I know that a few years back this used to be an issue, because registrars were allowed to register domains for a brief period of time without actually paying fo

I know that a few years back this used to be an issue, because registrars were allowed to register domains for a brief period of time without actually paying for them [1]. This does sound pretty sketchy though. I'd check back in a few days to see if the domain has been released. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_tasting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_tasting