Handregs that someone grabbed minutes before you

[33S]

Have you been in a situation when you sit down to do some research to find good handregs, find a few good names, then you go look where you can register them for less at the moment, put the names into the registrar and find out someone has already registered the name, the name you thought was going to be yours.

Mine is TokenDoctor.com

 

[ajenipa]

pcrypto
hcrypto
rcrypto
cncrypto used to be on my to reg list......

 

[.NJ]

Everything happens for a reason....

Most likely in the future you will look back and say "what the fuck was i even thinking"?

Its all good.

Let it go.

 

[Ricardo M]

It happened to me at name.com
The next morning the whois shows the reggs the same night. I wanted to sleep over it to make the decision. I mailed them and of course they say that they don't frontrun. I don't trust any registrar nowadays.

About availability i had a .tv handregged. I paid 40 euros and later they came back that it is 600 euro..took them 30 days to refund my money..Stupid

 

[karmaco]

I don’t type anything in until I am ready to buy and any research is completed. I barely trust my iPad to hold my wishlist let alone the registrars.

 

[namelancer]

Using internic dot net to check availability of pending registrations is always a safe option.

 

[jideofor]

Using internic dot net to check availability of pending registrations is always a safe option.

how do you use it. I am on there and I can't see how to check pending registrations... do they have list of dropped names or what?

 

[Mister Funsky]

how do you use it.

Go to the 'who is' tab and enter the name...if someone has it the data will pull up. This is how I have been using it at least...if it is not registered then I continue research.

 

[cooljub]

There's info on domainsherpa on how to bypass the registrars when checking whois:
https://www.domainsherpa.com/prevent-domain-name-front-running/

 

[Igor Mironyuk]

@Dynadot will.

Yes, Dynadot provides Domain tasting service that allows you to register a domain and test it during 5 days. If you don't like this domain now you can request for refund and cancellation of a domain. Money tat you spent on this domain will funded in your Dynadot account.

 

[namelancer]

how do you use it. I am on there and I can't see how to check pending registrations... do they have list of dropped names or what?

No, they are binary (no drop lists, etc).. when you type in a name it shows as either being already registered or still available:

www dot internic dot net/whois dot html

 

[arjun29]

Happened recently. But no regrets at all.
HelpUAE.com

 

[lock]

I block these from my brain so I don't get angry and now in a good mood cannot recall one thanks brain.

 

[Nikhil Jain]

Grenovia.com

 

[Leopard]

Happens a Lot. Its usually been 1-2 days after i checked for a domain. Probably this is what is driving impulse hand registering

 

[cooljub]

Probably this is what is driving impulse hand registering

Wow! I hadn't thought of it this way. So with registrars who employ these tactics, the very real threat of them taking attractive names for themselves could create a situation where sales of registrations increase for them generally. Questionable behaviour indeed.

 

[Kuffy]

I just missed flipbitcoins.com, and it looks as if Pheenix grabbed it.

 

[jideofor]

I just missed flipbitcoins.com, and it looks as if Pheenix grabbed it.

oh wow... that was a nice domain imo. it is privacy so we can't see who took it. guess the person registered it via pheenix

 

[nbuzz]

this happened to me on a expiring auction I even purchased the domain / paid for it got an email to say thanks (GoDaddy) then 3 days later they said the original owner had decided to buy it back.. is this for real?

 

[Jv1999]

Lol, how tf is this happening to you guys! ? Minutes after you find the name! ? Huhhhh!?!?!

 

[jideofor]

this happened to me on a expiring auction I even purchased the domain / paid for it got an email to say thanks (GoDaddy) then 3 days later they said the original owner had decided to buy it back.. is this for real?

original buyer can not buy back but renew it. that is how it works.