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Ask HN: Experiences with Premium Domain Price Hikes?
I own a premium .fun domain, purchased last year for $600. Today, I got an email from Namecheap hinting at a price increase for .fun domains. Does anyone have any information or past experiences about this situation? Given the high costs of these domains, I'd appreciate insights on what I might expect.
- gobins 3y agoI have seen similar pricing strategies for obscure domains from other registars. Generally they entice you with a cheap first year and increase it subsequently. Some registrars make the pricing strategy apparent. I think your option is to shop around and transfer the domain to a cheaper one.
- johnwheeler 3y agoThank you - I should now ask - does anyone have experience with transferring a premium domain? How does the pricing generally work?
- version_five 3y agoIs it namecheap that's increasing the price or are they just passing it on from the registrar (or whatever the actual authority for the tld is called). I thought that the newer tlds are mostly run by for-profit companies that are more likely to have a shady bait and switch business model compared to legacy domains. I don't know if it would matter which registrar (in the sense of namecheap et al) you go with.
- ComputerGuru 3y agoNameCheap is just passing the buck.
- farseer 3y agoyou can check prices on porkbun here https://porkbun.com/products/domains https://porkbun.com/products/domains Transfer your domain if it suits you