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It's not uncommon for a domain registrant to allow their domain name to expire, and if not renewed in the allotted time, the domain will be auctioned off to the highest bidder, with the proceeds (assuming) going to the registrar / auction venue.
Domains expire for a number of reasons:
Recently, GoDaddy indirectly profited from one families death, by auctioning a slew of valuable expired blockchain domains. TheDomains.com wrote a great summary HERE.
@JaredPantalone, the son of the domain owner, had joined NamePros, and per the below quote, had thanked the kind people who had reached out to him, and let him know what was happening. HERE
From a domainer POV, the actions of the kind people who alerted Jared, sealed a valuable leak of expired domains, and prevented many hopeful domainers from capitalizing on enduser blockchain domains at expired domain prices. But from a human POV, I feel the actions of the kind people who alerted Jared did the right thing.
Is the above an example of why more domainers should contact expired domain owners and let them know they are about to lose a valuable domain if they don't renew?
Here's an example where I feel I helped somebody out...
Some of y'all (+/- 120 bids) might have seen Sofia.com recently at expired auction...
I had wondered who, why, and how a (1996) domain such as this would reach expired auction. So I thought it'd be best if I emailed the owner a heads up.
So I did...
... and shortly after, I received a bounce back failed delivery error.
I clicked the linked, and the email was successfully delivered. This extra step caused me to wonder if the domain owner had received any of the renewal notices sent by hist registrar.
The domain owner responded the next day, and subsequently renewed their domain!
Now, as a domainer, should I feel proud that my actions stopped somebody from losing a valuable domain? ...Or did I do a disservice to my fellow domainers who may have been hoping (bidding) to win the domain at auction?
Domains expire for a number of reasons:
- Death of owner
- Payment on file changed
- Old email address
- Email filters
- Domain owner finances
- Procrastination
- ETC
Recently, GoDaddy indirectly profited from one families death, by auctioning a slew of valuable expired blockchain domains. TheDomains.com wrote a great summary HERE.
@JaredPantalone, the son of the domain owner, had joined NamePros, and per the below quote, had thanked the kind people who had reached out to him, and let him know what was happening. HERE
Hello everyone,
Jane is my Mom, that section of obit wwweb found is her's.
First I need to thank the kind people who have reached out to me and let me know what was happening, I have hopefully stopped what domains remain in this account from expiring... looks like we've missed a lot but not all of them. My Mom was always a little ahead of the curve. Rank carelessness isn't too far from the truth though I'd like to think I've learned my ~$100k lesson.
From a domainer POV, the actions of the kind people who alerted Jared, sealed a valuable leak of expired domains, and prevented many hopeful domainers from capitalizing on enduser blockchain domains at expired domain prices. But from a human POV, I feel the actions of the kind people who alerted Jared did the right thing.
Is the above an example of why more domainers should contact expired domain owners and let them know they are about to lose a valuable domain if they don't renew?
Here's an example where I feel I helped somebody out...
Some of y'all (+/- 120 bids) might have seen Sofia.com recently at expired auction...
I had wondered who, why, and how a (1996) domain such as this would reach expired auction. So I thought it'd be best if I emailed the owner a heads up.
So I did...
... and shortly after, I received a bounce back failed delivery error.
I clicked the linked, and the email was successfully delivered. This extra step caused me to wonder if the domain owner had received any of the renewal notices sent by hist registrar.
The domain owner responded the next day, and subsequently renewed their domain!
Now, as a domainer, should I feel proud that my actions stopped somebody from losing a valuable domain? ...Or did I do a disservice to my fellow domainers who may have been hoping (bidding) to win the domain at auction?
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