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> They'll buy it out from under you if it generates enough attention. Is there actually evidence of this happening? I always thought this was an urban legend.
by ryandrake 2y ago
> They'll buy it out from under you if it generates enough attention.
Is there actually evidence of this happening? I always thought this was an urban legend.
- dewey 2y agoThere a comment or tweet by the Namecheap CEO saying that something like this would be so obvious and a breach of trust that this would cause more damage to any registrar than making some money on a domain sell. Not worth it.
- behringer 2y agoHappened to me with a registrar whose name I can no longer remember. And yep, dropped them like a hot potato. Waited the cancellation period (I think it was 5 or 7 days for a registrar to cancel a registration back in those days) and the domain became available (from a different registrar).
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- swozey 2y agoWebhosting is one of the most scammy shitty industries. I worked in it for 15 years. Do not give that industry any sort of benefit of the doubt. There are good companies but there are a lot of not.
- sidewndr46 2y agoSteps to verify 1. go to GoDaddy 2. search for a bunch of domain names that are loosely plausible but also so niche no one really wants them. Make sure you find a bunch of ".com" that are not registered 3. come back a week later. I can guarantee you one is now registered.