Reason for not being able to register a cancelled domain

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  foodinframeid · Member · Nov 6, 2016 at 7:52 am

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  Hello !

  I want to ask the reason why a cancelled domain may be unavailable to register.

  Is it because someone else might buy the domain?
  or any other reason that it might get stuck or something.

  We are trying to transfer a bought domain from wordpress.com to another hosting service, and we couldn’t wait for 60 days.

  Thanks !

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Nov 6, 2016 at 7:23 pm

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  Domain registrars will hold a canceled domain for anti fraud purposes. This is why we do not suggest that you cancel a domain you want to use with another webhost, but instead use these instructions to point it to your new host:

  Change a Domain’s Name Servers

  …and then these instructions to transfer to a new registrar once the 60 days are up:

  Transfer a Domain to Another Registrar