Renewal then Transfer Question

[Name Trader]

Are there any circumstances when 1 year would not get added when transferring a domain (unless it's over 10 years ahead)? I seem to have it in my head that 1 year won't get added if the domain was recently renewed. Am I right/wrong?

 

[RJ]

Yeah I recall that too. Check Domagon's post in this old thread

http://www.namepros.com/domain-name...ars-allowing-transfer-of-expired-domains.html

I do appreciate registrars like Fabulous and GoDaddy that allow transfer in & out of expired names.

 

[kosvam]

I have a similar question, so maybe I can post it here...

I recently transfered a the domain p4rk.com from GoDaddy to NameCheap. However I didn't get the 1 year life extension as usual. The domain was set to "auto-renew" in GoDaddy, and it auto-renewed about 30days before the transfer.
As I know, and as they told me from NameCheap you are not getting the 1 year life extension if the domain had expired and re-activated in last 45days. Do you think that GoDaddy let the domains to expire and then they are reactivating them and renewing them or it's something else?

In the whois info it has as creation date 2005, I wouldn't have 2011 if the domain had deactivated?

Thanks for your time.

 

[Dave_Z]

Do you think that GoDaddy let the domains to expire and then they are reactivating them and renewing them or it's something else?

More like they "followed to the letter" this old advisory:

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/advisory-06jun02.htm

In summary, registrars should note (and advise their customers) that in most cases where a name is transferred within 45 days after its expiration/renewal date, the successfully transferred registration will only be extended by one year, not two years as might be expected.

That did offer a suggestion, though:

Registrants who transfer names within the 45-day Auto-Renew Grace Period should check with the registrar from which they are transferring regarding a possible refund.

You know what to do.

 

[kosvam]

Wow.. I couldn't imagine of that. I will inform you if I have any sucess or not.

Thanks for the heads up Dave. Rep'd of course!

 

[kosvam]

To anyone who is interested in, I just recieved a refund from GoDaddy for the auto-renewal.
I would have never asked for the $12 if Dave hadn't inform me about, and GoDaddy would have never given me the refund if I hadn't asked for it...

 

[Dave_Z]

Good to see! And that's considering that one moved away from the provider.

Good call on Go Daddy's part.

 

[Name Trader]

OK. I got this from the Dynadot website. I think it explains the situation (the best I've seen so far) http://www.dynadot.com/community/help/question.html?aid=34

So my first post is correct if you amend to "expired and renewed, and then transferred within 45 days"

 

[zidane]

It's good to know that at least, Godaddy gives a refund. I'm glad to learn from this thread that it should be within the 45 days period.