Buying when expired

[liam_d]

Im not exactly a newbie but this may be good for others to see too.

I am watching a domain that expires in april, when it expires how can i grab it if the owner does not renew?

 

[gazzip]

There are many backordering companies who will grap the name as soon as it expires - If more than one person has backordered the name you will have to bid for it.

Backordering usually costs around $60 to start but names have gone up to about $300,000 in the bidding process in the past.

There are thousands of people who use these companies - do a whois on the domain - if it is currently reg'd with Network Solutions then place your backorder at www.snapnames.com because they will get the name for sure - you do not get billed unless they manage to get the name for you.

Hope this helps good luck - happy hunting !

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[liam_d]

I mean if no one has back ordered it (i doubt they have) does it just drop and become available to register again?

To be honest its an old domain of mine which i sold, it hasnt changed since i sold it and idoubt the owner will renew it.

 

[gazzip]

Oh - Many domains that are dropping are still grabbed because they quite often had traffic and incoming links to them.

I do know of a couple of companies that buy just about anything and everything that is dropping - they then "test" the name to see if it has traffic - if it does not they might release within a few weeks back into the general public - so you MAY get it then ???? --- If it has traffic they will keep it.

It depends on how much you want the name ??? It's a chance you have to take.

Is it worth a minimum of $60 to you ??

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[liam_d]

Thank you for the advice!

It has a small PR but it is really the name that i am after to direct any old traffic to me hehe.

Ill have to see what happens i guess.

 

[patches]

I don't understand why someone would pay to backorder a domain (which could be expensive) when the person dropping the domain would probably sell dirt cheap. Is there a reason for this that I'm not aware of?