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Since you're here answering questions, what do you have to say about your policy of selling certain unregistered domains as premium offerings for a higher price
by shadowprofile77 6y ago
Since you're here answering questions, what do you have to say about your policy of selling certain unregistered domains as premium offerings for a higher price simply because their names are considered more marketable? I know that this is far from unique to namecheap and at least you disclose it as a practice (albeit in a somewhat roundabout manner) but it seems to me as a sort of abuse of registrar privilege. In other words, if a domain is not yet registered to any buyer, should it not be available for a standard price like other unclaimed offerings?
- ted0 6y agoI think what you're describing are Registry Premium domains. This is typically unregistered inventory that the registry withholds and sells at a higher price point. They are usually higher quality keywords. We don't set the price on these. Our registry partners do.
- indigodaddy 6y agoStrikes me as a bullshit practice though
- ted0 6y agoNot our practice. Registry partners set our pricing and we try to give you the best price possible.
- shadowprofile77 6y agoI still dislike the practice, but my apologies for the more curt earlier comment. My assumption was that the practice was indeed your own. I had maybe confounded registry with registrar. That said, in general terms, who would these registry partners be for unclaimed domains, who then set elevated "premium" prices?
- dylz 6y agoThe underlying TLD holder. Usually all dictionary words, domains below 3chars, domains below 4chars, etc.
- indigodaddy 6y agoRight, I meant on their part