03-07-2016, 03:10 PM
Yes absolutely. There is a whole industry around this.
Companies that offer to catch domains before they are released again to the public are called drop catchers. Snapnames and Namejet both allow you to do this, as well as many domain registrars (like Godaddy's backorder service).
There is also a weird period of time when a domain may have expired at Godaddy but can still be renewed, and it is nevertheless placed for auction. If the domain expires completely, the auction winner gets the domain, if not the domain is cancelled.
You can get some really good domains at good prices if you get in when no one is looking
Companies that offer to catch domains before they are released again to the public are called drop catchers. Snapnames and Namejet both allow you to do this, as well as many domain registrars (like Godaddy's backorder service).
There is also a weird period of time when a domain may have expired at Godaddy but can still be renewed, and it is nevertheless placed for auction. If the domain expires completely, the auction winner gets the domain, if not the domain is cancelled.
You can get some really good domains at good prices if you get in when no one is looking