Domain dropping....2012??

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dcuthbert

Regular Member

Jun 15, 2011

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• Dec 10, 2011

• #1

Hey,

I'm interested in snapping up a domain name which is expiring, and the websites which show dropping domains all say it will drop today. However, when I check the Whois sites, they show that the domain doesn't expire for another year. I've never come across this before, has anyone else? It hasn't been re-registered, it shows no updates, and still shows the original reg date of a couple of years ago.

It's a .org, which according to threads across the web should have already dropped, so I wonder whether this is a glitch, or if it was bought through an auction after expiring rather than dropping.

Any thoughts? Not giving away the domain name in case it does drop

 

Fathom

Power Member

Jul 1, 2011

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• Dec 11, 2011

• #2

If you are bidding on domains at places like namejet or snapnames then renewals happen a lot. The auction usually gets cancelled just before the bidding when a domain has been renewed. I have been in a situation where I have paid for a domain but was refunded before the transfer took place as the original owner had renewed it.

 

acotut

Elite Member

Dec 1, 2010

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• Dec 11, 2011

• #3

The 2012 is just the end of life,not the end of domain names

Jeez...I must be really drunk now lol

 

poweronics

Elite Member

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May 1, 2011

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• Dec 13, 2011

• #4

It seems quite awkward, never seen that before. It will not be a regeistered one if its showing in dropped list.

 

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veggito

Newbie

Nov 12, 2008

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• Dec 13, 2011

• #5

Happened to me a lot of times! The registrar sometimes retains the domain name and sells it off at an auction. Godaddy does that with many domains. Some domains I was after got renewed by the registrar and didnt end up getting deleted

 

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wizzyman

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Nov 19, 2008

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• Dec 14, 2011

• #6

Many times it would show a 2012 expiry date when in fact it's dropping on time.

.ORG in particular show as "AVAILABLE" few hours before they drop!


~Wizzy

 

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IMGENI

Newbie

Sep 18, 2011

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• Dec 29, 2011

• #7

i got few with godaddy backorder

 

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IMGENI

Newbie

Sep 18, 2011

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• Dec 29, 2011

• #8

check where its regged first, if at godaddy then godaddy will backorder, i think enom and netsol works with snapnames and so on

 

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glaxxon

Junior Member

Feb 18, 2010

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• Dec 30, 2011

• #9

whats the registrar? many retain the domain to auction it off at times.

your best bet is to backorder the domain.

 

procam

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Jan 5, 2010

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• Jan 2, 2012

• #10

Ok..

So you have a EMD domain that is expiring soon listed on Nodaddy auctions. It's has ranked on the first page of G for a 12,100 GMS - 6,200 LMS exact match searches and has a PR 2 and is 2 years old.

Would you buy that expired domain? This is are trade