Backordering Domains Set to Expire

[dougmcc1]

Someone owns a domain I want and it expires in the middle of the month. I backordered it on GoDaddy but I dont trust them. Is there another service I can use to make sure I get the domain if it isn't renewed?

Thanks.

[gpmgroup]

This thread is pretty good.

[webmasterworld.com...]

Check out the current registrar. If the name is with a registrar that has partnered with one the auction houses none of the other auction houses will get a look in and you'll be wasting your time/money back ordering with them.

[stu2]

Yep. that is the way to go. Depending who the registrar is, check out their preferred auction partner every day after the domain expires. If the registrar does not have a preferred auction partner check them all out: SnapNames/ClubDrop/NameWinner/Pool/TucowsAuctions/Tdnam. The domain usually gets auctioned off during the Redemption Period, which depending on registrar is usually 30-45 days. If the domain goes into Pending Delete status, that usually mean either it never sold at auction or was never auctioned. The domain will drop on the 6th day after it goes into Pending Delete status. Then all the dropcatchers scramble to catch the domain. The successful dropcatcher will then auction it off. So if the domain deletes, check all the dropcatchers to find out who caught the domain and is auctioning it off.

[gpmgroup]

So if the domain deletes, check all the dropcatchers to find out who caught the domain and is auctioning it off.

Interesting... Can you still get into the auctions after the name has dropped & been caught?

[stu2]

good point gpmgroup. I didn't check all the dropcatchers, but at least SnapNames have both public and private auctions. I'm only guessing, but I think a private auction would be a domain which already has a bid on it, and a public auction is a domain without any current bids at the time SnapNames have the domain at their disposal.

To be safe (and to correct what I said), where a domain is with a registrar who doesn't have an auction partner, and when it goes into Pending Delete state, bid at all the dropcatchers. And if your paranoid, then, even if the domain registrar has an auction partner, bid at all the dropcatchers.

[stu2]

Err.. just to expand on what I said. If it goes into Pending Delete, it will delete from the registry on the 6th day. That means all dropcatchers will have equal opportunity to catch the domain. So best to place orders at all the dropcatchers.