Hi! New user here (please be kind!!)
There is a co.uk domain that I have had my eye on for a while, which finally got suspended a few days ago (the .uk domain is held by Sedo, who want ££££ and I'd rather have the co.uk domain anyway). Other than placing backorders with all the sites recommended in here (ukbackorder, domainjunky etc) is there anything else I can do?
And is it worth specifying a high opening bid on the sites that don't have a fixed fee, or should I just go with the minimum for now, and increase if they are successful and it goes to auction?
I've seen some private catchers in here offer their services. How long before domain is due to drop should I be approaching them (maybe you?!) to ask for help securing the domain, and what is a suitable amount to offer to make it worth their while? Is there a risk that some will also place backorders with the more popular sites and I will effectively end up in a bidding war with myself, or am I completely misunderstanding the system?
And yes, I've tried tracking down the current registrant. The domain is listed with one of the large cheap mass-market sites and has never been attached to a working website though, so not had any luck there, hence why I'm hoping to secure it via backorder...
Anything obvious that I'm missing?
There is a co.uk domain that I have had my eye on for a while, which finally got suspended a few days ago (the .uk domain is held by Sedo, who want ££££ and I'd rather have the co.uk domain anyway). Other than placing backorders with all the sites recommended in here (ukbackorder, domainjunky etc) is there anything else I can do?
And is it worth specifying a high opening bid on the sites that don't have a fixed fee, or should I just go with the minimum for now, and increase if they are successful and it goes to auction?
I've seen some private catchers in here offer their services. How long before domain is due to drop should I be approaching them (maybe you?!) to ask for help securing the domain, and what is a suitable amount to offer to make it worth their while? Is there a risk that some will also place backorders with the more popular sites and I will effectively end up in a bidding war with myself, or am I completely misunderstanding the system?
And yes, I've tried tracking down the current registrant. The domain is listed with one of the large cheap mass-market sites and has never been attached to a working website though, so not had any luck there, hence why I'm hoping to secure it via backorder...
Anything obvious that I'm missing?