Dropped domains question

[-Raja-]

Hi,


Does the registration date reflect a change for all dropped domains?

or the registration date(first reg date) can be unchanged for dropped and catched names?

 

[RazorNF]

An actual dropped domain should show the new registration date as the date it was caught.

Domains that expire and are purchased through pre-drop in-house auctions retain their original registration dates.

 

[Erdy]

RazorNF is correct. If you go to namejet and look for pre-release domains, they will keep their creation date. Snapnames calls them "expiring" but it is the same.

1) pre-release = pre-drop = expiring = partner registrar > keep reg date
2) deleting = dropping = pending delete > will have new date

A domain that has expired will first go through a pre-release auction. If it is not sold, the same domain will reach pending delete a month later and it will drop. Then it will be caught by a dropcatcher and will go through a second auction.