tucows dropcatcher

[rin]

i'm new to this.
There's a domain i'm interested in. I want to hang on and see if the owner doesnt renew - in the whois, it says:
Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC.
Who do i register a backorder with - with Twocows themselves? or do they have a different dropcatcher?

and if i'm registered with their dropcatcher, do i also need to register backorders with other companies - the 'biggies'?
thanks.

 

[col]

As far as I know they don't have any exclusive deal with any drop catchers. I guess the best thing would be to backorder it at the large places like Snapnames, Pool and Enom.

 

[nonstop]

No need to backorder with other companies. Go to http://www.tucowsauctions.com/ and read help, especially timing considerations.

http://resellers.tucows.com/documentation/domainauction/enduser/about_bidding_on_a_domain.htm

Good luck.

 

[rin]

thanks

 

[ministr]

Yes, tucows has its own auction.

 

[galileo5]

Hello. I have a similar question, as I'm new as well.

There is a domain that already expired on April 14. The registrar is TUCOWS.

I was planning on bidding on this domain through TUCOWS, but according to its rules (http://resellers.tucows.com/documentation/domainauction/enduser/about_bidding_on_a_domain.htm), the auction period ends 36 to 38 days after expiry. That period has obviously ended.

What do I do now? How would I know if someone had attempted to bid on this domain? I also understand that the registry drops the domain after 70 to 75 days after expiry.

I was under the impression that you bid on the domain after the 70- to 75-day period, but apparently that's not the case.

My final question is this: Let's say nobody bid on this domain, how can I still get it?

Thanks for any help.