How long before this domain is available?

Well I found an expired domain I wanna grab..I did a whois on it and noticed this:

Registrar: GO DADDY SOFTWARE, INC.
Status: PENDINGDELETE [expired, cannot be renewed; will be available within 0-5 days]
Dates: Created 18-aug-2005 Updated 30-oct-2006 Expires 18-aug-2006
DNS Servers: PARK9.SECURESERVER.NET PARK10.SECURESERVER.NET PARK29.SECURESERVER.NET PARK30.SECURESERVER.NET

i'm curious it says 0-5 days but since it expired 18th of august how come it takes so long? Also..how often should I be checking to see if its available? I really wanna grab it..two times a day? three times a day? Thanks in advance!

 

Count 5-6 days from its last updated date. That's approximately when it'll be
available.

 

thanks Dave! ...how often should i be checking its availability? midnight on the 5th and 6th day?..once? twice? three times a day? Thanks!

 

Check as often as you can. If it's a good domain it will get snagged.
If it's worth it to you - you can try and get it on snapnames.com

 

It should be available on somewhere around 6-7nov as it was last updated on 30th oct . Check as often as you can as you are looking kinda eager to grab this one

 

cool.

you must be really anxious.

but you might be disappointed if you don't get it.

 

yes I am kind of anxious..I just want to know when the best time to check for availability is so I can try and get it before someone else does..

 

in that case.. check it as often as you can . good luck . hopefully , you will get it

 

I think there's a span of 4 hours when all the expired domains get released everyday. But the chances are that snapnames.com and other dropcatching companies will grab it if someone else has backordered it. They have their automated systems and keep hitting for a specific domain for it to drop.

Moreover, if the domain was earlier booked by network solutions, it'll first be grabbed by snapnames.com sice the 2 have an assciation.

I suggest you backorder the domain on major dropcatchers to ensure you at least get to be in the later bid if it happens. And keep trying to book it yourself too.

 

are there websites that post soon to be expired domains?

 

thanks for the info guys..yea likely i think they are some websites..Im gonna keep a close eye out for it

 

It seems that you are a newbie in this field..
You should read this article and there are some tips about snatching expired domains.Worth a read