Don't search domains @ Domain.com!!

[zoogo]

I was looking through domains @ domain.com, I spotted a gold one. punjab.in There's lots of publicity around this city thats 20% in india 80% in pakistan right on the border.

I figured it was a good domain name, thought to buy it, then thought again to wait for a day, next day its taken! This is not the first time it's happened to me, and I've only ever used domain.com (about 6 other names I've had also taken)

They are SPYING on you! Of course there is no way to confirm this, but lets just say I will never use them again.

 

[shane mac]

Old saying.He who hesitates m......... sorry to hear you lost it but if you see one again like that buy it there and then,not the next day.

 

[owntype]

Created On:31-Dec-2004 18:25:04 UTC
Last Updated On:31-Dec-2004 18:25:10 UTC
Expiration Date:31-Dec-2009 18:25:04 UTC

Actually, you are wrong.

The domain has been taken since 2004.

 

[dotker]

must be some bug on the search tool happens a lot to me specially at godaddy..

 

[HappyDay]

I can tell you I found the same problem with several great names I did not registered immediately. It´s more or less a known problem and it seems it doesn´t matter which registrar you use.

 

[RJ]

>> I figured it was a good domain name, thought to buy it, then thought again to wait for a day, next day its taken!

If you find a good domain available, NEVER WAIT. owntype pointed out this one was already gone, but in general-- good domains do not sit around unregistered for very long.

The only conspiracies centered around registrars monitoring whois queries that I believe are cases that I can test and verify, and those cases are rare. In almost every complaint of this nature its just a case of someone else having the same domain idea and beating you to it.

 

[zoogo]

Well it makes me feel better, thank you everyone who replied, and for the advice.

The thing is I did whois's at multiple sites afterwards (before making the claim they took my domain) but they all said whois error - i figued it was because it was onyl just recently registered.

Ah, well, thank you again, and yes, I agree that it is good advice, perhaps some that I will need to heed to soon.