question GoDaddy Closeout 42, 43 days what?

[NameGeni.us]

I've tried searching and reading old posts but I can't seem to get a good solid answer.

I purchased a domain on Godaddy Auction Closeout 3 or 4 days ago, today it was added to my domain portfolio. Is it still available for the previous owner to redeem, or now that it's in my "Possession" is it mine and they can't redeem it any longer? I'm excited about doing the outbound on it, but wanna make sure it's mine before I start contacting end users..

Thanks for any insight you can give me on this matter!

 

[bmugford]

Once the domain is moved to your account the former owner can no longer renew it.

Brad

 

[NameGeni.us]

Once the domain is moved to your account the former owner can no longer renew it.

Brad

Ok thanks, Thats EXACTLY the answer I was looking for. I just keep seeing 42 days, 43 days etc and didn't know if that was from the whois expiration date or what.

 

[Pramanthas]

You might want to wait till after Day 46 from expiry date.

 

[NameGeni.us]

See now you just said something completely different from Brad.. now I'm back to being confused.

 

[Pramanthas]

There have been horror stories where the domain has been taken back by GoDaddy after whois has been changed to the auction winner. Day 46 is the absolute red line.

http://tldinvestors.com/2012/08/go-daddy-auction-policy-on-42-vs-45-days-explained.html

 

[NameGeni.us]

So even though the expiration date and whois has all been updated and now has my info and new expiration date, it's still at risk?

 

[Pramanthas]

Expiration date is automatically changed to show renewal anyway.

https://www.namepros.com/threads/godaddy-auctions-discussion-acquisitions-and-sales.756497/page-32
Read post #782 onwards.

This probably happens very rarely though.

 

[NameGeni.us]

I'm just going to wait to be safe, better safe than burning a potential client. So my next question is, it says Expiration date is 5/7/18, so I'm assuming the original owners expired on 5/7/17 correct? So if I wait till say 7/7/17 and the domain is still in my account, I should be 100% safe to sell, right?

 

[Pramanthas]

@NameGeni.us
You should be ok after June 21st.

Just remember that the domain will be under a 60-day lock preventing you from transferring out, so you would have to push the domain to the client's GoDaddy account.

 

[usernamex]

WOW @pooky - thanks for those links, I just read several pages of posts from 2013-2014, where an exception happened and the domain was taken back after the auction winner had it in their account and it was around day 49 after original creation/expiry

@NameGeni.us - my apologies, the answer I gave you in chat was wrong, that was based on a domain that was NOT involved in auction. The answer is different if you are the current / prior owner, rather than the potential auction winner / new owner. Also, GD stated they favor the former owner. I have heard other registrars state the same.

My inclination would be wait at least until day 50, an extra week likely won't do any harm for your peace of mind.
From and including: Sunday, May 7, 2017 To and including: Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Result: It is 45 days from the start date to the end date, end date included

Although in theory, you could wait out the full 81 days of the normal expiry / RGP / Pending Delete, yet that seems excessive
From and including: Sunday, May 7, 2017 To and including: Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Result: It is 81 days from the start date to the end date, end date included

 

[Ategy]

It has happened to me recently .. but it's pretty rare. It wasn't a GoDaddy domain, apparently it was an expiring domain from one of their new registrar partners who sent the renewal information late (or where the information was received/processed late)!

I'm thinking it will happen more and more as a higher percentage of expiring domains come from registrars other than GoDaddy ...

 

[NameGeni.us]

Thank you everyone for the responses and help. Thanks @pooky for the links, I read through almost all of it. I think I'll just hang on to it for awhile before doing outbound.

 

[urlurl]

i've had names pulled from my account before, so being in possession does not guarantee anything - i would wait a few extra days if you are looking to resell or use it