I'm not sure. The only time I did this was in 2007 or 2008. I saw that the expiring domain was hosted with Godaddy, so I concluded without any research that I should use Godaddy's domain backorder service. It cost $17.95 + registration and it worked.
I did the exact same thing with my startup's name in 2007 and it was amazing, but in 2008 they went to an auction system (their "domain name aftermarket"). It was a super-hot deal at the time.
Comments
I'm not sure. The only time I did this was in 2007 or 2008. I saw that the expiring domain was hosted with Godaddy, so I concluded without any research that I should use Godaddy's domain backorder service. It cost $17.95 + registration and it worked.
I did the exact same thing with my startup's name in 2007 and it was amazing, but in 2008 they went to an auction system (their "domain name aftermarket"). It was a super-hot deal at the time.