wicked_gal00

what happens with domains that have expired?
how long does it take for it to be available to buy again?

Dave Zan

In most cases, the expired name will be retained by its registrar between 1-45
calendar days. The registrar can then request to have it the name deleted if
they're unsuccessful in securing renewal payment for it within that period.

If it's a generic top-level domain (gTLD) like .com, .net, .org, .info, or .biz, it
will be released to its respective registry and be placed on "hold" for about 30
calendar days, popular referred to as the "Redemption Period". During that
state, only the registrar where it was last registered with can redeem it on
behalf of the domain's last registered owner.

If the domain name is not redeemed within those 30 days, it'll be on "Pending
Delete" for about 5 calendar days more, then it should be available on its 6th
day at roughly 1-2PM EST.

There is one exception to this: currently registrars having partnerships with
backordering services (like NetSol and SnapNames) will transfer an expired
name to anyone who made a reservation for the name in that backorder, or
award it to the winner of a backordering auction if more than 1 was made.
This means that if the domain name is backordered, the registrar won't delete
the domain name and send it into Redemption but instead transfer it to its
new owner.

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