Catching a .co.uk domain?

[ian]

Understandable for you to be cautious, nothing wrong with that, but from those you've listed above, I know all of them, and would be confident enough using myself. Failing that, fall back to the list I and others provided you on the first page. As you said, some of them look the same, quite simply because they share the same platform, supplied by a very reputable member of this forum; they all operate independent, at different timings no doubt, so no harm booking with them all. As mentioned before though, if you start finding that the bids are getting increased, it means someone else is interested, in which case you might also wish to consider booking with some private catchers too. Good luck.

 

[metaphase]

Great, thanks ian.

 

[websaway]

Hi guys,

I've found a .co.uk domain which has expired and is due to drop in May.

The domain name is the same as my company name, so I'd really like to secure it.

Which drop catching services would you recommend for .co.uk domains?

I've registered with Dropcatch - but I've just read mixed reviews (including allegations of them stealing domains).

Keen to hear your thoughts!

Hi guys,

I've found a .co.uk domain which has expired and is due to drop in May.

The domain name is the same as my company name, so I'd really like to secure it.

Which drop catching services would you recommend for .co.uk domains?

I've registered with Dropcatch - but I've just read mixed reviews (including allegations of them stealing domains).

Keen to hear your thoughts!

Best impartial advice is
The person who's dropping the domain, if they are letting it drop, will often sell the domain for a reasonable fee. If your enquiry is genuine, I have no reason to believe it is not, that is the road I would go down. Find out who owns the name and ask if they would be willing to transfer the name to you for a fee.

 

[ian]

Best impartial advice is
The person who's dropping the domain, if they are letting it drop, will often sell the domain for a reasonable fee. If your enquiry is genuine, I have no reason to believe it is not, that is the road I would go down. Find out who owns the name and ask if they would be willing to transfer the name to you for a fee.

The negative affect of that could be them not realising, renewing, and holding the domain to ransom. Inclined to agree that it may be the best approach though.

 

[metaphase]

The negative affect of that could be them not realising, renewing, and holding the domain to ransom. Inclined to agree that it may be the best approach though.

I must say that's what I was worried about - they may feel it has no value but if I contact them it does have value! TBH we were just planning to register it when it became available but then when I read about dropcatching realised that might not be possible! Have registered with all the public ones and will see how we get on.

 

[Murray]

TBH we were just planning to register it when it became available.

If I were you id pick someone from this thread id found helpful and take a leap of faith and ask them if this is going to be a contested domain or not,

Regular members here are pretty trustworthy, if they were going to catch it anyway they already were, if not then you having a specific interest wont change anything.

 

[RobM]

If you want to PM me your username at UKBackorder I can look and see how likely it is - you have already backordered at my site and, as it's one backorder per domain, I couldn't benefit from any information (not that I would anyway).

 

[ian]

If you want to PM me your username at UKBackorder I can look and see how likely it is - you have already backordered at my site and, as it's one backorder per domain, I couldn't benefit from any information (not that I would anyway).

Take Rob up on that offer, seems the fairest way of at least discussing with someone, and Rob is a top bloke.

 

[timter51]

If it's the domain I think it is that was backordered on domaintree yesterday, I'd be amazed if you didn't catch it through one of us. It's not the kind of domain that many domainers would chase as an investment.

 

[bulkcorn]

Thanks a lot guys!

I actually hired a broker to approach the owner of the domain in October. They said they were keen to sell it, but after I gave them an offer they didn't respond. The broker tried again in November, but was told that the domain wasn't for sale and that the owner couldn't be bothered. I think they just put it in the too hard basket so it's unlikely that the owner will renew it before it drops.
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Hi there, if you PM me details, I can try a manual catch for you. You 120 GBP to Post-catch. Cheers.

 

[websaway]

Thanks a lot guys!

I actually hired a broker to approach the owner of the domain in October. They said they were keen to sell it, but after I gave them an offer they didn't respond. The broker tried again in November, but was told that the domain wasn't for sale and that the owner couldn't be bothered. I think they just put it in the too hard basket so it's unlikely that the owner will renew it before it drops.

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but should I be looking at a public catcher, or a public auction?

I'm sure the majority of private catchers are fine, but I'd just be gutted if a bad apple grabbed it!

"Just remember that if the domain has value, it will likely be chased by a number of TAG holders, so a bit of strategic thinking may be required."


So you hired a broker and that I assume would cost, you made an offer which was not responded to, that normally means the offer was not enough. Go directly to the owner and make an offer that corresponds to the value of the name to you. If the owner really has had an offer then It's unlikely that it's going to drop because you've already told him it has a value,so I'd get on with it, phone the owner and make another offer.

I'd say that the domain might fall into the category above...

What kind of strategy would you recommend based on the options below?

Public catchers recommended by Ian:

https://ukbackorder.com
https://pfukcatching.co.uk
https://dropped.uk
http://domainjunky.co.uk
http://drop.co.uk

Public auctions recommended by Ian:

https://backorder.premiumdomainnames.co.uk
https://catchdomains.co.uk
https://catchdrop.uk
https://www.catchtiger.com/en/

Dee's List:

https://ukbackorder.com
https://0001.co.uk
https://catchdrop.uk
https://catchdomains.co.uk
https://catch.domaintree.co.uk
https://ecatch.co.uk
https://backorder.premiumdomainnames.co.uk
https://catchit.co.uk/domains/login.php

 

[websaway]

I must say that's what I was worried about - they may feel it has no value but if I contact them it does have value! TBH we were just planning to register it when it became available but then when I read about dropcatching realised that might not be possible! Have registered with all the public ones and will see how we get on.

So who are you then if It's geebee's post ?

 

[metaphase]

So who are you then if It's geebee's post ?

I'm sorry I don't understand what you're asking?

 

[ian]

I'm sorry I don't understand what you're asking?

He's wondering how geebee became metaphase. I'm now wondering the same.

 

[bulkcorn]

geebee = metaphase, I think!

 

[metaphase]

He's wondering how geebee became metaphase. I'm now wondering the same.

Sorry I don't understand - I quoted geebee's post listing catchers in my reply as it seemed relevant. Subsequent posts from them seem to be asking about a different situation. I'm afraid I'm genuinely confused what you & websaway mean!

 

[ian]

Sorry I don't understand - I quoted geebee's post listing catchers in my reply as it seemed relevant. Subsequent posts from them seem to be asking about a different situation. I'm afraid I'm genuinely confused what you & websaway mean!

I assumed, and perhaps others did too, that you were following on from the original request, not talking about a separate request. I didn't even notice the OP wasn't you until websaway pointed it out

 

[RobM]

Maybe it's me then - I just assumed as it was a discussion thread that somebody else was posting in a similar vein with similar concerns/questions

 

[metaphase]

I assumed, and perhaps others did too, that you were following on from the original request, not talking about a separate request. I didn't even notice the OP wasn't you until websaway pointed it out

LOL nope, it's a totally separate request I just thought their post with list of catchers was useful and thus quoted it in my reply!

 

[ian]

Maybe it's me then - I just assumed as it was a discussion thread that somebody else was posting in a similar vein with similar concerns/questions

Ha, probably, I just didn't look and it felt like a continuation. Doesn't matter either way, hopefully both got the help they needed and good luck to them