domains Epik.com Dropcatch Mega Thread

[Rob Monster]

Every day, Epik is dropping more and more domains.

For many TLDs, on day 36 of expiry, we send names through a Snapnames expiry auction. The minimum bid there is $79 which is high for some domains.

On Day 43 of expiry, the last day before we delete names, we do a reverse auction with the final price of domains dropping all the way down to $9 plus the renewal cost.

Every day we see great names get picked up for peanuts. Last night DrugAddiction.Co went for $9 plus reg fee, for example.

You can check out the daily inventory here:

https://marketplace.epik.com/daily-diamonds

The Epik.com team will post in this thread about particularly insane bargains that you might want to know about.

Also, for NamePros members, we have dropped the Backorder fee all the way down to $8.49. So, if you want to backorder at Epik, you can still get a non-exclusive but no-auction backorder for reg fee. For premium domains, the renewal fee is added to the backorder fee, but for a .COM, $8.49 is the all-in refundable backorder deposit.

So, follow this thread and we'll drop some backordering nuggets here.

 

[Blitzpotz]

All I did was check the items i wanted, I didn't change any time settings.

Then change / choose.

 

[BradWilson]

Ok but why make it a mystery to unlock?

 

[Gube]

Ok but why make it a mystery to unlock?

I will ask to set a time by Default in the dropdown instead of « Send updates »

 

[Gube]

Cheers. Didn't spot that someone made the same request. Since you seem to be on top of things, I have some questions regarding a DNS thingy. It's a bit technical about something that I'd love to be able to do but have never found a solution for besides running my own servers. Can I drop you a PM to discuss? Or maybe you know who to reach out to at Epik?

Yes, Feel free to PM me, I will try to help.
And If I'm not able to find a solution, I will ask to the right person at Epik

 

[BradWilson]

Ok, I think I found a bug.

On the my-backorders page, after changing the status to either In Progress, Successful or Missed, selecting All does nothing and you're stuck with just using one of the other options. Even refreshing the page doesn't work.

 

[Gube]

Bonsoir, Good evening Namepros,

Today's names just dropped,
and it's time to find some new gems

Here is my list for Tomorrow (10 sep 2019)
Excel File : https://armored.net/index.php/s/NDAxEdfWTcMYkSM
PDF File : https://armored.net/index.php/s/XCbpgyXYjaHw75m
Google Sheet : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16cY6UPY9-KmlL5cCNQe4UMSl_s2nbdsT2EmruhHK070/edit?usp=sharing

Hand picks from the list
cybersea.com - webobo.com - artrill.com - serverdowntime.com

Also some nice domains in Daily diamonds..
Outsiders.info, Lefty.me, My favourite today is findmeback.com

If you need help, or if you have any question about Epik services, or this list
Feel free to contact me, I will be happy to help
Gube,

 

[branding]

Yes, Feel free to PM me, I will try to help.
And If I'm not able to find a solution, I will ask to the right person at Epik

Cheers. I will keep that in mind but actually found a nice workaround using Bitmitigate so for now I'm all good

 

[BradWilson]

Well after the first week of trying out the Epik backorder system I'm at 15% success rate.

I caught 4 out of 27 domains I tried for.

 

[Blitzpotz]

I caught 4 out of 27 domains I tried for.

I received 7 out of 31 until yesterday. The 7 include a few cryptic LLLLL coms which I probably wouldn´t chase once more. Let´s see.

Assuming that our success lists include good names we can be extremely satisfied regarding the competion at EPIK itself (first come first serve) and the competition with other dropcatch providers.

I would be interested in an EPIK complete view if possible: number of orders total, numbers of orders without multi-orders, vs number of catches @Gube

 

[Gube]

Since you are asking about it and being transparent is a value Epik as been sharing for some time now, I will share with you our catch rate.
26% of domains backordered at Epik are caught for Epik customers.
We are currently working on improving it, Our goal is to reach a 50% catch rate.
We probably won't achieve it in one day, but it will increase as we improve our dropcatching system
Gube,

 

[Blitzpotz]

26% of domains backordered at Epik are caught for Epik customers.

I do not have stats at hand but this must be good regarding the number of competing services.

Yesterdays dropcatches are still pending in my account. What´s up?

 

[BradWilson]

I finally got the results, 0 for 5 so I'm definitely not helping your overall stats.

 

[Blitzpotz]

26% of domains backordered at Epik are caught for Epik customers.

We are currently working on improving it, Our goal is to reach a 50% catch rate.

Very ambitious!

I don´t believe that my taste of names is statistically representative. Anyway, in the last 5 days I watched
57 dropping domains very close which were taken:
27 Dropcatch.com
18 Epik (31,5% )
2 Snapnames
10 other providers

 

[BradWilson]

I finally got the results, 0 for 5 so I'm definitely not helping your overall stats.

Oh either my eyes are playing tricks on me or the status changed.

That means I actually got 1 and the great news is it's one of the domains I really wanted

 

[Gube]

Oh either my eyes are playing tricks on me or the status changed.

That means I actually got 1 and the great news is it's one of the domains I really wanted

There was a small delay today. but it's now fixed
By the way, Today's drop will start in about an hour
Did you spot some great names today?

