domain suspended should i contact the owner?

goldmercury · 21-02-2011, 09:26:53 PM

I believe the owner is not going to renew a .co.uk domian which is 6 years old and was never developed into a site. I was just going to catch the domian however the niche the domain belongs to is quite competitive.

I am now in 2 minds, should I contact the owner and ask if he'd transfer to me? The domain is 6 years old which means google will put some good weight on the age.

Or should I just catch it when it drops? Problem is the weight of the age in google serps will be reset, but if I contact the owner it might alert them to the domain becoming dropped....

What would you do?

aZooZa · 21-02-2011, 09:30:49 PM

Book it for when it's supposed to drop. Also call Nominet and ask them if they know of any reason why it shouldn't drop as normal.

fish · 21-02-2011, 09:39:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goldmercury

What would you do?

Forget the 'weight' google might give it, age on it's own won't rank it ( & until you own it, it's immaterial ).

Step 1 is to acquire it, if you 'must have' the domain then by whatever means is necessary.

wb · 21-02-2011, 10:03:11 PM

From experience, a lot of the time people who are letting domains drop don't realise they are expired and will want to renew them if they find out. They will then either a) not want to sell or b) want a price far exceeding market value.

This is a big generalisation of course, and it's difficult to predict without doing some investigating into the domain. How good is the domain? Are you familiar with the tags of some of the main domain holders and catchers? It may have been left to expire deliberately to create interest before getting renewed.

aZooZa · 21-02-2011, 10:07:37 PM

The main question is whether you think a domain will drop (or has not dropped) according to the Nominet guidelines. If under certain well-known tags, best forget it.

mat · 21-02-2011, 11:25:51 PM

I once emailed/rang a company offering to buy their expired domain name for �500. Was told they were keeping it and to not waste my time...

Then to my horror I watch as it drops and gets caught by "ONE OF YOU ON THIS HERE FORUM" who now is holding it at ransome

Rob_F · 21-02-2011, 11:30:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mat

I once emailed/rang a company offering to buy their expired domain name for �500. Was told they were keeping it and to not waste my time...

Then to my horror I watch as it drops and gets caught by "ONE OF YOU ON THIS HERE FORUM" who now is holding it at ransome

Go on, who was it?

- Rob

wb · 21-02-2011, 11:31:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mat

Then to my horror I watch as it drops and gets caught by "ONE OF YOU ON THIS HERE FORUM" who now is holding it at ransome

Happened to me with the fairly recent 'traders' drop - I had made a good offer as well

aZooZa · 21-02-2011, 11:34:19 PM

Mat tell all. What's the domain? Nobody here with a grain of integrity would care? I can tell you that we (DS) have xxx unclaimed domains - some of which we are renewing. Getting sick of it. Just had one bitching about an Oct 2010 domain (booked/caught) not transferred lively. Go figure.

mat · 21-02-2011, 11:59:41 PM

Its fine. It was my initials, so a three letter .co.uk

I wanted it, but not for the kind of money the catcher wants for it now.

Just a shame that the company dropped it in the first place (It was their companies initials aswell) and didnt sell it to me before it dropped if that was their intention.

Makes me feel like hitting Ctrl-Alt-Del

21-02-2011, 09:26:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
goldmercury Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 4 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	domain suspended should i contact the owner? I believe the owner is not going to renew a .co.uk domian which is 6 years old and was never developed into a site. I was just going to catch the domian however the niche the domain belongs to is quite competitive. I am now in 2 minds, should I contact the owner and ask if he'd transfer to me? The domain is 6 years old which means google will put some good weight on the age. Or should I just catch it when it drops? Problem is the weight of the age in google serps will be reset, but if I contact the owner it might alert them to the domain becoming dropped.... What would you do?

21-02-2011, 11:25:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
mat Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hampshire Posts: 3,328 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 40)	I once emailed/rang a company offering to buy their expired domain name for �500. Was told they were keeping it and to not waste my time... Then to my horror I watch as it drops and gets caught by "ONE OF YOU ON THIS HERE FORUM" who now is holding it at ransome __________________ Mathew.co.uk - Follow me on Twitter here

21-02-2011, 11:59:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
mat Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hampshire Posts: 3,328 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 40)	Its fine. It was my initials, so a three letter .co.uk I wanted it, but not for the kind of money the catcher wants for it now. Just a shame that the company dropped it in the first place (It was their companies initials aswell) and didnt sell it to me before it dropped if that was their intention. Makes me feel like hitting Ctrl-Alt-Del __________________ Mathew.co.uk - Follow me on Twitter here

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21-02-2011, 09:30:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
aZooZa Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,980 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 46)	Book it for when it's supposed to drop. Also call Nominet and ask them if they know of any reason why it shouldn't drop as normal.

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wb Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,922 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 29)	From experience, a lot of the time people who are letting domains drop don't realise they are expired and will want to renew them if they find out. They will then either a) not want to sell or b) want a price far exceeding market value. This is a big generalisation of course, and it's difficult to predict without doing some investigating into the domain. How good is the domain? Are you familiar with the tags of some of the main domain holders and catchers? It may have been left to expire deliberately to create interest before getting renewed.

21-02-2011, 10:07:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
aZooZa Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,980 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 46)	The main question is whether you think a domain will drop (or has not dropped) according to the Nominet guidelines. If under certain well-known tags, best forget it.

21-02-2011, 11:34:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
aZooZa Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,980 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 46)	Mat tell all. What's the domain? Nobody here with a grain of integrity would care? I can tell you that we (DS) have xxx unclaimed domains - some of which we are renewing. Getting sick of it. Just had one bitching about an Oct 2010 domain (booked/caught) not transferred lively. Go figure.