GoDaddy alert

[sofy60]

if your domain is registered with godaddy and you let it expire for too long they will hit you up with a 80 dollar redemtion fee before putting your name up for auction.. they are making a killing with this new policy.

 

[Cheapquality]

there must be any option to remove this feature :s

 

[Kate]

Nothing new here. Some registrars charge twice as much to get a domain out of redemption.

 

[creataweb]

You mean only if I want the name back, right? Not if I just let it expire and don't care for it.

 

[matrics]

You mean only if I want the name back, right? Not if I just let it expire and don't care for it.

Yes, only if you want the name back after it expires.

 

[YaSHaRz]

What if you want to cancel the domain?

 

[cache]

no charge for cancel

What if you want to cancel the domain?

 

[DotUSDomains]

Yep it might come in handy 1 day when your best name has expired but good old godaddy has it safe for 80 days,

i'd rather pay the $80 than watch it going for $5000 at auction.(thats if the name is real valuable)

It really makes no differance as you let the name expire and thats the end of it,
There just offering you the option to get it back.

No one to blame but yourself for letting it expire.

 

[weblord]

Yes, only if you want the name back after it expires.

is this beyond 60 days grace period?

 

[Coolalex]

all this hosting jazz is getting real annoying

 

[psalzmann]

You know, I've been noticing that also. I'm not in the whole "domain name" business so much as most of you, but I try to collect good names as I can.

I've recently noticed many emails from godaddy advising that the "auto-renewal" for many of my domains DID NOT auto-renew. This must be where the scam begins. Not only this, it appears since these are HTML emails, they would be collected in my spam box ... catch the drift?

My CC is fine, been on file for the past 2 years with them. Go figure.

 

[Camron]

Even if you let it expire totaly then register it again? I only have a few domains with godaddy, the rest with namecheap. I prefer namecheap over godaddy 100%. I would transfer all the domains over, but no need to waist transfer fee's.

I will just let all my domains (ones not using, plan to use in future) expire at godaddy then just register them at namecheap. Namecheap has way better support + features in there control panel.

Thanks,
Camron

 

[2knew]

I will just let all my domains (ones not using, plan to use in future) expire at godaddy then just register them at namecheap. Namecheap has way better support + features in there control panel.

Thanks,
Camron

O.K, if you're trolling Camron, I''ll bite.

Why would you let domains drop and expect to re-register them elsewhere? If the name is of any value, someone (possibly me :D ) will snag it at the drop and you will lose your name. Just transfer them - you'll get a one year extension when you do this, so it really doesn't cost anything.

 

[RareIQ]

wha the.............

 

[floatingworld]

Even if you let it expire totaly then register it again? I only have a few domains with godaddy, the rest with namecheap. I prefer namecheap over godaddy 100%. I would transfer all the domains over, but no need to waist transfer fee's.

I will just let all my domains (ones not using, plan to use in future) expire at godaddy then just register them at namecheap. Namecheap has way better support + features in there control panel.

Thanks,
Camron

There is no transfer fee.
Any names that you want to keep you should transfer over to namecheap before expiring. There is no extra charge involved. You only pay for the 1 year registration with namecheap and also keep the remaining time of the registration with godaddy.

 

[localpub]

is this beyond 60 days grace period?

I think GoDaddy has 14 days grace period.

The OP most probably wrote about taking domain out of redemption.

 

[clarkc]

thats too bad... what if you are busy or you have many domains??? thats to bad man

 

[localpub]

Just a side note - USD 80.00 seems to be pretty good deal. Just check out what other registrars are charging!

 

[Kate]

thats too bad... what if you are busy or you have many domains??? thats to bad man

Don't complain, before 2001 domain names were deleted upon expiry then often grabbed by somebody. There have been ruined lives and broken careers just because of that. At least with the redemption scheme you get a chance to recover your domain if you have been careless
If you have many domains then you need to keep track of them.
An Excel sheet with 3 columns would do:
domain name, registrar, expiry date :gl:

Just a side note - USD 80.00 seems to be pretty good deal. Just check out what other registrars are charging!

Ya, some registrars charge $80 or so but many are charging $160 or even $200. It's extorsion but you should NEVER let your domain expire, let alone reach redemption status.

 

[msobotka]

I hate godaddy, make it impossible to push a domain to a different registrar.