Capital One lets capitalone.net go

[eurobangkok]

Even huge companies can fail to renew their domains. Capital One has just let capitalone.net expire and it is now at Pool auction.

The domain is registered at MarkMonitor, which I thought specialized in not letting a company's domains drop...

Do you think Capital One will try to get it back by legal means or buy it back quickly? Or maybe they don't care?

[TheLegendaryJP]

Its a trap

I recall other names continued to drop only to be wipo'd over and over again.

[eurobangkok]

Yes, they will probably WIPO. But I was thinking maybe they would feel embarrassed by the drop and buy it back quickly before someone (non-domainers) noticed.

Its a trap

I recall other names continued to drop only to be wipo'd over and over again.

[urlurl]

i noticed it to - not worth the hassel buying it. Are you sure Captial One owned it before?

[eurobangkok]

i noticed it to - not worth the hassel buying it. Are you sure Captial One owned it before?

Yes, they owned it, and they have .org .biz .info .mobi and .us also at MarkMonitor. That is what makes it a bit strange that it was allowed to drop... But I agree, not worth the hassle.

[urlurl]

unless you legal name was Mr. Capital One - then you might have a chance...maybe... hehe

[eurobangkok]

unless you legal name was Mr. Capital One - then you might have a chance...maybe... hehe

Yeah, or create Cap It Alone, Inc

[urlurl]

perfect! - slang for "leave guns alone" you could start a community involvement site preeching the dangers of hand guns...

[CureCancer]

im going to name my CAT Capital One, would that work

[urlurl]

i already named my kids: VISA, Disney and Ford - just incase they drop...)

[eurobangkok]

Maybe the WIPO/ADR decision wouldn't be so certain after all ;-)

[urlurl]

you think they would have had it set for auto renew

here's an idea - what if i owned a Capital one card - would that make it ok

[eurobangkok]

you think they would have had it set for auto renew

here's an idea - what if i owned a Capital one card - would that make it ok

I'm not sure they will accept that argument

[katherine]

It's sad to see people placing backorders and bidding for domains that in the end are neutered and unusable.

[Fearless]

This makes MarkMonitor look like a joke.

[italiandragon]

it`s a .net , anyone can go after and have a right to it, if Google drops its Google.com does not mean automatically they can have it back, it depends on what use you do with it and the fact that they dropped it its a very bad point on any future claim

[DomainsInc]

worthless domain. its not worth much to the company, and they can easily get it back if they want it.

[copper]

This makes MarkMonitor look like a joke.

Yeah.
How much do MarkMonitor charge to let domains drop?

MarkMonitor site says...

With MarkMonitor experts covering both strategic and tactical brand protection efforts on your behalf, your team is free to focus on other critical activities.

[katherine]

it`s a .net , anyone can go after and have a right to it, if Google drops its Google.com does not mean automatically they can have it back, it depends on what use you do with it and the fact that they dropped it its a very bad point on any future claim

Really ? Feel free to bid on it and we'll see

Yeah.
How much do MarkMonitor charge to let domains drop?

Maybe CO did not pay the renewal bill in spite of multiple reminders... one clerk may have thought why pay for stuff that we don't use

[CureCancer]

It's sad to see people placing backorders and bidding for domains that in the end are neutered and unusable.

Agreed