domains Epik.com Dropcatch Mega Thread

Rob Monster · Aug 30, 2019

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.

BradWilson · Sep 11, 2019

Well I just got some awesome news.

Today I was able to successfully snag a domain using the Epik backorder system I've been watching. I needed this domain to complete a set. Yeah!

Now I have both spellings of color.

ET76 · Sep 12, 2019

TBH I never backorder before, just curios to know what happens if I backorder non-premium domain and suddenly its become premium when available?

Blitzpotz · Sep 12, 2019

Blitzpotz said:
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)

My personal backorder watch for the last 7 days = 92 domains
38 Dropcatch.com
29 Epik (31,5%)
3 Snapnames
2 NameKing
1 Dynadot
1 eNom
1 Fabulous
17 other providers (1 catch each - some of these providers will be part of the Godaddy registrar family)

phelo1 · Sep 12, 2019

Blitzpotz said:
My personal backorder watch for the last 7 days = 92 domains
38 Dropcatch.com
29 Epik (31,5%)
3 Snapnames
2 NameKing
1 Dynadot
1 eNom
1 Fabulous
17 other providers (1 catch each - some of these providers will be part of the Godaddy registrar family)

That great information you have shared thanks, Any chance you could share the list of the domains you were watching I would be really curious to see if the 31.5 % caught were popular names that Epik were competing with the likes of Dropcatch and Snapnames for?

Gube · Sep 12, 2019

Goooood evening Namepros,

Here is the new filtered list of pending delete .com domains for this Friday 13th of September
Will the luck be with you in Tomorrow's drop ?
(There is no risk and it's first come first serve)

You can download the list here
Excel File : https://armored.net/index.php/s/oxsH5KXrdpgcR3o
PDF : https://armored.net/index.php/s/mbWTgxtJeDkiTCr

Hand picks for the list
toorare.com - taxibag.com - ideatee.com - cityparty.com

Daily Diamonds picks
In today's Daily Diamonds, There are a few [Geo] dot city like Austin.city, Brisbane.city, Sydney.city..
Definitely worth taking a look

I'm sure you'll find some gems in the list,
I already wish you a Good luck for Tomorrow's drop..
And if you have any question, Feel free to mention or contact me

Happy Dropcatching,
Gube

Blitzpotz · Sep 12, 2019

phelo1 said:
Any chance you could share the list of the domains you were watching I would be really curious to see if the 31.5 % caught were popular names that Epik were competing with the likes of Dropcatch and Snapnames for?

Good idea but no chance, old data is deleted.

It would be much more revealing to analyze the old droplists in this thread. How many % are taken from the whole inventory, which registrars have been successful, how many % dropped, how many of these have been taken within 24 hours etc. I cannot do that.
Anybody knows if such work already does exist? Should be interesting for every domainer.

But what I can do is post my watchlist from todays drops, results are not yet published. Then you can compare yourself, too.

bikeswork.com bitforbit.com dailymarie.com
dieimmobilien.com eigenbedarf.com fashier.com
gingermoon.com graffitistop.com jijita.com
kreuzfahrtreise.com labseed.com mstation.com
netzgo.com primaenergie.com snowparadise.com
softload.com tokenj.com tokenk.com
tokenw.com wajong.com

Disclaimer: Every user reading this list of dubious names does it on her/his/its own responsibility. Negative outcome for your mood or even your health is on your own risk. The author has no approach to prove an excellent domain knowledge or a strict best-of choice.

BradWilson · Sep 12, 2019

My current rate is 6 out of 36 which is exactly 1/6th or 16.67%

I'm guessing I pick more difficult names to get which of course makes perfect sense.

Blitzpotz · Sep 12, 2019

BradWilson said:
My current rate is 6 out of 36 which is exactly 1/6th or 16.67%

Then your Epik success rate is 50%, so to say. Congrats!

BradWilson · Sep 13, 2019

Interesting... I was doing my normal thing which is testing my new system/app and I came upon a nice deleting 5 letter dot com domain. I went ahead and backordered it with Epik and waited. It just stayed in progress even after the drop??? But No.

Turns out I had missed backordering the drop in time and the domain wasn't caught by anyone. So I canceled the backorder and just regged it normal for less. I'll take that any day.

