Una vez ha expirado un dominio, puedes hacer backorder desde las diferentes plataformas que existen para ello. Si varias personas han realizado un backorder, entre todas ellas se realiza una subasta. Las diferentes plataformas suelen avisarte (de diferente forma) de que se inicia la subasta, para que estés al corriente de ella.

Snapnames te envía un correo electrónico con el asunto Auctions for back-ordered domain names are starting which will end on Mar 26, 2008, y con el siguiente texto:

The domain names you back-ordered have been acquired. As a result, a brief auction will take place for each domain name to determine to whom the domain name will be awarded. The end times for these auctions are listed below and are approximate. Be sure to check on the last day of the auction for the actual end time. Note that if multiple equal bids are received, the first bidder wins the opening bid.

The names below have multiple back-orders. To view the current state of these auctions, or change your maximum bids, click here.

Cuando has ganado una subasta en Snapnames, te llega un email con el título “Congratulations you have acquired nombrededominio.com” y con el siguiente mensaje:

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE! This is an automated process.
If you need to reach us, our support team contact information is below.

Congratulations! You have successfully acquired the domain name nombrededominio.com.

We have debited your account $X.00, the amount of your winning bid.

Fees for the first six to twelve months of your registration were included in the cost of your purchase.
The domain is now registered to you. The registrar now managing your registration is Beartrapdomains.com (puedes ser difrerentes registrar, Snapnames trabaja con muchos de ellos). You will receive a confirmation email with account access information from the registrar within 24 hours.

Only the registrant data could be used for creating the account. If you need different data for the admin, billing, or technical contact you will need to log into your account at manage.snapnames.com and edit the appropriate information.

Please note that WhoIs information may not reflect this change for up to 24 hours.
Thank you for the opportunity to serve you.

SnapNames is happy to assist you in any way possible. Our support team is available here:

On the web: http://snapnames.custhelp.com E-mail: support@snapnames.com
Log in to your account, or for more information, visit SnapNames on the web.

Copyright 2007 SnapNames.com, Inc. - All Rights Reserved

Como se dice en este mensaje, antes de 24 horas te llega otro email con asunto “Confirmation of Registration of nombrededominio.com through SnapNames” en el que se te da tu user y pass para gestionar el dominio a través de Beartrapdomains.com.

Please note the following instructions with respect to your Registration of DomainName juegoshispanos.com through SnapNames. Your Domain Name is Registered through Beartrapdomains.com LLC as a Registrar. This mail will assist you in jump-starting your relationship with us. Please read through this mail, and store it for future reference, since it contains important information.

Order Details
Order ID: 999999999
Domain Name:nombredominio.com
No of Years: 1
Expiry Date: Thu Dec 18 19:35:22 GMT 2008

Managing your Domain Name
You can Manage your Domain Name (modify the Nameservers or contact information) by logging into your Customer Control Panel. Please follow the steps below to Manage your Domain Name.

1. Click on the link below
http://manage.snapnames.com/linkhandler/servlet/ViewOrderServlet?orderid=numerodeorden&type=domcno&role=customer

2. Login with your username and password
Username: tu user name
Password: tu password

Apart from managing this Order you have access to a large number of features from the Customer Control Panel. You can place new Orders, check all your transactions and more. Feel free to check out all the functionality available.

Whois Lookup
You can verify that your domain name is indeed registered by checking the Whois Lookup, which will show you the domain details and expiry dates. Click on the link below to do a whois lookup on your domain name

http://manage.snapnames.com/whois

Note: For details on changing the Name Servers of your Domain Name, please read our Support Knowledge Base article:
http://manage.snapnames.com/kb/servlet/KBServlet/faq455.html

Support
For any support with respect to your relationship with us you can always contact us directly using the following Information.

Technical Support:
Email Address: manage@snapnames.com

Sales Contact:
Email Address: manage@snapnames.com
Tel: +1.5034595739

Billing Contact:
Email Address: manage@snapnames.com
Tel: +1.5034595739

Regards,

Manage.SnapNames.com Sales Team
manage@snapnames.com
http://Manage.SnapNames.com
Tel: +1.5034595739

Si el domino está en un registrar del cual ya tienes cuenta, lógicamente no te  indican en el correo el user name y password.

Oversee, que en junio de 2007 adquirió Snapnames y en enero de 2008 Moniker, ha recibido una inversión de $150.000.000 de Oak Hill.

Con este capital, Oversee desea potenciar su crecimiento y adquirir tecnologías que permitan aumentary mejorar sus servícios en el campo de la industria de los dominios.

Más información en Domain Name Wire y Domain Tools

Este mes de enero va a ser movidito en lo que a subastas se refiere.

Por un lado, mañana 10 de enero empieza la subasta de Domaintools. Se subastan un total de 175 dominios, y hay varios de salud. Será interesante ver como se desarrolla esta subasta. Puedes ver la página de la subasta, o si lo prefieres puedes descargarte la lista de los dominios que están en subasta con información sobre su precio de reserva, número de caracteres, CPC, Overture y edad del dominio.

