Originally Posted by signupdamnit

Yes he fucked up. He let it expire and he should have either had auto-renewal or put it on his calender. However, GoDaddy is not a good registrar. Read the stories: http://nodaddy.com/

Not allowing outgoing transfers for 60 days upon modifying whois records is stretching; if not breaking, ICANN rules.

Then read this as examples of their administrative fees:

http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=1453939



"Godaddy is blackmailing me for $200! What can I do?"
http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=1043022



If you're going to use them that's fine but be warned that you are dealing with snakes.

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