Backordering?

Cianos

Hey,
There's a domain I'd like to get, and according to its Whois its status is 'pending delete'.

I've read a bit about back ordering but I'm unsure what the best way to do it is. Does Blacknight do a backordering service?

I read somewhere that by registering a backorder you encourage others interest in the domain thus making it unlikely that you'll end up with the domain?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

mneylon

We currently don't offer a backorder service (it's on the ever-growing TODO list)

Cianos

Ok, that's a pity. Can you recommend how I should go about acquiring the domain? I checked it out on the wayback machine and it's essentially been an empty page for years. It's also not a domain that would seem attractive unless you thought it specific and functional to the website it's for, which I do

mneylon

The best solution would be to use SnapNames

Cianos

The domain on snap names is showing as Available Soon but the minimum bid is $59. What's the chance of my bid attracting interest and it becoming a lot more expensive than it has to be if I used an alternative method? Or is
there an alternative method?

Thanks

mneylon

Snapnames and others will do it from that price. You won't get it cheaper.

The only thing is to see if it will be fully deleted, but there is a risk it will be picked up by someone else