did anybody catch anything with godaddy.com backorders?

ugnali · 04-08-2004, 02:58 AM

Thanks for your answers.

DomainOgre · 04-08-2004, 03:06 AM

I have not caught much with them, that is for sure. Still have two right now, but I did use one to catch AnalyzeStocks.com a while back.

bizbj · 04-08-2004, 06:25 AM

I use namewinner.

johnny6 · 04-08-2004, 01:32 PM

well, i caught a domain that no one but me would probably want with godaddy - gambierohio.com....
means nothing to anyone else, but that's where my alma mater was. good ole' kenyon.

anyways, all the good, decent, or a hair above average domains i tried to catch with godaddy....were entirely unsuccessful.

GTech · 04-08-2004, 02:21 PM

Godaddy has been both a disappointment and a surprise to me. It may be coincidence, but I find if I backorder a few days out, instead of the night/morning before a drop, I have better luck with Godaddy. It's probably coincidence.

I use Enom mostly, but a while back, Godaddy caught a few that I had backordered on Enom, and was quite surprised. Maybe it's all just luck, who knows. I had one domain I wanted realy bad and had a backorder on Enom, Godaddy, Namewinner and Pool. Take a wild guess who got it? buydomains.com

Anymore, I put my bids in and say a few hail mary's (and I'm not even Catholic!) and hope for the best. Each day brings a new lot of treasures!

bassplayinuk · 04-08-2004, 02:33 PM

Bugger. Doesn't sound to good. I was just thinking about using it as there is a domain that I desperatly want and it expires in the start of November this year.
The geezer who owns it has had it since 93 and doesn't use it. The thing is I could probably make a fair bit of money off of it if I sell it on.

Well, I can but hope.

GTech · 04-08-2004, 03:21 PM

My guess would be that if he has had it since 1993, he will probably re-register it before letting it expire.

Have you tried approaching him to sell it or trade for it?

theparrot · 04-08-2004, 04:38 PM

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Originally posted by bassplayinuk
Bugger. Doesn't sound to good. I was just thinking about using it as there is a domain that I desperatly want and it expires in the start of November this year.
The geezer who owns it has had it since 93 and doesn't use it. The thing is I could probably make a fair bit of money off of it if I sell it on.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/26135-did-anybody-catch-anything-godaddy-com.html

Well, I can but hope.

how do you know he does not use it? I had some old domains that people would always ask to buy as I 'did not use it'. and giving silly prices for the unused domain, so I finally put a simple web page on it so they would stop.

emeri · 04-08-2004, 04:48 PM

nope... not one domain

jj2ii3344 · 04-08-2004, 05:15 PM

I did not have too much success with them either. I lost all names with high traffic on them, and managed to win linuxhome.net, 91 visits per month.

Anthony · 04-08-2004, 09:22 PM

Let's just say GoDaddy is great at other things...

DomainSage · 04-09-2004, 09:56 AM

They have definately gone a bit down hill in the last month or so, used to get about one a day through them ... It has now dropped to about one every 10 days.

All the best

Richard

jj2ii3344 · 04-09-2004, 11:54 AM

I use godaddy.com only for domain name registration, nothing more.

scriptjunkie · 04-09-2004, 02:03 PM

Never had any success with GD

rb · 04-18-2004, 01:02 PM

I just got my first successful catch with godaddy today.

I don't know if it helped that the previous registrar was actually godaddy as well and I backordered it a few days before it deleted.

04-19-2004, 03:04 PM

A branch of GoDaddy, Blue Razor, just caught one for me, but I doubt there was much competitition for it: RFIDEA.com. However, the backorders w/ BlueRazor only costs 12.95, including 1 year of reg, so for $6-$7 extra , it is worth it to me for names that may be on the cusp.

Have heard practically no one mention BlueRazor.-I think it is relatively new, at least it is for me. It's a GoDaddy operation or "club" (as they refer to it). You join up for about $25, and get discounts on names, renewals, backordering and certain other services. Not the number of services as at GoDaddy's main site , but if you have a large volume of renewals, can save about $1/ea plus Back Orders are about $6 less than GDaddy and names are less than GoDaddy's regular (non-"sale" rate.. Heres link -> BlueRazor
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=26135

Question- if GoDaddy misses a catch, do they refund $ money or give a credit? They missed a couple, and looks like they are still monitoring the misses for another year. Obviously would prefer refund or credit. One of those little details that I have found no direct info on, and conveniently(for co. holding my money), to let slip by.

rb · 04-19-2004, 05:31 PM

Godaddy will offer you a credit if they miss a name.

You can just login to your account and go to the backordering/monitoring section and simply change the name you are monitoring.

