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by ffumarola 5572 days ago
What is the safe way? I genuinely am interested so I know how to proceed in the future.

I've NEVER had a domain snagged from me by going directly to the domain (even when I wound up registering it a week or two later). I've had a domain taken from me multiple times by the domain registration sites... sometimes within a few hours.
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bricestacey 5571 days ago
If the domain is for sale, visiting the page will bump its value.

You should just query the WHOIS database. At least, that's what I do.

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bmelton 5572 days ago
I'm not saying that all registrars or evil, or that all ISPs are; but not knowing which to trust, I go with the one organization that has decried the practice as evil and sworn never to do it -- whois.sc.

I'm sure there are other ethical registrars / ISPs as well, I just don't know of any.

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