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This domain grabbing is nothing new - but it only affects those who look up domains and then have to go off and think about it before registering. if it happens to you - wait 5-7 days and the domain will likely be available again.
money2spare may not have worded it delicately but the point is simple. It doesn't matter what registrars do this and which don't - all you have to do to avoid the problem is to register the domain when you find it. You can't control what various companies do or what they allow to be done - but the solution is simple and will totally stop the problem for you. I don't see this as a conspiracy - it's a business move that's a bit underhanded and if it weren't profitable it wouldn't be occurring. kay |
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I wouldn't be surprised if GoDaddy picks them up or "holds" names that match certain criteria and offer it to their bulk buyers. Domains are a big business. I always check domain availability using the public whois system. I do it from the shell, but you can also use domaintools.com | |
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Happened to me with about two domain names several months ago. Literally within a few minutes they were gone. Sucks. I can't remember for sure what domain name service it was though.
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I have had this happen to me recently. I tried to snapp up catchthecheat.com since it was about 2 days to be dropped but it got registered and listed for sale before I know it but checking back 3 days ago, it was available for me to register again and you can guess what happened. I think you should check the domain name again. Chances are it will be available if the Registrar does not get bids for it.
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In this situation - the domain is registered by a 3rd party AND with a different registrar (not GoDaddy). | |
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I found NixonFrost.com was available yesterday and kept checking for more domains. I had this thought in the back of my mind that I better just get it now and forget about finding any others because someone may be watching me. lol. I kept searching anyways and found a few other good domains available. Searched some more. I finally went to register them and they all were still available. :-)
I come across hundreds of names that I want to get though. I can't buy them all so I save them for later on a word pad and just hope others don't get them, including the registrars. |
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Sounds like you just got off the boat. Godaddy has been notorious for this kind of activity for some time. This practice is totally against ICANN rules and got Network Solutions in a lot of hot water a while back. I think they had to pony up some pretty heavy fines. I use Moniker for this very reason. I had an incident,one night, where I had searched and found a domain name that I wanted, but then couldn't find my credit card. So I logged off and came back the next morning, certain that it would be gone. Low and behold, there it was, just as I had left it the night before. That's when I decided that Moniker would be my registrar of choice from then on. BTW: Searching for domain names at whois.net isn't as secure as you might think. That site belongs to Network Solutions. Dixie | |
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Oh how the old saying is truer than ever...you snooze you lose..I'm sorry you experienced that but you probably will not let that happen a second time....
I remember watching CNN last year and they were doing a report on the LACK of "Color In Fashion" (Most models you see are white)..well I ran over to my computer and registered ...you guessed it.. ColorInFashion.com and a friend called me 5 minutes later 600 miles away and was crying to me on the phone on how he searched GoDaddy and ColorInFashion.com was available but by the time he registered it, he received an instant email from Godaddy saying there was a privious hold on it and they refunded him his money..I clicked the pay button about 30 seconds before him..He laughed it off but then called and cursed me last month after Obama won the election and they did a big deal on the 150K wardrobe for Michelle.. You gotta move baby... |
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never had this happen to me so far at godaddy, and I'll still use them because the free hosting means I can let a domain age the day i buy it rather than it sitting around until I have time to get started on that project.
though i sometimes think people put too much value on having the right domain, and too little on putting the hard yards in afterward. |
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