Can I transfer a domain that has already expired to you?
No, a domain must be current to transfer the registration. If your old registrar has released the domain, you can register it through us. Most likely your old registrar has placed a 45 day hold on it in the hope that you will renew with them.
If you do renew through your old registrar, you will be unable to transfer your domain for 60 days (it is treated like a new domain). You may petition your registrar to release the domain so that you can register it elsewhere, but then you risk losing the domain. Services like Snapnames exist to grab up popular domains as soon as they become available.
The best thing to do at this point is to renew the domain through your old registrar. Then, once 60 days have passed, we hope you will consider transferring the domain to us. Any time you purchased with your old registrar transfers with your domain.