Pool

Pool provides domain backordering and secondary market sales.

The standard acquisition fee for backordering a name with Pool is US$60.

Corporate

Pool is owned by Momentous.ca Corp, a wholly owned Canadian business. Their sister companies include:

•    NameScout, an accredited ICANN Registrar.
•    Internic.ca, Canada’s first .ca accredited Registrar.
•    GDNX (The Global Domain Name Exchange).

History

Pool.com was founded in early 2003 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Momentous.ca Corporation was founded by Robert Hall, who also serves as Pool’s chairman.

Backordering Companies

Who Are They?

The three largest (public) backordering companies are:

•    Pool
•    Snapnames
•    NameJet

How Do They Work?

There are two main methods that backordering companies use to acquire domain names:

1.    Contracts with ICANN accredited registrars. For example, such contracts may agree to provide domain names exclusively to a specific backordering company.

2.    Owning their own ICANN accredited registrar and using it to catch domain names.
The more credentials that each backordering company has, the higher their chances of acquiring domain names that drop.

How Do I Backorder A Domain Name?

First of all you need to know that a domain name is going to expire! Then you need to order it with a backordering company.

How Much Does It Cost?

That’s the big question. Each backordering company has a different fee structure. However, if more than one person has backordered a domain name, then it will be decided at an auction.
If you are going after a specific name along with other domainers then you better have deep pockets.