According to TDNAM.com:

“The domain will transfer to me in 1 week or less after auction close unless reclaimed by the original registrant (in which case, I am entitled to a full refund)”"”

So it sounds like the original registrant has a week to redeem.

My question refers to GoDaddy’s auction. (I don’t care about afternic anymore and won’t use them.)

So like Godaddy, the domain is still redeemable by the owner after the auction.

How many days after the auction closes does the owner have to redeem the name?

You’re saying that when a WildWestDomains/GD domain expires and goes to their auction, and a new person wins it in the auction, that after the auction closes the original owner may still pay the $80 redemption fee to recover the domain? How many days after the auction ends is the original owner able to do this?

If this is true, it’s good to know. Thank you very much for the info.

The way Tucows use to do it is like godaddy which is auction the domain after it expires but still during the redemption period.

So like Godaddy, the domain is still redeemable by the owner after the auction.

Sometimes these names are Tucows owned names and Yes I believe, although I cannot prove it, that they will take back domains if there is bidding and interest in it.

This topic only adds to my already suspicious, paranoid attitude towards discussing domain issues openly, due to not wanting to give away too much information to the competition. I’m glad to have discovered your site and your friends’ sites, because I now see how important it is for us domainers to join together and work for our common good.

One more, remedial question:

The domain I want expired about 40 days ago. It’s status is:
Status:HOLD
Status:AUTORENEWPERIOD
Status:PENDING DELETE RESTORABLE

It does not show up on afternic search results, that I tried. Does ‘pending delete restorable’ mean it’s already dropped from Afternic’s control, and that the name is only available through snapnames and pool?

(I hate to admit this, but I *really* want the name, and it’s hard to resist the temptation to backorder through Afternic. But I’m afraid to draw Afternic’s attention to the fact that I want the domain, so it seems better to wait until it’s released to a completely open, public drop. Rather than preorder, I could watch afternic’s auctions to see if the name goes to live auction, but I hate to even search for the domain on their site in case they study their search queries — as I said, paranoid.)

Yes as far as we know they are still using Afternic but don’t forget they can always take a name for themselves and not allow it to drop.

As you know from reading my blog I have vowed to never bid on another Tucows sponsored auction so I do not follow it regularly, however Jamie does on his blog and had a post this week about it.

http://www.dotweekly.com/2008/08/14/tucowsafternic-partnership-make-a-difference/

I’m watching a Tucows domain, 40 days expired, that just went into –
Status:HOLD
Status:AUTORENEWPERIOD
Status:PENDING DELETE RESTORABLE

What’s my best couse? Wait and try for it through snapnames and pool? Or try afternic. It sounds like it may be too late to use afternic. It also sounds like the concensus is to NOT use afternic.

Thanks.