Auction from day 5, drop near day 70
NameSilo does not sell backorders. An expired NameSilo name goes into NameSilo's own expired auction from day 5, and if nobody buys it there, it passes through redemption and drops around day 70. Domaining scores those names, places your backorder by hand or by rule, and catches them at release.
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Sample list and example name, not live drop data. No card required to create your account. Domaining is not affiliated with NameSilo.
NameSilo's help pages lay it out day by day. For days 1 to 4 the domain stops working and the owner can renew at the normal price. On day 5 it is listed in the NameSilo expired domain auction, and the owner can still renew right up to the end of grace, which cancels the auction. From about day 34 to day 64 the name is in redemption, where only the owner can restore it for $75. Days 65 to 69 are pending delete, and around day 70 the name is released.
The detail that matters for a buyer: at NameSilo the market gets two chances at a name. First the auction, open to anyone with an account, then the public drop for whatever the auction did not sell. A backorder only plays in the second round, so the names you catch are the ones nobody bid on, which is often where a careful scorer finds the bargains.
Round one, NameSilo's market
Site and email stop. The owner renews at the normal price.
Anyone with a NameSilo account bids. An owner renewal cancels it. Winner pays bid plus one year and keeps the creation date.
Round two, the public drop
Only the owner can restore, for $75. Place your backorder now.
Nobody can renew. The drop day is fixed.
Catchers race in the first seconds. Your order fires.
NameSilo's own pages give the auction end as day 31 in one place and day 41 in another. Treat the WHOIS status as the truth: pendingDelete means the drop is about five days away. Country code extensions follow their own registry rules.
No. NameSilo is a low-cost registrar with its own marketplace and expired auction, but there is no backorder button for names other people own. NameSilo's own blog points readers to outside backorder services instead. So the practical choice for a NameSilo name is between bidding in round one and backordering for round two.
Bid in the NameSilo auction when
Backorder for the drop when
What each route costs, when it works and where it falls short. Per-catch fees are the published prices we checked for .com names and can change.
| Option | What it costs | When it works | Weak spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| NameSilo expired auction | Your winning bid plus a one year renewal | From day 5 to the end of grace, for names you are sure about | Open bidding, and an owner renewal cancels the auction |
| Offer to the owner | Whatever you agree, plus escrow | Any time before redemption ends | WHOIS privacy is the default, so reaching the owner usually takes a broker |
| DropCatch | About $59 per caught .com, auction if contested | Single contested names at release | Fee per name adds up across a monthly list |
| SnapNames and NameJet | $79 minimum per fulfilled backorder | Names at their partner registrars, sold before the drop | For NameSilo names they race at release like every other catcher |
| Domaining | Plan from $49 a month with 25 backorders, registration fee on a win | Investors, founders and agencies catching several dropped names a month by score and price | Does not bid in NameSilo's own auction for you |
Weighing catchers in more depth? The best domain backorder service guide compares every major option, and the DropCatch alternative review shows when a plan beats paying per catch.
Four steps from spotting a lapsed NameSilo name to owning it. The first two take a few minutes, the last two run on their own.
Confirm the registrar is NameSilo and read the status. If the expired auction is still open, decide whether the name is worth a bid there.
Run it through the domain value estimator, read the drivers and write down the most you would pay before anyone else bids.
Order that single name, or write a rule with extensions, a minimum score and a price cap so matching names are ordered from every day's list.
Around day 70 the order fires. A won name lands in your account and can move to any registrar, NameSilo included, once the 60 day lock lifts.
The tools behind each step: the domain value estimator, domain expiry alerts for names still in grace, and backorder domain names for how orders, wins and private auctions work.
NameSilo's low renewal prices and free WHOIS privacy make it a common home for investor portfolios and small business sites. When a portfolio holder trims a few hundred names at renewal time, many of them reach the auction with no bids at all, because the auction list is long and most bidders chase only the obvious names.
No. NameSilo sells registrations, renewals and transfers and runs its own expired domain auction, but it has no backorder product. Its own blog sends readers to outside backorder services. To catch a NameSilo name that nobody bought at auction, you place a backorder with a separate service before it drops.
NameSilo's help pages describe it day by day. Days 1 to 4 the domain stops resolving and the owner can renew. From day 5 it is listed in the NameSilo expired domain auction while the owner can still renew. From about day 34 to 64 it is in redemption with a $75 restore fee, days 65 to 69 are pending delete, and around day 70 it is released.
Anyone with a NameSilo account can bid from day 5 after expiry. If the owner renews before the auction ends, the auction is cancelled. The winner pays the bid plus a one year renewal, and the domain moves to their account with its original creation date. Names with no bids go on to redemption and the drop.
Around day 70 after the expiry date, but only if nobody won it at auction and the owner did not restore it. NameSilo's own pages give slightly different auction end days, from day 31 to day 41, so read the WHOIS status: pendingDelete means the drop is about five days away.
Bid in the auction when the name is clearly valuable, because a sold name never drops and you keep the original creation date. Backorder for the drop when the name drew no bids, or when you want many names a month by rule. Most investors do both: watch the auction, and keep a backorder behind it.
At release NameSilo is out of the picture, so you pay the catcher's price. DropCatch charges about $59 per caught .com, SnapNames and NameJet $79 minimum, plus auction bids if others want it. On Domaining a plan from $49 a month covers 25 backorders, and a win costs the registration fee.
No. Domaining is an independent platform. The expiry and auction details on this page come from NameSilo's public help pages and blog, which can change, so recheck them for names you watch over several months.
Score the NameSilo name, set your maximum price and let the backorder fire at the drop. Plans start at $49 per month with 25 backorders. Compare limits on pricing.
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