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Buyer & Partner Information

How to Enter Auction?
How to Change a Bid?
How to Withdraw from Auction?
Auction Closing. Determining the Auction Winner


How to Enter Auction

To enter the auction you will be required to:

  • conclude a Service Agreement with the RU-CENTER Partner (by the Partner's form);
  • on web-server auction.nic.ru generate an bidding request through the RU-CENTER Partner.

After the above actions have been done, your bid specified in the bidding request will be registered in the auction, and you and your Partner managing your form will be duly notified thereof by e-mail.


How to Change a Bid

When you enter the auction, the bid indicated by you in the bidding request is always registered as your first bid. The bid can be changed only in the course of the auction, after the previous bid has been registered and if only your bid is not the Best bid at the current moment. You or the Partner managing your form may change the bid.

The bid can be changed manually or through the proxy bidding.

The following actions are to be taken to change the bid manually:

  • log in to web-server auction.nic.ru (enter the contract number with NIC-D index and administrative password);

  • in menu "My Auctions" select item " Domain Auction: Buyer Profile" - "Auctions: Active";

  • find the required domain in the list of active auctions and click on the domain name;

  • enter the required bid value into field "New bid" and click on "Enter". New bid shall not exceed the Best bid for a value more than the auction increment. The auction increment ranges from 20 to 50 conventional money units. If a Blitz price is published in the auction, it is allowed to set the bid at the value equal to the Blitz price.

The auction can be extended in the cases envisaged by the Auction Schedule. The auction closing moment is determined to the exact minute. Keep track of the auction status and wait until "Auction closing" message appears.

Proxy bidding

If you know the maximum price, which you are ready to offer for a domain, and if you want your bid to increase automatically during the auction up to a certain desired value, enter that value in the "Maximum bid" field and the proxy bidding will be increasing your bid automatically. The proxy bidding will bid up with a minimum possible auction increment and if only your bid is not the Best bid.

How to Withdraw from Auction

You may withdraw from the auction only if the bid set by him/her is not the Best bid or Second bid among all Bidders' stakes.

The following steps are to be taken to withdraw from the auction:

  • log in to section "My Auctions" on web-server auction.nic.ru;

  • select menu item "Domains Auction: Buyer Profile" - "Auctions: Active";

  • find the required domain in the list of your bids on active auctions and click on the domain name;

  • click on "Withdraw from auction".


Auction Closing. Determining the Auction Winner

  • The auction Winner and the Bidder who offered the Second bid are defined upon auction closing. If the Partner fails to fulfill payment obligations, the domain name purchase right is transferred to the Bidder offering the Second bid, who thereby becomes the Auction Winner. RU-CENTER notifies thereof the former by e-mail.

  • Data on auction results and follow-up actions will be communicated to all Bidders and Partners.

  • The bill to be generated for the Partner, managing Auction Winner's contract form will be sent:

    • for a legal entity and sole trader - within 3 business days;
    • for a natural person - upon his request.

  • RU-CENTER will expect money receipt from the Partner



Types of Payment:

  • Payment against invoice issued by the Organizer
    The Partner may pay for the domain name against the invoice issued by the Organizer. Payment is deemed to be made when the funds are received on RU-CENTER account and RU-CENTER has received payment identifying documents from the bank.

  • Payment from the Partner's Personal Account
    Payment for the domain name from the Partner's personal account is deemed to be made by the Partner, provided the following conditions are met:

    • the amount available on the Partner's personal account is enough to pay for the domain name

    • the Partner confirmed his readiness to pay for the domain name from his personal account on web-server auction.nic.ru in "My auctions" section.


  • The Partner shall effect payment for purchasing the domain name within 10 (ten) calendar days from the moment of sending him/her notification that he/she is the auction Winner.

  • If the Partner fails to fulfill payment obligations, the domain name purchase right is transferred to the Buyer who offered the Second bid.

  • RU-CENTER shall transfer the domain name to the auction Winner not later than 3 (three) business days from the day when the Partner fulfills payment obligations.

  • RU-CENTER will send the invoice to the Partner to pay for the domain.

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