Do I lose registered years if I transfer

[The Grinch]

I've been buying and selling domains for years, and have never actually thought of this.
I asked many of my other domaining buddies, and they werent so sure of the answer either.

if you transfer a domain to a different registrar, do you use the remaining time/years left before the domain expires?

Like i have a domain on godaddy (i hate godaddy) that is registered til 2013. if i transfer it to namecheap, will it add a year to it so it'll expire in 2014, or will it say its regged til 2012?

i know its a silly noob question, but i honestly have never thought about it before, and have no experience with it since i always wait til the domain is about to expire before i transfer.

thanks

 

[mis_chiff]

It will add a year to the exisiting end date...noobie.... :hehe:

 

[bmugford]

It will add an extra year to the current expiration date.

Brad

 

[lothos]

It will add an existing year to most domains, up to the max. I think the max for a .com is 10 years. If it's registered for 10 years and you transfer you will not get an additional year.

Also for a .eu transfer, it doesn't add a year to the expiration date. It adds a year from the date you transfer the domain and you lose the remainder.

 

[allboeing]

I've been buying and selling domains for years, and have never actually thought of this.
I asked many of my other domaining buddies, and they werent so sure of the answer either.

if you transfer a domain to a different registrar, do you use the remaining time/years left before the domain expires?

Like i have a domain on godaddy (i hate godaddy) that is registered til 2013. if i transfer it to namecheap, will it add a year to it so it'll expire in 2014, or will it say its regged til 2012?

i know its a silly noob question, but i honestly have never thought about it before, and have no experience with it since i always wait til the domain is about to expire before i transfer.

thanks

Total newbie question comical for experienced people like me.
It will add a year to your existing expiry.
So the domain will not expire until 2014 when the transfer is completed.

 

[lothos]

Total newbie question comical for experienced people like me.
It will add a year to your existing expiry.
So the domain will not expire until 2014 when the transfer is completed.

Yes, it's a newbie question but no need to be arrogant about it. You were a newbie at some point just like everyone else on here was

 

[NetOctave]

If it works like as you all mentioned and a name gets transferred to namecheap, is it not a loss for namecheap ? They get paid only a year's fee, but they have to support the name for more 5+ years ?

It might be a small amount compared to the business they get, but still its going to be substantial if people did this massively.

 

[promo]

Total newbie question comical for experienced people like me.
It will add a year to your existing expiry.
So the domain will not expire until 2014 when the transfer is completed.

Yes, it's a newbie question but no need to be arrogant about it. You were a newbie at some point just like everyone else on here was

He is a newbie.. His account is from last month.. Been spreading bull like a manure tractor though

 

[DU]

He is a newbie.. His account is from last month.. Been spreading bull like a manure tractor though

It's quite amazing how quickly a reputation gets established here on NP.

It will add an existing year to most domains, up to the max. I think the max for a .com is 10 years. If it's registered for 10 years and you transfer you will not get an additional year.

Also for a .eu transfer, it doesn't add a year to the expiration date. It adds a year from the date you transfer the domain and you lose the remainder.

Was not aware of that on .eu transfer. I also learned that there's a whole "process"... bleurgh.

 

[Domagon]

Total newbie question comical for experienced people like me.
It will add a year to your existing expiry.
So the domain will not expire until 2014 when the transfer is completed.

In the OPs case, obviously yes. But the question is a good one, because there are some quirks that even experienced domainers aren't aware of.

One of the big ones is a transfer during the 45 day auto-renew grace period may not extend the term as long as one would expect...

If one transfers an expired domain during the renewal grace period that's not been renewed, the term is extended by an extra year as usual.

But if one transfers a domain that expired, but was later renewed during the 45 day auto-renew grace period, that renewal will be taken off upon transfer resulting in a term that's only an extra year longer instead of two years.

Example...

Domain expires Nov-1-2010, but was renewed for 1 year on Nov-3rd to Nov-1-2011 ... so far so good.

On Nov-10th, the domain is transferred away ... this is where things don't go as one expects ... the renewal term (in this case 1 year) is taken off upon transfer, and the extra year added, resulting in an expiration date of NOT Nov-1-2012, but the same expiration date as before Nov-1-2011.

First step in avoiding such a situation is to renew domains prior to expiration date to avoid the auto-renewal period from kicking in, though that's not always a sure thing depending on the gTLD / timing of when the registrar actually submits the renewal to the registry - some registrars will update the expiration date in their local whois, but not the registry until just before, or even sometimes slightly after, the expiration date.

Second step, especially if one isn't totally sure whether the auto-renew grace period in effect, is to wait out the 45 days and then transfer out to ensure one gets all the time they expect.

The answer to the question isn't as clear-cut as it first seemed. The OP did the right thing to ask

Ron

 

[The Grinch]

ha im not a noobie when it comes to domaining. i just honestly have never thought of this since i usually dont transfer domains or register mine for more than a year at a time.

I probably sold more and own more domains than mr arrogant allboeing, but all is cool if he wants weirdo domain pride and to appear to be a jerk face.

thanks to most of you who were able to answer a simple question without trying to belittle someone

 

[Entrepreneur888]

ha im not a noobie when it comes to domaining. i just honestly have never thought of this since i usually dont transfer domains or register mine for more than a year at a time.

I probably sold more and own more domains than mr arrogant allboeing, but all is cool if he wants weirdo domain pride and to appear to be a jerk face.

thanks to most of you who were able to answer a simple question without trying to belittle someone

Be nice, I think hes just a kid read his sig, we were all young and cocky once :lol:

 

[promo]

Be nice, I think hes just a kid read his sig, we were all young and cocky once :lol:

Well if you do not educate and parent a kid you end up with Paris Hilton.. Just so you know! Better give him some bruises now. Besides that was him being modest

Anyways lets keep this on topic.

I never knew about the transfer window situation. I guess its rare that you choose to transfer it if you already paid for a years renewal. But still I do not see why they should take of a year. But if the situation arises I will be sure to wait for 45 days before transferring it.

Thanks for heads up!