XYZ.com - Expired Autorenew Period at Name.com

[GoWeb]

Need some help with understanding backorders at Name.com

I saw one great single keyword name expiring on Name.com and fortunately it said it's available for backorder because the owner didn't renew it and it went into the Autorenew period. Autorenew period is where Name.com (registrar) auto renews the expiring name by itself and waits for 66 days after expiry.

You are perhaps also aware that Name.com takes only one backorder for the expiring name. So, I got the successful backorder mail from Name.com. I checked WHOIS and could see the Owner Info.

Now, about 4 days later, I see the domain is on sale at Name.com while the WHOIS still says:
Domain Status: autoRenewPeriod
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
Registrant Name: Whois Agent

The domain has now gone under privacy. The domain is actually a five letter single word well worth $250k+.

Now the question is: Why the WHOIS still shows the domain status as autoRenewPeriod if original owner has renewed it?

Could Name.com try to screw you if they feel they should keep the name for themselves since they are letting a valuable name get away for a $50 backorder?

 

[AEProgram]

I suspect name.com's server is gonna crash from the many here you made run there now

a backorder will only kick in if it gets deleted, at that time many can catch it including name.

if you see it listed on the auction / for sale on name it simply means just like gd and netsol and many others, they are trying to sell it before it goes into redemption / delete, my advice is monitor it and try to buy it because if it goes to pending delete many more will see it and it might end up at auction and cost you a small fortune

 

[Ms Domainer]

The September 17, 2014, Whois shows the XYZ people as owners, with an expiration year of 2018.

It's probably a glitch at Name.

 

[GoWeb]

I am sorry I was not clear enough with the name. The name is actually Hosts.com, XYZ.com was only stated as a placeholder.

Read the detailed thread here: https://www.namepros.com/threads/ho...defrauded-me-out-of-a-great-backorder.834336/