Posted on Sunday, 3rd August 2008 by Rod

If you are looking for a unique or premium domain name, then some of the best places to start are domain name auctions. These are marketplaces where domain buyers and domain sellers congregate to make deals on great domains. Below are some of the popular domain name auctions sites where you can find unique domain names.

Sedo- Sedo is one of the only world global domain marketplaces with over 690,000 members negotiating trades on domains in over 21 languages. Although highly desireable domains are hard to find, Sedo offers the world’s largest selection of premium domains in extentions many other domain marketplaces don’t offer.

With more than 11.5 million domains available for sale, this is a powerful place to find a domain that fits your needs.In addition to auction services, they offer domain appraisals, brokerage services, promotion and domain parking.

Afternic - Afternic is another one of the largest domain name auctions/marketplace with over 2 million domains for sale on their web site. The boast AfternicDLS, Escrow services and quality listing services that enable their users to consduct trades and transactions with confidence.

They have partnerships with more than 35 premier marketing parners in North America, Europe, Asia-Pac and Australia and are striving to create a global domain marketplace. Afternic is owned by NameMedia who also owns Buydomains.com