[BNM] Domain Backorders

[Steve]

Thanks Ben,

yeah I saw pool .. but I'm a bit dubious about them :-/

I tried DomainMonster before but the problem with them is although  
they only charge £10 extra for the backorder - they check your credit  
card just before they do the registration which slows the process  
down - hence being beaten to my last domain.

I have opted for Domainmonster one more time and also another service  
that takes pre-payment - Mtgsy.net - they also allow backorders  
of .co.uk domains. The advantage / disadvantage is of course - you  
have to pay in advance. So if you don't win you have a credit on your  
account.

If anyone knows of any others that are of note i'd be interested for  
future reference,

Steve



On 1 Feb 2007, at 14:00, Ben Scott wrote:

> hi steve -
>
> I'm just trying to backorder a domain myself, and this article
> <http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2005/03/how-to-snatch- 
> an-expiring-domain>is
> really good at explaining the pros and cons of the big three registrar
> companies. I'm going with pool.com - it sounds like there's a good
> chance they'll win it, and you only have to pay if they do - but  
> you do
> have to do through a dodgy sounding auction afterwards. I can't really
> recommend them though as its the first time i've ever done this. But I
> should find out in the next couple of weeks if they're any good, so if
> your domain expires after that, feel free to mail me.
>
> Oh, and don't do what I did: keep checking the whois to see if it's  
> been
> renewed yet. Apparently people use this data to choose domains to  
> go for
> - if they see someone really wants a domain they'll go for it  
> themselves.
>
> cheers, ben
>
> Steve wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> Can anyone recommend a decent company that I can use to backorder an
>> expiring domain? My usual registrar doesn't offer this service and
>> I'm wary of some registrars with their dodgy small print!
>>
>> I recently just used one company for this same purpose but lost the
>> domain to a bulk register company - so i'm hoping to use multiple
>> backorders to maximise my chances.
>>
>> Any suggestions welcome
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> (or as Sevan says, Steve the **** )  :-)
>>
>>
>>
>
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