SnapNames no longer effective/works?

I know that snapnames merged with namejet and that you should pick one or the other.

So recently I backordered a domain with SN, because years ago they had success in catching a domain for me.

I thought I was in good hands so when I didn't receive an email around the drop date I assumed it either got renewed or caught by another company.

A week later I got curious and decided to do a WHOIS and the domain was available for general registration! I hand regged it, and to this day the domain…

SnapNames no longer effective/works?