A few things to consider with any registrar: - Cost for a redemption if a name is deleted. There is always a cost for this since the registrar is charged for t

A few things to consider with any registrar: - Cost for a redemption if a name is deleted. There is always a cost for this since the registrar is charged for this by the registry operators. The only question is what the markup is. - How soon after expiration does the registrar put the name on hold so it doesn't resolve. - Does the registrar try to make you renew with them once the name has expired (many do but ICANN doesn't allow this). - Although a domain can be deleted by the registrar any time after expiration, most registrars offer a grace period that could run up to 44 days past expiration that you can still renew the name - Make sure they are not only ICANN accredited (in other words not a reseller) but that they are actually registering names. There are ICANN accredited registrars that actually have gone through the accreditation process and are acting as resellers for others (as hard as that is to believe). Check the registry whois on their domain for example and see if it lists another "registrar".