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<blockquote data-quote="GeorgeK" data-source="post: 2343516" data-attributes="member: 357"><p>The .com domain name has likely expired, and would probably get deleted:</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/gtld-lifecycle-2012-02-25-en[/URL]</p><p></p><p>One needs a bit of sophistication at reading the WHOIS details, to detect this (since even after the name has expired, 1 year is added to the expiry date, making it look like it might have been renewed).</p><p></p><p>Some registrars will auction an expiring name <strong>before</strong> it gets deleted. Others will delete the domain name and various drop catching companies will compete to try to register desirable domains first immediately after they're deleted, and often they too will try to auction the domain name (depending on their business model).</p><p></p><p>So, you should check various marketplaces to see whether it's an expiring domain name at auction:</p><p></p><p>e.g.</p><p></p><p>sedo.com</p><p>tdnam.com (i.e. GoDaddy)</p><p>dropcatch.com</p><p>namejet.com</p><p>snapnames.com</p><p></p><p>You need to check all the marketplaces, since there isn't a central clearinghouse for expired domains.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes less ethical people try to find buyers for deleting domain names before they've even acquired them, to try to get a "sure thing", without disclosing that they're not even the current owner. Those are perhaps the folks who've been contacting you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GeorgeK, post: 2343516, member: 357"] The .com domain name has likely expired, and would probably get deleted: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/gtld-lifecycle-2012-02-25-en[/URL] One needs a bit of sophistication at reading the WHOIS details, to detect this (since even after the name has expired, 1 year is added to the expiry date, making it look like it might have been renewed). Some registrars will auction an expiring name [B]before[/B] it gets deleted. Others will delete the domain name and various drop catching companies will compete to try to register desirable domains first immediately after they're deleted, and often they too will try to auction the domain name (depending on their business model). So, you should check various marketplaces to see whether it's an expiring domain name at auction: e.g. sedo.com tdnam.com (i.e. GoDaddy) dropcatch.com namejet.com snapnames.com You need to check all the marketplaces, since there isn't a central clearinghouse for expired domains. Sometimes less ethical people try to find buyers for deleting domain names before they've even acquired them, to try to get a "sure thing", without disclosing that they're not even the current owner. Those are perhaps the folks who've been contacting you. [/QUOTE]
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