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Churning

The practice of repeatedly selling domains among a small group of investors to artificially inflate prices or create a false sales history. This unethical practice can mislead buyers about a domain's true market value.

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Grace Period

A window after a domain expires during which the original owner can renew it at the standard price, typically 30-45 days.

Reserve Price

The minimum price a seller will accept at auction; if bidding doesn't reach the reserve, the domain isn't sold.

Hack

See Domain Hack

EMD (Exact Match Domain)

A domain name that exactly matches a search query, such as CheapFlights.com for 'cheap flights.'

Drop Catching

Registering recently deleted domains

Gov

.gov is a top-level domain (TLD) that is specifically reserved for the use of governmental entities in the United States at the federal, state, and local levels.The .gov TLD is managed by the Gener...