How often do you just let domains expire?
 

I was just thinking that in the all the time that I have been registering domains that I think there is only one that I let expire and that was by mistake rather than design. Tons sitting there just doing nothing much but I still renew them each year.

How often do you just let domains expire?

I let a couple go every year that I know I won't do anything with.

When I got out of the business the first time I let a bunch expire cause I wasnt gonna do anything with em and they probably werent worth that much anyway.

Aside from my original domains (which were incredily stupid) I have never just let one expire. I intend on developing all of them, but I'd like to think those I don't get around to will have a resale value that covers the renewal fees paid over the years.

I admire your discipline.

I keep them all :)

some if they dont bring me any cash..

... never.

I let them go via sale or expiration, but I will not be buying anymore.

Only if I don't want 'em.

well, yes...

i usually sell for atleast reg fee rather than let it drop

I let a few drop every month...

mostly misspellings and really really bad names that I regged while stoned and thought were great at the time, lol...

however, there were a few that I regged back in 2001-2003 that I let drop and now wish I hadn't... oh well...

I've decided I have too many and I've been selling some and letting some drop...

I think I've only let 1 domain expire in my life!

:)

About every 3 months or so I let 5 to 10 go... Usually they are outdated or proven to be crap.

Only names for projects that I've either changed my mind about or might get to do in the future but could easily pick up something to suit it.

I let a couple of .us domains expire after I found out that the United States Department of Commerce was refusing to allow domain privacy services on those domains. Other than that, I don't let stuff drop. I did have a worthless domain that I registered by mistake (typing flail followed by failure to notice the error) that I wanted to drop, but I listed it for $5 on Namecheap's sales platform and it was gone in an hour.

I let expire a few every years... My registrar sends me about 10 remimders through... next time I'll probably delete them instead...

I cant let them expire!

I just cant! I know they will be worth-wild one day, else I would never had bought them :)

Or even worse ..somebody picks it up and makes a really successful site out of it.