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Bought An Expired Domain, But I Don't Want It Anymore. What Can I Do?

by dreamtoreality
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I bought a an expired domain on Godaddy Auctions yesterday, but decided that I don't want it anymore. What Can I do here? Will I feel the wrath of Godaddy if I don't pay for it? I was the only bidder, so it's not like I stopped someone else from obtaining it.
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  • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
    Originally Posted by dreamtoreality View Post

    I bought a an expired domain on Godaddy Auctions yesterday, but decided that I don't want it anymore. What Can I do here? Will I feel the wrath of Godaddy if I don't pay for it? I was the only bidder, so it's not like I stopped someone else from obtaining it.
    After a few days of not paying for it, Godaddy will automatically charge your account through whatever payment method you have on file with them.

    For other options, I would call GoDaddy directly and discuss it with them.
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    It seems you can not do anything more and the best thing is thinking about selling it after your account changed. Maybe you find some webmasters that like that domain name and want to buy it from you.
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  • Profile picture of the author Chad Kimball
    I'm pretty sure when you bid, you're contractually committing to buy. How much did you spend on it?
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    • Profile picture of the author dreamtoreality
      Originally Posted by Chad Kimball View Post

      I'm pretty sure when you bid, you're contractually committing to buy. How much did you spend on it?
      Only $12, so not a big deal at all. Still, that's 2-3 months hosting right there. Might as well contact Godaddy, although I'm confident that it won't lead to anything good.
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      • Profile picture of the author Janet Sawyer
        Originally Posted by kaposzta View Post

        Godaddy has an excellent support, they will probably give you a refund if you tell them that you bought the domain by mistake.
        Yeah right! have you ever seriously dealt with Godaddy?

        Originally Posted by dreamtoreality View Post

        Only $12, so not a big deal at all. Still, that's 2-3 months hosting right there. Might as well contact Godaddy, although I'm confident that it won't lead to anything good.
        Live with it, move on, let it expire or try and sell it on Sedo or just learn from it.
        Don't buy today what you can't use tomorrow.

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        • Profile picture of the author wolfmmiii
          Originally Posted by Janet Sawyer View Post

          Yeah right! have you ever seriously dealt with Godaddy?
          Yes. For over a decade. Never once have I had a problem that they couldn't resolve within minutes. I can count on one hand the TOTAL number of problems I've had in 10 years with them and over 500 domains.
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  • Profile picture of the author kaposzta
    Godaddy has an excellent support, they will probably give you a refund if you tell them that you bought the domain by mistake.
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  • Profile picture of the author kulwant2singh
    well talk to godaddy support , they will deal with the matter
    and yes its good if you can sell it on sedo , but think b4 buying , whether anyone will buy it . is it worth
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  • Profile picture of the author GetMoreCustomers
    I see three options.

    Option #1: Call Godaddy and complain.
    Option #2: Sell it.
    Option #3: Just use it.

    Personally, I'd go with option #3. I don't know your personal situation, but you can probably still make use of it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Chad Kimball
    Yea, you're better off just keeping it. It's unfortunate but I guess you can see it as a
    $12 lesson and who knows, the domain might end up being of use.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rebeccha Haase
    There are a lot of buyers available for domain names. You never know, you may get $50 selling it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sue McDonald
    It might be a blessing in disguise. If Godaddy say you have to keep it( and I think they will) either keep it as is or put some content on there and wither way if you really don't want it sell it.
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  • Profile picture of the author twisters
    I would suggest you to sell it on Warrior forum or DigitalPoint. There are a lot of people available to digitalpoint who buys expired domains.
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