After a registered URL expires, how long does it take before someone else can get it?

Maybe the record isn't what I'm guessing it is.?... Here's what I get now from the whois:

Record expires on 19-May-2003.
Record created on 19-May-2002.
Database last updated on 22-May-2003 11:41:15 EDT.

So if it expired, why can't I take it over?

Thanks,

G.Montag

Anywhere between 35-60 days depending on how quickly the registrar movies.

After a domain is "expired" it is goes into a "hold" status so the previous owner has yet another chance to take the domain again - if they dont do it within about a months time - then it goes into pending delete status where it's deleted shortly thereafter :)

it will become available after 80 or more days.....

if it is a valuable domain, you can try SnapNames.com to snap the domain.

SnapNames, Expirefish or godaddy ( I have used only SnapNames and I was satisfied with their services ( got what I wanted) )

you are so lucky you got what you want.
thet didnt get what I want.

SnapNames has a good record.
GoDaddy has a really poor reputation and for good reason (i won one domain there, but lost against a 8.75$ namewinner bid). It is sketchy at best.

DropWizard.com
NameFox.com

those are two more alternatives.

http://www.snapnames.com/deleteprocess.html (How the delete process works)

XPirefish sucks

I just found this site...

http://www.deleteddomains.com

hahah thats not a catch service , it just gives statistics about deleted domains