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    Why do names drop during redemption period

    I noticed for awhile that sometimes when I bulk search domains there will be a couple names I want that are now available, I immediatley go to whois and check and usually it just expired or went into redemption or went into pending delete. This for me has been a good thing because sometimes I monitor and get the names after a month or two or a few days.

    I wonder if it is because I just searched that domain as whois is updating and it shows available for moment.

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    I'm not sure the whois checker you use is reliable.
    NameNewsletter.com - free lists of available domain names
    ZoneFiles.net (beta) - ccTLD and gTLD droplists

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    I only use GoDaddy bulk check. I am not complaining because it gives me a heads up. It only does it with names that have updated in whois in the redemption period. Just wondering why.

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    Domain availability check at GoDaddy is not reliable, it doesn't look like they do live queries.
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