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What is the .cm auction process?
If more than one person applies for a domain during the Landrush period, a closed auction will be held between the applicants to decide who is awarded the domain.
Auctions commence from August 28th onwards and are run by the auction partner, Namejet.com
You will receive an email from auto-notification@namejet.com providing you with more information on the auction process.
Other useful information regarding the auction:
- Auctions last for 3 days
- Any bids in the last 5 minutes will extend the auction by a further 5 minutes
- Minimum bid is $50
- Bid increments are $10 when the auction price is less than $1000
- Bid increments are $100 when the auction price is greater than $1000
- What happens with my Pre-Orders for .cm?
- What happens with my Open Registration Pre-Order for .cm?
- What happens with my Landrush Application?
- Why does my Open Registration Pre-Order no longer show in my account?
- Will .cm pricing reduce after Open Registration or for my renewals next year
- Why did my card fail authorisation?
- What happens once my card has successfully been deferred?
- What is the .cm auction process?

