Hello, I have a question regarding registrar practices. Last night, I found three names that I planned to register but got tied up helping another DP member until 4AM and thought the names would be safe for a couple hours. Well, when I woke up this morning I checked the domain names and all 3 were registered. This is no coincidence, because this has happened to me before at GoDaddy.com. I wrote Parson and he told me that he does not sell the list. I suspect that for each domain name that is unregistered the registrar tracks the registration and sells the lists to third parties. For example if I search for domain sex.com and it is available but not registered it shows on the list. Third parties use the list to register available names. I am pissed to say the least, because these registrars are gouging too. Registering the names and offering them as premium names for overvalued prices. Comments?
I personally have never had this problem. I have tried domains found that they were available a few days later to a week later. It is possible that the ones I was thinking of were not of highest quality for them to be interested in them. Also you must remember how many people buy domains on an hourly basis. Is it possible that perhaps someone else had the same idea at some time during that time and decided to register them?
People can believe all they want registrars are conspiring to sell lists or what not, and some registrars will consistently say they don't sell lists or what not. That's all there is to it. But...isn't it generally the burden of the one making the claim to demonstrate it somehow? The registrars didn't start that.
yeah,, I also had this expirience before but I thought it was because somebody had the same idea with me.. There is around 100K domain registration each hour al around the world