Gube · Sep 13, 2019

BradWilson said:
Interesting... I was doing my normal thing which is testing my new system/app and I came upon a nice deleting 5 letter dot com domain. I went ahead and backordered it with Epik and waited. It just stayed in progress even after the drop??? But No.

Turns out I had missed backordering the drop in time and the domain wasn't caught by anyone. So I canceled the backorder and just regged it normal for less. I'll take that any day.

Hello Brad,

Sorry for the experience you had.
Backorders have to be placed before 11:40 MST Time (5-10 minutes before the drop) because our software picks them at that time..
If you have any other question or feedback, I will be happy to help

Gube,

Mister Funsky · Sep 13, 2019

So far I am at 0% caught (I am not including any names where I was position 2 or higher).
I'll keep trying and will update when/if I catch one or once I reach 20 attempts, whichever comes first.

Gube · Sep 13, 2019

Hello Namepros,

How was your day? Were you able to find and catch some great names?
Here is the new list for this 14th of September - All in pending delete
Excel file : https://armored.net/index.php/s/B4Ctx4LRQsPcx6j
Google sheet : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VH2IDAdplwR_l_rh-C4RM8j2YiuI4oZ0Iha8iM2QfzQ/edit?usp=sharing

I'm currently working on a new tool to help you browse through the list easily.
It will soon be available.. and for free !

Hand picks from the list
factsong.com - smallbump.com - docswork.com

Daily diamonds Picks (Epik Marketplace > Daily Diamonds)
gorillashelves.com - farpol.com - CanVara.com

Place your backorders now : At Epik, It's first come first served, with no auction.
And it's only 8.49$ per name

https://epik.com/bulk

If you have any question about Epik or this list, Feel free to PM me, I will be happy to help.

Happy dropcatching,
Gube

BradWilson · Sep 13, 2019

So today could be a great day for me with the backorders.

I caught 1 of 4 but that one is the one I was really interested in because I might be able to flip it quick for an excellent ROI

BradWilson · Sep 14, 2019

Oh just thought I'd post a strong wish

Since I'm a bit OCD it kinda stresses me out that all the dropped domains that are caught come into the list ALL CAPS - UGH!

Please can you make them at least all lowercase? Please!!!

Gube · Sep 14, 2019

Hello Namepros,

Here is the new list for pending delete domains (Drop on Sep 15, 2019)
Excel file : https://armored.net/index.php/s/Yqn9gzPnn2iiSq8
Google sheet : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TgAJKj6UmEg9OvMYp731t4NxcF3kQ0iYI-aO54AQa3E/edit?usp=sharing

A bit later than usual, but it's for a good reason
The new tool to browse through the list will soon be available

Follow this thread to stay updated

Hand picks from the list
BDActu.com - TopVita.com - LoueMoi.com (Rent me in French)
All found with the new system; Once you'll have tried it, you will see how easy it is and you'll save time when searching for great names - Coming soon

Happy Dropcatching,
Gube

BradWilson · Sep 14, 2019

Gube said:
All found with the new system; Once you'll have tried it, you will see how easy it is and you'll save time when searching for great names - Coming soon

Happy Dropcatching,
Gube

You must be reading my mind

Gube · Sep 14, 2019

BradWilson said:
You must be reading my mind

My goal has always been to keep it simple, but with as many features as possible.
And since my costs are relatively low (I already had the server running and a domain only costs 5.99$), I should be able to make it free

Compared to an Excel file, A website is a lot easier to use (Apply search filters, Register/backorder in one click, ..) The main advantage, I think, is the ability to check domain availability (in bulk) in real time
My ultimate objective is to build a game changer

BradWilson · Sep 14, 2019

Maybe we should chat.

Gube · Sep 15, 2019

Hello NP,

Here is the new pending delete list.
All names in the list will drop tomorrow (16 Sep 2019)
Excel File : https://armored.net/index.php/s/aAQ3k3HF52BiEgi
Google Sheet : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Y9ped_imhk2d8nCnpaHgEr8RgGeZQsUqT4ypgJoLq4c/edit?usp=sharing

Hand picks from the list
maxcast.com - subdemo.com - giftrush.com - bulkflip.com

Daily diamonds picks
sandy.city - bracets.com - 3d.london

Teaser for the new site : You'll be able to see previous lists of domains without loosing any time to check if a name is still available > Domains no longer available will be removed from the list

- Coming soon

If you have any question about Epik, or the list, Feel free to PM me; I will be happy to help.

