I want to buy a domain that has been in the redemption period for over 30 days... When will it become available to purchase? Does anybody recommend any services so I don't miss it? Thanks for your help, Sincerely, Paul Kleinmeulman Australia
Hi, Usually an expired domain goes through the following stages: Expiration >>> Grace Period (12-18 days) >>> Registrar Redemption (30 days) >>> Registry Redemption (30 days) >>> Pending Delete (5 days) >>> Available >>> After the pending delete the domain is available for tasting who may keep it for five days before dropping it. You may pre-order a domain name at pool dot com or snapnames dot com or at namejet dot com Hope this helps Regards Chenzen.
The one above is rather mixed up. Generally below is the correct sequence for CNOBI (Com/Net/Org/Biz/Info) domain names: Paul, if the domain name's status line indeed says Redemption Period, note the last updated date and count roughly 35 days from it (inclusive of RGP and PD periods). But if it still stays Inactive, check the registrar's deletion policies on what they'll do to expired domain names before possibly pulling the plug. Oh, and fancy meeting you here from Warriors.
Well Dave Zan, your post really got me thinking and i googled and yahooed and got different versions. Registrars follow their own quirky time interval for domain expiry. I thought that this explanation might be useful to everybody. It is time ICANN lays down a uniform policy. Expiration >>> Grace Period (12-18 days) >>> Registrar Redemption (30 days) >>> Registry Redemption (30 days) >>> Pending Delete (5 days) >>> Available >>> - register it - dropcatcher (backorder/auction) - taster (it could drop in 1-5 days) - someone else can register it detailed description most registrars , after Expiration provide a Grace Period during which you can renew the domain for the regular price ... usually this period is up to the 12th or up to the 18th day AFTER expiration ... usually the domains can be manually renewed in the control panel on your registrar ... sometimes you will need to use the renewal panel (eg. at GoDaddy the domains are deleted from the control panel on the 12th day of expiration but can be manually renewed in the renew panel up to the 18th) ... while sometimes you might need to contact the registrar ... after the Grace Period the domain enters the Registrar Redemption Period (sometimes also called Registrar Hold Period or combined with the next period , Redemption Period) ... this period is usually 30 days and the registrar asks for a redemption fee ($80-$150) plus the renewal fee to renew the domain ... for most registrars you have to contact the registrar to retrieve the domain ... NOTE: on GoDaddy after the end of this period the domain can be transferred to another registrant if it has not been renewed by the previous registrant AND was won in a TDNAM auction ... after the Registrar Hold Period the domain enters the Registry Redemption Period (also called Redemption Period or combined with the previous period , Redemption Period) ... this period is usually 30 days and the domain can be renewed for a redemption fee ($80-$150) plus the renewal fee ... to retrieve the domain you must contact the registrar which in turn submits a request to the registry ... after the Registry Redemption Period the domain goes to Pending Delete ... this period is ~5 days and the domain CANNOT be retrieved by the registrant ... after the 5 days the domain becomes Available to register ... domains usually drop around 14:00 EST ... you can monitor the current status of a domain (.coms , .nets and others) at the Verisign Whois right after the domain becomes Available ... the dropcatching companies try to catch the domain OR the tasters try to register them OR you can try to register it ... if a dropcatcher gets it , it is a good idea to have had it backorder in the particular company that got it so as to either receive it (if noone else has backordered it) or bid for it in an auction if there are other people who backordered it ... if a taster catches it , he will check it for traffic/revenue for 1-5 days so as to drop it (if it has low traffic/revenue) and receive a refund ... during this period it is advisable to not visit the domain and to not click on any PPC links on it since that would logically result in that the taster will keep the domain ... after a taster drops it , you can try to register it OR another taster might try to catch it ... if a taster catches it , the 5-days-tasting >>> drop >>> you-register-it-OR-another-taster-catches-it cycle can repeat many times ... bear in mind that the above is for .coms but basically the same applies for .nets (same Registry) ... also the exact number of days , prices and procedures (manually , contact , etc) depend on the registrar ... NOTE: for .infos Redemption Period is called Pending Delete Restorable and Pending Delete is called Pending Delete - Scheduled for Release info courtesy godian of namepros. P.s. Paul if you are the warrior welcome to digital point
They have: http://icann.org/registrars/eddp.htm The grace period you put in is Go Daddy's. Moniker's and Network Solutions' is 35 days last I checked with them. Registrars aren't required to have a uniform grace period among one another. Then again, they're not compelled to have one either. Bottom line, the registrar can do something to the domain name in the expired stage. Once they request the Registry to delete it, that's where things can be "standard". (excpet if the registrar redeems the domain for its registrant...)