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04-08-2004, 01:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
johnny6 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,134	just one well, i caught a domain that no one but me would probably want with godaddy - gambierohio.com.... means nothing to anyone else, but that's where my alma mater was. good ole' kenyon. anyways, all the good, decent, or a hair above average domains i tried to catch with godaddy....were entirely unsuccessful.

04-08-2004, 02:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
bassplayinuk NamePros Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 47	Bugger. Doesn't sound to good. I was just thinking about using it as there is a domain that I desperatly want and it expires in the start of November this year. The geezer who owns it has had it since 93 and doesn't use it. The thing is I could probably make a fair bit of money off of it if I sell it on. Well, I can but hope. __________________ Adware Remover Gold Evidence Cleaner Gold Modem Speed Booster PC Speed Booster

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04-08-2004, 02:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
GTech NamePros Regular Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 327	Godaddy has been both a disappointment and a surprise to me. It may be coincidence, but I find if I backorder a few days out, instead of the night/morning before a drop, I have better luck with Godaddy. It's probably coincidence. I use Enom mostly, but a while back, Godaddy caught a few that I had backordered on Enom, and was quite surprised. Maybe it's all just luck, who knows. I had one domain I wanted realy bad and had a backorder on Enom, Godaddy, Namewinner and Pool. Take a wild guess who got it? buydomains.com Anymore, I put my bids in and say a few hail mary's (and I'm not even Catholic!) and hope for the best. Each day brings a new lot of treasures!

04-08-2004, 03:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
GTech NamePros Regular Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 327	My guess would be that if he has had it since 1993, he will probably re-register it before letting it expire. Have you tried approaching him to sell it or trade for it?

04-08-2004, 04:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
emeri Melinda Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,938	nope... not one domain

04-08-2004, 05:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
jj2ii3344 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Markham, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,370	I did not have too much success with them either. I lost all names with high traffic on them, and managed to win linuxhome.net, 91 visits per month. __________________ www.canonlens.ws Updated daily - Get Canon lens reviews and good deals on new/used Canon lens from CanonLens.ws![/SIZE]

04-08-2004, 09:22 PM	#11 (permalink)
Anthony NamePros Expert Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 9,132	Let's just say GoDaddy is great at other things...

04-09-2004, 09:56 AM	#12 (permalink)
DomainSage NamePros Regular Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Venus ( everyone goes to Mars :) Posts: 820	They have definately gone a bit down hill in the last month or so, used to get about one a day through them ... It has now dropped to about one every 10 days. All the best Richard __________________ As we slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never point the wrong way. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://DomainSage.com COSHH information

04-09-2004, 11:54 AM	#13 (permalink)
jj2ii3344 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Markham, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,370	I use godaddy.com only for domain name registration, nothing more. __________________ www.canonlens.ws Updated daily - Get Canon lens reviews and good deals on new/used Canon lens from CanonLens.ws![/SIZE]

04-09-2004, 02:03 PM	#14 (permalink)
scriptjunkie NamePros Regular Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 340	Never had any success with GD

04-18-2004, 01:02 PM	#15 (permalink)
rb NamePros Regular Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 559 Follow @domainjunkies	I just got my first successful catch with godaddy today. I don't know if it helped that the previous registrar was actually godaddy as well and I backordered it a few days before it deleted. __________________ Certified Domain Name Junky

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04-19-2004, 03:04 PM	#16 (permalink)
Grrilla Guest Posts: n/a	A branch of GoDaddy, Blue Razor, just caught one for me, but I doubt there was much competitition for it: RFIDEA.com. However, the backorders w/ BlueRazor only costs 12.95, including 1 year of reg, so for $6-$7 extra , it is worth it to me for names that may be on the cusp. Have heard practically no one mention BlueRazor.-I think it is relatively new, at least it is for me. It's a GoDaddy operation or "club" (as they refer to it). You join up for about $25, and get discounts on names, renewals, backordering and certain other services. Not the number of services as at GoDaddy's main site , but if you have a large volume of renewals, can save about $1/ea plus Back Orders are about $6 less than GDaddy and names are less than GoDaddy's regular (non-"sale" rate.. Heres link -> BlueRazor ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=26135 Question- if GoDaddy misses a catch, do they refund $ money or give a credit? They missed a couple, and looks like they are still monitoring the misses for another year. Obviously would prefer refund or credit. One of those little details that I have found no direct info on, and conveniently(for co. holding my money), to let slip by. Last edited by Grrilla; 04-19-2004 at 03:10 PM.

04-19-2004, 05:31 PM	#17 (permalink)
rb NamePros Regular Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 559 Follow @domainjunkies	Godaddy will offer you a credit if they miss a name. You can just login to your account and go to the backordering/monitoring section and simply change the name you are monitoring. __________________ Certified Domain Name Junky

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