Por otra parte, el día 23 de enero se inicia la DomainFest, que consistirá realmente en dos subastas. La subasta Live, con 400 dominios seleccionados, que se celebrará los días 22 y 23 de enero en el marco de la DOMAINfest global, y la Extended, subasta online con algo más de 2..000 dominios, que se celebrará del 24 al 31 de enero. Puedes descargar el catálogo de dominios, y obtener más información en Domainfest.

Y también el día 23 de enero está previsto que se inicie la subasta .mobi en sedo que DotMobi declaró nula. También será muy interesante ver como se desarrolla y finaliza esta subasta.

De todas formas, me parece un poco excesivo que se acumulen tantas subastas en un mismo mes. Y si es en enero, después de los gastos navideños, pues aún me gusta menos.

Muchos profesionales relacionados con el registro, gestión, compra, venta y subasta de dominios se habrán sorprendido de la inesperada (por lo menos para mi) compra de Moniker por parte de Oversee.net.

Además de la sorpresa, esta compra genera la incertidumbre de qué va a pasar con las cuentas activas de Moniker, las subastas TRAFFIC y su parking de dominios, entre otras.

En la página de Snapnames puedee verse ya (a pocos minutos de anunciarse publicamente la compra), la respuesta a las preguntas más frecuentes que se pueden realizar  los clientes de Moniker. Eso sí que es estar preparados y ofrecer un buen servicio!

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What will change about the way I do business with Moniker?
The only immediate change will be the addition of DomainSponsor as an available option for monetization services. The longer-term and more impactful change will be the opportunity to have an integrated, auction-based sales system available through SnapNames when it’s time to sell your name.

What about parking my names?
TrafficClub will continue to offer alternative parking services. Clients will be offered the choice to continue the rotation service, or move to a direct relationship with DomainSponsor. Moniker account teams will continue to be available to service your accounts.

Will Moniker continue handling auctions at Internext, TRAFFIC and other events?
Yes. However, SnapNames will handle silent auctioning for these events.

At DOMAINfest Global in January 2008, SnapNames Live will handle the auction, with Moniker providing valuation and escrow services. Moniker and SnapNames will be working to collaborate at the TRAFFIC event in February and beyond, and will announce further details in the coming weeks.

How will Moniker and SnapNames work together on domain name auctions?
SnapNames is the industry’s acknowledged leader in expiring and deleting name auctions, and has recently begun offering auction sales services for actively registered name holders. SnapNames will also conduct the SnapNames Live auction at DOMAINfest Global in Hollywood, Calif., in January 2008.

Moniker offers a range of services including appraisal, escrow, brokerage and live auction services. The company is well known and regarded in the industry.

Moniker and SnapNames will work together to offer auction sellers and buyers the best of both services’ capabilities.

Will Moniker and SnapNames operations merge?
Moniker will continue to be headquartered in Florida, and SnapNames maintains its headquarters in Oregon. Their businesses will be independently run by existing management. They will collaborate to offer customers a wider array of auction services, and otherwise will work within the Oversee.net family to offer additional services that support needs throughout the life cycle of a domain name (including procurement, monetization and sales).

Will there be any changes to SnapNames’ services?
No. SnapNames, with its partners, will continue to be responsible for the supply of names. There will be no changes to how SnapNames does business with its partners and customers.

SnapNames will be working with Moniker to offer existing Moniker services to its customers, including appraisal, escrow and other services. We’ll announce these services as they become available in the coming weeks.

How will customers who may be Oversee’s competitors be treated?
They’ll receive the same quality of service they did prior to the merger. Our relationships with our customers will not change.

Who will provide customer service?
Moniker will continue to offer customer support for the services it offers, as will SnapNames. However, one of the reasons for the transaction is the opportunity to efficiently provide customers of all Oversee companies with additional services, so we anticipate that other services will be available to you in the near future.

Will I have to learn a new system, or re-create my account, or do anything else with Moniker as a result of the merger?
No. From your point of view as a customer, there are no changes at all. It will be business as usual with Moniker, SnapNames, DomainSponsor or any other provider.

Is Moniker’s management staying on?
Yes. Monte Cahn remains President, and his team will continue to run Moniker from its Florida headquarters.

What if I have other questions?
Our customer support teams are available to you as always. They can be contacted here:

Moniker customers
By phone:  (800) 688-6311
By e-mail:  support@moniker.com

TrafficClub customers
By phone:  (800) 721-9916
On the web:  http://www.trafficclub.com/support/contact/

SnapNames customers
By e-mail:  support@snapnames.com
On the Web:  http://snapnames.custhelp.com

SnapNames Live sellers
By phone:  (866) 599-6121
By e-mail:liveauctions@snapnames.com

DomainSponsor customers
On the web:  http://www.domainsponsor.com/support.php

Acabo de recibir un correo de Snapnames, en el que se anuncia que Oversee.net ha adquirido Moniker.

