Has anyone used the GoDaddy Backorder service? What's your opinion?

Compared to the big boys, gd drop catching service is not that good and definitely not worth your time. In addition, the fact that you have to pay upfront for the DC service makes it all the more unattractive for domainers.

It's hardly worth debating.

Don't waste your time or $ on it.

There are probably a half dozen threads already on here about that.

Jman92 said:

Compared to the big boys, gd drop catching service is not that good and definitely not worth your time. In addition, the fact that you have to pay upfront for the DC service makes it all the more unattractive for domainers.

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Yes if the catch is unsuccesful you are left with a credit you can only spend on another Godaddy dropcatch attempt on another name.

Not a fast catcher, doesn't ever beat the others afaik,

Don't waste time on such things.

Never had success with it, maybe only use it when the domain is expiring at godaddy

Konga said:

Never had success with it, maybe only use it when the domain is expiring at godaddy

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I have caught several domains with it but they were not competitive - to me it only makes sense if you think the domain is not competitive but you are busy at drop time and can't hand register it yourself at that time.

carob said:

I have caught several domains with it but they were not competitive - to me it only makes sense if you think the domain is not competitive but you are busy at drop time and can't hand register it yourself at that time.

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Yes i caught one domain like that which i thought it will drop anyway (not competitive) but then i got a drop catching software which i use for this purpose - sorry for saying never had success with it. i just meant competitive domains

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If a domain is important to me I backorder it everywhere, no risk in doing so but risk in not doing so

Adam27 said:

https://www.namepros.com/threads/godaddy-backorders-any-good.938588/

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I hadn't seen that thread. Just read it. Very useful. Thank you.

if someone is an active buyer at godaddy's expired auctions, it makes sense to use godaddy backorders. if it misses catching a domain, you can just use it for a different expired domain.


I used two backorders there yesterday. I estimate doing so saved me about $15.

GoDaddy backorders cannot beat any other drop catcher. They cannot even beat a hand reg. I have tried them a few times. Every time, I was able to hand reg the domain before GD's backorder kicked in. So it's only for lazy people who cannot be bothered to hand reg domains. Unless things have improved recently. Which I doubt.

carob said:

I have caught several domains with it but they were not competitive - to me it only makes sense if you think the domain is not competitive but you are busy at drop time and can't hand register it yourself at that time.

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Indeed !! That's my experience with them also.
In the past i could use it also for domains in auction or after auction-Aftermarket. But the last times I tried that, that didn't succeed anymore.

cdboard said:

if someone is an active buyer at godaddy's expired auctions, it makes sense to use godaddy backorders. if it misses catching a domain, you can just use it for a different expired domain.
I used two backorders there yesterday. I estimate doing so saved me about $15.

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Can you explain me how this works (what you write in the first sentence especially ?) Please PM me.
Thanks in advance.