I am looking to purchase an older domain (already have one in mind) and I want to know how to tell if the domain was dropped and picked back up... Example: Creation date: 25 Oct 1999 10:20:35 Expiration date: 25 Oct 2007 10:20:35 Is the creation date the TRUE age? NOT DROPPED..... Thanks everyone!
Yes, the creation date is the date of registration. If they domain dropped in say 03 and someone registered it, the creation date would then be 2003. Just make sure to check the whois at the registrar's site for the domain for the most accurate information.
Effectively, once a domain drops, the details are all reset. Therefore by looking at the creation date you can see hom many years running the domain has been 'active'.
Not really. Check out whois on Auratek.com. It was dropped in October ~ November last year, but the reg date hasn't changed. This is just one of the many examples.
Do some research before buying and make sure the domain wasnt associated with any "shady" businesses, websites, etc.
ummm...how do you know it was dropped? I see domain never being dropped Administrative Contact, Technical Contact: Admin, Domain eCommerce Advertising P.O. Box 533 WB West Bay, Granc Cayman KY KY 1-345-925-1600 fax: null Record expires on 14-Sep-2007. Record created on 15-Sep-1989. Database last updated on 5-Jan-2007 00:00:59 EST.
I know cuz I was in the auction for it, LoL!! Do you want me to tell you the exact date and winnng bid of the auction?
was it like a pool.com auction.....or was it like afernic.com Cause sometimes auctions are just for names, and they don't have to be dropped to be in an auction... I personally have never seen a reg date NOT adjust to the re-reg date, I have bought over 1000 domains in the last 5 years
It was a snapnames.com auction. Pool.com sux and catches nothing but some .ca which snapnames is not qualified to capture. there are ALOT of dropped domains in my portfolios with original reg dates. FYI:
wow: Thanx for sharing ... This is interesting cause I have seen some many " aged " or old domains here for sale.....so then how is there a way to really tell...if the reg dates arent updated?
u'd hope that they are NOT updated. it doesn't bother you in any way. They are not considered to be "fake" as they are the true reg dates. The real reg date can be even older, because it can have changed in the previous drops (not so uncommon).
Well here's another question... What does "Updated Date" mean? Example... Updated Date: 19-dec-2006 Creation Date: 14-dec-1999 Expiration Date: 14-dec-2007