It is not everyday a domain name created 18 years ago, drops into PendingDelete status but today is one of those rare days! The four letter, triple repeating domain name SSSI.com (sssi.com) was registered with the domain registrar Joker.com and the past owner failed to renew the domain name and has followed the drop process.
It has become a lot more rare seeing high quality and early registered domain names hitting the PendingDelete status due to so many partnerships with domain registrars and domain auction services like SnapNames.com and NameJet.com . Although many registrars are partnered with auction services, higher valued domain name do hit PD for several different reasons. Sometimes it is an error with software, the domain slips through the cracks, the old owner request it not go to auction (an option I am aware of at least at Network Solutions) non-paying bidders during an auction, no partnership etc.
If you would like to get into the action of potentially owning SSSI.com, you have to place a backorder TODAY at the three major dropcatching services, SnapNames.com, NameJet.com or Pool.com . If I were a betting man, SnapNames would be the one I would expect to grab it during the drop which happens between 1 pm to 2:15 pm Central Time. Each dropcatching service has specific times to place backorders by, so the earlier you head over and place your BO, the better.
Keep in mind that PendingDelete status domain name will lose the original creation date and will show the date the domain name is reregistered. The creation date for SSSI.com will change from 12-18-1991 to likely today’s date, 2-23-2010 when the domain is grabbed the second it drops today from the registry. I personally think that domain age does have some value and some SEO advantages, which this domain will lose. Plus it loses some history technically.
The value of the domain name itself, will not be effected because it expired and went PendingDelete, but again it does lose some of its value IMO because of the releasing from the registry for the first time in 18 years.
