Using company credentials, a partner of an Indian social media & web design company placed a $40,000 offer on Afternic; he never followed up with payment once that offer was accepted.
Some of you might gasp at the amount involved, as Indian web development companies are known for low cost development, hence their use in outsourcing.
Doublespring, however, often quoted prices close to five figures for web development, a price range that did not go well with Adam Dicker of DNForum at some point.
The alleged culprit of the unpaid domain transaction on Afternic, is a business partner of the company. Afternic released his contact information to the seller, who was able to match it to a DNForum member.
Upon being identified as a business connection, DNForum member “Zorro” exclaimed:
My employee placed the bid from his personal account not a company account.
– He was not authorized by the company to do so
– He is is not an executive director in the company
– He did, what he did in personal capacity.
The connection of “Zorro” to the Afternic account is something that only Afternic could explain. The bottom line is, that the seller has every right to be irate over the unpaid domain sale.
“Zorro” was adamant about not being related to his partner’s personal actions; meanwhile, he announced his departure from DNForum, of which he’s been a member since 2002.
What would you do if you were the owner of a business and an associate was involved in fraudulent activity?
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Fire his a$$.
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Ms Domainer – You can’t fire a partner. 😉
I would have expected him to own up and do the right thing. Social media is a great tool and has a way of getting around. Treat others like dirt and it will come back to bite you in the future. I will make another post, but for now still giving him a chance to amend things.