 

[Gube]

Good evening Namepros,

Today's drop is already over, Did you catch some great names?
Here is the new list for tomorrowww (11 sep 2019)
Excel file : https://armored.net/index.php/s/GecZ7ySfQdNyWMr
PDF : https://armored.net/index.php/s/BRMx3NHic7g8SFM
Google Sheet : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Xsqo7Ed6Ojz9dajULwf8MydUXplNjtm0zXJnODvOi3U/edit?usp=sharing

Hand picks from the list
BudApp.com Beehow.com unamoto.com soldmap.com

Daily Diamonds Picks
udrpcase.com - StateBlog.com - vfm.us
I have to say my favorite is UDRP Case, It would be great to develop it into a website to help domainers defend against UDRP cases, make a list of UDRP cases..

You can place backorders from here : https://epik.com/bulk
And check Daily diamonds here : https://marketplace.epik.com/daily-diamonds

If you have any question about Epik or this list,
Feel free to mention or contact me

Happy dropcatching,
Gube

 

[Blitzpotz]

Today's drop is already over, Did you catch some great names?

I was Gubeing successfully, got 4 out of 18 backordered names. Not sure if they are great names but my choice system gave me green light for BuySmartHome, DubaiSuite, ComputerGrants and TheImma dot com.

 

[sharastar]

Well after the first week of trying out the Epik backorder system I'm at 15% success rate.

I caught 4 out of 27 domains I tried for.

@BradWilson Thank You for sharing your results with Epik.

 

[Mister Funsky]

We could change the UX to let you filter on domains that are backordered or not backordered. I need to think about that one. Pros and cons.

Problem with this, others could quickly see domains already backordered and backorder them at Dropcatch, snapnames..

I just spent about an hour looking through the lists (well done Gube) and after adding several names to the cart I was able to see where I was #2 or #3 in line. FCFS is certainly the best and most fair way to handle this process.

However, since we are allowed a finite amount of time on the planet and we don't know when our ticket its going to be punched, I will be unable to allocate the time necessary to go through the list just to end up at the end of the line.

If I had the ability to quickly see if someone else has already back ordered a name it would be a worthwhile project. I would likely go ahead for the #2 position on a name I really like, but it would save me some grief if I knew right away if someone else had back ordered a regular/mediocre name to keep me from considering/adding it.

 

[Blitzpotz]

I don´t believe that my taste of names is statistically representative. Anyway, in the last 5 days I watched
57 dropping domains very close which were taken:
27 Dropcatch.com
18 Epik (31,5% )
2 Snapnames
10 other providers

My personal backorder watch for the last 6 days = 71 domains
33 Dropcatch.com
22 Epik (31%)
2 Snapnames
2 NameKing
12 other providers (1 catch each)

 

[Blitzpotz]

If I had the ability to quickly see if someone else has already back ordered a name it would be a worthwhile project.

I suppose this would be a dynamic online list then which shows the number of earlier orders respectively your rank in realtime.
I am no coder but I imagine an incredible additional effort behind this project. All for $8.49/domain.

I like to work with the Excel sheet of this thread. It is downloaded and opened in seconds, no login necessary. You can filter, sort and add data and do not need to be a spreadsheet guru to do this. All offline and stored on your PC.

I fear that an online solution would take more time, create software bugs and your own workflow mistakes. A big advantage would be the quasi member-only upgrade if you have to login to your Epik account to work with this list. Less competition!

This first come first serve thing includes elements of gaming and of Lotto, doesn´t it? I wish they´d show me the correct (or wrong) lottery numbers when ordering a lotto ticket next time.

 

[BradWilson]

I suppose this would be a dynamic online list then which shows the number of earlier orders respectively your rank in realtime.
I am no coder but I imagine an incredible additional effort behind this project. All for $8.49/domain.

Okay, now my wheels are officially turning on this and I might have to add it to my project as a future upgrade - ugh

Well actually that's good I like to stay busy.

 

[Gube]

I suppose this would be a dynamic online list then which shows the number of earlier orders respectively your rank in realtime.
I am no coder but I imagine an incredible additional effort behind this project. All for $8.49/domain.

I like to work with the Excel sheet of this thread. It is downloaded and opened in seconds, no login necessary. You can filter, sort and add data and do not need to be a spreadsheet guru to do this. All offline and stored on your PC.

I fear that an online solution would take more time, create software bugs and your own workflow mistakes. A big advantage would be the quasi member-only upgrade if you have to login to your Epik account to work with this list. Less competition!

This first come first serve thing includes elements of gaming and of Lotto, doesn´t it? I wish they´d show me the correct (or wrong) lottery numbers when ordering a lotto ticket next time.

I'm working on a website to make it possible.
I could add a checkbox to only show domains not backordered yet.
Not sure if I should make it member only, But I will add an option to get an email everytime a new list is published
Downloading the full list will still be possible

 

[Mister Funsky]

Not sure if I should make it member only,

It should DEFINITELY be active Epik users only! Lets keep all this good stuff in the family.

 

[Gube]

Hello Namepros,

Are you ready to see the new drop list ?
Here it is (I feel like a DJ when saying that) - 12 sep 2019
Excel file : https://armored.net/index.php/s/GoQKLKbAzAi4YG4
Google sheet : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TtMTltZmdwzC4E4-Qce7erRHywPmTwJ72YxnrhMwOZ8/edit?usp=sharing

Hand Picks from the list
OMGHair.com - EasyApart.com - SafeBonus.com - MrBut.com
And since I really like programming : curdate.com

Daily Diamonds picks
StratiCorp.com (19 yo!) - tonezoo.com (18 yo) - PerryGeo.net (Many visits + Alexa rank)

You can place backorders from https://epik.com/bulk
Or from the link next to each domain

If you have any question, feel free to mention or contact me
Gube