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Another expired domain buyer was a victim of the same clawback. A second plaintiff has joined a lawsuit against GoDaddy over expired domain clawbacks. In August, Crisby Studio AB sued GoDaddy after the registrar clawed back the domain calor.com, which Crisby Studio had purchased for $11,405 on GoDaddy Auctions about two months prior. Crisby had...

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Takeaway is: after you buy a domain at GD auctions/closeouts, transfer it away ASAP.
 
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On June 4, 2024, sixty-five (65) days after Plaintiff Prime paid-for the
Butane.com Domain Name, and just one day short of two (2) months after Plaintiff
Crisby paid-for and took ownership of the Calor.com Domain Name, and more than
one hundred (100) days after the Domain Names expired for the previous registrant,
the Plaintiffs each received an e-mail from Defendant’s “CEO Team” stating that
“[D]ue to an unexpected error, the domain calor.com/butane.com should not have been
available for your purchase. To correct this error, we have removed the domain from
your account and are taking proactive steps to prevent this error from happening again
in the future. We have refunded your original purchase and have added an . . . in-store
credit to your account for the inconvenience.” See Ex. K and 11. Plaintiff Thorin was
offered an in-store credit of $350. Ex. K. Plaintiff Prime was offered an instore credit
of $7,350 to offset the cost of the Butane.net and Butane.org. See Ex. 11. On the same
date, Plaintiff Prime received a refund for the nine (9) additional renewal years for
Butane.com, as well as for the Full Domain Protection fees associated with the
Butane.com domain name. See Ex. 12. However, no mention was made, nor were any
refunds provided, for the additional domain names or services purchased in connection
with the development of the Butane.com brand
Domain was removed 65 days after.
 
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GoDaddy is just copying what Epik invented.
 
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Domain was removed 65 days after.
Means they were 5 days too slow.

All jokes aside, if I win a really good name I transfer it out the day it becomes able to do so.
 
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Takeaway is: after you buy a domain at GD auctions/closeouts, transfer it away ASAP.

yea I'm sure they rhought of that and probably lock it for a while hehe
 
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They're always refunded days after the auction finishes for me before I get the name. GD shouldn't be selling what isn't theirs to sell.
 
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