[ga] keeping expired domains by a registrar

[Bashar Al-Abdulhadi <bashar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear all,

I noticed one of the registrars are doing the following:

1- If a domain expires they hold it for 29 days to be able to renew it 
for regular renew fee and after the 29 days they renew it for $160 + 
registration fee and they call it extended RGP period while the domain 
registry status is LOCKED not RGP

2- domain keeps this status for 2 - 3 months and later on its removed 
from your account and no longer renewable even at $160+reg fee

3- if you contact them saying you want your domain back they email you 
the following:

Unfortunately, it's gone past the grace period where he could get it 
back for the additional fee.  At this point the domain is considered 
abandoned and is not for sale.  If your client has a trademark on the 
name, he should send the trademark documentation to legal@xxxxxxxxxxx


The question is can registrars keep names for themselves to benefit from 
parking traffic and/or sell them in future for other interested parties?


because in the cases above poor clients who doesn't have trademark or 
can pay lots of lawyer fees are losing their domains forever

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