cross-posted from: https://hilariouschaos.com/post/1077711
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Edit edit: https://chapo.chat/post/4468531
Welp
this post was submitted on 11 Feb 2025
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Is there a way to know who bought it? Did they get it back or is it some rando or is it a known third party?
It is actively being auctioned, see the post body.
Ah... I did not understand the auction link. I thought "expired" meant that the auction ended. I guess it describes the status of the domain.
Thanks
Edit: who tf downvoted me admitting my mistake and thanking for the clarification lol
Without saying who downvoted you (I can see who did because I'm an instance admin), I'm pretty sure that person is gunning for "person who downvotes the most on the fediverse". They have a lot of hate in their soul.
Don't get me wrong - I certainly earn most of the downvotes I get. That was just a weird one that caught me off-guard. It is as you say.
You don't actually "buy" domain names. You basically rent them from a registrar. "expired" meant someone forgot to pay rent / renew the lease so control of the name goes back to the registrar. They can just delete it after some grace period but domain names that has traffic going to them has value so they are usually put up for auction by the registrar nowadays, which is what you see here.