Any way to not get screwed by redemption?

[Compassion]

I let a name expire on March 4 through what amounts to be a godaddy affiliate (frshosting). I thought I could renew for the standard price for up to 30 days after expiration, however, they want $89 for redemption.

I feel like there has to be a way around this, does anyone know?? Through enom and godaddy I've always had a 30 day grace period.

 

[IAmAllanShore]

Depending on your timing, check tdnam.com to see if you can buy it from godaddy for less than redemption, depending on the name, of course.
-Allan

 

[Name Trader]

From GoDaddy's ToS...

The Renewal Grace Period is currently 12 days

http://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/legal_agreements/show_doc.asp?pageid=REG_SA

In my experience it's been that way for quite a long time already. In reality they rarely stick strictly to 12 days and I've seen it extended by as much as another 5 days. Unfortuntely this won't help you, since it's in redemption already.

In my experience expired domains are listed on TDNAM somewhere in the 30-45 day window after expiry. So check on TDNAM every few days, and check whois to see if it has a new owner.