Domain Expiration??

[five40]

A domain I want expired yesterday but I still can't buy it. Any ideas as to why?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

There is a redemption period, it'll be another 30-50 days, I forget the more exact number

 

[SagaLore]

Coincidentally, there is a domain I want that expired a few weeks ago, and I have to patiently wait it out too. 😛 Just my luck someone will snatch it at auction.

 

[five40]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
There is a redemption period, it'll be another 30-50 days, I forget the more exact number

That's so lame. When it expires I should be able to buy it.

 

[five40]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
Coincidentally, there is a domain I want that expired a few weeks ago, and I have to patiently wait it out too. 😛 Just my luck someone will snatch it at auction.

What is this auction stuff? I will gladly go to auction.

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: five40

Originally posted by: SagaLore
Coincidentally, there is a domain I want that expired a few weeks ago, and I have to patiently wait it out too. 😛 Just my luck someone will snatch it at auction.

What is this auction stuff? I will gladly go to auction.

I'm not 100% sure how the auction works, or where you go to do it.

Once the redemption period kicks in, the owner has that time to renew it, but they have to do so for $80. If you really want it, and don't expext the owner to recover it, and don't think anyone will get it during auction, then you can pay about $20 to be the person to get it. But paying the $20 doesn't guarantee it. However, you can elect to have the $20 apply to an opening bid during the auction, and if someone bids hire, you can up your bid.

All that information I got from GoDaddy's FAQ just last night.

 

[five40]

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: five40

Originally posted by: SagaLore
Coincidentally, there is a domain I want that expired a few weeks ago, and I have to patiently wait it out too. 😛 Just my luck someone will snatch it at auction.

What is this auction stuff? I will gladly go to auction.

I'm not 100% sure how the auction works, or where you go to do it.

Once the redemption period kicks in, the owner has that time to renew it, but they have to do so for $80. If you really want it, and don't expext the owner to recover it, and don't think anyone will get it during auction, then you can pay about $20 to be the person to get it. But paying the $20 doesn't guarantee it. However, you can elect to have the $20 apply to an opening bid during the auction, and if someone bids hire, you can up your bid.

All that information I got from GoDaddy's FAQ just last night.

Well that sucks. I just went and read GoDaddy. Even if it goes to auction the owner can still go an buy it (for the $80 fee) if I win the auction. I don't want to use the Backorder service because I think the stupid owner might get an email that someone wants it and then he'll register it again.

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: five40
Well that sucks. I just went and read GoDaddy. Even if it goes to auction the owner can still go an buy it (for the $80 fee) if I win the auction. I don't want to use the Backorder service because I think the stupid owner might get an email that someone wants it and then he'll register it again.

Me personally, if the domain name was so unimportant to me that I ignored all the renewal requests, I definitely wouldn't pay $80 to get it back when I only payed $9 for it to begin with. If their contact info for the domain is no longer valid, and in 30 days they didn't notice that their site didn't work anymore, then I wouldn't worry about the auction tipping them off.

Go to Google and do a "link:thesite.com" to see if there are any referrals for that site. If not, then you have a good chance of winning that auction (or just waiting it out and buying it the conventional way). If it has lots of links, then a spam/porn site might try to pick it up at the auction.