SnapNames home page listing expired domains with their minimum bids — SnapNames

SnapNames' 30-day right of refusal

SnapNames' terms let it, at its sole discretion, refuse to register your chosen name or request its deletion at the acquiring registrar within 30 calendar days of receiving payment. It may refund your fees but is under no obligation to.

Is SnapNames the same as NameJet?

Yes. SnapNames and NameJet share inventory, auctions and accounts. An existing account reaches the same inventory and features on both sites, and backordering the same name from both accounts means bidding against yourself. Both Adult categories list the same 5,364 names in the same order, and both sites serve identical robots.txt files that point to snapnames.com's sitemap. For the full mechanics, see our NameJet review.

Adult names in SnapNames sales

SnapNames' home page shows each category's share of sales over the last five days, and adult stands at 4.6%, seventh overall. Geo names lead with 19.7%, ahead of entertainment at 8.6%. Opening bids in the Adult category run from $49 to $79, with callgirls.net and teenbootcamp.com at $69 and gay-gay.com at $79.

Backorders, payment and delivery

Backorders are free, and you only pay if the platform secures the name. Payment is due within 7 days, 14 for Verified Bidders, who need a photo ID once bids pass $2,500 or backorders pass 10. The name lands at an assigned partner registrar, and WHOIS privacy only exists at Network Solutions.

SnapNames complaints and Trustpilot rating

SnapNames scores 1.6 out of 5 from 22 Trustpilot reviews and does not reply to negative ones. The most common complaint is a charge for a backorder placed years earlier and forgotten. A backorder stays live until you remove it, and once the auction starts the order is final and non-refundable. Other reviewers object to identity checks that can ask for a card, a face scan, an ID and a phone number. Clear your pending backorders before leaving an account idle.

Domain Name Wire’s Andrew Allemann, a regular buyer, wrote in March 2024 that wins can land at any of the group’s registrars, Crazy Domains included. On one name there, support reported a nameserver change as done while the domain still pointed to the old servers. Names at Network Solutions or Register.com also need an email confirmation each before they resolve.

SnapNames strengths and limitations

Strengths

A deep adult inventory, shared with NameJet.
Free backorders, paid only on success.
Sales share by category on the home page.

Limitations

A right of refusal after payment, refund not guaranteed.
Nothing different from NameJet beyond the storefront.
Assigned registrar on delivery.
Account closure if a domain on SnapNames' nameservers points to material “judged to be threatening or obscene”.

SnapNames vs NameJet and GoDaddy Auctions

NameJet gives access to exactly the same inventory. GoDaddy Auctions sells names that expire at GoDaddy, and DomCop lists SnapNames among its sources, with its own backlink metrics.