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Registrars keeping expired domain names. Post Them

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Posted by: Jamie Zoch -

Ok, I have I created this post to keep Track of domain names that Expire, but the registrar KEEPS the domain name. If you have been watching a domain name and it expires, but the registrar KEEPS the domain and does not send it to auction, please post it here in the comment section.

I want to keep a running public tab on these domains.

Please provide as much PROOF as you can that the registrar just kept the domain after it expired. Via screen shots etc.

I will start off with one….

Shed.net

Register.com had Kept this domain name. It had expired and they Never sent it to auction. The domain does not resolve and they even were able to some how change the whois history to show Them as the owner dating back until 5-4-2004 but as whois shows a screenshot of the Band, Shed owned it as of 6-9-2006 via the screen capture on whois.

Again, please make sure you have valid proof that the registrar has kept the domain. I think this is very fraudulent and a registrar should not be able to obtain a domain name in this matter. They should have to win the domain in auction or purchase the domain from the old owner, just like you and I would have to.

3 comments for “Registrars keeping expired domain names. Post Them”

Lorenzo

I agree with you Jamie, but the Registrar sometimes comes up with some stories like “we have been holding the name for our customers” lol, you know it.
NetSol is doing it and I really don`t like it.
Is there any rule that allows them to control of domains instead of letting them expire? They obviously want to cut off the competitors (SnapNames, Pool) and pass their Premium names to NameJet so they are sure to make the money that should names drop, they would risk to lose them.
How can the ICANN allow this?

**Jamie Says**

With a mass, we can clearly bring it to ICANN’s attention and with proof that registrars are keeping these domains. Many times, in registrars TOS, they put in some wording to cover this, but there is always a way to bring attention to this problem and make it clear that we do not like it.

April 14th, 2008 at 8:22 am

Sully

I don’t have proof, but I can say with certainty that Register.com kept VeryBig.com. I wanted that domain and had it backordered on SnapNames but it never dropped. Instead, Register.com kept it.

**Jamie Says**

Yes, this one is For Sure as well! It expired 1-11-2008. http://www.dotweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/VeryBigSS1.PNG The auction would of been about 2 months ago from now (Feb 2008) and clearly Register.com still owns it. http://www.dotweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/VeryBigss2.PNG

April 14th, 2008 at 8:58 am

Lorenzo

There you go , I found another few at NetSol and quite valuable:

YEMEN.org (Yemen is a Country!!)

And it`s on NameJet, soon will go auctioned.

Domain ID:D1233206-LROR
Domain Name:YEMEN.ORG
Created On:23-Mar-1996 05:00:00 UTC
Last Updated On:30-Mar-2008 06:30:12 UTC
Expiration Date:24-Mar-2009 05:00:00 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:Network Solutions LLC (R63-LROR)
Status:CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Status:AUTORENEWPERIOD
Registrant ID:DOMAIN-RESALE
Registrant Name:Pending Renewal or Deletion
Registrant Street1:P.O. Box 430
Registrant Street2:
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:Herndon
Registrant State/Province:VA
Registrant Postal Code:20172
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.5707088786
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX:
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant Email:pendingrenewalordeletion@networksolutions.com

Then we have:

0L.ORG (put for auction at NameJet, starting within 24 hours)

Domain Name:0L.ORG
Created On:12-Mar-2000 12:01:25 UTC
Last Updated On:13-Mar-2008 01:21:54 UTC
Expiration Date:12-Mar-2009 12:01:25 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:eNom, Inc. (R39-LROR)
Status:CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Registrant ID:0628A2CEB7ED14F2
Registrant Name:Kent Hansen
Registrant Street1:P.O. Box 7454
Registrant Street2:
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:Bellevue
Registrant State/Province:WA
Registrant Postal Code:98008
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.4256413165
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX:
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant Email:startecommerce@yahoo.com