Dynadot, according to Domain Shane's recap of names listed on October 16, 2026. It was the highest completed close reported in that recap.[1]
Why can a domain with more bids sell for less than one with fewer bids?
Bid count measures how many increments were placed, not how high bidders were willing to go. In the October 16 Dynadot results, HomeSmarter.com took 104 bids to reach $445, while MatrixMedia.com took 102 bids to reach $6,500. Low-start expired auctions often see many small steps between a few bidders, so activity alone is a weak proxy for value.[1]
Is Catched adding .si domain backorders?
Domain Shane's October 17, 2026 auction list reports that Catched plans to add backorders for .si, Slovenia's country-code TLD. No launch date was given. Catched already lists ccTLD names such as Eden.fr and Mindful.me alongside new gTLDs like Apex.movie and Vibe.tools.[2][1]
How are ccTLD and new gTLD names priced on Catched right now?
In the recap of October 16 listings, Mindful.me drew $575, Apex.movie $410 and Eden.fr $195, while DigitalStore.ai received no bids. That places recent Catched activity largely in low three figures, with some names failing to attract any bidder.[1]

Sources and citations

  1. Domain Shane / DSADAUCTION RECAP OF OCTOBER 16, 2026Travis M. · 17 October 2026
  2. Domain Shane / DSADShane’s List of Domains at Auction for Saturday, October 17th, 2026ShaneCultra · 17 October 2026

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