It’s rare, but does happen. The domain name: PGR.NET has hit pending delete & is scheduled to drop on: Feb 3rd – Tomorrow! It will be interesting to see who snags it & what the final bid price will be. I’m guessing Pool or Snapnames grabs it. Maybe namejet. It’s a loss for the owner & onlinenic.

Domain Name: PGR.NET
Registrar: ONLINENIC, INC.
Whois Server: whois.onlinenic.com
Referral URL: http://www.OnlineNIC.com
Name Server: NS2.ONLINENIC.NET
Name Server: NS3.ONLINENIC.NET
Status: pendingDelete
Updated Date: 28-jan-2010
Creation Date: 19-nov-2001
Expiration Date: 19-nov-2009

According to DNMeter.com, the domain will drop around (+-5mins): 2:09 PM CST on Wednesday.

Apple’s Steve Jobs today unveiled the iPad. iPad is Apple’s latest revolutionary take on what a Tablet PC should be like. Jobs states that the new tablet is best for reading books, watching video & playing games.

One of the things that caught my eye was how the tablet doesn’t have a keyboard. You simply use the screen as a touchpad. Very much similar to how the iphone works via a touchpad screen.

While competitiors are rushing to keep up, Apple’s ipad is truly innovative. Job’s panned the idea of merging the newton with a tablet PC. The iphone, ipod touch and the new ipad are all combinations of both ideas.

The Apple iPad tablet price will start around $499 USD. It depends if you purchase the ipad bundled with a wireless carrier. There’s also talk about offering premium TV channel / movie broadcasts for about $30 USD per month extra.

Similar products such as the kindle, smart phones, netbooks and other technologies on the horizon will need to act & think fast to keep up these news. Apple being an innovator has set a new pace for the tablet community.

Experts doubt that Apple will fail with this new ipad. Even if Apple does fail, it will open the road to introduce more products that will trailblaze what the ipad started.

Onlinenic.com has had some past with copyright infringing domains. In the upcoming drop lists, the domain name: flikr.net has managed to be one of the drops that caught my eye.

I have been working on a new tool & monitoring the spikes of views on the drop lists. Sure enough – as far as I can tell, this domain will be dropping on Tuesday December 29 2009. It will be funny to see what happens.

Note, this is a typo of flickr.com – but people have issues spelling it.

Here’s a snapshot of the whois:

Registrant Details

Domain Name: FLIKR.NET
Registrar: ONLINENIC, INC.
Whois Server: whois.onlinenic.com
Referral URL: http://www.OnlineNIC.com
Name Server: NS1.PARKED.COM
Name Server: NS2.PARKED.COM
Status: pendingDelete
Updated Date: 23-dec-2009
Creation Date: 10-aug-2005
Expiration Date: 10-aug-2010

Interesting Details:

Words: flikr
Appraisal: $27,000
Search Results: 2,810,000
Search Ads: 0
PageRank: 0
Overture: 2339
Alexa Traffic Rank: 12,340,774
Alexa Trend: 10,974,303
Dmoz Listed: No
Avg. CPC: 4.22
Avg. Search Volume: 90,280

Another one that caught my eye was: GeoCitys.net:

Registrant Details

Domain Name: GEOCITYS.NET
Registrar: ONLINENIC, INC.
Whois Server: whois.onlinenic.com
Referral URL: http://www.OnlineNIC.com
Name Server: NS1.PARKED.COM
Name Server: NS2.PARKED.COM
Status: pendingDelete
Updated Date: 23-dec-2009
Creation Date: 20-jul-2004
Expiration Date: 20-jul-2010

I remember the old geocities.com, but not sure I would spell it like that. Maybe something else was in their train of thought since the names are aged.

Unfortunate however, the domains will lose their age upon drop on Tuesday at 1pm CST & it will be a mystery who picks them up if anyone, or if they are returned – until it happens.

I captured these 3 domains today:

wedlin.com
gazeboes.net
permissions.us

That’s all I was chasing for today & managed to grab 100%. Wedlin.com doesn’t look promising at all. My hope is to sell it to an end user. Perhaps someone with the surname Wedlin may become attracted to the domain or was waiting for it to drop. Maybe not.

Gazeboes are popular & the domain should at least double reg fee in a year minimum based on sponsored advertiers / ad spots – weather parked or developed. Permissions I picked solely based on the Estibot appraisal which was over $500.

I really thought about two other domains expiring: grades.net & rangers.net. However, last minute I pulled these out. Looks like at least one was backordered & secured. Both were instantly taken nonetheless.

I was able to secure these domains on the drop today:

berrettas.com
pewits.com
sarsens.com
gleets.com

Probably not the best selection, but for reg fee @ Dynadot.com, I’ll keep them & see what happens. The quality in the drops just seems to get better by the day

Have fun drop catching!

Well, I managed to narrow down my list of drop catching to a feasible amount. I originally had collected a lot of domains to chase, but filtered out all the garbage to this list:

mixeurs.com
minuscula.com
vittoni.com
transferred.us

Nothing special & I’m not particular about: transferred.us as the US extension has been stinking in my opinion lately. Also Mixeurs.com, the chance of making it big would require a lot of non-usa traffic & the small traffic from the US, probably won’t help someone with a “mixer” of some sort.

Just sharing my list, I won’t get mad if you manage to hand reg some, but at least give me some credit. I always go into drop catching thinking I ain’t gonna get Jack. A lot of the time, I do catch stuff, store it & then a buyer comes along.

It’s a beautiful feeling to connect with the right end user & supply what their online business thrives – which is usually the right domain. For what they’re trying to do & you helped them out.

These two domains are dropping tomorrow & I am going to try & chase.

jacket.com
stubby.us

Stubby.us doesn’t concern me, but Jacket.com is nice. I am sure many have backordered this domain, but since the drop is public & anyone can grab it, I’m going to try. I’m sure I won’t grab it. But if I do, it would be awesome.

