I want to buy a domain, when I go to the domain it says "example.com is expired If you own this domain, click here to renew it." If it's expired then why can't I register it? The registrar is www.directnic.com
Why not try with another registrar (e.g. godaddy)? I believe there's a grace period after expiration though. When I registered mine, I had to wait a couple weeks after the prior owner let it lapse. Anita
But that's where it's currently registered, even if it's expired. I did a whois search, and it says it doesn't expire until next year though.