El correo es el siguiente:

To SnapNames Customers:

We’re contacting you with an update about Oversee.net, the parent company of SnapNames.  Moniker and its TrafficClub program, well-known service providers in the domain name industry, have been acquired by Oversee.net.   

This will not directly affect your participation at SnapNames.  However, the combination of services and capabilities by Oversee, SnapNames and Moniker bring all customers a menu of services that support needs throughout the life cycle of a domain name, including procurement, monetization and sales.  Watch for more information in the coming weeks about new services available to you.

Por otra parte, en la web de Oversee, puede leerse la siguiente nota de prensa:

Moniker Joins Oversee.net

Industry leaders create a full-service domain powerhouse providing total solutions for domain professionals

Los Angeles, CA and Pompano Beach, FL (January 3, 2008) - Oversee.net, a leading technology-driven online marketing solutions company, and Moniker®, one of the fastest-growing providers of domain name registration, domain asset management, and monetization services, announced today that Oversee has acquired Moniker. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

One of the more innovative ICANN-accredited registrars, Moniker offers products and services beyond basic registration, including name creation, registration, acquisition, portfolio management, theft protection, appraisal and escrow services, traffic monetization, live and online domain auctions and aftermarket sales. The company is well regarded by registrants and domain name industry professionals as the most secure and customer-focused registrar in the industry.

Moniker operations will remain in Pompano Beach, Florida and will continue to be led by Monte Cahn, President of Moniker. Cahn has agreed to a multi-year commitment with Oversee by continuing to run Moniker, in addition to other senior executive responsibilities within Oversee.

Oversee acquired domain name auction leader SnapNames® last June, and the company believes the addition of Moniker will give Oversee a complete array of services to cement its leadership position in the domain name secondary market. Oversee will leverage the two divisions’ capabilities by adding Moniker’s live auction and back-office services to SnapNames Live™ to offer the industry’s most comprehensive live and silent auction services.

The first demonstration of the integration will be at DOMAINfest Global later this month, where SnapNames Live will lead and conduct the auction, with Moniker providing valuation and escrow services. More integrated services are planned, including:

• Deepening Moniker’s continuing commitment to its auction partners through the use of the SnapNames Live technology in Moniker-managed auctions
• The addition of DomainSponsor as an available option in Moniker’s TrafficClub monetization service
• Availability of Moniker’s registrar services for SnapNames and DomainSponsor customers
• Inclusion of traffic and monetization history as data for domain name auctions
• A complete set of Domain Asset Management services that offer domain owners all the tools necessary to profitably manage their domains

Commenting on the transaction, Moniker CEO Cahn said, “Oversee’s advanced technology platform and strong financial resources give us the capability to focus on further expanding our market opportunity. This is a dynamic industry, and our collaboration with SnapNames puts Oversee well ahead of any competitor. This is a tremendous opportunity for Oversee and Moniker.”

“We are delighted that Monte Cahn and his team of experienced professionals are becoming part of the Oversee family,” said Lawrence Ng, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Oversee. “Our primary objective, as a company, is to continue adding and developing capabilities that offer customers a greater breadth of products and services. Moniker is widely respected by industry players and has a reputation for knowledge, security, and professionalism.”

About Oversee.net
Founded in 2000, Oversee.net is a technology-driven online marketing solutions company with two primary divisions–Oversee Domain Services and Oversee Marketing Services. Headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Portland, Oregon and San Mateo, California, the Company has over 200 employees. Some of Oversee’s key brands include SnapNames®, the operator of the largest available source of expired and deleting domain names; DomainSponsor™, a global leader in domain monetization, and Low.com™, a top consumer financial services portal. Oversee has been growing profitably since inception.

Oversee was named to the Inc. 500 and ranked third in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 of Los Angeles and 18th in the nation. Oversee was also named “Internet and New Media Company of the Year” by the Technology Council of Southern California and its CEO and Co-Founder, Lawrence Ng, was named a winner of the 2007 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for the Greater Los Angeles program in the technology category. To learn more, please visit http://www.oversee.net.

About Moniker.com
Moniker, with headquarters in Pompano Beach, Florida, is the leading provider of Domain Asset Management™, a complete set of business services that provide companies a single-point-of-access to help manage and maximize the value of their domains. With more than a decade of experience, Moniker is a top 10 domain registrar, holds the industry’s highest customer retention rate and pioneered the industry’s first domain appraisal formula. It is considered the industry’s premier marketplace to buy and sell premium domain names. For more information, visit http://www.moniker.com.

About SnapNames.com
Founded in 2000, SnapNames operates the largest auction of expired and deleting domain names. Partnering with the world’s largest and best-known registrars and service providers, SnapNames uses its innovative, patent-pending technology to give its customers exclusive first access to the world’s largest inventory of high-traffic, brandable and investment-grade domain names every day. SnapNames is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and was ranked #5 in the 2007 Fastest Growing Private 100 companies in Oregon. SnapNames is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oversee.net. For more information, visit www.snapnames.com.