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Best way to get domain you want from someone...?

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Re: Best way to get domain you want from someone...?

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Post by CyrusL »

greenxc wrote: post #9
CyrusL wrote: post #7

I imagine this is the kind of question that HN sees a lot. I don't spend tons of time here, but considering the responses so far, I think my input is will be not be redundant. I am a domainer with ~$500,000 in purchases under my belt, which means I am experienced but not one of the "big guys." First of all, there is no single best way to get a domain that you want. There are techniques that tend to work better in som…

Thank you for this in depth answer. I would really appreciate your input since you know quite a bit. What is your email so I can send you some specific information?

Hey, sorry I thought I put it in there. It is cyruslohrasbpour AT gmail dot com. I have no idea if I can help getting you the domain but I can try to give you some perspective.

Re: Best way to get domain you want from someone...?

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Post by greenxc »

voytekg wrote: post #12

Not the original poster, but wanted to follow up... I want a domain that expires on Nov. 11... What's the best service to use to "reserve" the domain as it's going through the expiration process?

From the research we have done places say to backorder on the three biggest sites and you only get charged when one of them gets it so you don't lose anything by doing it on all three but it gives you the biggest chances. The sites are namejet, snapnames and pool

Re: Best way to get domain you want from someone...?

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Post by voytekg »

greenxc wrote: post #13
voytekg wrote: post #12

Not the original poster, but wanted to follow up... I want a domain that expires on Nov. 11... What's the best service to use to "reserve" the domain as it's going through the expiration process?

From the research we have done places say to backorder on the three biggest sites and you only get charged when one of them gets it so you don't lose anything by doing it on all three but it gives you the biggest chances. The sites are namejet, snapnames and pool

Awesome, thanks for letting me know! :)
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