Hello,
After reading on this site I'm almost as confused as when I first started. :greensigh: I searched through posts but didn't find the exact info I need. I tried looking for answers in the Exprired Domains forum but don't have access to the posts. Any help would be very much appreciated for this one question I have.
I am starting a business and want a particular domain name that somebody had registered almost two years ago. I checked the history and they have done absolutely nothing at all with it in the time they've had it and it is set to expire at the end of next month. After looking on whois.com and researching the name of the individual it's registered to, I've surmised that the person intended to use it to start a business but never got around to it (as opposed to parking it with the intent to sell for a profit). The domain name itself isn't anything special and I doubt anyone is waiting to pounce on it like I am (but you never know). It's desirable to me because it ties in very well with the short sales pitch that I will be using for advertising and would be memorable to the people who see it.
I don't want to approach the person who owns the domain name because I fear that it will result in him renewing it or that he might try and sell it to me
for an unreasonable amount of money.
What way of attempting to obtain this domain name would give me the best chances?
In the glossary on this site, under "Renewal date" it states:
"...If the renewal date is allowed to pass without payment, the domain name becomes expired and will eventually drop."
From some of the posts I've read and what it says above, I wouldn't be able to simply snatch it right up on June 1st? Or can I?
I'm looking for the most surefire way to obtain this domain.
BTW - The below is a little bit of info from the whois page for the domain (if that helps):
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Domain Name: xxxxxxxxxx.COM
Registrar: INTERCOSMOS MEDIA GROUP, INC. D/B/A DIRECTNIC.COM
Whois Server: whois.directnic.com
Referral URL: http://www.directnic.com
Status: ACTIVE
Updated Date: 30-may-2004
Creation Date: 30-may-2004
Expiration Date: 30-may-2006
Record expires on 05-30-2006
Record created on 05-30-2004
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A big thanks to anyone who can help me out.
After reading on this site I'm almost as confused as when I first started. :greensigh: I searched through posts but didn't find the exact info I need. I tried looking for answers in the Exprired Domains forum but don't have access to the posts. Any help would be very much appreciated for this one question I have.
I am starting a business and want a particular domain name that somebody had registered almost two years ago. I checked the history and they have done absolutely nothing at all with it in the time they've had it and it is set to expire at the end of next month. After looking on whois.com and researching the name of the individual it's registered to, I've surmised that the person intended to use it to start a business but never got around to it (as opposed to parking it with the intent to sell for a profit). The domain name itself isn't anything special and I doubt anyone is waiting to pounce on it like I am (but you never know). It's desirable to me because it ties in very well with the short sales pitch that I will be using for advertising and would be memorable to the people who see it.
I don't want to approach the person who owns the domain name because I fear that it will result in him renewing it or that he might try and sell it to me
for an unreasonable amount of money.
What way of attempting to obtain this domain name would give me the best chances?
In the glossary on this site, under "Renewal date" it states:
"...If the renewal date is allowed to pass without payment, the domain name becomes expired and will eventually drop."
From some of the posts I've read and what it says above, I wouldn't be able to simply snatch it right up on June 1st? Or can I?
I'm looking for the most surefire way to obtain this domain.
BTW - The below is a little bit of info from the whois page for the domain (if that helps):
---------------------------
Domain Name: xxxxxxxxxx.COM
Registrar: INTERCOSMOS MEDIA GROUP, INC. D/B/A DIRECTNIC.COM
Whois Server: whois.directnic.com
Referral URL: http://www.directnic.com
Status: ACTIVE
Updated Date: 30-may-2004
Creation Date: 30-may-2004
Expiration Date: 30-may-2006
Record expires on 05-30-2006
Record created on 05-30-2004
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A big thanks to anyone who can help me out.