silentcelle

Hi everyone! I used to have a domain silentcelle.net....but i left it alone for awhile and it expired....and apparently some random company took it up for those little useless search sites you see all over the internet. Thing is, their hold over the domain expired and right now the domain is under "Redemption Period" status till 27th June. I really would like to get the domain back..But I'm a bit broke this month and I have major exams coming up (A levels). Therefore I would like to wait till end of the year before getting the domain back.

Now, here's the thing. Will the same thing happen again? Do random shady companies take domains up from other random shady companies? So can I afford to wait till the end of the year? Because I think the probability of some rational individual taking up my domain name is rather low, considering the word "silentcelle" doesn't make sense to them at all.

ho$ter

You should deal with domain registrars with good reputations for starters.
Go Daddy, eNom, HostMySite, 1 and 1, iPower etc.

I understand your financial concerns but if you value the domain, you should register it long term, or at least pay attention to renewal notices from your domain registrar --all reputable registrars issue these notices.