whats the closest you've ever been beaten to a domain?

**tootie** · 03-04-2004, 03:33 PM

I thought of a domain one night and looked it up and it wasn't registered, but I needed to wait until the next day to register it and the next morning it was gone. I didn't tell ANYONE about the domain, but I noticed it was registered by someone I know! So my record is being beaten by about 9 hours.

**AdultNex** · 03-04-2004, 03:36 PM

These days, even on obscure domains, it's nearly impossible to register a domain unless you have a "special too'".

**tootie** · 03-04-2004, 03:40 PM

Oh yeah, and I forgot to mention, she registered it several months ago and it is still just parked at GoDaddy. I wonder if she'd sell it to me if I asked.

**slackologist** · 03-04-2004, 03:40 PM

nice sig!

to be honest.. i have never really taken much notice.. if it's gone.. i move on and look for something else i can work with.

**Profe$$orca$h_AJ** · 03-04-2004, 03:41 PM

Just had the same thing happen, although it was a matter of hours, I checked the name to make sure it was aval, Checked 3 other domains and when I went to register the first one, someone had already registered it.

Last time I do that!

**bhutocracy** · 03-04-2004, 03:50 PM

Originally posted by AdultNex
These days, even on obscure domains, it's nearly impossible to register a domain unless you have a "special too'".

hmmm.. i've got to admit im lost here - special tool?

**bhutocracy** · 03-04-2004, 03:51 PM

Originally posted by tootie
Oh yeah, and I forgot to mention, she registered it several months ago and it is still just parked at GoDaddy. I wonder if she'd sell it to me if I asked.

doesn't hurt to try..
i've been on the opposite side of this many times myself so it all evens out in the grand scheme of things

**SoundMan** · 03-04-2004, 03:52 PM

think i missed one by 1 hour or so..

**bhutocracy** · 03-04-2004, 03:52 PM

Originally posted by slackologist
nice sig!

to be honest.. i have never really taken much notice.. if it's gone.. i move on and look for something else i can work with.

yours isn't too bad either

no i'd rather complain and think about if i hadn't have planned and collated overture and wordtracker results for days before i buy a couple of dozen whether i could have got it!

**bhutocracy** · 03-04-2004, 03:59 PM

Originally posted by SoundMan
think i missed one by 1 hour or so..

an hour? damn... I remember they used to go so fast I thought the registrar was tracking my searches and regging them before I had a chance heheh. Now if it's something relatively obscure i generally plan out what i'll get over a day or two and buy a family of similar ones, this last lot were painting and art print domains with decent results in overture and wordtracker (although nothing to write home about).

**Ironhorse** · 03-04-2004, 04:04 PM

I was thinking about getting LEATHEROTICA.COM for about 3 months and the week I decided to get it, somebody snagged it. This was over 2 years ago and looks like they still haven't done anything with it -- http://www.leatherotica.com

**Jer** · 03-04-2004, 04:06 PM

I was thinking about registering this domain for some days, and when I went to register it was gone 10 fucking minutes before...

**Profe$$orca$h_AJ** · 03-04-2004, 04:08 PM

I am 100% sure godaddy must have someone watching to steal domains when you do a check to see if it is aval. I am not the only one who has had this happen..

**Jer** · 03-04-2004, 04:11 PM

Originally posted by Jer
I was thinking about registering this domain for some days, and when I went to register it was gone 10 fucking minutes before...

It was an .com.br domain, so I registered the .com version of it a few seconds later.

**Tight** · 03-04-2004, 04:12 PM

Originally posted by Profe$$orca$h_AJ
I am 100% sure godaddy must have someone watching to steal domains when you do a check to see if it is aval. I am not the only one who has had this happen..

Are you sure about that? It would be some serious fucked up shit if it is.

**Profe$$orca$h_AJ** · 03-04-2004, 04:14 PM

I am not the only one who has typed in a name and then minutes later goto register it to see it is unaval. I know a few people this has happend 2.

**doornx** · 03-04-2004, 04:17 PM

if you're after domains where people are sitting on try using expirefish (registerfly has a cheaper membership)

when the domain is dropped it's auto registered for you..great stuff

**sickkittens** · 03-04-2004, 04:19 PM

Originally posted by tootie
I thought of a domain one night and looked it up and it wasn't registered, but I needed to wait until the next day to register it and the next morning it was gone. I didn't tell ANYONE about the domain, but I noticed it was registered by someone I know! So my record is being beaten by about 9 hours.

That's happened to me twice in the past couple months.

**Ironhorse** · 03-04-2004, 04:29 PM

Originally posted by Profe$$orca$h_AJ
I am not the only one who has typed in a name and then minutes later goto register it to see it is unaval. I know a few people this has happend 2.

Yeah I've had this feeling before

whats the closest you've ever been beaten to a domain?

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