Namecheap coincidence maybe?

[floatingworld]

I used the namecheap site to search for some available names earlier this week, and blow me down, two of them (totally unconnected subject wise) get regged 2 days later...never had this happening on sedo or godaddy....1 of them was a meaningless 4 letter .com. :wave:

 

[klannorth]

i dont get it?.. why would name cheap register a domain in the hope that you would buy it from them ? - is this what you mean ? if so.. i think name pros are abit more proffesional then that...

 

[floatingworld]

I was thinking that maybe someone in the co. is privately scanning the searches made...assuming this is possible. If it isn't then its a coincidence!

 

[monRa]

I was thinking that maybe someone in the co. is privately scanning the searches made...assuming this is possible. If it isn't then its a coincidence!

maybe a hacker or even a trojan at your pc?

 

[jon]

Sounds like a coincidence. Nothing like this has ever happened to me and I have been using namecheap for years.

 

[-db-]

This is not really strange or uncommon. There is a million people out there searching for domains to register, and the odds are one of them checked the same names within the same time period as you. No matter how random or meaningless the domain, you are probably not the only one who thought of it.

 

[TopNetSearch]

Sounds like a coincidence. Nothing like this has ever happened to me and I have been using namecheap for years.

speaking about coincidence ... and this is a bit off topic to this post, but has some similarities .... I was checking out a domain register site, and I was checking out some domains, and then after it gave me my answer, they also suggested some really great .com domains, too, of which I was so surprised that they names were available ... and so I then attempted to register them, but they it wouldn't allow me to do so because they were already claimed. Hmmm .. I think some domain reg's aren't that accurate in the initial "checking" proceedure, but once you get to the final stages of reg, then the truth will finally come out...

 

[RegFee]

I've always worried about registrars scanning the searches for good names, but I don't think it would be worth the company's time to waste resources on this. Namecheap shows a list of your recently searched domains, but I think that's just stored on a cookie on your own computer.

 

[klannorth]

maybe a hacker or even a trojan at your pc?

dont you mean a keylogger ?

 

[Tippy]

Same thing has happened to me many times and I am not 100% sure that something funny aint happening, now I avoid using registrars to look up avail. names, I use another source and then when I am ready to reg them I do just that. Might be a coincidence but when it happens so often just after checking a name it does make you go hmm...

 

[msk26]

Hello,

I work with Namecheap.com and I dont think that anyone in the business of being a registrar would try to scan for names and then register a domain in the "hopes" of selling it. And my statement applies to all legitimate registrars.
It just doesnt even make sense.

Michael

 

[Zeeble]

I thought it was illegal for a registrar to do so anyway...

 

[snoopi]

Same thing has happened to me many times and I am not 100% sure that something funny aint happening, now I avoid using registrars to look up avail. names, I use another source and then when I am ready to reg them I do just that. Might be a coincidence but when it happens so often just after checking a name it does make you go hmm...

Any advice? I don't want to search for domains using small registrars or resellers as well. I used to search on whois.sc but their whois is not so up-to-date. So I'm looking for an alternative source but I didn't manage to find anything good...

 

[capiche]

I use whois.sc, nameboy.com, and idotz.net.
Idotz.net has really gotten my attention lately, because they scan for like 30+ extensions. A good service.
I have oftened wondered about the vanishing availability thing. I've had it happen to me, more than once. It's probably just coincidence though. Although, if I worked at a domain registrar, I would be curious as to what domains people were searching for. You never know.

 

[TT]

i would also give 2 thumbs up to idotz.net i recently picked up 2 3 letter domains that were available thru their domain search and paid via echeck and they still held them until funds cleared. Way to go www.idotz.net a true professionally run operation.

 

[Grrilla]

I buy most of my names through NameCheap, and have had no problems, whatsoever w/ them. They are good people, IMHO.

There was a recent thread that discussed this subject and past threads that delved into the matter. In a nutshell:

1) A devious little sh~t, (or a big dumb sh~t), that works on the night shift, is scanning internal whois searches and jumping on good names. This is possibile, but it is doubtful that this is a widespread practice.
2) Millons of people are searching- information is universally available- ideas occur spontaneously in two seperate parts of the world, only minutes apart. Although I have missed names by minutes only on two or three occassions, I am continually in awe of how many names I come up with that have been regged only a few days earlier, and I work alot in the made up-branding genre.

The best way to avoid 1), is to do searches using external whois search engines and not search using registrar's internal whois. The only time I do the search through a registrar's site, is when I need to check the contact info on a regged name.

 

[msk26]

It is not only illegal for a registrar to have this kind of practice but it totally goes against what the registrar is in business for. Like I stated previously, I work for Namecheap.com and, not only due to our reputation, but other top registrars, this practice does not exist as it would destroy any legitimate registrars company as well. That said, if there are any issues or concerns with our company I will be more than happy to assist as I have a personal interest in the success of our company. I also know the people I work with and have full faith that they are honest and would defend them to the fullest possible. As the original post states, the domain registered was no big thing, so it seems that the money incentive is non-existent and was purely coincidental as I am sure he/she was not contacted to buy the domain.

regards,
Michael K.

 

[FusunMedia]

Hasn't happened yet to me mainly because once I find a name I want it gets regged ASAP.

 

[wot]

I often use dd24 to search but more often than not I will buy via namecheap or Domains.fm .
Only once can I remember searching and then going to reg later and finding it gone, more likely to happen if it is topical!

 

[JMJ]

This happens to me daily. I think they should come up with a rule to reserve all the names I think I might register in the future until the time I do.. lmao :bingo: