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from $2,800 + $2,800/yr renewal

Pre-pay to reserve a first-day registration attempt. We attempt to register on the first day of broader availability — projected around February–March 2027.

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Not guaranteed. 100% credit toward another domain (or 80% cash refund) if unsuccessful.

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I have a TMCH SMD file

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You bring the SMD — we handle the registrar submission during the priority window.

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I don't have TMCH/SMD yet

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Frequently asked questions about gearstar.dot

What happens to my money if the .PAY registration attempt fails when choosing donate.pay?

domain.pay states that if a registration attempt is unsuccessful, you receive 100% credit toward another domain or may request an 80% cash refund. Review the live refund wording before ordering: https://domain.pay/pricing. Premium, reserved, blocked or already-registered names can still prevent success.

Can I pre-order gearstar.dot during sunrise as a non-trademark holder?

No. Sunrise submissions for gearstar.dot require a TMCH-validated trademark and SMD file. As a non-holder, your pre-order targets general availability instead, and domain.pay queues gearstar.dot for that opening. Start at https://domain.pay/register.

Can a .PAY domain be longer than 63 characters for BNPL checkout?

.PAY labels must follow registry label rules, including 1–63 characters, letters, numbers and hyphens, no leading or trailing hyphen, and additional IDN/reserved-name rules. Test the exact label at domain.pay: https://domain.pay/register. Technical validity does not guarantee availability.

What is HSTS and should I enable it on gearstar.dot?

HTTP Strict Transport Security tells browsers to always load gearstar.dot over HTTPS, blocking downgrade attacks. Enable it with a response header once gearstar.dot reliably serves valid SSL, and only after confirming every subresource is HTTPS. Start with a short max-age before committing gearstar.dot to a long policy.

For loan repayments, can domain.pay submit my .PAY registration on opening day?

Start at domain.pay, search the label, then choose the right path: trademark fast-track if you qualify, or pre-order for a first-day attempt when broader access opens. Use this page: https://domain.pay/register. Registration is subject to registry rules and availability.

Availability is checked live and re-verified before payment. Pre-orders are first-day registration attempts — registration is not guaranteed; 100% credit toward another domain (or 80% cash refund) if unsuccessful.