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Expiring Domain Names
Often we find other people have already registered the majority of good domain names. Another source for acquiring domain names is the expiry process where previous owners fail to renew their domain names and they become available for registration again. The process varies slightly by registrar but it generally goes hold (a hold on the domain for up to 45 days), then redemption grade period (30 days) and then finally pending delete (5-6 days depending on extension) after which the domain officially gets deleted from the registry. This was the standard process for the com/net/org extensions, other extensions generally are similar but each has its own intricacies and should be researched by anyone truly interested in pursuing them.
Recently domain registrars have decided to capitalize on this market and take the domain names of clients after they have expired and auction them off to the highest bidder. While not all registrars do this, a good many do and it can be a good source for acquiring new domain names. The full legal and ethical implications of doing such things aren't yet clear but it has become common practice in the industry.
The expiring (deleted) and pre-expiration (registrars selling clients names before deleting them) markets have combined and often you can search for both types of names from the same website. SnapNames (http://www.snapnames.com) is one of the largest intermediaries in the expiring domain name market and many of the best domains can be found there. Other companies worth noting are Pool (http://www.pool.com) and TDNAM (Part of Godaddy – http://www.tdnam.com). While the market is constantly changing, the easiest way to keep track of it all is through active participation in domain name related forums.

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