Changes in domain preorder — auction

The principle of domain preorder has been changed — previously the new owner of the domain was determined by the order in the preorder queue (the domain was given to the one who preordered before others), now the new owner is determined by the auction rules (the domain will be given to the one who will make the maximum bid).

The auction starts from the moment the domain goes to pendingDelete (a corresponding notification is sent to email and Telegram). After that, everyone who has preordered and wants to get the domain starts bidding. The domain will be given to the one whose bid will be the highest and who will be able to pay for the domain at the time of registration. Acceptance of bids ends one day before the domain is released after 21:00 Kyiv time.

How the auction works:

• After you bid, you will not be able to back out of the auction or cancel your preorder.
• Bid raises your position in the preorder queue.
• The first bid may be equal to the cost of domain registration.
• Each new bid must be at least 100 ₴ (equivalent) more than the previous one.
• When you make a bid with your bank card, the amount of the bid will be debited and immediately refunded back to you.
• If your bid is outbid, you will receive a corresponding notification to your email and Telegram.

Once the domain is released, the system will attempt to register it for the user who made the highest bid. If this user fails to pay for the domain, the next highest bid will be triggered, and so on.

Thus, the new conditions for getting the domain as following:

• After the auction has started, you must be sure to bid.
• At the time the auction ends, your bid must be the maximum bid.
• At the moment of attempting to register a domain, you must have the amount of your bid on your personal balance or bank card (depending on the selected payment type).
• The domain will not be taken over by some other registrar in time.

If your bid was not the maximum, the domain will be given to you only if users with a higher bid have problems with payment (if all other conditions are met).

If you preordered but didn't make any bids in the auction, you definitely won't get the domain.

The new system gives you a more honest way to determine the new owner of a domain.