question Can a name in redemption be transferred away from its current registrar?

[Tunababa8v]

I have been monitoring this name for some days till it got to closeout and I purchased it. Godaddy sent a mail about successful purchase. I woke up this morning to find out godaddy sent another mail to notify me of cancelling the purchase as the 'owner has renewed it'.

Fine I get it, current owners are allowed to do that but what baffles me is this;

Domain was registered at godaddy when it was in closeout and it was past expiry date and already in redemption period,

I know a domain owner can still get the auth code to transfer away during the expiry period but this name is 30 days past expiry date and already in closeout.

For a name that is already 35 days past the expiry date, I was thinking you would have to pay the renewal fee plus the redemption fee and that must be with the current registrar or am I wrong?

I checked whois this morning and the name is already showing epik as the registrar, how is this possible?

 

[tomcarl]

A guess: the transfer was initiated within allotted time and prior to your purchase, ran its full course and completed afterwards.

 

[Tunababa8v]

A guess: the transfer was initiated within allotted time and prior to your purchase, ran its full course and completed afterwards.

This seems like it. Thanks