I use ExpiredDomains.net every day to search for domain names coming up for auction. It’s a free tool that helps me scan Namecheap, Dynadot, and GoDaddy platforms for expiry auctions. It also helps me find domain names in pending delete status that I want to back order at DropCatch and NameJet.

This morning when searching for upcoming expiry auctions at Namecheap, I did not see any .AI domain names listed in my search. This was unusual since there are generally dozens if not more .AI domain names that are listed according to my preferences.

When I checked the filters to see if I accidentally changed something, I noticed the .AI filter was missing. I reached out to Marco from ExpiredDomains, and he let me know the filter was removed from the platform. The reason for this is a lack of affiliate revenue for referring customers to these partner .ai domain auctions.

ExpiredDomains.net doesn’t charge users of the platform. It generates revenue via affiliate commissions. When a domain investor buys a domain name through a link from ExpiredDomains, the platform receives a percentage of the sale in the form of a commission. Marco told me he is not getting paid to advertise partner domain names.

I can still manually search for .AI domain names coming up for auction directly on the Namecheap platform, but that is an extra step and will take a bit of additional work to do. There’s also a chance I miss out when I’m in a rush and only have time to quickly glance through my Dropping.pro emails and ExpiredDomains.net. It’s unfortunate because ExpiredDomains has become a must-use platform for me on a daily basis.

If you use ExpiredDomains to search for .ai domain names in auction at Namecheap, now you know why the filter is missing.