Renewing an expired domain upgrade
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I had a domain upgrade which expired in May. I have decided to upgrade again, but it is no longer appearing in “My Upgrades” for me to renew, however it is still locked so I can’t add it to my site. I would like to give you money to upgrade, but because I can’t renew it and I can’t add it, how do I do this?
Blog url: http://squeakyshoestories.wordpress.com/The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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The domain squeakyshoestories.com expired on May 6 and is currently in redemption. This means that the domain is deactivated, but has not yet been fully released. During this time, you can still renew this domain, but the process is more complicated than a regular renewal.
If you’d like to renew your ownership of this domain, you have several options:
1) We can renew the domain for you through our registrar. This costs $98, which includes $18 for the domain and an additional cost of $80 for a late renewal. We have no control over this additional cost, as it is levied on us by our domain registrar.
2) Try to register the domain through a domain back-ordering service, such as Pool (Registering starts at $60 with Pool) http://pool.com/
3) Wait until the domain is out of redemption and becomes available for registration again. Then, you can register it again for the regular price of $18. This would run the risk of the domain being registered by someone else before you, or the domain not being released for registration at all. The exact redemption period and the release of the domain are at the discretion of our domain registrar and we can’t control it.
If you want to have the best chance of getting your domain back, your best bet would be the first option. If you choose this option, please reply to this thread letting us know. We will then send you a request for payment via PayPal and will contact our registrar on your behalf, asking to restore the domain.
Please note that time is of the essence here. Because your domain is very close to being cancelled, it may no longer be possible to recover it. If you pay for renewal and we are unable to recover the domain, you will be fully refunded.
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It’s hard to say, as the process is entirely out of our control. Once expired, a domain becomes the property of our registrar partner and is only returned to the public market at their discretion.
I have seen this take anywhere from 5 to 90 days. Meanwhile, the domain could be awarded to backorders (if any) or auctioned off.
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