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Secondary Market

All transactions involving already-registered domains — auctions, private sales, and marketplace listings.

The secondary market for domain names refers to all transactions involving previously registered domains — as opposed to the primary market of new registrations at standard prices. The secondary market includes expiring domain auctions, private sales, broker-mediated deals, and marketplace listings. Secondary market transactions range from a few dollars for low-demand domains to millions for premium names.

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