What are domain drop lists and where can i get them?

Domain name drop lists are a compilation of lists of domain names that will be dropping (expiring) within a given amount of time. I have seen some lists which are created within 6 months of a domain name expiring. I usually use Pool.com. They have lists up to 5 days in advance and this is really all you need. There is no need for a list of domain names which are expiring within 6 months since 99% of these will be renewed during the last month, or even the last 20 days.

There are hundreds of sites which offer the lists, though I have always found Pool.com's to work the best. You are able to filter out the domain names with hyphens "-" and even narrow the list down to only 5 or 6 letter words. Most domain name lists are free of charge though some services charge a small fee to send you lists of expiring domain names to your email on a daily basis. Keep in mind, there are 10,000s domain names dropping each day in all TLDs. Make sure that you narrow the search field down to only the domain names that you are interested in.