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#1 (permalink)   02-02-2010 OnlineOfficeAssistance New Member   Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 13 Domain Name Conflict Good Morning Everyone, Does anyone have any thoughts as to why one domain site will show that a name is already taken, while others show that it's still available. Any feedbakc will be appreciated! Thanks, Jennifer

#2 (permalink)   02-02-2010 tmallen68 New Member   Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Nationwide Posts: 25 Re: Domain Name Conflict Sometimes, hosts purchase domains for resale. One host lists it as taken (which it is) while the host who purchased it, lists it as available, because they own it and are able to sell it to you.

#3 (permalink)   02-02-2010 Ladycharliy Contributing Member   Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 92 Re: Domain Name Conflict I would suggest checking domain names through "whois" sites (whois.net). They will tell if names are taken, expiration dates, sometimes it will state where it's hosted, and who it is registered to. Good luck. __________________ Charlotte

#4 (permalink)   02-02-2010 OnlineOfficeAssistance New Member   Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 13 Re: Domain Name Conflict Awesome, thanks for the information! I've seen in other posts where companies buy them and then resell them, but didn't put it together!! Thanks again!

#5 (permalink)   02-02-2010 Kerans VA Active Member Company name: Kerans Virtual Assistance My latest Twitter: Where Did The Fail Whale Come From? http://t.co/0X...   Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: DeWinton, Alberta Posts: 691 Re: Domain Name Conflict Originally Posted by Ladycharliy I would suggest checking domain names through "whois" sites (whois.net). They will tell if names are taken, expiration dates, sometimes it will state where it's hosted, and who it is registered to. Good luck. I would agree with Charlotte. I have heard in the past (and from more than one source) that hosting companies such as GoDaddy have bought domain names that have been searched for on their site. __________________ Kate V. Kerans Kerans Virtual Assistance

#6 (permalink)   02-02-2010 OnlineOfficeAssistance New Member   Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 13 Re: Domain Name Conflict Originally Posted by Kerans VA I would agree with Charlotte. I have heard in the past (and from more than one source) that hosting companies such as GoDaddy have bought domain names that have been searched for on their site. I just looked it up on whois.net, and it is GoDaddy that purchased the name back in 2008. I've actually typed in the address and it is not connected to any website. GoDaddy says the address in "backordered" and Yahoo and a few others have shown it as available! Frustrating!

#7 (permalink)   02-13-2010 Loreli Contributing Member Company name: Solterra Virtual Solutions   Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Coast Posts: 60 Re: Domain Name Conflict Makes ya wonder about GoDaddy sometimes, doesn't it? __________________ Lori http://www.solterravs.com