buying a domain name that has been already taken by an another domain site? (1 Viewer)

[chicky_pie]

I went to 'go daddy' and i wanted a domain name, so i searched if what i wanted was available, turns out it was already taken, but to my surprise it was registered to an another domain company called 'affordable webhosting advertising'. So how could I get it? do I wait till it expires which would be soon, or is there any other loophole to buy it out?

 

[Aeriff]

you can wait until it expires, however after the expiry date it enters a 60 day (from memory) redemption period where it cannot be re-registered by anyone except the original owner. after that time, it is fair game.

or you could get in touch with the owner of the domain and make them an offer.

 

[iRuler]

see if you can buy it off them, might be something like $500 tho, maybe more.

 

[nevery]

The owner would most likely want to re-register. Your best bet would be to contact the person that is renting the domain and see if they will sell it to you. Could cost you quite a lot. Are you sure you want THAT domain name? Not even a little varient - it could save you a lot of money.

 

[xpertboy]

I had the same problem a few years ago with a domain name I needed. Godaddy said if I paid them $50 dollars they would try to contact the domain owner or company to see if they could negotiate a buyout for me. I paid the fee but they weren't able to do anything. I waited till the domain name expired but it automatically renewed so that option was out the door. I eventually contacted the company to negotiate buying the name and they seriously jacked up the asking price to about $800. I got fed up and abandoned the buyout attempt. Try contacting the company that owns the particular domain you want, some people are less greedy than others and might offer to sell it for a very low price if you negotiate well. Good Luck.

 

[dslme]

Your best bet would be to just wait for it to expire, rather than trying to contact the owner. I've found that if you do try and contact them about it, they will have seen that someone wants this domain and will re-register it.

See when it expires with a quick WHOIS lookup. (try Who.is: Whois, Website, Domain Name, and IP Tools - Who.is)

 

[Neal Caffrey]

yer i was trying to buy sex.com the otehr day but someone had it damn mit@@!