redemption period question - DNForum - Domain Sales, Domain Forum, Domain Appraisals, Domain Registrars

**profecy** · 03-23-2006, 12:00 PM

I just got a domain that recently expired and registered it with godaddy. Now, I'm not positive, but i think the name recently expired. does that mean that if the original owner wants it back they can claim it out of the redemption period? Or does it not even become available to register with a new owner until the redemption period is over? This is quite urgent, because I've got a buyer for the name and it's a very lagre sale, I just want to make sure that the original owner can't take the name back after I sell it.
Thanks!

**jdk** · 03-23-2006, 12:23 PM

If you registered it and it is in your account you are fine. When a domain expires (on its expiration date), the names will go into Redemption Period. During this 30-45 day period the owner still has the chance to renew their name. If they do not renew the name it will go to Pending Delete, etc. When it goes to Pending Delete, depending on the extension, you will have up to 10 days or so until the name is deleted and ready for registration.

**fatter** · 03-23-2006, 12:32 PM

a side note is many registrars charge 100-200 dolars to get names out of redemption so there is a good chance they will let drop

**profecy** · 03-23-2006, 01:24 PM

Ah, ok good. So if it's in my account, then I own it and no one can take it back. I was wondering if it was possible to register a name that's in the redemption period, or not. That answers my queston, thanks.