Originally Posted by camperjohn64

Tip: Do NOT visit the domain. Moniker.com will automatically register the domain the SECOND it is available (they have a deal with the registrars and you can't beat it). They will "taste" the domain to see if it gets any traffic and if it does will keep it.

So don't be that traffic. Don't visit the domain and 7 days after they register it, they will release it (to get their money back) and you can register it.

Use whois on your shell to see when it's available. If you visit the domain, Moniker will keep it and you're f--cked.

I used to manage a portfolio of 49,000 domains.