I am confused how to get a hold of this domain.

[hitboy]

Ive been trying to buy a domain name for years now a specific one that is. It seems that it is owned by register.com which makes no sense to me because the domain is completely unrelated and has to do with a specific name that is not famous what so ever etc. I am wondering do domain companies really buy up domains if they think that someone will register them so they can profit from it down the road.

Meaning if i search for a domain and don't buy it will they buy it so I cant have it? lol

[puremonopoly]

Ive been trying to buy a domain name for years now a specific one that is. It seems that it is owned by register.com which makes no sense to me because the domain is completely unrelated and has to do with a specific name that is not famous what so ever etc. I am wondering do domain companies really buy up domains if they think that someone will register them so they can profit from it down the road.

Meaning if i search for a domain and don't buy it will they buy it so I cant have it? lol
If it says that its owned by register.com usually it isn't ACTUALLY owned by register.com. Usually the reason this happens is when a registered owner decides to make a private registration.

PM me the domain name and I'll contact the owner for you or at least get you a contact phone, etc. Don't write the domain name on here or someone might pwn you! 0_o

[puremonopoly]

Ive been trying to buy a domain name for years now a specific one that is. It seems that it is owned by register.com which makes no sense to me because the domain is completely unrelated and has to do with a specific name that is not famous what so ever etc. I am wondering do domain companies really buy up domains if they think that someone will register them so they can profit from it down the road.

Meaning if i search for a domain and don't buy it will they buy it so I cant have it? lol

...for your other question. If you search for a domain but then don't buy it... yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Someone will buy it bulk. They get the entire list of domains people are searching to buy and BAMMMMMM!!!!! you've been PWNED!*:eek:

[hitboy]

...for your other question. If you search for a domain but then don't buy it... yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Someone will buy it bulk. They get the entire list of domains people are searching to buy and BAMMMMMM!!!!! you've been PWNED!*:eek:

Yes thats what I heard lol that doesnt sound good

[Colleen]

...for your other question. If you search for a domain but then don't buy it... yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Someone will buy it bulk. They get the entire list of domains people are searching to buy and BAMMMMMM!!!!! you've been PWNED!*:eek:I've heard about this myself, I do my searches at namecheap.com though and it's never happened to me, so luckily, it's only some of them doing it. I heard if it's reported to ICANN enough, the registrar can get into serious trouble...

[puremonopoly]

I've heard about this myself, I do my searches at namecheap.com though and it's never happened to me, so luckily, it's only some of them doing it. I heard if it's reported to ICANN enough, the registrar can get into serious trouble...I was doing a search to buy a domain at GoDaddy.com way back when they were in start-up... I typed in a bunch of names I didn't expect to get... one word .com's... they were all taken except one that was something like... house.com or houses.com or trucks.com or something that's searched a lot... I hurried through the checkout but when I went to pay for it the screen went to ERROR 404... I refreshed the page and... ...POWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!! I checked the whois database and was like, "NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The domain was just bought through a GoDaddy.com server... When I was checking out I noted no GoDaddy.com 'backorder... that happened to me with snowboarding.com... I felt like capturing the domain anyways... but, ahhhhhhhhh... that would have been messed up. After that I've been really stealth ^_^ about acquisitions.

[puremonopoly]

I was doing a search to buy a domain at GoDaddy.com way back when they were in start-up... I typed in a bunch of names I didn't expect to get... one word .com's... they were all taken except one that was something like... house.com or houses.com or trucks.com or something that's searched a lot... I hurried through the checkout but when I went to pay for it the screen went to ERROR 404... I refreshed the page and... ...POWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!! I checked the whois database and was like, "NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The domain was just bought through a GoDaddy.com server... When I was checking out I noted no GoDaddy.com 'backorder... that happened to me with snowboarding.com... I felt like capturing the domain anyways... but, ahhhhhhhhh... that would have been messed up. After that I've been really stealth ^_^ about acquisitions.*Note: I still say GoDaddy.com is the best all the way around... at a time however, they had their issues.

[hitboy]

i hate them all now i cant trust any lol recently ive been checking through whois lol

[Fka200]

I was doing a search to buy a domain at GoDaddy.com way back when they were in start-up... I typed in a bunch of names I didn't expect to get... one word .com's... they were all taken except one that was something like... house.com or houses.com or trucks.com or something that's searched a lot... I hurried through the checkout but when I went to pay for it the screen went to ERROR 404... I refreshed the page and... ...POWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!! I checked the whois database and was like, "NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The domain was just bought through a GoDaddy.com server... When I was checking out I noted no GoDaddy.com 'backorder... that happened to me with snowboarding.com... I felt like capturing the domain anyways... but, ahhhhhhhhh... that would have been messed up. After that I've been really stealth ^_^ about acquisitions.

snowboarding.com taken in 1997.....