Some dejected GoDaddy customers would love to punch Danica, although it would be just wrong to do that.
“Godaddy is the worst registrar ever !!!!”
This is the title of a post by a visibly dejected DNForum member, who shares his experience with a recent expired domain auction that he won at GoDaddy.
After jumping through hoops and providing payment of $28,000 for the domain, having his account locked and his personal IDs scanned and emailed, the buyer discovered the following morning that the auction was null and void.
The reason: the seller simply renewed the domain.
GoDaddy casually auctions off domains, collecting full payment; the domain owners have 7 days to renew their domains, thus reversing the results of an auction. GoDaddy then reimburses the payment to the auction’s winner, costing them precious time at a minimum. They need to end this practice and only auction off domains that cannot be reclaimed.
The full post is right here.
This post is 100% true!
Worst registrar for years now.
Good luck changing their minds…
He should contact the owner if possible, as some people renew hoping to avoid paying GoDaddy a commision, and complete the deal through Escrow.com
Alan – Some domain owners use this technique to ping the public for what the domain could potentially sell, then renew the domain during the 7 day window.
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I have been complaining about this for years–to no avail.
But it is what it is; some great expiring domains go up for sale–some of them cheap–so we can either accept it or go somewhere else.
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Ms Domainer – It’s definitely shocking seeing larger amounts being involved, as if it weren’t bad enough with auctions in the sub-$500 range. This game of speculation apparently generates a healthy profit.
i wonder what the name was 🙂