Happy Dropcatching,
Gube

BradWilson · Sep 16, 2019

I got my second weekly drop email and something didn't seem right.

The first was dated (09/01/2019 - 09/08/2019) & the second was dated (09/08/2019 - 09/15/2019). Sure enough they overlapped. The domains on the 8th were being included in both summaries so the numbers are off.

That would seem to be a fairly minor issue but when I looked closer, I also see 4 different domains that are in limbo and never completed.

It appears as if they dropped and I missed them but the status never changed and my funds haven't been refunded.

I know that's a temporary situation and will likely be corrected soon (hint hint), but I'd like to have those funds available so I can use it to backorder or reg some other domains.

First week: 4 out of 27 = 14.8%
Second week*:
1. 4 out of 22 = 18.2%
2. 4 out of 26 = 15.4%

In limbo: 4 domains (all 09/09/2019)
In process: 6 domains

27 + 22 + 4 + 6 = 59 domains

* corrected for overlap & in limbo - on the 8th I got 2 out of 6 which were listed on both email summaries. All 4 domains in limbo were backordered on the 9th.

Other than those 2 issues my stats were about the same 14.8% vs. 15.4%.

Gube · Sep 16, 2019

BradWilson said:
I got my second weekly drop email and something didn't seem right.

The first was dated (09/01/2019 - 09/08/2019) & the second was dated (09/08/2019 - 09/15/2019). Sure enough they overlapped. The domains on the 8th were being included in both summaries so the numbers are off.

That would seem to be a fairly minor issue but when I looked closer, I also see 4 different domains that are in limbo and never completed.

It appears as if they dropped and I missed them but the status never changed and my funds haven't been refunded.

I know that's a temporary situation and will likely be corrected soon (hint hint), but I'd like to have those funds available so I can use it to backorder or reg some other domains.

First week: 4 out of 27 = 14.8%
Second week*:
1. 4 out of 22 = 18.2%
2. 4 out of 26 = 15.4%

In limbo: 4 domains (all 09/09/2019)
In process: 6 domains

27 + 22 + 4 + 6 = 59 domains

* corrected for overlap & in limbo - on the 8th I got 2 out of 6 which were listed on both email summaries. All 4 domains in limbo were backordered on the 9th.

Other than those 2 issues my stats were about the same 14.8% vs. 15.4%.

Hello,

Thanks for the feedback.
I will check for the Backorder weekly report email

For the domains that dropped but were not processed (not missed or caught), You can cancel the backorders and get a refund.

Gube,

Gube · Sep 16, 2019

Hello Namepros,

Here is the new list of pending delete .com names for this Tuesday, 17th of September 2019
Excel File : https://armored.net/index.php/s/YKHLrsYaCD3goq7
Google Sheet : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tHI9nMM6SLAI6bW9jBoPcj7P54Y8C7JyHAPJA5z9f2s/edit?usp=sharing

Hand picks from the list
askcity.com - fixsofa.com - warmtrip.com - studylogo.com
(Many more in the list..)

Teaser for the new site : You'll be able to add a domain to your cart in one click (Registrations and backorders)

Happy dropcatching,
Gube

BradWilson · Sep 16, 2019

Gube said:
For the domains that dropped but were not processed (not missed or caught), You can cancel the backorders and get a refund.

Gube,

Yes of course. My concern and reason for posting this was if I canceled them they'd be removed and the cause of the issue could be overlooked. And I could easily miss them and think they'd drop.

Also, I made a mistake in my earlier post. Only 2 of the in limbo domains were backordered on the 9th. My eyes must be playing tricks on me again

They were all dot org domains though.

Blitzpotz · Sep 16, 2019

BradWilson said:
My eyes must be playing tricks on me again

Strapglasses.com are dropping tomorrow.

Gube · Sep 18, 2019

Hello everyone,

Here is the new list (18 sep 2019)
Excel file : https://armored.net/index.php/s/QpMeBAm4RzQ44Rb
Google sheet : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16LnC3Zb723LcQf4_v1wqPSUjqXfkafeCafm08l6oa_U/edit?usp=sharing

Hand picks from the list
histool.com - farorent.com - wildboss.com - examokay.com

Daily diamonds picks
real.cheap - Civil-Lawyers.com - freez.org

Happy dropcatching,
Gube

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