Results 1 to 9 of 9
-
02-15-2005, 08:13 PM #1Junior Guru Wannabe
- Join Date
- Jan 2005
- Posts
- 59
Expiring at Godaddy = backorder at Godaddy?
A domain I'm monitoring which is registered at GoDaddy will expire in the future.
I want to back-order that domain and make sure I get it. I think it makes sense that GoDadaddy's back-order service would be the best way to do it. What do you think?
Also, lets say the domain expires tomorrow, how much time will it take before I get control of it?
-
02-15-2005, 09:49 PM #2Owner of the net for a day
- Join Date
- Jun 2002
- Location
- Waco, TX
- Posts
- 5,623
I believe many registrars do a 30 day grace period, but the lure of money for backorder might sway that, I am not sure.
-
02-16-2005, 11:32 AM #3Web Hosting Master
- Join Date
- Feb 2003
- Posts
- 5,400
Godaddys backorder would not be the way to go. In terms of being effective pool, snapnames and enom are better choices.
Domain Maven
-
02-16-2005, 12:11 PM #4Junior Guru Wannabe
- Join Date
- Jan 2005
- Posts
- 59
Originally posted by dmaven
Godaddys backorder would not be the way to go. In terms of being effective pool, snapnames and enom are better choices.
I think I heard somewhere here that some other registrar does it this way - doesn't release an expiring domain if some backordered it though its back-order service.
-
02-16-2005, 12:12 PM #5Web Hosting Master
- Join Date
- Feb 2003
- Posts
- 5,400
You are referring to netsol. I think Bulkregister as well. Both use snapnames for this. In essence once a name expires someone can place a backorder on it during the registrars grace period. It seems to be a new spin and works well for the registrars.
Domain Maven
-
02-16-2005, 12:39 PM #6Aspiring Evangelist
- Join Date
- Feb 2002
- Location
- Nashville
- Posts
- 352
Godaddy is exclusively catching their own drops. As in you a guaranteed the name is you have the backorder at Godaddy and they are the droping registrar.
-
02-16-2005, 06:01 PM #7Junior Guru Wannabe
- Join Date
- Jan 2005
- Posts
- 59
Aha, so does godaddy work the same way as netsol and bulkregister?
If yes, then back-ordering though godaddy seems to be the way to go :
-
02-17-2005, 12:37 AM #8Aspiring Evangelist
- Join Date
- Feb 2002
- Location
- Nashville
- Posts
- 352
Yes and no. They are catching their own drops but they don't go into an auction if multiple people backorder. Early bird gets the worm.
-
02-17-2005, 01:28 PM #9Junior Guru Wannabe
- Join Date
- Jan 2005
- Posts
- 59
ok, thanks