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Examiner.com up to $126,000 as some wonder about what’s going on with the name

October 29, 2019 by Raymond Hackney

Examiner.com

Examiner.com is now up to $126,000 on GoDaddy auctions. While the auction is going on, one Namepros member spotted something.

The former domain name that was tied to the email address for examiner.com was registered two days ago. Domains@clarityDG.com was the admin email for examiner.com. After being owned for a year by Huge Domains of all people, the domain dropped again and was registered on 10/27.

CatchDeleted wrote:

Examiner.com came up in Godaddy expired auction and bid is swelling up like anything.Meanwhile we were trying to get the domain through legitimate owner.Noticed that last registrant is domains(at)claritydg.com (A media company based in Denver,CO). We sent out an email with proposal and it bounced! Checked the domain name and realized it was just registered yesterday 10/27. I am sure whomsoever registered has malicious intents to grab the domain name through this method.How do we ensure this does not happen and any one who gets it get it in fair way.

Now GoDaddy updated their terms a couple years ago for domains registered at GoDaddy.

Starting Dec 4, the following changes will happen to expired domain names:
* After Day 5 of expiration, DNS, email, hosting, redirecting and any other DNS-dependent services will be interrupted and stop working.
* After Day 30 of expiration, domain names are no longer able to be renewed or transferred away.

But as Brad Mugford and others pointed out,

If the auction schedule is not being changed, it means it will still go to auction on day 26. That gives the registrant 4-5 days after it goes to auction where they can still renew it.

The bidding here has been going on for 3 days, whether GoDaddy would fall for a trick of being duped by a former email is doubtful but who knows? Whether the name can still be renewed is up in the air. Joe Styler and Paul Nicks have been pinged in the Namepros thread.

Here is the current bidding, Bidder 10 and 24 driving up the price. Is GoDaddy sure they can pay like Joe Styler told us about Dispute.com but yet they took a $27,000 haircut. Everyone is looking at this auction and GoDaddy better be on their game to make sure things go smoothly. Rollbacks like YMCDN.com are not a good look for the company or the domain industry.

