Domain expired?

woaini · June 23rd, 2005, 11:58 AM

I was thinking about transfering my domain over to Surpass, but it has expired already (yesterday). However, when I tried to buy the same domain on Surpassdomains.com, it says that it isn't available.

I checked my domain at whois.com, and it's still under my previous host. Do I have to wait a while before I "renew" the domain here? If so, about how long?

**ozzy** · June 23rd, 2005, 12:12 PM

it's probably in a thing called the "redemption period". it's around 30 days. you can usually renew it for an extra fee unless you'd just rather wait until it fully expires and is returned to the domain pool.

woaini · June 23rd, 2005, 12:17 PM

Thanks for the fast reply ozzy. So does that mean that I still have time to transfer the domain over to Surpass?

**ozzy** · June 23rd, 2005, 12:54 PM

i don't know exactly how that works. i think you would need to renew it at the current registrar, pay the extra fee for the redemption period and then transfer it. that might prove to be quite costly though...

**DewKnight** · June 23rd, 2005, 10:21 PM

I would register it again at your old registrar, and then transfer it over, instead of taking the chance of it expiring, and one of those ad site places grabbing it up before you can re-register it.

**john** · June 23rd, 2005, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DewKnight

I would register it again at your old registrar, and then transfer it over, instead of taking the chance of it expiring, and one of those ad site places grabbing it up before you can re-register it.

I completely agree. Depending who the domain is with now, there may not even be an extra fee to renew it. Just the normal renewal fee.

I had a client that had problems with register.com and accidently had a domain expire. It was immediately snapped up by a piece of scum that offered to sell it back to her for $3000.

John

Dominp · June 24th, 2005, 7:24 AM

When your domain expires your current registry will usually give you a grace period to renew at the normal registration period. This can be up to 45 days but also much less. After that it will be sent to redemption where only the previous owner can renew it, this is at $80 normally. After the redemption process it goes into deletion status for 5 days. After the deletion process it is released to the public.
Use the status check at freewho.com to check the drop date, when it will go public once it enters redemption.

June 23rd, 2005, 11:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
woaini Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Oct 2004 2 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Domain expired? I was thinking about transfering my domain over to Surpass, but it has expired already (yesterday). However, when I tried to buy the same domain on Surpassdomains.com, it says that it isn't available. I checked my domain at whois.com, and it's still under my previous host. Do I have to wait a while before I "renew" the domain here? If so, about how long?

June 23rd, 2005, 12:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
ozzy Surpass Fan Excelling Contributor Joined in Feb 2005 Lives in california Hosted on kramer 916 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	it's probably in a thing called the "redemption period". it's around 30 days. you can usually renew it for an extra fee unless you'd just rather wait until it fully expires and is returned to the domain pool. __________________ ozzy djodesigns.com Server = kramer "mi surpass es su surpass"

June 23rd, 2005, 12:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
ozzy Surpass Fan Excelling Contributor Joined in Feb 2005 Lives in california Hosted on kramer 916 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	i don't know exactly how that works. i think you would need to renew it at the current registrar, pay the extra fee for the redemption period and then transfer it. that might prove to be quite costly though... __________________ ozzy djodesigns.com Server = kramer "mi surpass es su surpass"

June 23rd, 2005, 10:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
DewKnight Skittles Super #1 Joined in Aug 2004 Lives in Space ship Hosted on dedi 6,480 posts Gave thanks: 91 Thanked 176 times	I would register it again at your old registrar, and then transfer it over, instead of taking the chance of it expiring, and one of those ad site places grabbing it up before you can re-register it. __________________ Mountain Dew Knight People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.

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June 23rd, 2005, 12:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
woaini Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Oct 2004 2 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Thanks for the fast reply ozzy. So does that mean that I still have time to transfer the domain over to Surpass?

June 24th, 2005, 7:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
Dominp Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in May 2005 Lives in Chandler, Arizona 8 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	When your domain expires your current registry will usually give you a grace period to renew at the normal registration period. This can be up to 45 days but also much less. After that it will be sent to redemption where only the previous owner can renew it, this is at $80 normally. After the redemption process it goes into deletion status for 5 days. After the deletion process it is released to the public. Use the status check at freewho.com to check the drop date, when it will go public once it enters redemption.

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