Comments on: Tucows and Afternic Deal Q&A

By: xe-cute

xe-cute — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:06:46 +0000

wow, that deal didn’t last for too long then, I wonder why.

Thanks so much for the new info, much appreciated.

By: Andrew Allemann

Andrew Allemann — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:41:02 +0000

You need to go to NameJet.com. Afternic no longer gets Tucows’ expiring domains.

By: xe-cute

xe-cute — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:08:23 +0000

How do I keep an eye open for a specific domain name I want when it expires that is with Tuscows?

I have been over to afternic, signed up, and simply can’t work it out.

If it is not possible there than where do I go to back order?

Thanks for any help.

By: gb

gb — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:31:49 +0000

It is an easy process to win a domain at auction – provided you are the only buyer -otherwise things get hot, and you might have to pay more

By: Pat Quinn

Pat Quinn — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:48:48 +0000

This thread is hilarious.

Here’s a translation:

customer: Hey, what happened to that name I ordered?

Tucows: Oops, that’s one of the expired names we appropriated. You can’t have it!

customer: OK, well how can I pre-order names that will be expiring?

Tucows: You can’t. Because we are a Registrar we get to park them, evaluate which ones get traffic and clicks (AKA “Tasting”), and WE keep those names, then we give the dregs that we don’t appropriate for our own portfolio to Afternic for auctioning to YOU SUCKERS. So, just wait for awhile, then search Afternic.

customer: Huh?

Tucows: STFU.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:02:53 +0000

Thanks for following up on this Bill.

By: Bill Sweetman

Bill Sweetman — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:49:27 +0000

Here’s a quick update for anyone still following this thread:

Rob and I have been in dialogue via email over the last few days and the domain name that he was interested in and had placed a PreOrder on has been re-listed in the Afternic marketplace.

Bill Sweetman
General Manager, Domain Portfolio
Tucows