Every once and a while you find an expired domain you really like, bid on it, and then get an email a day or two later like the one below…
As pretty much all of you know by now, I’m a big two-word .COM fan, they represent the core of my domain portfolio and are my focus when it comes to buying new domains.
I was pretty surprised this name was expiring, but like many things in life, if it seems too good to be true, sometimes it is. That being said, great domain names expire all the time so anything is possible.
Some people get angry and lash out at Go Daddy or whatever drop service was hosting the auction. I personally think that’s a bit silly – the reality is, if someone forgot to renew a domain name, I think they deserve it even if they realize their mistake at the last minute. Buying expired domains (at least for me) isn’t about taking advantage of people who forgot to renew, it’s about investing in domains that people no longer want.
A few times in the 1-+ years I’ve bought expired domains and received an email from the owner saying they forgot to renew and asking how they can get it back. I always sell it back to them for the exact price I paid, for me, making a profit off of someone else’s mistake just wouldn’t feel great.
So I’m a-okay with the SnowRemoval.com auction being canceled. It’s a great domain and I’m looking forward to seeing what the owner does with it!
Dear Morgan,
I understand your philosophy about not wanting to take advantage of someone’s mistake, however, how is a renewal this possible when the domain is registered at GoDaddy, and their terms clearly state that:
Day 30 Domain is no longer available to renew or recover in your account. You can place a bid on the domain name through auction.
https://www.godaddy.com/help/renewing-my-expired-domain-name-609
They even sent an email to everyone saying that:
“We are making a change to our domain name expiry process and wanted to give you enough notice to make decisions on your portfolio. GoDaddy is changing the domain renewal timeline from 42 to 30 days for most domains. Based on our research, less than 1% of our customers renew after 30 days.
Starting Dec 4, the following changes will happen to expired domain names:
• After Day 5 of expiration, DNS, email, hosting, redirecting and any other DNS-dependent services will be interrupted and stop working.
• After Day 30 of expiration, domain names are no longer able to be renewed or transferred away.
We wanted to give a heads -up so you have enough notice to make decisions on your portfolio. As always please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.
Thanks,
**** ****
Go Daddy LLC
Premier Services”