For Sale ORG names dropping early?

[Bob]

Leafs.org dropped at an odd date. Almost a month early.

The old whois was:

Domain ID: D10133807-LROR
Domain Name: LEAFS.ORG
Created On: 13-Sep-1999 22:20:26 UTC
Last Updated On: 16-Aug-2003 13:48:53 UTC
Expiration Date: 13-Sep-2003 22:20:26 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar: NSI (R63-LROR)
Status: CLIENT HOLD
Status: PENDING DELETE - SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE
Registrant Name: SEE SPONSORING REGISTRAR
Registrant Street1: Whois Server:whois.networksolutions.com
Registrant Street2: Referral URL:http://www.networksolutions.com
Admin Name: SEE SPONSORING REGISTRAR
Billing Name: SEE SPONSORING REGISTRAR
Tech Name: SEE SPONSORING REGISTRAR
Name Server: NS17.WORLDNIC.COM
Name Server: NS18.WORLDNIC.COM



Notice how the create / expiration date was September 13. It went through the regular cycle (marked pending delete and dropped 35 days later), but the issue is that the name was marked as pending delete BEFORE the name was past expiration (i.e on August 16, it was marked for delete even though there was still one month of registration on the name).

I pooled the name LONG ago. At least one other person picked up on this as Pool grabbed the name and it is now in auction.

Just curious, does anybody have other names on their radar in the same situation, or was this a one-time mess-up deal? (Or perhaps the former owner instructed the registry to DELETE the name even though there was time on it as was the case with WWF.com).

-Bob

 

[Whois-Search]

Or has Pool made a mistake ? looks still in PENDING DELETE to me Bob

 

[Bob]

Pool make a mistake? NEVER. :laugh:

Anyway, it is in my auciton tab. I have noticed that PIR is not updating the WHOIS data as quick as they used to. Time will tell.

-Bob

 

[Whois-Search]

Domain ID101480524-LROR
Domain Name:LEAFS.ORG
Created On:20-Sep-2003 14:38:16 UTC
Expiration Date:20-Sep-2004 14:38:16 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:R57-LROR


Pool did get it but on the 20th

 

[checknme]

I have other names pooled like this. Won some already as well.