Amazingly, with Expired Domains almost every domain I’ve ever found and tried to register has been available. Of course some get snapped up pretty quickly no matter what, such as the ones that have existing PR or are listed in Yahoo or DMOZ.
But all in all, I’ve had great luck in finding previously registered names, then checking their status on http://www.waybackmachine.org before registering them at http://www.godaddy.com. Lots of the names I’ve acquired have had pages indexed in the major SEs before, and if statistics are to be believed, that makes them eaiser to be indexed the second time around.
The interface for the members area is terrific, which all sorts of options for searching or subscribing to regular updates. You can receive email updates of recently deleted domains sorted by Deleted Today, Deleting in 24 hours, On Hold, etc. You also get a thorough education on how the deleted domain process works. I always wondered what RGP meant, and now I know. I’m very impressed with their service, the layout and ease of use of the website, and best of all, the results —expired domains that are really available.
