Are expired domain auction services doing enough to deal with deadbeat bidders? Expired domain auctions can get very competitive. But often times the winning bidder never makes the payment, sending the domain back to auction and wasting everyone's ... Continue Reading11 Comments
SnapNames Outage Continues
· Expired DomainsService has been down since Saturday evening. Regular users of the SnapNames expired domain marketplace are experiencing their third outage of the past several weeks. The company says it will not return online until tomorrow. The company cites a ... Continue Reading5 Comments
How GoDaddy Domain Name Backorders Work
· Expired DomainsBackorders are only effective on domains not registered at GoDaddy. Before GoDaddy launched its domain name aftermarket TDNAM, I used to backorder a number of domains from the registrar. They were fairly good at grabbing expired domains, especially ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Ever Get a “Domain Name Break”?
· Expired DomainsHave you ever felt like you got really lucky on a domain name purchase? Competition for domain names at auctions can be intense, especially expired domain auctions at SnapNames. Have you ever scored a domain at auction that you feel was really ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Man Gets Lucky, Then Dispenses Bad Advice
· Expired DomainsDomain name owner thinks he got his web site back because he was savvy. He just go lucky. I came across a blog post by Zack Katz titled "How I got my domain name back from cyber squatters". In a fit of stupidity, Katz let his domain name expire to ... Continue Reading10 Comments
How to Buy Expired Domains at Afternic
· Expired DomainsAfternic's new expired domain service provides opportunity to get expired domains without much competition. Expired domain catchers that are tired of bidding wars at SnapNames and NameJet may want to check out Afternic's expired domain auctions. I ... Continue Reading3 Comments
