ExpiredDomains.net isn't just a resource for determining which domains to buy in the drop. I started dabbling a bit in .gg domain names a couple of years ago, and I found good domains to register in an unexpected source: ExpiredDomains.net. I use ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Feature idea: deletion dates for domain marketplace listings
· Expired DomainsMarketplaces could help themselves by making it easier for domain investors to delete their listings on preset dates. Last week I sold two geo domains on Squadhelp on two consecutive days. Unfortunately, I had let one of the domains expire a few ... Continue Reading3 Comments
GoDaddy to roll out Radar to all Investor app users
· Expired DomainsFeature makes it easier to find good domains that are about to be sold. Next week, GoDaddy will roll out its new Radar feature to all Investor app users. Radar is essentially a last-minute board for GoDaddy Auctions. The feature shows all ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
An interesting UDRP case involving an expired domain
· Expired DomainsThis panelist understands expired domain names. National Arbitration Forum published an interesting case decision today involving a domain picked up at DropCatch.com. Dr. Alan Y. Chow, d/b/a Optobionics, owned the domain optobionics.com but let ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Expired domains: where do they go?
· Expired DomainsHere's a list of which expired domain services have exclusive deals for registrar inventory. One common question I get about expired domains is where to backorder them. Certain platforms have direct deals with registrars for their expired ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Expired domain shuffle: GoDaddy picks up 2 registrars, loses Namecheap
· Expired DomainsTwo CentralNic registrars join GoDaddy Auctions but Namecheap leaves. Three registrars have changed where they are sending expired domain names. Based on recent searches at GoDaddy Auctions, GoDaddy has picked up Moniker's and Key-Systems' ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN has no problems with Donuts’ DropZone
· Expired DomainsICANN is not concerned that DropZone presents significant security, stability, or competition issues. ICANN Vice President, GDD Accounts and Services Russ Weinstein has informed TurnCommerce that it sees no problems with Donuts' plans for its ... Continue Reading2 Comments
TurnCommerce questions Donuts’ plans for new drop catching system
· Expired DomainsCompany is concerned about added-fee expired domain system and the precedent it could set. TurnCommerce, which operates the DropCatch expired domain platform, has raised concerns with ICANN about a new expired domain system Donuts plans to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Penn State loses UDRP in expired domain confusion
· Expired DomainsPanelist was confused by creation date in Whois record of direct-transfer expired domain. What happens when your UDRP panelist doesn't understand the lifecycle of expired domains? Here's one such case. Pennsylvania State University previously ... Continue Reading3 Comments
USA sues to get GIBill.com domain name back after letting it expire
· Expired DomainsOops. U. S. Gov forgets to renew domain it won in a settlement, so now it has to sue to get it back. The United States of America has filed an in rem cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) against GIBill.com in an effort to recover the domain name. The ... Continue Reading1 Comment
