Im trying to buy a domain name using godaddy.com. I look it up and it says taken. I run a whois query on it and it says it expired 2 months ago. Whats up with this? How can I find out when its really expired and available?
Big thanks in advance.
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"Why Cant I Buy A Domain Name That Is Expired?" was posted on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 at 11:24 pm.
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Once a domain name expires, it is often not registrable by the general public for 65-80 after its expiry date, as it moves through the registrar-hold, redemption period, and pending delete domain name statuses.
Here’s more detailed info on the domain name expiration & deletion process:
http://www.dropscout.com/help/domain-name-expiration-process
If you’re hoping to snap up the domain the second it becomes available, here’s an article on how to successfully register an expiring domain:
http://www.dropscout.com/help/how-buy-expired-domain-name
try at a different registrar like http://www.LocoDomains.com