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I think because the Verisign price increase is only 7%, and presumably namecheap has a margin on top of that. So increasing the price by 9% and blaming the regi
by CameronNemo 3y ago
I think because the Verisign price increase is only 7%, and presumably namecheap has a margin on top of that. So increasing the price by 9% and blaming the registry could be considered unreasonable.
- skilled 3y agoBut isn't the 7% already agreed upon in the wholesale agreement? https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/registry-agreements/com/com-fees-01-09-2023-en.pdf https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/registry-agreements/com/c... I was under the impression that the other $6 comes from Namecheap, no? Maybe I misunderstood it.
- CameronNemo 3y agoThis comment breaks it down. Namecheap is using the opportunity to sneakily increase their markup, which is a bit underhanded IMO. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37213773 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37213773