Why did my gamertag transfer back to the inactive "original Xbox" account that it was on...

Again, I don't understand how this is an issue. If this name was released from that inactive account in 2016, how could it go back to that account?

I've swapped this name from another account before and didn't have this problem (albeit, before the new gtag system).

Why not.check if the gamertag is still being used

If your gamertag was reset the account would've.been deleted also

But since you did leave it for over 7 years how sure are you that it wasn't taken by someone else

Just Because you weren't active doesn't mean it was deleted in 2016

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It wouldn't

It could've been used

On another acocumt

Leaving a name free for 7 years it's bound to be taken by someone else

People do try constantly to get original names you will just have to keep your hashtag or come up with another spellong

You misunderstand.

I log into the account that I changed the name from often; I only wanted to swap the name to a friend's account since I no longer play on Xbox as much. I manually changed the name the other day (for $10), and immediately upon changing it, the name seems to have reverted back to the ORIGINAL inactive account that it was on before Microsoft released inactive names in 2016 (when I got the name).

**NOTE** I had originally claimed this name in 2016 on an entirely different account (in which I still own) and had no problem swapping it from that account to the account I just changed it from. This was before the implementation of the new gamertag system. I had no problem at all. It was instantaneous.

However, in this case, the new system has somehow overwritten data somewhere and caused the gamertag to revert to the inactive original account.

I refuse to believe that this is a widespread issue with the tags that were released in 2016, as people with unique OG tags acquired at that time would be losing their minds like me.