“Orphaned” Domains on Sedo and Afternic — Site Finds

Site lists domains listed for sale that are free to register.

Have you ever seen a domain name for sale on or Sedo or Afternic only to find out that it’s freely available for registration?

Someone lists a domain, lets it expire, but the sales listing never gets deleted. The problem used to be rampant. It’s gotten better thanks to fresh controls and monitoring by both sites (particularly Afternic).

But a fresh service from domain name search engine DomainWhiz shows that the problem is still there — and let’s you potentially take advantage of it.

The site’s fresh “Up for Grabs” section lists hundreds of domains daily that are listed for sale but can be picked up at registration fee through your favorite domain name registrar.

Just since the domains were once listed for sale doesn’t mean they’re great domains. Following all, someone let them expire. But you might find some gems.

Here are some examples right now listed at Sedo that are available for registration:

DigitalPhonebooth.com – listed at $7100
DirectInvestmentPlan.com – listed at $1000
DiscoMusicLibrary.com – listed at $10000

Ironically, the very existence of this service could render the service extinct. With renewed focus on the problem the markets (particularly Sedo, which seems to have the biggest issue) will hopefully clean up their listings. It shouldn’t be that hard.