Seems like they are holding it hostage!
godaddy only charges 80, so its not them.Are we talking about GoDaddy here?
If that's the case, the domain will most likely enter TDNAM, their auction platform. If nobody bids on it, it will be released; which means that then other dropcatching services such as Snapnames or Pool will have a go at it.
One should never rely on the courtesy reminders. Mail can always be lost to anti-spam.Thanks guys well it expired two months ago and I do think that reinstate charges should apply but not 175! For some reason I never got the expiration heads up either. :sigh2:
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