Expired Domain Name - Pending Deletion

[Rhothgar]

Hi

I am so confused by all this.

I had a domain name which I am not that bothered about paying a redemption fee but don't necessarily want to lose it.

It is now in Enom's ownership and appears as Namejet as Pending Delete in the next few hours (around 2 - 3pm GMT - UK).

I have emailed the original company it was registered with and probably will not get a response before it.

What should I do?

It states $59 or $69 min bid but I really do not want to pay that otherwise I would not have let it expire.

If it states it is pending deletion, willl that be in 3 hours time? Or 3 months after it expired?

I have no idea about things like this so registered on here in the hope of getting it back without too much cost.

Advice appreciated.

 

[Ten10]

Pending Delete: means it will drop in 5 days
see http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/gtld-lifecycle

Also, sometimes domains are captured but dropped again in 1 to 5 days if there is not much traffic coming to the domain. Keep a watch even if it is taken after pending delete.

For drop times, see http://domainpostoffice.com/domain-drop-times/

 

[noor100]

That's a tricky question as my experience has been varied. I own over 300 domains and once I bought a domain (in 2008) and it shows up in all analysis as having been in existence since 2002.