Bid Date Bid Expires Bidder Bid Amount
2019/10/29 01:55 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 10 $126,000
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/29 01:39 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 24 $125,000
Comment:
2019/10/29 01:55 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 24 $121,000
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/29 01:55 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 10 $120,000
Comment:
2019/10/29 01:54 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 24 $116,000
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/29 01:54 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 10 $115,000
Comment:
2019/10/29 01:39 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 24 $111,000
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/29 09:37 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 10 $110,000
Comment:
2019/10/29 01:39 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 10 $109,250
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/29 01:39 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 24 $108,250
Comment:
2019/10/29 01:39 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 10 $107,250
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/29 01:39 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 24 $106,250
Comment:
2019/10/29 01:39 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 10 $105,250
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/29 01:39 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 24 $104,250
Comment:
2019/10/29 01:39 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 10 $103,250
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/29 01:39 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 24 $102,250
Comment:
2019/10/29 09:37 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 10 $101,250
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/28 04:03 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 11 $100,250
Comment:
2019/10/29 09:31 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 10 $100,000
Comment:
2019/10/29 09:31 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 11 $91,000
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/29 09:31 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 10 $90,000
Comment:
2019/10/29 09:31 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 11 $86,000
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/29 09:31 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 10 $85,000
Comment:
2019/10/29 09:30 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 11 $81,000
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/29 09:30 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 10 $80,000
Comment:
2019/10/29 06:05 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 11 $73,666
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/29 06:05 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 6 $72,666
Comment:
2019/10/28 03:54 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 11 $71,666
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/28 03:54 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 4 $70,666
Comment:
2019/10/28 04:05 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 11 $69,666
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/28 04:05 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 5 $68,666
Comment:
2019/10/28 04:03 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 11 $67,666
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/27 08:33 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 20 $66,666
Comment:
2019/10/27 08:33 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 20 $60,250
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/27 08:32 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 7 $59,250
Comment:
2019/10/27 06:03 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 11 $58,250
Comment:
2019/10/27 08:31 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 7 $57,999
Comment:
2019/10/27 08:31 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 11 $56,999
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/27 08:31 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 7 $55,999
Comment:
2019/10/27 08:31 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 11 $54,999
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/27 08:31 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 7 $53,999
Comment:
2019/10/27 08:31 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 11 $52,999
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/27 08:31 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 7 $51,999
Comment:
2019/10/27 08:31 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 11 $50,999
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/27 08:31 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 7 $50,499
Comment:
2019/10/27 08:31 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 11 $49,999
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/27 08:31 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 7 $49,499
Comment:
2019/10/27 08:30 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 11 $48,999
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/27 08:30 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 7 $48,499
Comment:
2019/10/27 08:30 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 11 $47,999
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/27 08:30 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 7 $47,499
Comment:
2019/10/27 08:27 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 11 $45,999
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/27 08:27 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 7 $45,499
Comment:
2019/10/27 06:12 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 11 $20,249
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/27 06:12 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 2 $19,999
Comment:
2019/10/27 06:12 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 11 $19,138
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/27 06:12 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 2 $18,888
Comment:
2019/10/27 06:03 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 11 $18,250
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/27 05:48 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 13 $18,000
Comment:
2019/10/27 12:28 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 11 $17,750
Comment:
2019/10/27 09:04 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 20 $17,500
Comment:
2019/10/27 12:28 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 11 $17,500
Comment:
2019/10/27 12:28 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 20 $17,250
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/27 12:28 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 11 $17,000
Comment:
2019/10/27 12:15 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 20 $16,750
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/27 12:15 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 19 $16,500
Comment:
2019/10/27 11:46 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 20 $16,250
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/27 11:46 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 18 $16,000
Comment:
2019/10/27 11:40 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 20 $15,750
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/27 11:40 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 18 $15,500
Comment:
2019/10/27 10:55 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 20 $15,250
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/27 10:55 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 17 $15,000
Comment:
2019/10/27 09:04 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 20 $11,500
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/27 12:58 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 9 $11,250
Comment:
2019/10/27 12:21 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 3 $11,000
Comment:
2019/10/27 12:05 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 15 $10,750
Comment:
2019/10/26 11:02 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 3 $10,500
Comment:
2019/10/27 12:05 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 15 $10,500
Comment:
2019/10/26 11:02 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 3 $10,250
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/26 09:24 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 15 $10,000
Comment:
2019/10/26 11:02 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 15 $9,600
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/26 11:02 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 3 $9,500
Comment:
2019/10/26 11:02 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 15 $9,200
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/26 11:02 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 3 $9,100
Comment:
2019/10/26 11:02 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 15 $8,600
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/26 11:02 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 3 $8,500
Comment:
2019/10/26 09:24 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 15 $8,100
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/26 05:48 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 3 $8,000
Comment:
2019/10/26 09:24 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 3 $5,712
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/26 09:24 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 15 $5,612
Comment:
2019/10/26 09:24 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 3 $5,512
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/26 09:24 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 15 $5,412
Comment:
2019/10/26 09:10 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 3 $5,312
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/26 09:10 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 8 $5,212
Comment:
2019/10/26 05:48 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 3 $5,112
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/26 04:33 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 17 $5,012
Comment:
2019/10/26 04:33 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 17 $3,383
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/26 01:45 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 12 $3,333
Comment:
2019/10/26 04:32 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 12 $1,237
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/26 04:32 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 17 $1,212
Comment:
2019/10/26 01:45 PM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 12 $1,187
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/26 10:30 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 1 $1,162
Comment:
2019/10/26 10:30 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 1 $1,161
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/26 08:21 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 23 $1,136
Comment:
2019/10/26 02:55 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 16 $1,111
Comment:
2019/10/26 03:47 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 19 $1,100
Comment:
2019/10/26 03:12 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 16 $1,075
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/26 03:12 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 22 $1,050
Comment:
2019/10/26 02:55 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 16 $1,025
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/26 01:46 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 22 $1,000
Comment:
2019/10/26 01:46 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 22 $510
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/26 01:46 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 21 $500
Comment:
2019/10/26 01:46 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 21 $25
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/26 01:38 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 22 $20
Comment:
2019/10/26 01:38 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 22 $15
Comment: Automatic Bid
2019/10/26 12:45 AM (PDT) 2019/11/05 09:21 AM (PDT) Bidder 14 $10
Comment: Bid placed by Back Order process-Bulk

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About Raymond Hackney

Raymond Hackney has been involved with domain names since 1997. One of the most prolific writers in the domain industry and founder of TLDinvestors.com and 3Character.com

Comments

  1. Jay says

    October 29, 2019 at 4:42 pm

    seems like a 7 fig domain. If it goes ‘smooth’, wonder why the owner dropped? There are people that look up whois then threaten violence to get the domain they want in the past, even on namepros. Point is, domain will probably go for a lot less than it would under ‘less shady’ circumstances.

  2. Domain Attorney says

    October 29, 2019 at 5:10 pm

    I’ll bet you this domain sells for at least 25% below the auction closing price!

    Another “haircut” is on the way folks!

  3. David says

    October 29, 2019 at 6:15 pm

    It’s crazy to think that someone noticed the administrative domain/email address used for Exam****.com was available for hand registration.

    And then they regged it, recreated the admin email for Exam****.com and attempted to access the registrar account using password recovery.

    The things people do. Not sure if it’s smart or dumb.

    • MikeH says

      October 29, 2019 at 11:21 pm

      for 6 figures, people do much worse for a fraction of that. To think they could get away with it is another story.

  4. Brad Mugford says

    October 29, 2019 at 6:30 pm

    At this point, you can’t really trust the final GoDaddy auction prices.

    It will almost certainly actually sell for some amount well under the winning bid.

    Brad

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