very interesting. i found this domain on a website called, "www.dots.org" which says it has lists of domains that have expired and the date they will be deleted. the list says the page rank of each domain and how old it is. i read thru their lists. i trusted them. i bought the domain today, it's "deletion" date. i see they were wrong on both counts. i will be sending them an email right away and from now on checking MYSELF rather than relying on others' figures. Sorry about this.