What should I do if I forget to renew my domain name and it is auctioned off? Can I buy it back?

Have you ever forgotten to register a domain name and then it was auctioned off by a certain platform? Some professional domain name investors have tens of thousands of domain names on their hands, distributed on different platforms, and it is normal to forget to renew. What should I do if the domain name is auctioned? Can I buy it back? If this happens, it depends on the specific situation. If the holder has not renewed after 60 days, it is a pity that it cannot be bought back. If it has been 30 days but not 60 days, you can pay more money to redeem it. If it is auctioned by the platform in less than 30 days, you can communicate first and then find a solution.

If this happens, it depends on the specific situation. If the holder has not renewed after 60 days, it is a pity that it cannot be bought back. If it has been 30 days but not 60 days, you can pay more money to redeem it. If it is auctioned by the platform in less than 30 days, you can communicate first and then find a solution.

Before the domain name expires, the platform will send an email notification. If the holder does not check the mailbox, the platform will not notify you by phone. If the domain name is valuable, it will hope that you will forget to renew it. Once the time comes, it can be auctioned at a high price. This is the so-called "snatched" by the platform.

Take the .cn domain name as an example. After the domain name registration expires, there is a 30-day domain name grace period and a 30-day domain name redemption period. If the domain name is not renewed in time for more than 60 days, it will be automatically deleted. Then, the domain name can be re-registered.

During the domain name grace period and domain name redemption period, only the domain name holder can renew the domain name, and others have no right to operate. But once the domain name is deleted and re-enters the public pool, everyone can register it, following the first-come, first-served rule.

What should I do if the domain name is auctioned by the platform before 60 days? Here is a real case.

A friend forgot to renew a 3-letter domain name in October. He did not read the email sent by a platform. When he was about to sell the domain name on the 24th day, he found that it was already auctioned. So he urgently contacted the online customer service. The other party said that their platform rules are that if there is no renewal within 15 days, an auction will be arranged, and it cannot be changed or bought back.

So this friend took three steps:

1. Find the platform customer service

Contact the customer service phone number in time, ask for details, find evidence, if the other party does not follow the regular time, and auctions privately, you can complain to the domain name agency.

2. Communicate with friends

If you have a wide network of contacts and a friend knows a platform staff, you can communicate a compromise solution. For example, how much does the renewal optimization cost.

3. Expose on the self-media platform

If the other party has a tough attitude, intends to lower the domain name auction, and is unreasonable, use the default contract signed at the time of registration as an excuse to ask the other party to send an email about the solution to this domain name, which will be sent to various media.

In the end, the domain name was not taken back. Because it did not reach the point of going to court, both parties made concessions and the renewal price was discounted.

If the domain name is very important to your company, it is recommended to find a professional corporate domain name repurchaser to help you buy it back. Domain name registration has a renewal period requirement, the longest is 10 years and the minimum is one year. It is not a one-time thing. If you want to know why there is no permanent right to use a domain name, please read here. Domain name registration has a time limit. So you must remember to renew it.