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Godaddy Auction Domain is available without auction!

by ddlingo
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I did a search for an aged domain name thru Register Compass and it gave me the name of a domain that was being auctioned on Godaddy. But, I typed the name in thru the regular registration method on Godaddy and it says that the name is available! I checked and rechecked and checked again. I did not misspell it! I can buy the name straight out thru the regular domain registration with the exact same .com extension or I can take part in the auction that has 45 days left! What gives? the domain is 2 years old with a few backlinks but I am very very confused.
#auction #domain #godaddy
  • Profile picture of the author dv8domainsDotCom
    Just register it. tdnam.com (aftermarket) can sometimes have domains listed that were put up for a longer-term auction (45+ days) but the actual expiry is already gone and the domain has actually dropped. Register Compass appears to mention expirED and expirING domains (as well as auctions), but I'm not a member there so not 100% sure how they operate; might be irrelevant.

    If you see value in it, and it's available, grab it. Don't question it. I'm pretty involved in "that end" of things, and even I don't understand some of the anomalies that occur sometimes.

    (side note: there's possibility when you tried to register the domain, that there was a hiccup in the registry check for availability. This happens sometimes. Double check your domain spelling (I see people get excited and typo what they think was a "winner" ALL the time)) and if it says it's available again, grab it!)
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    • Profile picture of the author ddlingo
      Yeah thats why I cut ans pasted it to be sure I'm getting the name correct. It was listed as an "auction" on Register Compass. They list them as Auction, Expired or Expiring


      Originally Posted by dv8domainsDotCom View Post

      Just register it. tdnam.com (aftermarket) can sometimes have domains listed that were put up for a longer-term auction (45+ days) but the actual expiry is already gone and the domain has actually dropped. Register Compass appears to mention expirED and expirING domains (as well as auctions), but I'm not a member there so not 100% sure how they operate; might be irrelevant.

      If you see value in it, and it's available, grab it. Don't question it. I'm pretty involved in "that end" of things, and even I don't understand some of the anomalies that occur sometimes.

      (side note: there's possibility when you tried to register the domain, that there was a hiccup in the registry check for availability. This happens sometimes. Double check your domain spelling (I see people get excited and typo what they think was a "winner" ALL the time)) and if it says it's available again, grab it!)
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