namewinner extended auctions and "grabbing" domain name

Khashyar · Jul 30, 2004

Hi Everyone,

I had an experience recently where there was a domain name that was in the extended auctions at namewinner...

However, I was monitoring that same domain name at godaddy.com, and godaddy sent me an email saying that there was a change in the status of the domain name and that its status had been changed to "active."

However, the registrar listed was not namewinner who renewed the domain name, it was another compay:

The registrar has been changed:
OLD: DOMAINPEOPLE, INC.
NEW: COMMUNIGAL COMMUNICATIONS LTD

Is there any chance that a domain name in namewinner's extended auction was not really "grabbed" by namewinner?

I also came across this infor from namewinner's website:

2. Extended Bidding
The Extended Bidding Period lasts for 72 hours unless the domain is not successfully grabbed. If no bids are placed between 9:55-10:00AM on the third day after a domain is successfully grabbed the person with the highest bid will be awarded the domain.

What does it mean that the auction will last "for 72 hours unless the domain is not successfully grabbed."?

Thank for your feedback,

Khashyar

Hi Everyone,

I just found out that namewinner also captures domain names through partner registrars, and so a domain that is in an extended auction might be registered to one of their partners during the extended auction period.

Khashyar

mole · Jul 31, 2004

Namewinner never "grabs" any names, you auction for the "hope" that they might grab it. In the past, that hope translated into as high as 30& you might get the name. Today, Namewinner gets close to squat on any good names.

Khashyar · Jul 31, 2004

mole said:
Namewinner never "grabs" any names, you auction for the "hope" that they might grab it. In the past, that hope translated into as high as 30& you might get the name. Today, Namewinner gets close to squat on any good names.

Is this true even for the extended auctions?

I know this is true when you search for a name that is about to be deleted. But my understanding is that once a domain is deleted, and namewinner claims that they have "grabbed" a domain name and placed it in the extended auctions, then the winner of the domain actually does receive the domain.

This is what a support person from namewinner wrote me...

Khashyar