Domain is expired and in redemption period

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  radnorite · Member · Oct 10, 2022 at 9:57 pm

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  How do I get this back? Need to talk to somebody

  WP.com: Yes
  Correct account: Yes

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to moderators and staff)

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  supernovia · Staff · Oct 10, 2022 at 10:57 pm

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  Hey there, your domain expired some time ago, and it’s going through this process now:
  https://wordpress.com/support/domains/domain-expiration/#redemption-period

  The registrar charges an $80 fee to retrieve it at this point, in addition to the regular renewal fee. Since it’s pretty time-sensitive, I’ll send an invoice now so you can take care of that right away. We can reach out to the registrar as soon as it’s paid.

  Or if you prefer, you can just let that process continue. The redemption period usually takes several weeks, and there’s a significant chance of losing the domain to another buyer if someone else happens to want it. If you want to use that option, let us know so we can cancel the invoice.

  Thanks!

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  radnorite · Member · Oct 11, 2022 at 8:32 pm

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  I’m fine with paying the fee. There is a card on file. Can that just get billed?

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  radnorite · Member · Oct 11, 2022 at 8:45 pm

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  Just wanted to post an update. I used the link and paid the fee + domain renewal.

  What is the process from here? It sounds like there is a 5-day waiting period before my domain is available.

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  staff-totoro · Staff · Oct 11, 2022 at 9:44 pm

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  Hi there,

  I can see that you have made payment for your domain recovery here:

  You can see that the domain radnorite.com is once again active and listed under your account here: https://wordpress.com/domains/manage

  Hope that helps. Please let us know if you have any more questions.