Dry Spell is Over - Domain Names Dropping!

[chatcher]

[deleted]

 

[Mr Webname]

Really? From the Deleted Domains list and others I thought today's drops were less than for weeks!
Where have you been finding them?

 

[dotNetKing]

ditto

p.s. MrWebname, I really like your avatar. Not sure if the other message I posted about this actually got sent.

 

[dotNetKing]

Well done chatcher!!

I think you deserve a prize.

Will DNF 20 do?

 

[Mr Webname]

chatcher
Well done, glad you got one - here's hoping a few more fall over the next few days!

dotNetKing
I like it too - ageing hippy as I said on another thread

 

[dotNetKing]

Right chatcher.

I assumed the only way you could know was if you had picked it up, but I was wrong.

How long before we find out who picked it up through whois? I think it is quicker now than it used to be.

 

[Mr Webname]

AMERICANRIDERS.COM

Not dropped yet - still Pending Delete and with a Snap on it.

 

[stuff]

Originally posted by Mr Webname
AMERICANRIDERS.COM

Not dropped yet - still Pending Delete and with a Snap on it.

whois hasen`t updated yet, I think it dropped today, check tomorrow again

 

[dotNetKing]

Originally posted by Mr Webname
Not dropped yet - still Pending Delete and with a Snap on it.

I don't think it is possible to tell if it has dropped until you see an updated WHOIS showing that it has or hasn't dropped. Any WHOIS you look at now will be the old information, unless you happen to find the "new" registrar, and it is one that does an instant update. (many don't).

Snapnames don't take the snap off for something like 12-24 hours, I think, so that is no way of telling.

Anyway, that's how I understand it.

 

[dotNetKing]

Originally posted by stuff

I think it dropped today, check tomorrow again

What makes you think it dropped, or is that a secret? ;-)

 

[UKPro]

Ladies and Gentleman - the wait is not over from where I am sitting

 

[stuff]

Originally posted by dotNetKing


What makes you think it dropped, or is that a secret? ;-)

chatcher said "The reason I know it dropped is that I was trying to register it with a script and it went from unavailable to available, then back to unavailable before I could get it. (Happens a lot with the particular registrar I was using.)"

If it`s true, the the name dropped, and why would he lie?

 

[dotNetKing]

Thanks stuff.

I just thought you had some additional evidence. Sorry everyone.

 

[Mr Webname]

Originally posted by dotNetKing


I don't think it is possible to tell if it has dropped until you see an updated WHOIS showing that it has or hasn't dropped. Any WHOIS you look at now will be the old information, unless you happen to find the "new" registrar, and it is one that does an instant update. (many don't).

Snapnames don't take the snap off for something like 12-24 hours, I think, so that is no way of telling.

Anyway, that's how I understand it.

All of the lists I can check up to 4pm today show that it is still Pending Delete and awaiting a drop. I will be interested to see what whois shows tomorrow. I'm not a betting man but I would be very surprised if its dropped yet.

 

[DropWizard.com]

The 25th did drop today.

Our success notices are out already.

Gordon

 

[dotNetKing]

medslist.com

Was on pendingdelete status and was available when I checked.

Well done chatcher for being the first to post a sighting of a drop under the new system.

Prize on its way

 

[DropWizard.com]

I don't think it is possible to tell if it has dropped until you see an updated WHOIS showing that it has or hasn't dropped. Any WHOIS you look at now will be the old information, unless you happen to find the "new" registrar, and it is one that does an instant update. (many don't).

Not so. As someone pointed out above it's not uncommon to see a name pop as available and gone again before you an register it.
Especially if you're using a two step registrar or a desktop script. Although it's unlikely you'd ever see a top name that way.

Also if you think you know which registrar might have gotten it you can always do a telnet to the registry to check the name and see if it's now in their local db.

Gordon

 

[dotNetKing]

Thank you Gordon.

Point taken. I've learnt something new today.

 

[jingle]

What's the big deal about americanriders.com? A snap costs about $50 to $70. I'd say TheRiders.com is just as good for $60. Well, i had it at $60 until just now when I decided to change it to $100. I think it must be the psychology about getting a domain on a drop. I guess if you get a domain on a drop, you get the feeling of "winning" something.

 

[jingle]

Ok, thanks .. well, I haven't been trying for dropping domains for months as I figure the quality of most of them must be very poor and the few good ones that do make it to the delete stage probably have about 100 people trying for each one of them. I had some snaps on some decent ones but hardly any made it to the delete stage and snapnames couldn't get the few that did. That was a couple of months ago. Well maybe I'll spend some more time looking for domains to try to use up my snaps. I've got about 10 left.