[CPWG] Reminder: ACTION/CPWG by Today 23:59 UTC: Comment on Metrics

[Lutz Donnerhacke]

>From John McCormac:
> Gesendet: Freitag, 25. September 2020 15:43
> On 25/09/2020 14:11, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond wrote:
> > Could you please explain this? They register deleted domain names - for
> > themselves? - and are *not* retail registrars? I thought the function of
> > a registrar is to sell to domain name registrants either directly or
> > through agents?
> 
> Deleting domain names have some value, Olivier,
> Some of that value is in their search engine backlink profile and then
> there's the value of the domain name for resale purposes.
> 
> The drop catchers/auction sites take pre-orders on domain names and then
> they try to register these deleting domain names. The domain names will
> then either go to the person who placed the order or to auction if there
> are multiple back orders or the domain name is considered to be of high
> value.

The main purpose of registering deleted domain names is to resell them to a previous owners, which missed the renewal dates of the registry. Recovering a accidentally lost domain name is paid very well by those who want to stay in business.

Just saying.