Great, this is something I did not know, thanks!
JR
Can You Transfer An Expired Domain?
While on Twitter lately, I spotted a fabulous question.
“Is it possible to transfer a domain that expired only a few days ago without renewing it first then initiating transfer which meant paying for the domain twice.”
Most people’s first re-action would be, “No, I don’t think you can. Sorry dude, but you’re stuck with paying twice” but that’s not true. There are circumstances when a domain registrar can reject your transfer. Two of those are
- When your domain has been registered less than 60 days or
- Your last transfer was less than 60 days ago
That’s probably what led to the mis-interpretation that you can’t transfer an expired domain. As long as the domain is still within the 30 or 45 days (depending on your registrar) redemption grace period and the registrar hasn’t begun to delete it, you can initiate a transfer from the new registrar. This can be confirmed on ICANN’s web site.
Author: Lynette Chandler (24 Articles)
Lynette Chandler is a mompreneur who has a knack for teaching other entrepreneurs about the technology and how to recognize and apply its power and trends to their marketing. Lynette brings to the table a marketing career of sixteen years as well as four years of experience doing technical management. She is the owner of TechBasedMarketing.com and is a married mother of 3, living in Eastern North Carolina.
4 comments - add yours
Internet Marketing
March 23, 2009
sparen
May 28, 2009
Thanks for the info Lynette, I always thought that you indeed had to pay twice for a domain.
Lynette Chandler
June 1, 2009
@JR & @sparen: Welcome! I didn’t realize it for a long time either 
Teknoloji Haberleri
July 27, 2010
Thanks for the info Lynette, I always thought that you indeed had to pay twice for a domain.
