Hello group!
I'm the creator of Domdom.ca.
I'm surprised to see some interest after all these years!
Here is the story of the project...
I am a programmer and been doing business online for 18 years now. Mostly SEO/affiliate marketing web sites.
At some point in 2011-2012 I grew tired and wanted to diversify. I decided to become a domain registrar specialized in .ca expired domains.
I did all the process with CIRA, built the web site and coded the many programs needed to gather and compile stats, etc. It took a solid 1-1.5 year of work if I recall and then Domdom.ca was born.
After only a few months though, I realised I wasn't fit for that. Not only the extreme competition but mostly the technical support and the endless requests from the clients! It killed me! lol! I was used to the quiet of the affiliate marketing world where I barely deal with any humans. (I like you fellow humans just not in this context) Also my other SEO venture was still working fantastic so it's not like I HAD to make this project work.
"Fail but fail fast" was my motto.
But I put a lot of effort in Domdom and was proud of the result, the way I built it.
So I decided to convert the project to a simple expired domains search engine so people can benefit from my effort.
Also I am still using Domdom for my own needs so it wasn't all in vain.
I have lost money in this project and to be honest the little peanuts I make with the current subscriptions isn't even worth the accounting hassle.
I wanted to wait until no one was using it to close the subscriptions for good and make it entirely private... Seems like it will wait! lol!
I won't add any new metrics or features in short or medium term that's for sure. I fix bug and keep it alive.
I thank you for your interest and if you have any questions, fire it up!