if they are expired/dropped you can just register them with any domain registrar, is that what you meant?
He would probably want a list of expired domains as well. And many expiring domains are auctioned off.
You can have a not bad list of expired domains here - http://bbs.bbs.ws/expired-domains/ If they are still free (most of them in fact are free), then you can register them via any registrar of your choice.
Very careful to buy expired domain. Almost will be penalized or some other problems. Good domains will not expired...
Yes, especially for dropped domain name check history of domain name because there might be possibility that the owner could have used the domain to spam or abuse and it is beyond to get repaired for SEO.
you can try to hand register or backorder via snapnames, namejet, pool and godaddy. finding expiring names is a breeze with the Pending Delete Domain Watcher by IPalert too.
if you do find a dropped list, you can check them here: As mentioned in another thread it a new tool im trying to get of the ground so would help to check it out and give feedback. http://domainnamehere.info It will check thousand of domains for availibility. Cheers
You can check the link in my signature. There, you will see lists of expiring domain names posted up every day. The lists are current and bang up to date. You can also check out http://TasteDrop.com To acquire dropping domains you could also buy the TasteDrop desktop software API application for a mere $70.00 - This piece of software is achieving excellent success and is rapidly gaining in popularity as an excellent drop catching tool. You'll find more details and the owner of that software at the forum link in my signature - simply look for my co-admin's name - Expron.