godaddy and expired domains

[punkcore]

The domain name I want is registered on godaddy.com and is going to expire this august. How long do you think godaddy will drop the domain so that I can register it?

 

[is0lized]

could take days to years...

 

[1q1q1q]

You can send email and ask them how long will they hold a domain.

 

[is0lized]

then they register it and try to sell it to him for 5x+ its worth

 

[sense]

godaddy is new in this game so we should wait a bit to see their drop cycle

 

[Chicken]

I would guess roughly 45 days after the expire date (give a few days extra), however as this domain is registered, and has 3 months left, I think it may be a bit premature to talk about registering it. In other words, it could be renewed the day before (and even after) the expiration date.

 

[lotsofissues]

I think the standard policy is 0 to 45 days.

 

[sense]

in fact there is no standart

for ex. tucows domains are deleted on the 41. day while bulkregister ones on the 27.day (my personal experience)

 

[thewitt]

From the Tucows/OpenSRS FAQ, "What happens when a domain name expires?"

gTLD domains are taken out of the root zone on their expiry date. This means that all associated services will cease working until the name is renewed (if and when this happens). Further, modifications to the name (contact information or Registrar transfer) are not possible after a domain's expiry (until the domain is renewed). OpenSRS domains are deleted and made available again 45 days after expiry.

The 45 day time limit is the time that the Registry will automatically refund the mandatory renewal fee that the Registrar pays when your domains expires.

-t