openmind — Mon, 06 Sep 2004 17:24:27 +0000

Thats the price you have to pay I'm afraid!

If you are really desperate for the domain I would pay it. The odds are that the owner isn't going to renew it now.

Dragon of Ice — Mon, 06 Sep 2004 14:44:41 +0000

Thing is, I'm on a tight budget, and that's almost double what I'd pay normally. Plus, if she re-registers it during the grace period, then I just got screwed out of twenty bucks!

UnitHosting — Mon, 06 Sep 2004 00:41:06 +0000

Just back order the domain then once it is available, it will be registered under your name.

Dragon of Ice — Sat, 04 Sep 2004 13:09:38 +0000

Thanks for the info.

openmind — Sat, 04 Sep 2004 08:56:21 +0000

Found this for you: http://www.icann.org/faq/#rgp

As you can tell, some registrars may have a "grace" period after the domain is deleted giving the original owner a last chance to get his domain back. I would contact the registrar and ask them what their grace period is.

Be aware if the domain is a particuarly sought after name or very short, there is a high chance that it's being monitored by domain grabbing software so you will have to be quick!

Dragon of Ice — Sat, 04 Sep 2004 01:10:08 +0000

.com

openmind — Fri, 03 Sep 2004 07:59:47 +0000

What TLD is it? Some registraras will hold back the domain for a set period even after the domain has expired...