Trying to 'back order' domains?

[Dexie]

Hi all,
There's a domain name that I've been after for a couple of years.
The domain hasn't been used for anything, the URL is just a 'holding page'.
I've emailed the owner, but never get a response.
Has anyone got any personal experience of any of these services that constantly monitor it for you? Do they work?
Any thoughts welcome.
Sev.

[davezan]

Sure they work. But some things to consider:

1. The current trend nowadays is for the registrar to transfer an expired name to its
backordering partner if: a) someone reserved for it, or, b) an auction occurred at the
backordering partner and a winner was finally decided on.

Note I said expired, not deleted. If the name's deleted, then:

2. If you have the money to burn and the name's popular, using as many backordering
companies as possible can increase your chances of getting the name. Of course, you
may have to bid against others.

Hope this helps.

[Dexie]

Just wondering what the best way to do it is?

Has anyone got any good or bads with snapnames, namewinner or any others?

A little concerned that once you ask one of these companies to keep an eye on a domain name, you alert them to a domain name that could be valuable, and then they use that info to their financial advantage i.e. auctions etc.

Sev.

[davezan]

A little concerned that once you ask one of these companies to keep an eye on a domain name, you alert them to a domain name that could be valuable, and then they use that info to their financial advantage i.e. auctions etc.

They already are using it to their financial advantage by holding an auction. But at
least there's a "fair" mechanism when more than one party wants to get the name.

If you're familiar with who the registrar-backorder partners are respectively, that
should narrow down whom you should use.

[Dexie]

Hi Davesan,

There's 2 domains, the registrars are Tucows and Enom

Where next?

Any help appreciated.

Sev.

[Vespasian]

And I am looking at one that is registered with directnic.com. Who would be their backordering partner?

[davezan]

And I am looking at one that is registered with directnic.com. Who would be their backordering partner?

directnic.com = NOLDC.com / keywordtraffic.info

[luckychucky]

This discussion kinda went over my head, I'm sorry-

I used to backorder domains via Pool(.com) but I can't stand them...Thing is, I once saw a graph showing Pool with 60% of the 'grab' for backorders. Apparently GoDaddy or their affiliates only manage to secure about 20% of the backordered domains out there.

I'm looking for a recommendations- What's the best service(s) to use for backordering domains? I'm really hoping to avoid Pool if possible. Any tips or links to other relevant WebmasterWorld posts would be most appreciated, thanks.

[jk3210]

The figure I've seen is: "if you use Pool and Snap(N)ames together, you have a 70% chance of success."

[davezan]

What's the best service(s) to use for backordering domains?

There's no single "best" service for backordering. Ideally, using as many backordering
services as possible increases your chances of getting the name.

[jo1ene]

I used a backorder thingy and it did NOT work. There was an outstanding issue with the account so it was not being released. I had to call NetSol several times and made a few calls to the owner in Texas to finally get it resolved. It turns out that was a clerical error on the registrar's part. When I called them, they had a fairly long list of issues that may arise making a domain unavailable for indefinate periods of time, even though it's expired.