some people list unregistered domains

[duskdawn]

just found out some people list unregistered domains at sedo and afternic which have never been registered before. When I regged, I could not add to the my sale portfolio because it is already listed by others.
These guys usually bet on those 3 letter domains and list all the availible ones and when somebody offered a price, he simply reg it and by that means he saves himself a lot money. :approve:
HOWEVER, i think it is against rules. What do you think?

 

[slavahosting]

definately agaisnt rules, cause the TOS say you must be the owner of a domain to list it for sale.

 

[DNjet]

Sedo checks every domain for ownership when you list the domain , those must be leftovers from before they started doing this.

 

[Theo]

Just report them. Usually Afternic falls prey to this; Sedo's automatic (and then manual) mechanism verifies listing ownership from the WHOIS - it must match the account holder's info.

 

[seeker]

sedo has being verifying for age. the only possible scenario at sedo is if it was regged, entered into the system, and the the name was dropped.
I had a few of those, and then they just verifi ownership and place it in your account.

 

[mkx]

You just have to wait for the whois to update to your information and email sedo to let them know your the new owner.