Is there any particular way that you can purchase a name after they dropped without involving a company to purchase it for you. I mean it sucks that you have to cut into your profit margins if you have to pay someone else to buy it? Is there anyway to bypass the middle man?
You can't bypass the middle man if you want premium names; those are snatched up and auctioned off by professionals.
The domains usually drop from the registry at a particular time of the day. If the domain is non-premium you can register it if you are quick.