Purchasing Expired Domains
How does one go about purchasing a domain which someone else owns but their registration has expired? Is there a grace period that domain registrars are given prior to the domain being put back on the market?
How does one go about purchasing a domain which someone else owns but their registration has expired? Is there a grace period that domain registrars are given prior to the domain being put back on the market?
NSS posted this at 02:25 — 18th February 2001.
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You can purchase an expired domain name if it's available from any domain registrar.
Domains that InterNIC has deleted or removed from registration for various reasons. These domains will be available to the public for regular registration rates through any registrar.
At this time domains are released in an unpredictable pattern and the only way to check whether it's available is through the domain registrar or some compainies offering expired domain names listing for a fee.
See below link
http://www.dailyexpireddomains.com/
Regards,
NSS
mjames posted this at 04:48 — 19th February 2001.
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Not always. For example, if the domain is registered through Network Solutions, you 99% won't be able to register the domain name - even if it is expired. They simply aren't releasing the domains - fair or not. And if there's anyone who wants a certain expired name more, it's me!
Jaiem posted this at 05:29 — 19th February 2001.
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Yea, I've been told NSI has been sued over not releasing names.
mjames posted this at 17:00 — 19th February 2001.
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But they won? Is something going to done? This is a travesty.
Jaiem posted this at 01:37 — 21st February 2001.
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I don't know the details of the suites. Maybe it was just for a particular name?
When it comes to NSI nothing is un-usual. I've been trying to get a customer's domain transfered for over 3 weeks!
NSS posted this at 09:41 — 21st February 2001.
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Yeah, I am also having problems with NSI
1)I sold a domain recently and had to go through all their bureaucracy and the agony. Luckily the new owner who already paid me(USD 5,000.00) was very understanding and it was completed in 2 months.
2)Now I have another problem, one of my client wants me to re-do his web site and to take over the running of his web site from a previous company and this co. registered the domain name with NSI and made himself the ADMINSTRATIVE CONTACT without the client's knowledge and he now ignores my client and refuse to confirm the transfer of the domain name to another registrar of my choice. I have explained the situation to my client that there is no way I can effect the transfer without his approval and now it is kind of a legal case where my client is getting his lawyers to worked out this matter with the previous web designer company to come to a compromise.
Regards,
NSS
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