advokatinfo.cz, hint.cz, evca.cz, dro.cz, dobra-cukrarka.cz, hodinovymanzelaopravar.cz, zdravotnictvimedicina.cz, workinggroup.cz, wprint.cz, vsenasvatby.cz, but also otecrocku.cz, bublinastesti.cz, kachnicka.cz or vzhurunadno.cz – these and several thousand other domains ending with .CZ are waiting for new holders who can acquire them through the Domain Auction service. The CZ.NIC Association launched this service at the beginning of May. The first auction offering approximately 600 domains will take place on Thursday, May 16 in the Domain Browser.

From mid-May onwards, it will be possible to bid for cancelled or expired domains in the auction every day. The auction winners will receive a priority right to register the domains. The auction is open to citizens of the Czech Republic and EU citizens who have a sufficiently verified electronic identity (MojeID or EU eID). The starting price for the priority right to register a domain is CZK 100. The complete list of domains listed in the auction, along with instructions on how to participate in the auction, can be found at https://aukce.nic.cz.

“The most attractive deleted domains were often fought over, which, due to technical and administrative limitations on access to the registry, could only take place among a handful of interested parties. For this reason, we decided to open the market of deleted domains to everyone and offer the released domains at auction,” says Martin Peterka, Chief Operating Officer of CZ.NIC, explaining the reason for the new service. “This way, anyone interested can get, for example, domains with a small number of characters or really attractive combinations of names that may be in great demand. When the auction ends, the winner will have a priority right to register the domain with those registrars that have already implemented auction support.”

General rules of the auction

Bidders can find a list of domains to choose from by logging in to the Domain Browser under the Future Auctions tab as early as 15 days before the auction starts. The auction will take place every day and will always start at noon and end at 9 PM on the same day; if there is a last minute bid, the auction will be extended. The starting price for the preferential right to register a domain is one hundred crowns, and the bidding system works similarly to other auctions. The winner of the auction will be able to register the domain with the chosen registrar within seven days of the auction and payment.

For information on how to participate in the auction, auction rules, operating rules and other details regarding the domain auction, please visit https://aukce.nic.cz.