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If someone else had registered the name at GoDaddy before Amazon wanted it (it was registered in 2013), and then Amazon bought it from them, would Amazon transfer it to their normal registrar right away or let it stay where it is until it is time to renew?

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I doubt Amazon would care about transfer fees, but having used Godaddy, they would've been hard to play with.

Some registrars don't allow you to transfer the domain away from them for a period of time after transferring ownership. If they acquired the domain recently that could be the reason.

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