[eganist]

Thanks for this, found a diamond in the rough.

Good on you for restricting people from sending "4" or less for the character count; I'd probably hide that too and use that for my own needs in your position, though it only raises the barrier from opportunistic searchers to people with a mild amount of curl/grep knowledge.

[TheMask01]

I don't own a single one nore have tried but I understand many would. Honestly I did that 100% because they're simply always taken by bots on the spot. It'd be a waste of space on the site/cluttering the feeds. Our process is muchhhh slower around the clock as we check all domains and delete any no longer avail, again to keep the lists tidy, it'd only get everyone's hopes up just to have them let down. I can guarantee it

[henryfjordan]

If I did want a 4 letter domain, how would I get one? Is the best way to pony up a few grand for one? I plugged a few into a domain-name service and some were available for as little as $3k...

5 letters, however, $8.99!

[duud]

Check out Dropcatch.com, Namejet and GoDaddy Auctions. You can get a decent 4L com for under $1000 if you're patient. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but generally speaking you're going to get a much, much better name by spending $100-1000 at auction then by handregging. There are bots and people trawling through pending delete lists catching anything good before it becomes available.

[mrkramer]

Domain resellers are trouble but I wonder how lucrative actually domain reselling is considering lots of people are doing it.