Where to buy domain and check whois

[topdom]

I search for a domain.
Whois.com says it is available, but when I clcik buy, it says unavailable, when I check whois it says available..
I check Enom. It waits and waits to show me lots of junk, and then says, domain is not available. When I check whois, it says no information.
I go to Godaddy. It says available. I try to register, but credit card neeeded which I don' use.
So I can never learn whether domain is available or not.
Why is this happening.
Checking whois should be fast, and in realtime.
Buying should be possible if domain is available.

 

[hxp]

I search for a domain.
Whois.com says it is available, but when I clcik buy, it says unavailable, when I check whois it says available..
I check Enom. It waits and waits to show me lots of junk, and then says, domain is not available. When I check whois, it says no information.
I go to Godaddy. It says available. I try to register, but credit card neeeded which I don' use.
So I can never learn whether domain is available or not.
Why is this happening.
Checking whois should be fast, and in realtime.
Buying should be possible if domain is available.

Try yet another registrar or whois service?

epik.com, dynadot.com, directnic.com, who.is, whoisology.com, etc....

 

[Name Trader]

I always use gWhois.org for my whois lookups. It will always tell you if the domain is unregistered. It will also give you information about it's status (if you read between the lines) in the expiration process. And for me. It has always been reliable.

 

[itlookseasy]

If its a new gTLD, it's possible that the domain is premium and/or reserved by the registrar, so it shows available in whois when infact it's not available. Happened to me, but I found a registrar who let me register it. A few days later they took the domains away. Good luck.

 

[DomainFQ.com]

Try whois.domaintools