If it's anything like the others I've seen, GoDaddy will charge an "administrative fee" of hundreds of dollars to get the domain name turned back on, let alone unlocked and able to be transferred out.
I have been telling people this for YEARS. Yet everyone always thinks "It won't happen to me." Until it does.
Indeed, but there are zillions of good alternatives to GoDaddy (shouldn't the name be a clue???), many, sometimes no alternatives to PayPal.
(Wasn't I just reading something recently about a payments system startup that isn't likely to extend itself to Australia due to their laws and regulations?)
I have been telling people this for YEARS. Yet everyone always thinks "It won't happen to me." Until it does.