And depending on TLD, it can be quite expensive to restore a domain during the redemption grace period. Much better to not let it get into that situation in th

And depending on TLD, it can be quite expensive to restore a domain during the redemption grace period. Much better to not let it get into that situation in the first place. Plus there are autorenew grace periods, so the saner thing is to keep the domain around and then delete it if the registrant objects (and then they get their money back).