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I recently won a domain name in auction on namepros.. It's a 15 years old domain and was pushed to my godaddy account but seller didn't ask to change details while pushing. So i changed WHOIS details by myself and now i want to transfer it to namesilo but godaddy denied my transfer request and gave this reason.
While namesilo sent me this link about how to handle this issue.
https://www.namesilo.com/Support/How-to-Handle-Rejected-Transfers
Which have a special note for godaddy rejections.:
I just got off from chat with godaddy rep and she says that we can't do anything. It's locked by ICANN.. I told them it's not newly registered domain. It was pushed to my account and i changed whois info which is not a valid reason to deny request, but she said the same, it's not in our hand and we can't do anything. Godaddy renewal price is ridiculous. $17.17 for one year renewal and she said, we can't help with that either.
My question is, does pushing a domain to another account make it locked for 60 days? or is it because of changing whois info? If it's because of WHOIS then why godaddy rep is saying that it's not in our hand and it's permanently locked by ICANN.. Is this kind of new ploy to get that high renewal fee?
Godaddy said:The transfer you requested has been declined because you opted-in to a transfer lock for 60 days when you agreed to the GoDaddy Change of Registrant policy.
For security reasons, when you change the registrant's first name, last name, or organization name, you consent to a 60 day lock on transferring the domain name. Because you have provided your consent, Section 3(6) of the ICANN Policy on Transfer of Registration between Registrars permits us to decline your transfer request.
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/policy-2012-03-07-en
If you feel the lock was initiated in error, you may contact [email protected] to request a review.
Regards,
GoDaddy Domain Services
While namesilo sent me this link about how to handle this issue.
https://www.namesilo.com/Support/How-to-Handle-Rejected-Transfers
Which have a special note for godaddy rejections.:
Namesilo said:If you are transferring from Godaddy please make sure not to update the Registrant contact associated with your domain prior to transfer. Doing so will create a 60-day lock implemented by Godaddy. We make special note of this issue since it impacts a large number of our customers who have run into trouble. We view this policy as a violation of ICANN rules and have corresponded with Godaddy in hopes that they would abolish the practice, but, as of this writing, the policy is still in place. ICANN even issued a special advisory (See Point 2) reminding registrars that a change to registrant WHOIS information as not being a valid basis for rejecting transfers. Unfortunately, Godaddy still does reject transfers when registrant WHOIS data is updated. If this happens to you, we encourage you to email both [email protected] and[email protected] to request that they lift the lock on your domain.
I just got off from chat with godaddy rep and she says that we can't do anything. It's locked by ICANN.. I told them it's not newly registered domain. It was pushed to my account and i changed whois info which is not a valid reason to deny request, but she said the same, it's not in our hand and we can't do anything. Godaddy renewal price is ridiculous. $17.17 for one year renewal and she said, we can't help with that either.
My question is, does pushing a domain to another account make it locked for 60 days? or is it because of changing whois info? If it's because of WHOIS then why godaddy rep is saying that it's not in our hand and it's permanently locked by ICANN.. Is this kind of new ploy to get that high renewal fee?