I just got done looking for a new domain and I told my team this exact thing (but in a more paranoid "anywhere on the internet" way).
If I find a domain candidate I think we might want and its available, I buy it as soon as humanly possible (I.e. Route53 tab on the other half of my monitor). ~$12 is not a big deal if we end up never using it. I'll just go through and uncheck the auto-renew option.
If I find a domain candidate I think we might want and its available, I buy it as soon as humanly possible (I.e. Route53 tab on the other half of my monitor). ~$12 is not a big deal if we end up never using it. I'll just go through and uncheck the auto-renew option.