Yesterday, I wrote about the OpenPay.com auction hitting the $500,000 mark in auction at DropCatch.com. This afternoon, I received an email from DropCatch announcing that the auction would be restarted.
Here’s what I was sent:
OpenPay .com Auction Restarted – Verification Required
OpenPay.com Auction Hits $500k with 3 Days to Go (Updated)
OpenPay.com expired at the end of January. It appears to have been owned by a company called DXC Technology. Because the domain name was registered at MarkMonitor, which I don’t believe has an expiry auction partnership, the domain name ended up getting deleted. The drop catching auction platforms competed to grab the domain name, and it was caught by DropCatch.com.
GoDaddy Giving DDC Members $50 Bonus for Premium Auction
GoDaddy DDC Domain Pro members receive a monthly auction credit they can use for GoDaddy Auctions. This credit was originally $20/month but GoDaddy recently increased that to $30/month. The only rub is DDC Pro members need to manually enter the discount code each month to take advantage of this offer.
James Iles emailed me this afternoon to let me know DDC Pro members will be able to redeem an additional $50 auction credit for domain names they win in the “Premium Auction Event” that starts tomorrow. This is in addition to the standard auction credit code for expiry domain names on GoDaddy Auctions.
Umami.com Back in Auction at GoDaddy
The Umami.com domain name was in an expiry auction at GoDaddy last month. The winning bid for the auction was $100,000, as noted by Raymond. Because of the nature of GoDaddy expiry auctions, the winning bidder is not publicly known.
For whatever reason, the winning bidder did not pay for the domain name, nor did the runner up. In the case of a bidder default, I was under the impression that GoDaddy offered the domain name to under bidders sequentially until someone opted to purchase the domain name. Apparently, I was incorrect.
Namecheap Asks When Auctions Should End
When I visited a Namecheap auction this morning, I noticed an informational header indicating that Namecheap may change the time of day its auctions end.
“Have your say on Auction end times
We’re reviewing our end time schedules and want to know what works for you. Share your ideal bidding window and shape the future of Auctions, all from one short survey.”
GoDaddy Auctions Masterclass on December 11
Ready to dominate GoDaddy Auctions? Join industry vets @JJStyler & Bart Mozyrko for a live masterclass on advanced bid strategies, auction secrets, and pro tips! Dec 11th, exclusive to DDC Pro members. Q&A to follow. Don’t miss it—sign up at https://t.co/ev22orGcYn! #domains pic.twitter.com/M5SWZZU2m2
— GoDaddy Domain Academy (@DNAcademy) November 26, 2025
GoDaddy’s Domain Academy will be hosting a masterclass focusing on domain auction strategy for GoDaddy Auctions. The session will be hosted by GoDaddy’s Joe Styler and Bart Mozyrko. Joe is a longtime GoDaddy employee, and he leads the GoDaddy Auctions team.