Name Availability - Domain

Elias had the name. It was perfect: . He’d spent three weeks brainstorming, sketching logos, and even buying the $6.79 introductory deal at Namecheap for a different, lesser name just to "get in the system." But CloudSprout was the one.

Elias remembered the story of , a former Google employee who, in 2015, found that Google.com was actually available for purchase for just $12 due to a system glitch. Ved actually owned the world’s most famous domain for about a minute before Google realized the error and canceled the transaction. domain name availability

Relief washed over him, but he hesitated. He hadn't transferred the funds to his business account yet. "I'll do it first thing in the morning," he thought. "It’s been unregistered since 1985; six more hours won't matter." The "Front-Running" Nightmare Elias had the name