[Snapnames] Auction closed before its ending date?

[fleaking]

Hello there,

I backordered an expired .com domain name at Snapnames,
there were about 4 or 5 bidders in the auction war initially,
the auction should be ended on Jan 14, 2009 12:15 PST but it was closed before its ending date with unknown reason (it disappeared from my auction list already and when I search it at Snapnames, the status shows "closed").

Do you have the same problem like me as mentioned above?
Any feedback will be appreciated,
thanks in advance!

Best Regards,
fleaking

 

[cache]

is it an already dropped name?

 

[fleaking]

is it an already dropped name?

Yes,
it was deleted and caught by Snapnames on Jan 11.

 

[gazzip]

It may have been a (potential) TM issue one that someone has contacted them about ? , if so they would email you...as far as I know.

I have never seen it happen apart from that.


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[Weber]

Might have been redeemed.

 

[netridge]

The person even after its dropped has a few days to get it back but they have to pay something lie $80, that's probably what happened.

 

[canswift]

This has happened a few times to me too. With most names I had checked the Whois before bidding, and then again after it disappeared from my bidding panel. Since the owner remained the same, I assumed (like the above comments) that the original owner had renewed even after the supposed drop. I have heard of redemption fees in the $80-$100 range from most registrars to do this.

 

[Weber]

It would be nice if Snapnames could inform us and give the details if this happens.