What happens when you backorder a domain?
Backordering a domain means placing a bid on a domain name that you want for your website but is already owned by someone else. You place a bid for that domain name hoping that the current owner will not be renewing their registration and ownership of it and that it will soon be up for grabs and that you will have it.
What is backorder service?
A backorder is an order for a good or service that cannot be filled at the current time due to a lack of available supply. The item may not be held in the company’s available inventory but could still be in production, or the company may need to still manufacture more of the product.
How does drop catch work?
With ‘Drop Catch’, getting a new domain name is technically a race between you and others who are interested in that name. When you search on some sites to check if a domain name is available, those sites will also quickly register (as drop catch) those domain names for you so you can’t get it anywhere else.
What is backorder GoDaddy help?
A domain backorder is a service that helps you attempt to acquire a domain when it becomes available for registration. Purchasing a backorder also includes a Domain Monitoring membership, a GoDaddy Auctions® membership, $10 USD toward your first auction bid, and one year of domain name registration.
How long do backorders usually take?
about 14 days
Though it depends on the company and product, backordered items generally take about 14 days. The customer pays for the item, and then the company or supplier is responsible for keeping them updated on the delivery timeline.
Does backorder mean out of stock?
An item on backorder is an out of stock product that is expected to be delivered by a certain date once it is back in stock. Businesses will often still sell products on backorder with the guarantee to ship them to the buyer once their inventory has been replenished.
How do I place a back order on GoDaddy?
Set up domain backorders
- Log in to your GoDaddy Domain Control Center.
- Select Buy & Sell > Backorders and Monitoring.
- Select Add Backorders.
- Select Public for the backorder type.
- Select I have read and agree to , then select Next.
- Enter the domain(s) you want to backorder (one per line), then select Next.
What happens to my backordered domain when it goes to auction?
Backordering doesn’t actually force the domain to auction. It has to actually lapse – the person/ company who owns the domain may continue it uninterrupted, and not bothered by petty you. You can always bid for the site. Just because it’s not a fully-fleshed site doesn’t mean the owner doesn’t want it.
What happens when I backorder a domain on dropcatch?
There are two potential outcomes for when a user backorders a domain on DropCatch. If that user is the only one to backorder a domain, they pay $59 and the domain name is theirs, but if multiple people place backorders on the same domain, then the domain goes to a public auction.
How does backorder bidding work?
The first person to place a backorder on a particular domain will be given the opening bid through their backorder purchase with no additional cost. Users will also be instantly notified when multiple people are interest in and bidding on the same domain name, and when the domain name expires and becomes available for auction.
What is backorderzone and how does it work?
Now listed under NamePal, BackorderZone allows users to place proxy bids for unavailable domain names through domain auctions. Their backorder services come with keyword monitoring features, pending domain statistics, and the ability to bulk add domains. NamePalBackorderZone also allows users to better manage their domain.