Domain concepts
What expired, dropped, and aged domains are, how auctions and closeouts work, and what drop catching means.
What are expired domains?
Definition of an expired domain, and how the term differs from dropped and aged.
Domain expiration lifecycle
Grace period, redemption, pending delete, and drop.
Dropped domains vs expired domains
Expired is still in the cycle; dropped (deleted) has been released.
What are domain auctions?
Expired, dropcatch, and user auctions, and why winning is not always owning.
What are domain closeouts?
Post-auction buy-now sales while the registrar still holds the name.
What is drop catching?
Registering a name the moment it is released after pending delete.
Aged domains vs expired domains
Years of unbroken registration, and when an expired name keeps that history.