Backordering domains....

[aphex]

Anyone ever use one of these services? How much was it and did it work?

 

[aphex]

anybody anybody?

 

[speg]

Im using Snapback right now, the domain expired on Jan 29th, and it should be available to buy sometime this month. It's a little on the expensive side, but if you want to insure you get that domain I think it's a good way to go. We'll see how it work in a week or two...

 

[aphex]

Hmmm, well i remember seeing one for $20, but i dunno....

Lemme know how it goes 🙂

 

[Eli]

How does that work? I mean.. It won't work for all domains, will it?

I would like to place a hold on www.microsoft.com. 😛

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Eli
How does that work? I mean.. It won't work for all domains, will it?

I would like to place a hold on www.microsoft.com. 😛

You put down some money for a company to keep an eye on a domain for you (typically for a year). As soon as it becomes available, they are supposed to register is for ya... Useful for domains expiring soon that you really want....

So no, you cant get microsoft.com 🙂

 

[JEDI]

hehe...it;s possible that big companies forget to renew! i worked for a billion $ corp in the IT dept, and one day we cant get to our homepage.

found out that our 3 year subscription was over, and noone remembered to renew. we got it renewed. but if someone was backordered it, we would have been in deep trouble.