Domain Name expiration

In article <333422F3ta9mvU1@individual.net>, usenet@dylanparry.com
says...
> George King wrote:
>
> > If you are willing to invest in the domain name beyond registration fees,
> > why not contact the owner and propose a purchase.
>
> If it's expired, then the OP may as well just put a snapnames request in
> for it. If he asks the previous owner, who has let it expire, then they
> might renew it and try to rip him off!

They might, then again ....

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William Tasso wrote:

> Life's a lottery - but you do have to buy a ticket
^^
Um... surely YM *don't*?

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Greetings all,
I have been monitoring a domain name for almost a 3 years now in hopes of
purchasing it when it expires.(DEC 14, 2004) About a year ago, the url
stopped pointing to webpage.
I noticed today it changed it's Name servers to:

NS1.PENDINGRENEWALDELETION.COM 216.168.225.129
NS2.PENDINGRENEWALDELETION.COM 216.168.225.130

Now when I go to the domain, it shows a page from Networksolutions saying:

"If you are not the current registrant and are interested in getting this
domain name, you can submit a backorder through our trusted partner,
SnapNames. There is no upfront fee or risk to place a backorder. "
My question is, should I attempt to back order it or just keep waiting and
hope that I can pick it up when the expiration process is completed? Is
SnapNames a reputable company?

Opinions?

Thanks,
Sky

"Sky" <Skyblue@dslextreme.com> wrote in message
news:10soiq839fumi8d@corp.supernews.com...
> Greetings all,
> I have been monitoring a domain name for almost a 3 years now in hopes of
> purchasing it when it expires.(DEC 14, 2004) About a year ago, the url
> stopped pointing to webpage.
> I noticed today it changed it's Name servers to:
>
> NS1.PENDINGRENEWALDELETION.COM 216.168.225.129
> NS2.PENDINGRENEWALDELETION.COM 216.168.225.130
>
> Now when I go to the domain, it shows a page from Networksolutions saying:
>
> "If you are not the current registrant and are interested in getting this
> domain name, you can submit a backorder through our trusted partner,
> SnapNames. There is no upfront fee or risk to place a backorder. "
> My question is, should I attempt to back order it or just keep waiting and
> hope that I can pick it up when the expiration process is completed? Is
> SnapNames a reputable company?
>
> Opinions?
>
> Thanks,
> Sky
>

If you are willing to invest in the domain name beyond registration fees,
why not contact the owner and propose a purchase. I have done this for
clients in the past. I simply ask the client to put a value on the name
(business use, ego, whatever), and then negotiate the purchase. There are
even escrow services available so the transfer can take place under third
party control.

George

George King wrote:

> If you are willing to invest in the domain name beyond registration fees,
> why not contact the owner and propose a purchase.

If it's expired, then the OP may as well just put a snapnames request in
for it. If he asks the previous owner, who has let it expire, then they
might renew it and try to rip him off!

--
Dylan Parry
http://webpageworkshop.co.uk -- FREE Web tutorials and references

Sky wrote:
> Greetings all,
> I have been monitoring a domain name for almost a 3 years now in
> hopes of purchasing it when it expires.(DEC 14, 2004) About a year
> ago, the url stopped pointing to webpage.
> I noticed today it changed it's Name servers to:
>
> NS1.PENDINGRENEWALDELETION.COM 216.168.225.129
> NS2.PENDINGRENEWALDELETION.COM 216.168.225.130
>
> Now when I go to the domain, it shows a page from Networksolutions
> saying:
>
> "If you are not the current registrant and are interested in getting
> this domain name, you can submit a backorder through our trusted
> partner, SnapNames. There is no upfront fee or risk to place a
> backorder. "
> My question is, should I attempt to back order it or just keep
> waiting and hope that I can pick it up when the expiration process is
> completed? Is SnapNames a reputable company?
>
> Opinions?
>
> Thanks,
> Sky

FInd a back order place and go that way. Even then you may not get the
domain.

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