>Is ANYBODY paying that kind of money for a gtld domain renewal?

Well a quick survey of the auDA accredited registrars reveals that in fact
three of them are charging more than A$132 inc GST for a 2 year gTLD licence.

DDNS certainly aren't cheap but I wouldn't consider that outrageous pricing
by any means...compare A1 registrar at A$110 inc GST for 1 year...

jon


>-- Original Message --
>Reply-To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
>From: magic2147§optushome.com.au
>To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
>Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 21:29:44 +1000
>Subject: [DNS] dear oh dear.
>
>
>One of our clients has received a letter from our dear friends at DDNS
who
>are still 
>claiming to be "Australia's Favourite Domain Name Provider".
>
>Rod, on what basis are you making that claim?
>
>(Now perhaps Rod is getting confused as in Victoria where he operates from
>the 
>participants in the world's old profession are officially called "providers"
>and perhaps by 
>using such a term he is implying that he is offering services in  relation
>to domains 
>which are can only be imagined.)
>
>
>Anywho I digress. In the letter Rod  goes on to make the following statements:
>
>*   "...don't pay any more than necessary."
>*   "Take advantage of the significant savings we offer your company today."
>*   "... renew today at the lowest price."
>
>When you turn the page you find that the price Rod offers the poor mugs
who
>fall for his 
>blandishments is $132.00 including GST for a two year extension on their
>gtld domain.
>
>Now that is a rip off in anybody's language. Is ANYBODY paying that kind
>of money for 
>a gtld domain renewal? I would be normally be offering our client renewal
>of this 
>domain at $66 for the two years and still consider the profit to be reasonable.
>
>Now I said "normally" because sadly when this domain was registered originally
>it was 
>with "the original half price registrar" Totalnic aka Capital Networks
who
>won't let me 
>transfer the domain to a cheaper and more reliable registrar unless the
registrant
>
>supplies them with notarised doco. So unfortunately the domain has to stay
>where it is 
>and the price for renewal a little higher which we will charge out net.
>
>But wait there is more. Rod offers to supply the registrant with an optional
>"Certificate of 
>Domain name Ownership" for $20. Perhaps that's Rod's USP: his clients don't
>just 
>licence a domain name they actually get to own it.  But in that regard
I
>understand that 
>Rod resells gtld domains on behalf of TPP and they supply the certs confirming
>the 
>registration/renewal of domains in PDF format for free. IMNSHO charging
$20
>for such 
>a document unless it comes in a gilt frame is a bit rich.
>
>So there we have it. Rod and his shoddy little accredited business make
misleading
>
>statements, rip people off and imply in their advertising that they can
give
>something to 
>people that they simply are unable to deliver.
>
>Want me to "shut up" now Rod? Do you? Or do you have a substantive response
>for a 
>change? Or will you get your little mate Chris to post another admonishment
>to keep on 
>topic?
>
>cb
>
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