I'm interested in placing a backorder on a domain currently listed by HugeDomains that is set to expire in the coming months and that I am hoping they will opt not to renew.
DropCatch says that the domain is not available for backorder but not why. Is there a minimum or maximum timeframe for the expiration date of a backordered domain at DropCatch?
I also tried to place a back order with SnapNames. When I entered the domain, though, there is no option to place the backorder: instead, it gives me a "Buy it now" link with the HugeDomains price. I thought that domain backorder services were supposed to be operating independently.
Is SnapNames working with HugeDomains? Do they have an agreement not to list HugeDomains-owned domains in their backorder auction program? Is it possible that they will backchannel my interest in the domain to HugeDomains, making them more likely to renew? This whole business feels so shady to me.
I'm also considering setting up a GoDaddy backorder. I can't even check if they will consider the domain eligible until after I've paid them, though, so I'm nervous. Are their backorders shady, or is it worth a shot?
For background, the domain in question is just a family name that only a few families in the world use. It used to be associated with a family business, however that business now operates under a different domain (presumably after they forgot to renew and HugeNames took the domain). The current HugeDomains price is stratospheric. There's no way somebody is paying that for an obscure family name, which is why I'm hoping HugeDomains will let it drop.
I don't neeeeeeed the domain, so I can always hang around and submit backorders whenever expiry comes up, but I'm worried that will never happen if the backorder sites are communicating my interest in the domain to HugeDomains. Are there any additional precautions I should take? Thanks!
DropCatch says that the domain is not available for backorder but not why. Is there a minimum or maximum timeframe for the expiration date of a backordered domain at DropCatch?
I also tried to place a back order with SnapNames. When I entered the domain, though, there is no option to place the backorder: instead, it gives me a "Buy it now" link with the HugeDomains price. I thought that domain backorder services were supposed to be operating independently.
Is SnapNames working with HugeDomains? Do they have an agreement not to list HugeDomains-owned domains in their backorder auction program? Is it possible that they will backchannel my interest in the domain to HugeDomains, making them more likely to renew? This whole business feels so shady to me.
I'm also considering setting up a GoDaddy backorder. I can't even check if they will consider the domain eligible until after I've paid them, though, so I'm nervous. Are their backorders shady, or is it worth a shot?
For background, the domain in question is just a family name that only a few families in the world use. It used to be associated with a family business, however that business now operates under a different domain (presumably after they forgot to renew and HugeNames took the domain). The current HugeDomains price is stratospheric. There's no way somebody is paying that for an obscure family name, which is why I'm hoping HugeDomains will let it drop.
I don't neeeeeeed the domain, so I can always hang around and submit backorders whenever expiry comes up, but I'm worried that will never happen if the backorder sites are communicating my interest in the domain to HugeDomains. Are there any additional precautions I should take? Thanks!