$80 late renewal fee? seriously?

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  sodeviants · Member · Mar 5, 2013 at 2:48 pm

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  i want to know why the late fee is $80. what purpose does $80 serve?

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  helper-heroponriki · Member · Mar 5, 2013 at 3:40 pm

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  Hi there,

  Domain expiration is a lengthy and complicated process that takes about 80 days. During this time, your domain may be put up for auction or sold on back-order. You can learn more about expired domains here: http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/domain-expiration/

  You do have a grace period of 10-14 days past your expiration date to renew your domain at the regular price without a late fee. After that, the domain goes into redemption and a late fee of $80 is added to the regular price of renewal by the domain registrar.

  This late fee is controlled by the registrar, not WordPress.com.

  I hope that clarifies things. Let us know if you need our help renewing your domain.