[colug-432] buying a registered domain

[Joshua Kramer]

> Never do a domain search unless you are ready to buy immediately. By
> "immediately" I mean IMMEDIATELY.  I've found, for example, that
> searching for "surname.com" and not buying it immediately will result
> in someone ELSE buying the domain and stockpiling it.

This only happens if you do your searching on a shady registrar.  I always
use Register4Less and have NEVER had this happen, sometimes waiting as long
as a month or two to buy the domain I originally had an interest in.


On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 11:11 AM, Steve VanSlyck <s.vanslyck at spamcop.net>wrote:

> ... And I have to add one more comment, again based on my 'sperience.
>
> Never do a domain search unless you are ready to buy immediately. By
> "immediately" I mean IMMEDIATELY.
>
> I've found, for example, that searching for "surname.com" and not buying
> it immediately will result in someone ELSE buying the domain and
> stockpiling it.
>
> Thus isntead of paying $10 or $20 or $50, the domain is held hostage for
> $500.
>
> Just my $.02. YMMV... but don't bank on it.
>
>
>
> On 2/15/2014 11:00 AM, Steve VanSlyck wrote:
> >
> > In my experience, directly emailing the owner of the domain will have
> > no effect. I do believe however that if you make a certified offer
> > through the Rlregistrar then they may respond. "The reason is because"
> > the domain owner doesn't want to be accused of holding the domain
> hostage.
> >
> >
>
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