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Ask HN: Using GoDaddy's domain broker service for expired domains?

3 points by jdelman ↗ HN
There's a domain I'm interested in that appears to have already expired; its WHOIS information lists its status as `clientRenewProhibited`. Though the actual expiration is in a couple months, considering it was registered through GoDaddy, I have a feeling they will simply renew the domain themselves and then squat on it. When I go to register it now, GoDaddy claims it's taken, but they can use the "domain broker service" to help negotiate for it. Since the actual owner isn't in control anymore, I find this to be suspect.

Does anyone have experience using the GoDaddy Domain Broker Service successfully? Bonus points if you're using it on a domain that has already or is about to expire.

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phendrenad2
Don't they usually auction off expiring domains?
warrenm
I've never used the GoDaddy Domain Broker at all ...I've also only ever had bad experiences with GoDaddy

Have you tried using a different registrar to attempt to register the domain?

nivertech
I used it twice - both successfully.

Both times the expired domains were not registered with them.

The interface is antquated and hard to figure out/use.

Also they're expensive.

I guess it worked for me b/c these domain names weren't super popular. But both were good sounding relatively short .com domains.