Domain expired in 2005, still not available

[mls-domains]

I found a domain, by checking whois records i noticed it has expired quite a time ago:

Expired: Monday, November 21, 2005

Why its still not available for repurchase, could someone explain how this works?

 

[Kate]

The registrar most likely has an inaccurate whois record. The registry record is the one that matters:
http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/whois/index.xhtml

 

[mls-domains]

Yup seems like this is the issue, thanks alot!

 

[ISPCircle]

I found a domain, by checking whois records i noticed it has expired quite a time ago:

Expired: Monday, November 21, 2005

Why its still not available for repurchase, could someone explain how this works?

It's best to confirm the Whois of a .COM, .NET domain from Internic.net. Internic displays only the Technical details of a domain but sometime that is enough. For other domains, using the Registry Whois service or any website that displays port 43 lookup or fresh results is recommended.