Expired domains through godaddy

[ginger]

Anyone know how long before they become available for someone else to buy (after they expire)?

[bargainbloodhound]

Depending on the registrar (i.e. look on the registrar's site and see for yourself  ;D ), they usually become available 30-60 days after expiration but many registrars are now keeping the more valuable names for themselves.  There are also a lot of people using automated programs and services designed to snatch up expired domains the second they become available, so your chances of getting an expired domain diminish greatly the more popular the name is....................................................

[ginger]

i.e. look on the registrar's site and see for yourself 

Thanks BBH - I looked around quickly earlier but didn't find it.  I thought maybe someone here might know.  Anyways, after further digging I found the answer -

QUESTION: 
 
Will my domain name be auctioned off if I allow its registration to expire? 

ANSWER:
 
Yes. If, at 12 days past the domain registration’s expiration date, you have failed to renew the registration, the domain enters a 30-day so-called redemption period during which you may retrieve the domain name from deletion (for an additional fee) and renew its registration by contacting the domain registrar. One week into the redemption period, the expired domain – assuming that its registration has not been renewed – is placed into a 10-day domain auction, allowing prospective registrants to bid on the domain. The winner of the auction will obtain the domain registration ownership if the original owner fails to redeem the registration by the expiration of the redemption period.

BTW - if you renew during the "redemption period" the fee is $80. :o

[bargainbloodhound]

if you renew during the "redemption period" the fee is $80

I also can't believe they start the bidding during the redemption period.  :

[Jen]

Is the redemption period standardized?  Or is it different for the different registrars?  I did check a couple of the registrars sites, and can't seem to find that answer.

I know I get notices way in advance, and frequently, before my websites expire.  Heck, when I was with register.com they would continually call my house - and I had already told them I was transferring to another registrar.

[bargainbloodhound]

The redemption period isn't standardized.  Some give more than 30 days....and some charge much more than the $80 if you pay after the expiration date (it looks like enom where FAS is registered charges $200).

when I was with register.com they would continually call my house

can you tell by the bolded part that we used them for a few names in the past?