> its listed for sale by name cheap
You yourself said it wasn't.
> it's now "make an offer"
"make an offer" shows up for all registered domains, clicking it will show you:
"Powered By DomainAgents"
"This domain is not listed for sale, but you can still make an offer. DomainAgents will track down the domain owner, present your offer, and bring them into the negotiation."
> the whois record shows name cheap as the owner
You mean it shows up as the registrar?
Like this:
> Registrar: NAMECHEAP INC
And possibly:
> Registrant Name: Redacted for Privacy
> Registrant Organization: Privacy service provided by Withheld for Privacy ehf
(that meaning you don't know who actually registered it.)
Do you want to disclose the domain?
You yourself said it wasn't.
> it's now "make an offer"
"make an offer" shows up for all registered domains, clicking it will show you:
"Powered By DomainAgents"
"This domain is not listed for sale, but you can still make an offer. DomainAgents will track down the domain owner, present your offer, and bring them into the negotiation."
> the whois record shows name cheap as the owner
You mean it shows up as the registrar?
Like this:
> Registrar: NAMECHEAP INC
And possibly:
> Registrant Name: Redacted for Privacy
> Registrant Organization: Privacy service provided by Withheld for Privacy ehf
(that meaning you don't know who actually registered it.)
Do you want to disclose the domain?