How Do I get my name URL back?

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by mberman84, Jun 16, 2008.

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    i had my name matthewberman.com registered, but i let it expire and someone else picked it up. is there any way to get it back??
     
    mberman84, Jun 16, 2008 IP
  2. allout

    allout Prominent Member

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    How much is it worth to you? The only way is to offer the new owner some money for it. Chances are since it is not developed, they will want to make a profit from selling it. That is the only way to get a hold of it for sure. Otherwise, you will have to wait till it expires and hope they do not renew it.
     
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    mberman84 Peon

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    bah...this may be one of the dumbest things ive done...let my own name expire:(
     
    mberman84, Jun 16, 2008 IP
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    LoCo Well-Known Member

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    i dunno aswell how much it is worth to you, you may ask them for a price, and consider to register your name as trademark, costs 230$, that way they have to give it to you, dunno if its worth that much for you
     
    LoCo, Jun 16, 2008 IP
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    tobycoke Well-Known Member

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    A trademark will cost way more than that, take years, and registration cannot be used to reverse-hijack an existing domain.

    The WHOIS shows no details except "on hold" but the domain is for sale at SEDO:
    http://www.sedo.com/search/details.php4?language=us&domain=matthewberman.com
     
    tobycoke, Jun 16, 2008 IP