MakeADifference:
To everyone who is in this dilemma

1. The rules are different per registrar
2. Go to Internic site to have the MOST correct status of your domain name
3. If your domain is expired, there is a grace period of about 35 days in which you can still transfer. BUT some registrars are strong headed.
4. If it is expired, within grace period, not locked, not having active WHOIS privacy and it is a standard host, you can transfer it elsewhere.
5. Backorders are not the right or best way to go about it.
6. If you can't get to your hosts or registrar, see if you can find out their parent registrar from the whois details of the domain. Call them. They can have the thing sorted for you.
7. There is a body governing domain ownership for each TLD. As long as your name/email is associated with that domain name, your host/registrar isn't the king. Contact TLD managers and report the issue.

I transfer expired domains regularly. Still going to do some at gd, name, and namesilo. But better to do it when it hasn't expired for your own peace.

gabriel74:
hello

please how do i host my expired domain with another hosting company. My website expired and i dont want to use the existing company anymore.

Thank

Kondomatic:
I lost my domain to squaters last year and have been observing it since then.

The domain expired on the 16th of this month and is currently on auction(no bid yet)

I don't want to bid yet because I read somewhere that the registrar sometimes assign their agents to bid with you.

Back order is a no no because I don't want to give them the slightest hint that I am still interested in the domain

What do you advise?

MakeADifference:
It is a tough one you put up here. This is my thinking

1. Domain is expired - good

2. It is in auction, I don't have the details of the auction site, or type. Can't say much therefore but since ...

3. No bids - good too.
Keep watching. If the auction has a buy now then maybe you can go for it. Watch the auction closely till the very end. Be careful though, people can see traffic to the auction page and take it as proof of people's interest in the name.

4. If it finally gets on the deletion, you need to know the real day it will be deleting.

You may consider backorder if the name is very dear to you. But don't backorder with a registrar that will grab name and put in auction again if more than one person has backordered it - but it is unlikely except you've got a hot name.

But I will just wish you are lucky and the auction doesn't get bidders, that the name drops and you are able to register it again the night it drops.

Kondomatic:
My plan is to bid at the last minute but I am not sure if that's safe.

The name is very dear to me, watching it parked for a whole year was a continuous torture, funny enough, it was the registrar that parked.

The reason I don't want them to know that I am still interested.

@4. How do I get that information?

I learnt that even after I win the bid, I will still have to wait for about two weeks to know if the current owner will still renew. I can only buy it back when the two weeks elapses and the current owner didn't renew.

dhtml18:
Right now if you want to do domain on godaddy, change the currency to pounds. By the time you finish the transaction, you will see that the billing will come to N2,900 or thereabouts. But if you leave it in dollars - well, 5,000 - 6,000 it is.
I hope this tip will save someone's life. . . .

MakeADifference:
It is a tough one you put up here. This is my thinking

1. Domain is expired - good

2. It is in auction, I don't have the details of the auction site, or type. Can't say much therefore but since ...

3. No bids - good too.
Keep watching. If the auction has a buy now then maybe you can go for it. Watch the auction closely till the very end. Be careful though, people can see traffic to the auction page and take it as proof of people's interest in the name.

4. If it finally gets on the deletion, you need to know the real day it will be deleting.

You may consider backorder if the name is very dear to you. But don't backorder with a registrar that will grab name and put in auction again if more than one person has backordered it - but it is unlikely except you've got a hot name.

But I will just wish you are lucky and the auction doesn't get bidders, that the name drops and you are able to register it again the night it drops.

Kondomatic:
I have it in my cart right now but the problem is checking out.


Naira cards are now useless online.


Do you know any reliable person that can help make the payment and I pay in Naira?

Chibenze:

which card? have u tried gtbank or access bnk card?

Kondomatic:
GTB is not working and I don't have account with access

Chibenze:

gtbank not working.
i can assist u via my paypal. ie if it is not urgent expecting some fund this week or early next week

Kondomatic:
Thanks bro but it's urgent

Kondomatic:
I have it in my cart right now but the problem is checking out.


Naira cards are now useless online.


Do you know any reliable person that can help make the payment and I pay in Naira?

MakeADifference:
I just logged in now and saw your msg. If it isn't too late, try gtb card - make sure it is a card with owners name on it. Which domain registrar is this in?

Chibenze:

fund just arrive. how much is the total amount you need to pay? also is it at godaddy?
drop ur contact prefer whatsapp contact

Kondomatic:
Registerred already bro but your offer was well received and I really appreciate.

I will need a host once my script is ready, hopefully we will do business then.


Thanks a lot

Chibenze:

oh cool. i am not into registering for people just want to assist. happy you have gotten back the domain you cherish.

Chibenze:

fund just arrive. how much is the total amount you need to pay? also is it at godaddy?
drop ur contact prefer whatsapp contact

Kondomatic:
Hello bro.
please do you still have the PayPal funds?