Newbie Here, When Do Domains Drop?

[Allsystems]

Hi Guys,

I am a complete newb in this area of domaining. Some history about myself. I specialise in domains for SEO purposes so the majority of domains that I find are high metric domains. I have never purchased a domain at an auction before but since becoming good at finding SEO types of domains I thought I would look into this.

My question is this. Where can I get a list of domains that are dropping "tommorow". From my understanding, there are auction domains and domains that are dropping. What is the difference? My friend let me use is register compass account and I am confused, there are domains on auction so obviously I can't catch these domains, however if a domain is dropping tommorow and I have 24 hours to do all my research I stand a much better chance right? Also what if the domain is dropping "tommorow" and there is a bid on something like snapjet or godaddy etc. Should I forget about this domain or do you guys think the apis are fast enough? Sorry for the questions but eager to learn

 

[Name Trader]

You should bid at every drop-catcher where there are bids. In the event that they catch the domain, and it enters an auction. You cannot beat one of the big drop-catchers using an API (most of the time).

 

[Allsystems]

Thanks for the reply. When yo say most of the time, are you saying it is possible to beat the big guys? Can you recommend a good website for me that shows me the domains that will drop the next day? Register compass does not show drops. I have found a few sites online but the majority of these sites say view our "exclusive" list. I just want to be able to view all the domains that will be dropped over the next 7 days. Once I have downloaded this list I need to be able to check the day it will drop on. Is this possible?

 

[Name Trader]

You are most unlikely to beat any of the big guys if they have bids on the domain. Where you might beat them with a small guy, is where there are no bids on the domain at any of the big guys. You can download drop lists at both SnapNames and NameJet.