Ive just read this topic in the ICANN website about domain tasting and i think its really bad that companies are doing this; But i dont fully understand will it affect us buying domains?? Once they are dropped do they go straight back on sale?? Kieran
Yes, they become available again. With some registrars, if you search the availability of a domain name and do not register it right away, within a day or two, you will find that it has been registered. Check back after 3-5 days...you may find that it is available again. That is a good indication that the registrar is engaging in "domain tasting". I thought that the 5 day grace period was abolished earlier this year to end the practice. I'm not sure whether or not is has been, but I think it eventually will. .
I hope it will do because its bad if you search for a domain and it comes up as in use you search for a new. Does this mean that most of the domain that are free to be used are ones that have been used for domain tasting and are not wanted?? so were getting leftovers.
ya, its in the process of being changed... apparently.. I think there was a grace period on that decision though.. either domain tasting or peeps dropped them.. or they could have been ones that peeps searched but didn't decide to buy... they should all show up in the additional domain examples area... usually.. I ended up getting a dropped domain that I caught through backorder when I realized that it was switching hands about every 3-5 days... puremonopoly.com... I was recently offered $50,000 for the domain this month... not taking it though ... a couple months ago I was offered $1,000,000 from someone I know (relatively) for it! lol... I'm not selling it... ^_^ Its in the process of being developed... puremonopoly is one word in economics meaning roughly total control in the market mechanism with extreme barriers to entry where one producer controls the market for supply of a product.. the 5 day grace period isn't always so effective for domain squatters/tasters... I kind of like it... it gives the rest of the domains more value b/c supply is less.. so demand for domains... particularly .com's rise..
tasting has really diminished since the new icann fee structure and 10% allowance of total reg's rules went live. the playing field was definitely far from level before and has improved for us little guys.
I don't think domain tasting is going anywhere. ICANN just started charging registrars for domain returns... if they ended domain tasting they lose out on tons of money.
I've heard many stories of domain tasting, most of them at godaddy. The only registrar I trust to check a domain's availability if I'm not planning to register it immediately is namecheap.