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Registration and DNS

# Registrar

A registrar is a company that sells domain registrations to the public. It checks that a name is available, sends the registration to the registry, collects owner details and lets the owner manage settings afterward.

## Why it matters

Your registrar is where your domain lives day to day. GoDaddy, Namecheap and Cloudflare are examples. An ICANN-accredited registrar has signed a contract with ICANN. When you sell a domain, the sale ends with a move from your registrar to the buyer's account or registrar. A common mistake is losing access to the registrar account, such as an old email address. Without that access you cannot prove control or complete a sale.

Source: [icann.org](https://www.icann.org/en/icann-acronyms-and-terms/registrar-en)

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-   [How Much Is My Domain Worth? Domain Valuation Explained](https://gritbrokerage.preview.multisites.ai/guides/domain-name-valuation)

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