This is one of those “weird” domains that every drop catcher complains about. The whois is fuzzy & so is the origin of the domain. The current registrar is Tucows which will be releasing the name real soon. The major forums would tell you to backorder at NameJet, Snap & Pool.

However, note this.. Here is a copy of the whois:

Domain Name: JACKET.COM
Registrar: TUCOWS INC.
Whois Server: whois.tucows.com
Referral URL: http://domainhelp.opensrs.net
Name Server: DNS1.IN2NET.COM
Name Server: DNS2.IN2NET.COM
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Updated Date: 13-oct-2009
Creation Date: 31-jul-1997
Expiration Date: 30-jul-2011

Ok, so according to dnmeter.com, Jacket.com will drop around 1:51PM CST.

Tucows has a status of: clientTransferProhibited which should be pending delete.

I’ll make sure to keep an eye on it, but the domain will probably drop. It has to since Verisign has it on it’s drop list for tomorrow.

I have been up to my neck in code the past few days & month. Almost getting to the end of the tunnel. My drop catching software was originally written over 3 years ago. It’s time for upgrading & enhancing the products I sell. For one, the number one complaint was that the Dynadot API tool was just to slow! This then inspired radical changes to the all my other drop catchers & how they work and perform.

As many of you may know, DNMeter.com has proven to be a reliable source for the daily expiring domain’s drop order. So why not add that to my drop catching software? Knowing the time & order a domain will drop gives you a 99% chance over the other guys randomly guessing & abusing the whois servers & API’s or registries.

So I’m glad to announce within a couple weeks all previous versions of my drop catching software will be dnmeter.com enabled. Furthermore bulk processing will be a breeze for bigger accounts & tracking of who got what. For now it will be served as first come first served – all back orders treated separately giving you control over your own API’s on your own connection, single and multiple account management with a drop catching panel that’ll be SSL secure for anonymity & your security.

More on this to follow asap. I just wanted to pop my head out of so much work – say hello & make some cool tools for serious drop catchers to use with ease. More updates on the way!

Any advice feedback or otherwise on the subject is appreciated. Especially if you use my software already & would like something added on or that can be tweaked.

Here’s a simple list I compiled that contains many 1 word dictionary .net drops. These will drop on Tuesday Oct 6th 1pm CST / 2pm PST / EST. There’s no need to backorder any of these domains in my opinion – if you’re fast enough, sometimes slow enough, the domains can be easily captured by hand without the frenzy to backorder or get arthritis from clicking the “checkout” button too many times.

recalling.net
concordat.net
distinguishes.net
naumachia.net
deodorization.net
uncommenced.net
figurize.net
unexercised.net
nonmechanical.net
intempestivity.net
balatong.net
cumic.net
oraler.net
zollie.net
perched.net
preferring.net
severely.net
myringotomy.net
arched.net
coldness.net
narrower.net
supplementing.net
hardmouthed.net
lactone.net
glorify.net
reinforces.net
glittered.net
joyously.net
digitally.net
morganize.net
pictury.net
retrofire.net
deign.net
recheck.net
dragontail.net
ramseys.net
livys.net
nogas.net
lakelander.net
unisulcate.net
granivorous.net
persists.net
unestablished.net
gestured.net

Since they’re .net’s sometimes the names don’t get taken at all, or hours later pass before getting snatched up by the traffic tasters.

I’m not too turned on by most of these expiring .net drops, but I am going to monitor them. Out of all the digging around & lookups, the .com drops didn’t look too apealing for tomorrow. It’s been a while since I’ve seen a bunch of .net 1 word dictionaries drop at the same time. Maybe I’m not paying attention in the right spots. For some domainers .net seems to lives on as the economy re-establishes itself.

Keep in mind as well that sometimes .com 1 word dictionarys drop too & can be hand regged the same way these .net’s are dropping. You just have to be fast & try to set your standards / profit margins / attention for end user sales.

Try to set your standard appropriately – not too low that you are wasting hard earned money on hand regs that suck with zero resell value, But more so like picking the gems from the rough. They’re in there for you to snatch & profit from.

I recommend you checkout: www.savespell.com they provide free comprehensive lists. They put my lame lists to shame because they have a dependable public service. The various filters help too for instant filtering & monitoring.

Anyways, I hope you enjoy the .net drop list.

Today I chased 2 domains & I snagged them both! I haven’t been chasing much these past few days, but expect to kick it up a notch this week. I also wanted to put the lists at dnmeter.com to the test & make sure the accuracy is there for all you fellow drop catchers.

So far so good. The domains I was chasing were:

Snuffies.com & Afflick.com

I didn’t do any research on these & simply eye balled them out from the dnmeter list. I thought oh cool, Snuffies can be a brandable domain. First came to mind that this name qualifies as a brandable for a product or establishment. So I added it to my drop catcher. I like Afflick and thought of Surname. Not like Ben Affleck – no typo intended – but last names are hard to grab. Perhaps the spelling Afflick isn’t as popular, but I added it anyways.

I didn’t think I stood much of a chance. I noted the drop times. Snuffies was dropping around 1:41pm & Afflick around 2:16pm. So I waited & watched. Sure enough 1:42pm rolls by & I get the Dynadot email that the order has finished & I now own Snuffies.com

I waited over 30 minutes & decided to also hand chase Afflick.com. As it’s drop time was getting closer, so were my refresh intervals. Finally around 2:22pm, the domain dropped. I tried regging it by hand, but got beat. I thought for sure GoDaddy or Snap grabbed it, but to my surprise, my own Dynadot API I was running on the side caught it for me.

So It was a good day drop catching for me. I hope yours was too.