Why is there an $80 late fee to renew my domain, when the payment is only $18?

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    kellybrinn · Member ·

    Why is there an $80 late fee to renew my domain, when the payment is only $18? That is really unfair. I want to renew my domain but that is messed up to gouge people like that, I am not rich. Please work with me and lower this, I was not aware it had expired or I would have renewed. Help. Please email me at (email visible only to moderators and staff), as that is the email I use, thank you.

    Best Regards,
    Kelly Brinn

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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    jeremeylduvall · Member ·

    Your domain kellybrinn.com expired on 1/18/15.

    Before it expired, we sent email warnings and displayed notifications on your dashboard. After a few weeks past the expiration date, a late renewal fee is added to the cost of the renewal ($80). That fee is charged to WordPress.com by the registrar and is not one we can wave.

    If you would like, you can renew your domain here:

    https://kellybrinn.wordpress.com/wp-admin/paid-upgrades.php?page=my-upgrades

    Alternatively, you can let your domain expire (normally takes 80-90 days) and then try to register it again for the normal price. However, your domain may be sold on back-order or put up for auction during the expiration period.

    You can learn more about expired domains here:

    Domain Expiration

    I’ll also send this to the email you specified!

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