No More 60 Day Transfer Policy at Godaddy?

GoDaddy May Have to Stop ’60 Day’ Transfer Policy

According to DomainNameWire.com, Godaddy may be forced to eliminate their 60 day transfer prohibition policy enacted when a client changes Whois information.    ICANN’s new advisory, in the public comment state for the next 30 days would appear to prohibit Godaddy’s policy:

“1. Registrars are prohibited from denying a domain name transfer request based on non-payment of fees for pending or future registration periods during the Auto-Renew Grace Period
2. A registrant change to Whois information is not a valid basis for denying a transfer request.”
— Source: DomainNameWire.com

I’ve always found this policy to be an annoyance.    I shouldn’t have to keep my domain names at Godaddy simply because of a change in Whois contact information.    I understand the 60 day policy pertaining to new registrations because I should register my domain names at my registrar of choice, however, when buying domain names in the aftermarket, I am not given my choice of registrar.    

Just as Andrew (the editor of DomainNameWire.com) stated, I was also able to contact my Executive Account Manager at Godaddy to request that the policy be lifted for individual domain names.    They were always willing to accommodate me, but it was annoying to have to take this extra step.

Elliot Silver
Elliot Silver
About The Author: Elliot Silver is an Internet entrepreneur and publisher of DomainInvesting.com. Elliot is also the founder and President of Top Notch Domains, LLC, a company that has closed eight figures in deals. Please read the DomainInvesting.com Terms of Use page for additional information about the publisher, website comment policy, disclosures, and conflicts of interest. Reach out to Elliot: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

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