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If you read carefully, op never actually claimed they originally registered for $12, just that they didn't get the "normal" renewal price of $12. My guess is th

If you read carefully, op never actually claimed they originally registered for $12, just that they didn't get the "normal" renewal price of $12. My guess is they expected it to be $850+$12/yr even though Google Domains is pretty clear about this in the UI.

warbler73 4y ago
- dang 4y ago
  We've banned this account for repeatedly breaking the site guidelines. (Btw, I'm not talking about the GPT-3 reference; I'm talking about posting flamewar comments and attacking other users.) If you don't want to be banned, you're welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com and give us reason to believe that you'll follow the rules in the future. They're here: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.
CydeWeys 4y ago
That is what I believe is happening as well.
- trvr 4y ago
  If the idea is to prevent cybersquatting, why wouldn't one be able to renew a domain they already paid $850 at a price much closer to $12 than $850? $850/year is insane, full stop. You are comparing $850 to a 5-figure cybersquatter, but they only steal your money once. ;-)
  - CydeWeys 4y ago
    If it was an up-front price only, it would be a lot more than $850 at initial registration. But the relevant (and desired) incentive with an ongoing price is that if the registrant is no longer utilizing the domain name, they are much more incentivized to dispose of it in favor of someone who will use the domain name if the holding costs remain non-trivial.
  - EugeneOZ 4y ago
    It is an absolutely ok price for any profitable business. Domains like that are expected to be owned by real businesses, not just cybersquatters, trying to sell them later to profitable businesses. Try to find prices that cybersquatters are asking for 5-letter domains - $850 is nothing in comparison.

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If you read carefully, op never actually claimed they originally registered for $12, just that they didn't get the "normal" renewal price of $12. My guess is th

by ericpauley 4y ago

warbler73 4y ago
- dang 4y ago
  We've banned this account for repeatedly breaking the site guidelines. (Btw, I'm not talking about the GPT-3 reference; I'm talking about posting flamewar comments and attacking other users.) If you don't want to be banned, you're welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com and give us reason to believe that you'll follow the rules in the future. They're here: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.
CydeWeys 4y ago
That is what I believe is happening as well.
- trvr 4y ago
  If the idea is to prevent cybersquatting, why wouldn't one be able to renew a domain they already paid $850 at a price much closer to $12 than $850? $850/year is insane, full stop. You are comparing $850 to a 5-figure cybersquatter, but they only steal your money once. ;-)
  - CydeWeys 4y ago
    If it was an up-front price only, it would be a lot more than $850 at initial registration. But the relevant (and desired) incentive with an ongoing price is that if the registrant is no longer utilizing the domain name, they are much more incentivized to dispose of it in favor of someone who will use the domain name if the holding costs remain non-trivial.
  - EugeneOZ 4y ago
    It is an absolutely ok price for any profitable business. Domains like that are expected to be owned by real businesses, not just cybersquatters, trying to sell them later to profitable businesses. Try to find prices that cybersquatters are asking for 5-letter domains - $850 is nothing in comparison.