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Ask HN: Best registrar/service for backorders

4 points by manojlds 12y ago

A domain held by someone else is expiring soon (within a week.) I need to backorder and obtain this domain reliably. What are my options? What registrars/services have you tried and found to be highly successful in this regard? Any other suggestions? Thanks

tomcam 12y ago
I have use snapnames many times. You may consider it expensive ($70/pop) but it's so reliable that it's well worth the peace of mind for me.
rafaelm 12y ago
Always use multiple dropcathers, you don't want to place an order with Snapnames only and have Namejet catch the domain: Snapnames, Namejet, Pool.com, Pheenix and Dropcatch.com Place your backorder with those and you'll be sure to at least get in on the auction, if other people are interested in the same domain. You'll only pay if the service catches the domain.